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Best Screenwriter?

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Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:03 pm
by Pkmatrix
Amongst all the people who wrote the Godzilla series, which screenwriter do you think was the best?
For me, I think the best and my favorite is Shinichi Sekizawa. While GvB is my favorite film in the series, Sekizawa wrote a lot of my personal runners-up (Mothra vs. Godzilla, Ghidorah, Monster Zero, Ebirah, Son of Godzilla, and at least the treatment for GvMG'74) so it seems a pretty easy choice. ^_^
How about you?
Re: Best Screenwriter?

Posted:
Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:20 pm
by kiryugoji04
SHINICHI. MOTHERF•CKING. SEKIZAWA.
Shinichi Sekizawa is a Golden God.
Re: Best Screenwriter?

Posted:
Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:48 pm
by lhb412
Shinichi Sekizawa, who really had as much to do with molding the Godzilla series into what it is as Honda, Tsuburaya, and Tanaka.
Re: Best Screenwriter?

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Mon Apr 28, 2014 4:27 pm
by tbeasley
Sekizawa and Takeshi Kimura/Kaoru Mabuchi.
Re: Best Screenwriter?

Posted:
Mon Apr 28, 2014 5:07 pm
by Jorzilla
Sinichi Sekizawa. Is this even a contest?
Re: Best Screenwriter?

Posted:
Mon Apr 28, 2014 5:38 pm
by DannyBeane
Sekizawa. All other answers are wrong. Clearly. Hahaha.
Re: Best Screenwriter?

Posted:
Mon Apr 28, 2014 11:31 pm
by CWSmith
Sekizawa is clearly the most consistent. I would also argue he never wrote a truly bad Godzilla movie. Something you can't say for the other screenwriters in the franchise's history.
Re: Best Screenwriter?

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Mon Apr 28, 2014 11:38 pm
by Jorzilla
Kazuki Omori. Said no one.
Re: Best Screenwriter?

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Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:20 am
by Psycho Soldier
Apart from Sekizawa, I feel compelled to acknowledge Takeo Murata as well. He co-wrote Gojira, GRA, and Rodan, and wrote Half Human. Dunno how good that last one is (I haven't seen it), but he does have an impressive pedigree otherwise. Definitely a short one, though. I wonder why he didn't work on more kaiju movies.
Re: Best Screenwriter?

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Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:26 am
by CWSmith
Re: Best Screenwriter?

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Tue Apr 29, 2014 2:13 am
by Jorzilla
Re: Best Screenwriter?

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Tue Apr 29, 2014 2:45 am
by MouthForWar
Kimura followed closely by Sekizawa. Neither have been rivaled in the genre... ever.
Re: Best Screenwriter?

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Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:30 am
by Psycho Soldier
Re: Best Screenwriter?

Posted:
Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:11 am
by MekaGojira3k
Sekizawa is the obvious one, but I'm going to go with Takeshi Kimura.
Because of Matango, Frankenstein Conquers the World, King Kong Escapes, and Godzilla vs. Hedorah.

Too many of my favorites in one place.