Tsuburaya inspects the suit before shooting a fight sequence.
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- August Ragone
- 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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NEW PAPERBACK EDITION AVAILABLE MAY 6, 2014!
EIJI TSUBURAYA:
MASTER OF MONSTERS
円谷英二 怪獣の使い
Chronicle Books
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DVDs Under My Henshin Belt
私はこれらのDVDに働いてきた
MST3K Vol. XXXVII
Shout! Factory, 2016
•On-screen Intro for INVASION OF THE NEPTUNE MEN
GODZILLA (2014)
Warner Bros/Target Exclusive
•"History of Godzilla" documentary
ULTRA Q: The Complete Series
Shout! Factory
•Downloadable PDF Liner Notes
MESSAGE FROM SPACE
Shout! Factory
•16-page Liner Notes Booklet (w/Patrick Macias) + On-screen Actor Biographies and Package Copy
JOHNNY SOKKO & HIS FLYING ROBOT The Complete Series
Shout! Factory
•24-page Liner Notes Booklet
ULTRA SEVEN: The Complete Series
Shout! Factory
•24-page Liner Notes Booklet • Package Copy
MST3K Vol. XXIV
Shout! Factory
•On-screen Intro for FUGITIVE ALIEN
MST3K Vol. XXII
Shout! Factory
•On-screen Intros for TIME OF THE APES and MIGHTY JACK
MST3K Vol. XXI: MST3K VS. GAMERA
Shout! Factory
•Interview: GAMERA OBSCURA
30-minute Special Feature
*Nominated for "BEST CLASSIC DVD COLLECTION" in the 2011 Rondo Awards!*
GAMERA VS. ZIGRA w/
GAMERA: SUPER MONSTER
Shout! Factory
Special Features Producer
•Special Features Content
GAMERA VS. GUIRON w/
GAMERA VS. JIGER
Shout! Factory
Special Features Producer
•Special Features Content
GAMERA VS. GYAOS w/
GAMERA VS. VIRAS
Shout! Factory
Special Features Producer
•Special Features Content
*NOMINATED IN THE "BEST AUDIO COMMENTARY" CATEGORY IN THE 2010 RONDO AWARDS!*
GAMERA VS. BARUGON
Shout! Factory
Special Features Producer
•Audio Commentary (with Jason Varney), 12-page Booklet & Ad Copy
GAMERA, THE GIANT MONSTER Shout! Factory
Special Features Producer
•Audio Commentary, English Subtitle Script, 12-page Booklet & Ad Copy
INAZUMAN: Complete Series DVD Box
JN Productions/Generation Kikaida
•On-screen Liner Notes, Character Profiles, Song Lyrics & more!
SUPER ROBOT: RED BARON
The Complete Series
BCI/Ronin Entertainment
•English Subtitle Scripts, Lyrics,
20-page Liner Notes Booklet
& Ad Copy
IRON KING: The Complete Series
BCI/Ronin Entertainment
•20-page Liner Notes Booklet
& Ad Copy
KIKAIDA 01: Complete Series
JN Productions/Generation Kikaida
•Extensive On-screen Liner Notes, Program Information, Essays &
Ad Copy
KAMEN RIDER V3: Complete Series
JN Productions/Generation Kikaida
•Dual English Subtitles, Lyrics,
Extensive On-screen Liner Notes, Program Information, Essays
& Ad Copy
KIKAIDA Vol. 1-9
JN Productions/Generation Kikaida
•Extensive On-screen Liner Notes
& Essays
STARMAN Vol. 1 & 2
Image Entertainment
•On-screen "Making Of" Essay
SISTER STREET FIGHTER Collection
BCI/Eclipse
•Liner Notes Booklet Interview with Martial Artist, Ken Wallace
SUPER INFRAMAN
Image Entertainment
•Liner Notes Booklet co-written w/Damon Foster
—YAMATO: 2199 Manga Project—
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6 comments:
just got thru reading your Eiji book again, nice picture!
Professor,
Thanks, I'm glad that you enjoyed it!
Cheers,
August
Forgive me for posting this in the wrong place. I wanted to reply to the comment left on my blog by Mr. Ragone.
Thank you for your kind words and for visiting my blog. I bought a copy of your book a week ago and look forward to reading it as soon as I'm done with David Kalat's book on the Godzilla movies. I would like to link blogs and have already placed a link to your blog on mine.
If you don't have the link already, you can use:
http://blog.gearsonline.net/
I hadn't heard about the film festival but I followed your link and it looks like it will be a lot of fun. I'm considering a trip to San Francisco this summer. It would be nice to have an opportunity to meet you and I would certainly enjoy being able to meet Mr. Nakajima. I've really enjoyed his acting.
After looking at your blog I can see you're quite knowledgable about science-fiction films and TV shows from Japan. My son and I enjoyed watching the first Ultraman TV series on DVD. Is there any chance you could assist me in finding the second series, Ultra Seven, in Japanese with English subtitles on DVD? Failing that, I wonder if it can be found as a legal download somewhere. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you again and I wish you well in your writing career.
WOW brilliant picture, looking forward to getting a copy of you Eiji book as well.
-Al
Tachyon80,
I hope you can make it out to the show this summer, and thanks for the kind comments. As for ULTRA SEVEN, as far as I know, there are no subtitled versions available at this time.
Cheers,
August
Al,
Thanks much and let me know what you think of the book after you read it!
Cheers,
August
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