Terror of the Lost Tokusatsu Films

John LeMay, Ted Johnson, Shane Olive, Colin McMahon, Mike Bogue, Peter H. Brothers, Allen A. Debus

ISBN 10: 1718974396 / ISBN 13: 9781718974395

Edité par Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781718974395

Synopsis :

Think The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films turned over every stone and revealed every surprise known to man? Think again. In the great tradition of the inevitable sequel delve into yet more unproduced scripts from the Land of the Rising Sun. Witness the confrontation between Mizuno the Gas Human and the Frankenstein monster in Frankenstein vs. the Human Vapor. Marvel at the Human Torch, which was both an attempt to revive Toho’s mutant films and also a stylistic continuation of the Bloodthirsty Trilogy. Thrill to the adventures of the Super Noah in The Flying Battleship which turned into TV’s Mighty Jack. Puzzle at an adaptation of Sakyo Komatsu's post-apocalyptic thriller Japanese Apache starring the Crazy Cats. And, finally find out what happens After Japan Sinks! Also detailed are completed lost films like Shinichi Sekizawa’s Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers (1956) plus reviews of rare movies like Invisible Avenger (1954), Buruuba (1955), Woman Vampire (1959) and Blue Christmas (1978) to name only a few.

À propos de l'auteur: John LeMay is the author of over a dozen books that include three entries in The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies series including Volume 1: 1954-1982; Volume 2: 1984-2016; and The Lost Films. LeMay is also the author of books such as The Real Cowboys and Aliens: UFO Encounters of the Old West with Noe Torres, Tall Tales and Half Truths of Billy the Kid, and Roswell, USA: Towns That Celebrate UFOs, Lake Monsters, Bigfoot and Other Weirdness. He is a frequent contributor to magazines such as G-Fan, Mad Scientist, Xenorama, True West and Cinema Retro.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Terror of the Lost Tokusatsu Films
Éditeur : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Date d'édition : 2018
Reliure : Paperback
Illustrateur : Olive, Shane
Etat : New