A Podcast Seeking Entertainment and Enlightenment through Tokusatsu. Hosted by the ”kaiju academic” himself, Nathan Marchand.
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Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Hello, kaiju lovers!
In this episode, Nathan is joined by Sci-Fi Japan writer Ben Chaffins to discuss what is, honestly, an overrated classic: War of the Gargantuas. This “pseudo-sequel” to Frankenstein Conquers the World outdoes its predecessor in only one way: the kaiju. Sanda and Gaira are the best characters in the movie, which is sad given that it stars Toho staples Kumi Mizuno, Kenji Sahara, and Nobuo Nakamura. Unfortunately, it also features a belligerently apathetic Russ Tamblyn walking around like a disinterested robot—on purpose. You’ll hear Ben and I discuss the farfetched but interesting interpretations of what, no joke, is apparently Brad Pitt and Quentin Tarantino’s favorite monster movie, and those interpretations include connections to Cain & Abel, “The Sea Boy and the Mountain Boy,” the Vietnam War, and Japan’s national identity. Also, Jimmy was on “paid leave,” so everyone’s favorite superhero robot, Jet Jaguar, filled in for him in the producer booth this episode.
Check out the Shin Godzilla and GMK article by Jack “GMan” Hudgens that Ben and Nathan mentioned here.
Episode image created by Michael Hamilton.
We’d like to give a shout-out to our Patreon patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio), and Bex from Redeemed Otaku! Thanks for your support!
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
- The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982 by John LeMay
- “Cain and Abel” (Wikipedia)
- Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godzisewski
- Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of 103 Features Released in the United States 1950-1992 by Stuart Galbraith IV
- The Kaiju Film: A Critical Study of Cinema’s Biggest Monsters by Jason Barr
- Kaijuvision Radio – Episode 50: War of the Gargantuas (1966) (The Ascension of Emperor Naruhito)
- Kojiki – “Umihiko and Yamahiko (The Sea Boy and the Mountain Boy)”
- Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda by Peter H. Brothers
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Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Hello, kaiju lovers!
The Beast! The Beast! THE BEAST! From 20,000 Fathoms!
Nathan is joined by his friend and regular Monster Island Tourist Nick Hayden for the first Ray Harryhausen film covered on MIFV: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. This 1953 classic—the Jaws of its time, as Nick says—is one of the seminal films in the kaiju genre. It was the first “atomic monster” movie. Without it, we may have not gotten Godzilla in 1954. It was “suggested by” a Ray Bradbury story, which delights Nathan and Nick as both writers and classic lit nerds. Also, if you’re looking for quirky band names, this is the episode for you! So, join them for the final full-length film discussion of the season—despite Jimmy From NASA’s claims of a special Godzilla vs. Kong premiere on the Island in a few weeks.
The Toku Topics are a brief history of nuclear tests and a brief history of amusement parks since both factor into this film.
We’d like to give a shout-out to our Patreon patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio), and Bex from Redeemed Otaku! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can support us on Patreon and get perks like this starting at only $3 a month!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Episode image created by Michael Hamilton.
Read Jimmy’s Notes on this episode.
Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00-6:22
Entertaining Info Dump: 6:22-13:14
Toku Talk: 13:14-1:02:58
Toku Topic: 1:02:58-1:44:08
Outro: 1:44:08-1:52:38
Epilogue: 1:52:38-end
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
- “Amusement Park” (Wikipedia)
- “The Fog Horn” by Ray Bradbury (collected in The Golden Apples of the Sun)
- “Harryhausen & Bradbury: An Unfathomable Friendship” (The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms blu-ray)
- “How a Manhole Cover Became the Fastest Manmade Object Ever” (Half as Interesting)
- Kaijuvision Radio
- “Long Beach Lost: The three roller coasters of the Pike amusement park” by Brian Addison (The Hi-Lo)
- the memory palace – Episode 49 (Dreamland)
- “Nuclear weapons testing” (Wikipedia)
- “The Rhedosaurus and the Rollercoaster: Making the Beast” (The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms blu-ray)
- “The Rise and Fall of the Long Beach Pike” (Atomic Redhead)
- Wiki Articles on The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
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Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Hello, kaiju lovers!
“FRONKENSTEEN! FRONKENSTEEN!”
In what has to be a providential “accident,” our Halloween episode is the perfect kaiju film for the spookiest time of the year: Frankenstein Conquers the World. Nathan is joined by Travis Alexander, co-host of Kaiju Weekly and the biggest Baragon fan we know (#Justice4Baragon), to discuss this wild if uneven Toho classic directed by Ishiro Honda. We discuss the film’s relation to the hibakusha, the discriminated survivors of the atomic bombings, because Frankenstein’s plight in the film mirrors their real-life struggles. Also, Travis gets to meet Godzilla’s bumbling nephew, Godzooky (he’s practically Travis’s spirit animal), who helps Jimmy From NASA in the producer booth because he’s still reeling from his beatdown at the hands of Daimajin.
Episode image created by Michael Hamilton.
We’d like to give a shout-out to our Patreon patrons Travis Alexander (of course) and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio), and Bex from Redeemed Otaku! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can support us on Patreon and get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Read Jimmy’s Notes on this episode.
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
- “Gendered Bodies in Tokusatsu: Monsters and Aliens as the Atomic Bomb Victims” by Yuki Miyamoto (The Journal of Popular Culture, Oct. 2016, vol. 49, no. 5)
- “The grave is wide: the Hibakusha of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the legacy of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission and the Radiation Effects Research Foundation” by Gerald F. O’Malley (Clinical Toxicology, Taylor & Francis Group, 21 April 2016, vol. 54, no. 6)
- “Hibakusha” by William J. Hall (MD) (Annals of Internal Medicine, 5 Feb. 2008, American College of Physicians, vol. 148, no. 3)
- “Hibakusha: The Intricacies of Memory in Postwar Japan” by Jordan Ricks (Graduate Research Journal, Indiana University Southeast, winter 2018, vol. 8)
- Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godzisewski
- “Japan’s hibakusha still battle the effects of US nuclear bombs” by Jonathan Watts (The Lancet, 16 Sept. 2000, vol. 356, no. 2934)
- Kaijuvision Radio, Episode 49: Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) (Ryuichi Shimoda et al. v. The State)
- Kaiju Weekly, Episode 09: Frankenstein Conquers the World
- “Prejudice haunts atomic bomb survivors” by Hiroshi Matsubara (The Japan Times, 8 May 2001)
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Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Hello, kaiju lovers!
The “Daimajin Days” come to a close with Joe and Joy Metter returning to discuss Daimajin Strikes Again. The final film of the Daimajin trilogy, while it has the same basic set-up with an evil lord oppressing the people, focuses on four boys who set out to rescue their commoner fathers and brothers from slavery. The Metters’ dogs Teddy Kong and Bitzilla make more cameos as they and Nathan make frequent comparisons between this film and Lord of the Rings, Naruto, and even X-Men! All the while MIFV’s intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA, continues to antagonize Joy—which comes to a head in an epic post-credit scene!
Today’s Toku Topic builds on the previous one by discussing kami (Japanese spirits and gods).
We’d like to give a shout-out to our Patreon patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio), and Bex from Redeemed Otaku! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can support us on Patreon and get perks like this starting at only $3 a month!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Episode epilogue written by Nathan Marchand with Joe and Joy Metter.
Episode image created by Michael Hamilton.
This episode features the following music tracks:
-“Daimajin’s Ferocity” by Akira Ifukube
-“Kozasa’s Prayer” by Akira Ifukube
-“Jet Jaguar” by Heavy Melody Music
Read Jimmy’s Notes on this episode.
Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00-4:42
Entertaining Info Dump: 4:42-10:16
Toku Talk: 10:16-54:42
Toku Topic: 54:42-1:19:36
Outro: 1:19:36-1:29:19
Epilogue: 1:29:19-end
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
- The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982 by John LeMay
- “The Daimajin Trilogy: A G-Fan’s Tribute” by Nancy Waltman (G-Fan #49)
- Encyclopedia of Shinto
- Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of 103 Features Released in the United States 1950-1992 by Stuart Galbraith IV
- The Kaiju Film: A Critical Study of Cinema’s Biggest Monsters by Jason Barr
- “Kami” (Ancient History Encyclopedia)
- “Kami” (Wikipedia)
- “Kami: The Evolution of Japan’s Native Gods” by Hashizume Daisaburō
- “Meet the Gods: 13 Japanese Kami” by John Spacey
- “Vaiśravaṇa” (Wikipedia)
- Wiki Articles on Daimajin Strikes Again:
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Friday Oct 09, 2020
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Adrift in the Giant Monster Fandom, Travis sends a message to his friends as his passion starts to dwindle. Meanwhile, the remaining Podcasters, Kaiju Groupie, Giant Monster BS, Kaiju Conversations, Monsters vs. Men, and Monster Island Film Vault must figure out a way to bring back their once enthusiastic allies for one more epic live stream of their favorite giant monster movies. But has the feeling of isolation during COVID grown too powerful to be stopped?
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Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Hello, kaiju lovers!
Today’s special bonus episode is long, but can you blame us? It’s for MIFV’s first anniversary! Nathan makes a rare OOC (out of character) appearance and is joined by Patron and former guest Danny DiManna, author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project, to party like 2020 is finally over. In the first half, they present a “George Lucas extended version” of their Kaiju Con-Line presentation, which was titled “The Original MCU: Connecting Showa Era Continuity.” Essentially, they weave 26 of Toho’s tokusatsu movies (and one TV series) into a Marvel-style shared universe. Then for the second half, they play, read, and discuss feedback from listeners who shared their favorite episodes and moments from the podcast’s first year—including two messages from the other side of the fourth wall! Two words: multiversal madness! This is followed by several big announcements, including the theme for season two of MIFV coming in 2021. You don’t want to miss it!
Here’s a link to comedy of errors that was Nathan and Danny’s Kaiju Con-Line presentation.
Here’s a link to “Meister Titano,” the unofficial future of the Showaverse.
Features the song “10 Minutes of Hypothermia” by Metal Man. Download the album from Overclocked Remix.
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Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Hello, kaiju lovers!
Making his third trip to Monster Island—but his first appearance on MIFV—is none other than the Kaiju Groupie himself, Michael Hamilton. He paid Nathan and Jimmy a visit to discuss Dogora, the Space Monster, which was one of three kaiju films released in 1964 by Toho. The titular space squid is a nightmare straight out of an H.P. Lovecraft story—minus the sorta lame weakness. (To quote Batman, “Bees. My god.”) Nathan and Michael also discuss Japan’s infamous mafia, the Yakuza, since there are elements of it in this film. Enjoy!
Check out Michael’s titular podcast and social media here.
Episode image created by, well, Michael Hamilton.
Read Jimmy’s Notes on this episode.
We’d like to give a shout-out to our Patreon patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio), and Bex from Redeemed Otaku! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can support us on Patreon!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Podcast Social Media:
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© 2020 Moonlighting Ninjas Media
Bibliography/Further Reading:
- The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982 by John LeMay
- “Inside The Yakuza, The 400-Year-Old Japanese Criminal Syndicate” by Mark Oliver (All That is Interesting)
- Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godzisewski
- Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of 103 Features Released in the United States 1950-1992 by Stuart Galbraith IV
- “How the Yakuza Works” by Ed Grabianowski (How Stuff Works)
- Kaijuvision Radio, Episode 31: Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) (Energy in Japan, Prime Minister Mori’s Gaffe)
- Kaijuvision Radio, Episode 48: Dogora, the Space Monster (1964) (The Liancourt Rocks Dispute)
- Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda by Peter H. Brothers
- “Yakuza” (Wikipedia)
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Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Hello, kaiju lovers!
We have many happy (and not-so-happy) returns in this episode. Nathan’s friends Joe and Joy Metter are back to continue the “Daimajin Days” by discussing Return of Daimajin. They also brought their dogs, Teddy Kong and Bitzilla, although they’re a little quieter this time around. Regardless, this is the second of the Daimajin trilogy from 1966, and while it’s mostly a rehash of the first film that doesn’t quite rise to its heights (until maybe the last 10-15 minutes), it does bring a few new things to the table. These include a lake parting that rivals The Ten Commandments, a Daimajin with a less gray morality scale, and villains who believe in the supernatural and tremble.
Unfortunately, MIFV’s intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA, continues doubt Joy’s swordfighting ability. To test her mettle, he sics certain winged gremlins from the future on her—with surprising results!
All this plus the Toku Topics is Shintoism, Shinto shrines, and torii gates since all those factor into this film.
Episode image created by Michael Hamilton.
We’d like to give a shout-out to our Patreon patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio), and Bex from Redeemed Otaku! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can support us on Patreon and get perks like this starting at only $3 a month!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Read Jimmy’s Notes on this episode.
Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00-5:34
Entertaining Info Dump: 5:34-11:00
Toku Talk: 11:00-46:05
Advertisement: 46:05-46:57
Toku Topic: 46:57-1:30:48
Outro: 1:30:48-end
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© 2020 Nathan Marchand & Moonlighting Ninjas Media
Bibliography/Further Reading:
- The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982 by John LeMay
- Encyclopedia of Shinto
- “How to Properly Pass Through a Torii Gate” by Senpai Japan (YouTube)
- “Japan: Where Gods Aren’t Gods and Worshipers Aren’t Religious (Shinto Explained)” by Life Where I’m From (YouTube)
- Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of 103 Features Released in the United States 1950-1992 by Stuart Galbraith IV
- The Kaiju Film: A Critical Study of Cinema’s Biggest Monsters by Jason Barr
- “Sannō Shrine” (Wikipedia)
- “Torii” (Japan Experience)
- “Torii – Japanese Encyclopedia” by Erica O’Hara (translated by Hilary Keyes) (Matcha)
- “What is Shinto?” (Jinja Honcho)
- Wiki Articles on Return of Daimajin:
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Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Hello, kaiju lovers!
This month’s mini-sode is yet another excerpt from the paper Nathan wrote for his Ishiro Honda independent study in grad school, and it’s on one of his favorite tokusatsu films: Atragon. This Jules Verne-ian sci-fi adventure story has deep connections to the Japanese national spirit as it was inspired by a militaristic 1899 novel and the ongoing newspaper stories about World War II stragglers being found on Pacific islands. The film also comments on resurgent Japanese nationalism in the early 1960s. All this plus listener feedback, and MIFV’s intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA, tells a bit of his story about taking the Gotengo (the flying super-sub in the film) for a joyride in the ’80s. (If you want to hear the entire story, listen to Kaiju Weekly episode 38). And much to Nathan’s annoyance, Jimmy relays an outrageous announcement from the Monster Island Board of Directors about Godzilla vs. Kong.
Episode thumbnail created by Michael Hamilton.
We’d like to give a shout-out to our Patreon patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (cohosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio), and Bex from Redeemed Otaku! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can support us on Patreon!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Read Jimmy’s Notes on this episode.
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© 2020 Nathan Marchand & Moonlighting Ninjas Media
Bibliography/Further Reading:
- “Has the Empire Sunk Yet?—The Pacific in Japanese Science Fiction” by Thomas Schnellbächer (Science Fiction Studies, Nov. 2002, vol. 29, no. 3)
- Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godzisewski
- “Ishiro Honda-thon Ep. 2: Atragon (1963) Review” by Adam Noyes (AN Productions)
- Japanese Army Stragglers and Memories of the War, 1950-75 by Beatrice Trefalt
- “Kaijuvision Radio, Episode 46: Atragon (1963) (Hiroo Onoda and Japanese Holdouts)”
- Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda by Peter H. Brothers
The post Episode 23: ‘Atragon’ (Mini-Analysis) appeared first on The Monster Island Film Vault.
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Hello, kaiju lovers!
Despite some recording/broadcasting issues with a new microphone (which will be remedied for future episodes), Nathan was joined once again by his friends Joe and Joy Metter, who were vacationing on Monster Island. They started the “Daimajin Days” by screening and discussing the first film in Daiei’s Daimajin trilogy from 1966. These films combine the kaiju and chanbara (“samurai”) genres to create some of the most unique examples of both. While Joe and Joy aren’t connoisseurs of kaiju, they are fans of samurai films. They, along with Nathan, connect this film to Rurouni Kenshin, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and of course Star Wars. (You can fill that space on your MIFV bingo card this week). Also making a return is their dog Teddy Kong, and he brought his friend, Bitzilla. You’ll hear them several times during the episode. Teddy really wanted to see Gamera for some reason. (Because he was hungry for turtle meat?) The only buzzkill—besides the recording issues—was MIFV’s intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA, butting heads with Joy over sword fighting. Geez.
Since this is a period piece, the Toku Topics are the Sengoku Period of Japanese history and the coming of Christianity to Japan.
We’d like to give a shout-out to our Patreon patrons Travis Alexander and Michael “The Kaiju Groupie” Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly), Danny DiManna (Godzilla Novelization Project), Eli Harris, and Bex (host of the Redeemed Otaku) (who joined just before this episode was posted)! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can support us on Patreon!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Read Jimmy’s Notes on this episode.
Timestamps:
Prologue: 0:00-2:34
Intro: 2:34-6:52
Entertaining Info Dump: 6:52-12:35
Toku Talk: 12:35-1:03:24
Toku Topic: 1:03:24-1:33:14
Outro: 1:33:14-end
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© 2020 Moonlighting Ninjas Media
Bibliography/Further Reading:
- The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982 by John LeMay
- “Christianity in Japan” (Wikipedia)
- “Christians in Kyushu: A History – How Jesus was Introduced, Accepted, and Ousted from Japan” by Adam Ledford (with art by Aya Francisco) (Tofugu)
- “Crucifixion” (Wikipedia)
- “History of the Catholic Church in Japan” (Wikipedia)
- The Kaiju Film: A Critical Study of Cinema’s Biggest Monsters by Jason Barr
- “Kakure Kirishitan” (Wikipedia)
- “Kirishitan” (Wikipedia)
- “Sengoku Period” by Mark Cartwright (Ancient History Encyclopedia)
- “Sengoku Period” (Wikipedia)
- Wiki Articles on Daimajin:
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