Word: kaiju
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...movie monster there is a formidable special-effects man. His name: Eiji Tsuburaya. He created not only Godzilla, but also Rodan, Mothra, Ultraman and a pantheon of fire-breathing reptiles and aliens. He also inspired a generation of imitators and ushered in the golden age of monster movies, or kaiju eiga, of the 1950s and '60s. If you were young and Japanese back then, you would know Tsuburaya's handiwork, perhaps even his name. He has been the subject of three or four biographies in his home country, and such contemporary movie giants as Steven Spielberg and George Lucas cite...
...Kaiju Big Battel...
Professional wrestling meets Japanese monster flicks this Friday at Avalon, where you can check out Boston-based performative arts/wrestling group Kaiju Big Battel for its “Shpadoinkel Mania XVIII” featuring “special Japanese musical guest Gelatine.” Confused...
...taste. It is easy to see its appeal to another audience, particularly a younger one. “Lantern Sentai,” an attempt to adapt Green Lantern to a Tokyo anime style didn’t hit my spot, but Manga fans might rejoice at the Studio Kaiju production...
Other mass-media outlets continue to jump on the Kaiju bandwagon. The release of Kaiju’s first DVD last December was given its own MTV2 special. Like trucker hats and bowling shoes before them, city-crushing monsters may just be going mainstream...