"What!? Me worry?" Gag shot of Tsuburaya and actor Koji Furuhata.
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- Two-time Rondo Award-winning author of EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS. August has commented on Japanese film and popular culture on radio, television, in print, online, and at events for more than three decades. As a teen, he served as Horror Host Bob Wilkins' "Japanese Film" & "Godzilla Expert" at KTVU TV-2. And has lectured at Lucasfilm.
He has contributed liner notes for numerous DVD releases, edited and authored over 150 subtitle scripts, and written for periodicals such as Japanese Fantasy Film Journal, Filmfax. Video Watchdog, Asian Cult Cinema, Henshin! Online, Oriental Cinema, G-Fan, Super7, Otaku USA, and Famous Monsters of Filmland.
As an events promoter, the San Francisco-born native hosted the "Japanese Fantasy Film Faire" (1979), the first Anime & Tokusatsu event outside of Japan, and has gone on to produce live music and multi-media events including The Sleazefest, Incredibly Strange Wrestling, The Greaseball, Godzillafest, and Shock It To Me!.
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9 comments:
I always thought the makeup effects that transformed Mr.Furuhata into the boy monster were terrific.
Just read the great news on DVD Drive-in about War of the Gargantuas coming to DVD with Rodan. Too bad they didn't double this with Frankenstein vs Baragon but who's complaining... I'm just glad it's finally stomping towards the US in some real release version finally.
Cool blog too August, I've been a big follower of your writings for many many years, (the Eiji book is outstanding) and I've added you to my horror blog links as well. Keep up the tremendous work!
Thanks for the comments! I have read your cool blog, "The Horror of It All", and just added you as well under the links for "Creature Features"!
Cheers,
August
Great! Thank you August, it's an honor to be part of your blog.
Great blog! Just got in FVB in the mail yesterday! Love Ifukube's ominous music. Nice photo!
Love this blog!!! I'm the author of the italian kaiju books "Godzilla il Re dei Mostri" and "Creature d'Oriente"... I remember your beautifull magazine Markalite.
Thank you for remembering Markalite, Maurizio! Are your books still available?
Ciao,
August
August, the two books are out of stock (published more of 10 years ago) but of the first one "Godzilla il Re dei Mostri" I have some copies, so I can send it to you for free. Instead "Crature d'Oriente" only my personal copy, sorry. Please let me know your shipping address to my email: cicciofoca@genesi.net
This picture is the bee's knees!
Just terrific!
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