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On Wednesday, October 5th, 2016, Funimation Films held the second of two North American Premieres for SHIN GODZILLA (シン・ゴジラ, Shin Gojira, 2016), the first of which being in Los Angeles two days prior. The NYC event was held at the AMC Empire 25 Theatres in Times Square. Press and fans alike on the East Coast were invited to get their first look on the big screen at Toho’s twenty-ninth production in the Godzilla series. Continued…
In our final regular episode of SciFi JAPAN TV, the show’s producers JR and Jim take a look back at the series and discuss some of their favorite episodes. Continued…
This week SciFi JAPAN TV continues its celebration of the 30th anniversary of THE RETURN OF GODZILLA (Gojira, aka GODZILLA 1985) with an extended SciFi JAPAN TV EXTRA episode of our exclusive interview with the film’s special FX director, Teruyoshi Nakano. This time Mr Nakano discusses the design and action of a new Godzilla for a new generation. Continued…
2014 marks the 60th anniversary of Godzilla, but also the 30th anniversary of THE RETURN OF GODZILLA (Gojira, aka GODZILLA 1985), a movie that itself marked the 30th anniversary of the original GODZILLA (Gojira, 1954). This week SciFi JAPAN TV joins the film’s special FX director, Teruyoshi Nakano, to discuss the origins of this classic film that relaunched the Godzilla franchise for a new generation. Continued…
Last weekend the SciFi JAPAN TV crew took a visit to the International Manga Festival, a annual event held in Tokyo where people all around the world, who have an interest in manga culture, can freely exchange their opinions and ideas. Continued…
Back in episode 3 of SciFi JAPAN TV in 2012, we featured a special photo exhibition event dedicated to the life and work of Haruo Nakajima, the original Godzilla suit actor, held in his hometown of Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture. This week, SciFi JAPAN TV EXTRA revisits the 2012 event with lots more footage from Mr. Nakajima’s panel discussion! Continued…
Previously on SciFi JAPAN TV, we visited the popular Akihabara district and checked out some of the more popular toy stores. This week we take you to the lesser-known Nakano Broadway, a shopping mall next to Tokyo’s Nakano Station that is filled almost entirely with collectors’ stores, where you’ll find some of the rarest items in Japan! Continued…
SciFi JAPAN TV presents the third and final part of our roundtable discussion to celebrate the 10th anniversary of ULTRAMAN NEXUS (ウルトラマンネクサス, Urutoraman Nekusasu). This week, producer Hiroyasu Shibuya, writer and series organizer Keiichi Hasegawa, and directors Kazuya Konaka and Yuichi Abe share some of their fondest memories and final thoughts on the series. Continued…
In this week’s episode, we take a look behind the scenes of our SciFi JAPAN TV original short film NO FACE, about a supernatural entity lurking inside a video game.
The film was shot at YouTube Space Tokyo as part of their “House of Horrors” competition. A collaboration between YouTube Spaces, Legendary Entertainment and master filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, the “House of Horrors” contest was designed to find for new creative voices for the horror genre. YouTube Spaces around the world built unique haunted house sets which qualifying creators were able to access to shoot their original horror shorts. Continued…
This week, SciFi JAPAN TV are the filmmakers! SFJTV producers JR Lipartito and Jim Ballard present a teaser for a short horror film they’ve made in collaboration with YouTube Space and Legendary Pictures. The finished film will debut on SciFi Japan TV next Tuesday, October 28th!
Be sure to come back for new episodes of SciFi JAPAN TV every Thursday! Continued…
SciFi JAPAN TV presents the second part of our roundtable discussion to celebrate the 10th anniversary of ULTRAMAN NEXUS (ウルトラマンネクサス, Urutoraman Nekusasu). Featuring producer Hiroyasu Shibuya, writer and series organizer Keiichi Hasegawa, and directors Kazuya Konaka and Yuichi Abe, this week’s episode covers the production phase of the series. Continued…
This week SciFi JAPAN TV checks out the 2014 Tokyo Game Show and talks with the producer of the upcoming Bandai Namco video game GODZILLA for PlayStation 3. Continued…
Ten years ago today, on October 2nd, 2004, the first episode of the TV series ULTRAMAN NEXUS (ウルトラマンネクサス, Urutoraman Nekusasu) was broadcast in Japan. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the series, SciFi JAPAN TV presents the first in a series of interviews throughout the month, covering all aspects of the show’s development and production.
The roundtable interviews feature ULTRAMAN NEXUS producer Hiroyasu Shibuya, writer and series organizer Keiichi Hasegawa, and directors Kazuya Konaka and Yuichi Abe. In this week’s episode, “Origins”, our guests discuss the early stages of the show’s development. Continued…
This week we present a 30 minute edition of SciFi JAPAN TV EXTRA featuring Masaaki Tezuka, director of GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRUS (ゴジラxメガギラス, Gojira tai Megagirasu, 2000), GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA (ゴジラxメカゴジラ, Gojira x Mekagojira, 2002) and GODZILLA: TOKYO SOS (ゴジラxモスラxメカゴジラ東京SOS, Gojira x Mosura x Mechagodzilla Toukyou SOS, 2003).
In this exclusive video interview for SciFi Japan, Mr Tezuka discusses his early career at Toho, shares production secrets from his three films, reveals some of the original ideas for his movies, and much more! Continued…
Masaaki Tezuka, director of GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRUS (ゴジラxメガギラス, Gojira tai Megagirasu, 2000), GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA (ゴジラxメカゴジラ, Gojira x Mekagojira, 2002) and GODZILLA: TOKYO SOS (ゴジラxモスラxメカゴジラ東京SOS, Gojira x Mosura x Mechagodzilla Toukyou SOS, 2003), talks about his work on the Godzilla series in this exclusive interview for SciFi JAPAN TV! Continued…
This week we present a 20 minute edition of SciFi JAPAN TV EXTRA featuring Yoshimitsu Banno, director of 1971’s GODZILLA VS HEDORAH (ゴジラ対ヘドラ, Gojira Tai Hedora), released theatrically in the U.S in 1972 as GODZILLA VS THE SMOG MONSTER. Mr. Banno also served as Executive Producer on Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ GODZILLA (2014).
In this exclusive video interview Mr. Banno discusses his early years at Toho Studios, the inspiration for GODZILLA VS HEDORAH, the development of this year’s GODZILLA, and much more! Continued…
This week SciFi JAPAN TV sits down with Yoshimitsu Banno, director of 1971’s GODZILLA VS HEDORAH (ゴジラ対ヘドラ, Gojira Tai Hedora), released theatrically in the U.S in 1972 as GODZILLA VS THE SMOG MONSTER. Mr. Banno also served as Executive Producer on Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ GODZILLA (2014). Continued…
HAIL TO THE KING: 60 YEARS OF DESTRUCTION is an upcoming independent documentary celebrating the 60-year history of the King of the Monsters, Godzilla. Produced via a successful Kickstarter campaign by Kyle Yount, the host of the Godzilla podcast Kaijucast, the new documentary will feature key members from Godzilla’s sixty-year history and explore many of the current Godzilla attractions in Japan.
SciFi JAPAN TV takes an exclusive first look at the new documentary coming November 3rd! Continued…
This week SciFi JAPAN TV visits Ultraman Festival 2014! The 24th event since it began in 1989, Ultraman Festival is a live stage show featuring the Ultraman heroes and their monster enemies. It is held in Sunshine City in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro every summer. Continued…
Video and Photo Gallery from Tokyo Hobby Festival
Source: ACTV Japan
Wonder Festival Official Site: wf.kaiyodo.net
A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE
On July 27th, SciFi JAPAN TV attended Wonder Festival – Summer 2014! Wonder Festival is a bi-annual event held in the Makuhari Messe, in Chiba Prefecture, Japan with a wide display of “garage kits”. Continued…
A national vote was organized by the Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting Corporation to find the favorite Godzilla movie of the current generation of Godzilla fans in Japan. On July 19th 2014, the results were broadcast live from Studio Alta in Shinjuku, Tokyo. SciFi JAPAN TV takes a look behind the scenes of the event, talks to some of the fans, and reveals the winning film! Continued…
In this episode of SciFi JAPAN TV: EXTRA, we take a more in-depth look at the special GODZILLA screening in Yokosuka, Japan hosted by Monster Attack Team magazine, as featured in last week’s episode of SciFi JAPAN TV. The event saw original Godzilla suit actor Haruo Nakajima return to the Yokosuka base where he served during World War 2 to share some wartime stories and enjoy the new GODZILLA movie with the troops. Continued…
In this week’s episode of SciFi JAPAN TV, we join Monster Attack Team magazine for a special screening of the new GODZILLA movie at the US naval base in Yokosuka, along with special guest Haruo Nakajima, the original Godzilla suit actor. Mr Nakajima has come to share some of some stories from his time serving at the Yokosuka base during World War 2, before watching GODZILLA with the troops. Continued…
For this week’s episode of SciFi JAPAN TV, the team visited the “Kaiju Sakaba” (literally “Monster Bar”) with Monster Attack Team magazine’s Ed Holland.
Supervised by Tsuburaya Productions, this izakaya in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture is themed around the kaiju characters from the Ultraman series, which is soon to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2016. As a pro-kaiju bar, the Ultraman heroes and defence team members are portrayed as the enemy.
Upon entering the bar, a sign proclaims all heroes and Earth defence team members are prohibited. We were promptly asked to put our hands in the mouth of the monster Jamilla on the wall, who detected whether we are friends of kaiju, before being taken to our seats.
The seating is divided into five different sections: Kaiju Area (counter seating), Alien Area (decorated with aliens and UFOs from ULTRA Q to ULTRAMAN LEO), the Land of Light & Earth War Laboratory (decorated with heroes’ weapons and transformation items), Operations Rooms (private 2-seater booths), and the Monster Lawless Area (raised tatami seating for lots of people). Continued…
In this week’s episode of SciFi JAPAN TV, we visit the Tokyo Big Sight for the 2014 International Tokyo Toy Show, one of the world’s most important toy exhibitions. From Godzilla and Sentai to Star Wars and Gundam, you can find all your favorite characters on display here every year. So come with us as we take a look at all the goods and toys coming soon here in Japan!
Come back for new episodes of SciFi JAPAN TV every Thursday! Continued…
Source: ACTV Japan
Special Thanks to Yuji Kaida and Edward Holland
A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE
SciFi JAPAN TV is back after a long break with the first of our “Summer of Godzilla” 60th anniversary celebration episodes! Meet renowned kaiju illustrator Yuji Kaida at a special exhibition of his work in Tokyo as he talks about his love for Japanese monsters, what makes a ‘kaiju’, and the new GODZILLA. Continued…
In this episode of SCIFI JAPAN TV, we talk to director Yoshihiro Nishimura about in his new film ZOMBIE TV, a “Monty Python with zombies”, along with his co-directors Naoya Tashiro and Maelie Makuno. Continued…
SciFi JAPAN TV takes you on a tour of Tokyo – through the eyes of Godzilla!
No other districts of Tokyo have felt Godzilla’s wrath as much as Ginza, Nagatacho, Shinagawa, and Odaiba. Join us to see the sights and discover the history of Godzilla’s favorite stomping grounds! Continued…
