A Podcast Seeking Entertainment and Enlightenment through Tokusatsu. Hosted by the ”kaiju academic” himself, Nathan Marchand.
Episodes
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!
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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.
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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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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
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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:
The post Episode 22: The Metters vs. ‘Daimajin’ appeared first on The Monster Island Film Vault.
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Hello, kaiju lovers!
As a special Fifth Wednesday Bonus Episode (which will become a regular feature of the show), I interviewed SciFi Japan writer Ben Chaffins about his new book, Discovering Tokusatsu. In it he chronicles his many quests to get interviews with high-profile people working in tokusatsu filmmaking. You’ll hear about how Ben got his gig at SciFi Japan, why he wrote the book, and how much of a “stan” he is for Ultraman: The Next and Ultraman Nexus (whose special effects director he interviewed for an exclusive chapter in this book).
Oh, and by the way, Ben’s Twitter profile pic is Ultraman Nexus with sunglasses. Deal with it! 
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We’d like to give a shout-out to our Patreon patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (cohosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (Godzilla Novelization Project); elizilla13; and Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio)! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can support us on Patreon!
This bonus episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
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Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Hello, kaiju lovers!
An artsy Japanese horror film about mushrooms based on a British short story?
That’s sounds insane enough to work!
Despite getting slapped with the schlocky English title, “Attack of the Mushroom People,” Matango ranks as one of director Ishiro Honda’s greatest achievements in tokustasu filmmaking. Screenwriter Takeshi Kimura considered it to be his magnum opus. It’s a story replete with subtlety and symbolism, an indictment of Japan’s newfound opulence and decadence in the early 1960s, and it’s as relevant now for any audience as it was back then. It’s such an important film, Nathan and his intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA, interview the only scientist on Monster Island’s who’s brave and/or crazy enough to study the Matango—with frightening results!
Featuring Daniel DiManna as the voice of Dr. Dante Dourif.
Episode image created by Michael Hamilton. Check out his podcast, The Kaiju Groupie.
This is meant to supplement this episode of Kaijuvision Radio: Episode 45: Matango (Attack of the Mushroom People) (1963) (Westernization and Globalization)
We’d like to give a shout-out to our Patreon patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (cohosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (Godzilla Novelization Project); elizilla13; and Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio)! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can support us on Patreon!
This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
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© 2020 Nathan Marchand & Moonlighting Ninjas Media
Bibliography/Further Reading:
- “Attack of the Mushroom People: Ishiro Honda’s Matango William Hope Hodgson’s ‘The Voice in the Night’” by Anthony Camara (Monsters and Monstrosity from the Fin de Siécle to the Millennium, edited by Sharla Hutchinson and Rebecca A. Brown)
- “The history and current state of drug abuse in Japan” by Kiyoshi Wada (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Jan 2011, vol. 1216, no. 1, p 62-72)
- Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godzisewski
- “Ishiro Honda-thon Ep. 5: Matango (1963) Review” by Adam Noyes (AN Productions) (YouTube)
- Kaijuvision Radio, “Episode 8: King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)”
- “Methamphetamine Solution: Drugs and the Reconstruction of Nation in Postwar Japan” by Miriam Kingsburg (The Journal of Asian Studies, Feb. 2013, vol. 72, no. 1, p. 141-162)
- Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda by Peter H. Brothers
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Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Hello, kaiju lovers!
Twelve-centimeter girls, tiny robot dragons, and redemption—and we’re not talking about the movie!
After some shenanigans with Jimmy From NASA’s teleporter, Nathan and resident “Mothrian” Bex (Redeemed Otaku podcast) finish the “Summer of Mothra” with the surprisingly good Rebirth of Mothra III. Although, maybe they’re just riding high on Bex’s hyperbolic enthusiasm over this movie. But it isn’t hard to improve on the empty, fluffy whimsy of the second one. There’s a lot of meat (bubble) to chew on thematically. Not to mention it also features one of the best-looking King Ghidorahs ever, time travel, and dinosaur puppets. However, Bex gets so carried away with her newfound faith in Mothra, she gets a visit from Monster Island’s chaplain, Rev. Mifune! Uh-oh….
For the first time, we’re covering not one but two Toku Topics: the hikikimori and Aokigahara (Aoki Forest). The child hero, Shota, is likely a member of the former, and much of the movie is set in that infamous forest.
It’s an episode that spans the emotional gamut, that’s for sure!
BE SURE TO LISTEN UNTIL AFTER THE CREDITS!
Here are the Redeemed Otaku episodes Nathan (and his friend Eric Anderson) appeared on to discuss the Godzilla Anime Trilogy:
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
Godzilla: The Planet Eater
We’d like to give a shout-out to our Patreon patrons Travis Alexander (host of Kaiju Weekly), Danny DiManna (Godzilla Novelization Project), elizilla13, and Joejira! Thanks for your support! (And also to Michael “The Kaiju Groupie” Hamilton, who joined just before this episode was posted).
Read Jimmy’s Notes on this episode.
Timestamps:
Prologue: 0:00-2:20
Intro: 2:20-6:25
Entertaining Info Dump: 6:25-12:57
Toku Talk: 12:57-1:24:26
Promo: 1:24:26-1:25:16
Toku Topic: 1:25:16-2:10:53
Outro: 2:10:53-2:19:46
Epilogue: 2:19:46-end
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© 2020 Moonlighting Ninjas Media (and Becky “Bex” Smith)
Bibliography/Further Reading:
- “Aokigahara” (Wikipedia)
- “Aokigahara Forest” (http://www.aokigaharaforest.com/)
- The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982 by John LeMay
- “Hikikimori” (search on The Japan Times)
- “Inside Japan’s ‘suicide forest’” by Michael Nedelman
- Japan’s Green Monsters: Environmental Commentary in Kaiju Cinema by Sean Rhodes and Brooke McCorkle
- “Lifetime Prevalence, Psychiatric Comorbidity and Demographic Correlates of ‘Hikikomori’ in a Community Population in Japan” by Asuka Koyama, Yuko Miyake, Norito Kawakami, Masao Tsuchiya, Hisateru Tachimori, Tadashi Takeshima, World Mental Health Japan Survey Group
- “Reclusive Shut-Ins: Are Hikikimori Predominantly a Japanese Problem?” Alexander Krieg (Iafor)
- “Retired Japanese government official ‘admits stabbing son to death’” by Mari Yamaguchi (Independent)
- “The Truth about Japan’s Hikikomori (shut-ins)” by Nobita from Japan (YouTube)
- “What is Aokigahara? All About The Most Haunted Forest in Japan” by Yuki Ling (www.tsunagujapan.com)
- “Worrying plight of the young and unemployed” by Robert J. Samuelson (The Japan Times)
- Writing Giant Monsters by John LeMay
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