Shinichi Sekizawa | |
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関沢新一 | |
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Born | Kyoto, Japan | June 2, 1920
Died | November 19, 1992 Nanpeidaichō, Shibuya, Japan | (aged 72)
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, producer, director, assistant director |
Years active | 1949–1974 |
Spouse | Masako Sekizawa |
Awards | Medal with Purple Ribbon |
Shinichi Sekizawa (関沢新一, Sekizawa Shin'ichi, June 2, 1921 – November 19, 1992) was a Japanese screenwriter noted for his immense contributions to several films by Ishirō Honda, including several classic Godzilla films. He also contributed material to the original Ultraman series and several Tōei Dōga films such as Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon and Jack and the Witch.
His first screenplay was for the independently produced film (though distributed by Shintoho Studios) Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers, which was also his sole directing credit.[1]
His scripts for kaiju films have been noted for their inventiveness and for having a more lightweight, "fun" tone than those written by Takeshi Kimura (aka Kaoru Mabuchi), another leading writer of kaiju films, whose scripts had a darker, more serious sensibility.
Before embarking on his screenwriting career, he briefly attended an animation school with famed manga artist and animator Osamu Tezuka.
Partial filmography
[edit]- Note: The films listed as N/A are not necessarily chronological.
References
[edit]- Citations
- ^ a b Miyano, Oki; Aiken, Keith (24 May 2007). "TV Movie Details Actor Tadao Takashima's Battle with Depression". SciFi Japan. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 425.
- ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 426.
- ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 113.
- ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 165.
- ^ "「十三号待避線」より その護送車を狙え" (in Japanese). Nikkatsu. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 349.
- ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 350.
- ^ a b Galbraith IV 2008, p. 183.
- ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 294.
- ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 200.
- ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 205.
- ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 105.
- ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 106.
- ^ a b c Galbraith IV 2008, p. 210.
- ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 215.
- ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 292.
- ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 293.
- ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 234.
- ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 244.
- ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 245.
- ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 261.
- ^ Ryfle 1998, p. 196.
- ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 197.
- ^ Ryfle 1998, p. 190.
- ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 191.
- ^ Ryfle 1998, p. 360.
- ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 193.
- ^ Galbraith IV 1994, p. 352.
Bibliography
[edit]- Ryfle, Steve (1998). Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of the Big G. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1550223484.
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (1994). Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. ISBN 0-89950-853-7.
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0032-3.
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743.
External links
[edit]- Shinichi Sekizawa at IMDb
- 関沢新一 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-16.