New Book Discovering Tokusatsu: Interviews With The Makers of Godzilla, Gamera, Ultraman, And Other Kaiju Eiga Scheduled For August Release
Source: Benjamin Chaffins
SciFi Japan contributor Benjamin Chaffins is preparing to release his first book, Discovering Tokusatsu: Interviews With The Makers of Godzilla, Gamera, Ultraman, And Other Kaiju Eiga. The PDF will be submitted to Amazon self-publishing (KDP) on July 27th for an August 2020 release.
Ben’s book features his interviews with Yoko Higuchi on SHIN GODZILLA; Xavier Frazier, TJ Storm, Alan Maxson, Jason Liles, and Richard Dorton on GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS (2019); Norman England on the Millennium Godzilla series; Shinpei Hayashiya on the fan film GAMERA 4: TRUTH; Peter Hayes Brothers on his books; Daisuke Sato on HOWL FROM BEYOND THE FOG, Hiroto Yokokawa on NEZURA 1964; Akira Ohashi on GAMERA 2: ATTACK OF LEGION and GAMERA 3: THE REVENGE OF IRIS; John LeMay on his books; Yuichi Kikuchi on ULTRAMAN: THE NEXT and ULTRAMAN NEXUS (an exclusive to the book); Shizuo Nakajima on THE LEGENDARY WOLFMAN VS. GODZILLA; Minoru Kawasaki on THREE GIANT MONSTERS GOURMET: MONSTER SEAFOOD WARS; and Yoshikazu Ishii on ATTACK OF THE GIANT TEACHER, ULTRAMAN MAX, ULTRAMAN SAGA, ULTRAMAN MEBIUS, and ULTRAMAN GINGA/GINGA S.
Discovering Tokusatsu: Interviews With The Makers of Godzilla, Gamera, Ultraman, And Other Kaiju Eiga takes you on his personal journey within the world of discovering Japanese Special Effects, how these interviews came to be, and information on each film and television show. 128 pages total, the sole purpose of this book to help fans across the globe to expand their knowledge with each film and television show and to understand how these filmmakers were able to help bring these productions to life for the screen.
Visit Ben’s Twitter page for updates and ordering information in the coming weeks.