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関沢新一

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Nacimiento
2 de junio de 1921 · Kyoto, Japan
Fallecimiento
19 de noviembre de 1992

Biografía

Shinichi Sekizawa (June 2, 1921 – November 11, 1992) was a Japanese screenwriter known for his immense contributions to the original Godzilla series, providing screenplays and/or stories for 10 of the original 15 Showa films. He began his career in his native Kyoto, joining an association of manga cartoonists which included the anime pioneer Osamu Tezuka. His career would be interrupted when he was reluctantly drafted to fight in the South Pacific during WWII. Sekizawa would reignite his film career in 1946 when he joined Beehive Productions as an assistant director, demonstrating a talent for screenwriting when completing the screenplay for the film Profile of the City in a record four days. Later at Shintoho Studios he would direct the now considered lost film Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers. His career at Toho began in 1958 working on Kihachi Okamoto's early films before eventually became the studio's go-to monster scripter after the immense success of his screenplay for Mothra. His kaiju screenplays for Ishiro Honda have been noted for their inventiveness, especially in his interplay of human drama blending with monster action and characterization. His lighthearted approach was contrasted to that of Takeshi Kimura, whose scripts had a darker, more cynical sensibility. Sekizawa's talents were not limited to science fiction, with his output in the 60s being as many as six screenplays a year in genres such as salaryman comedies and war movies as well as TV shows such as the original Ultraman. While Sekizawa enjoyed writing monster movies, he would eventually become tired of the Godzilla series and moved on to scripting for animating features while continuing his career as a lyricist. He was also an aficionado of model trains and published numerous publications on the subject. Before his death he was awarded a Purple ribbon by the Japanese government due to his immense artistic and cultural contributions.

Conocido por

Póster de Godzilla contra los monstruos
Godzilla contra los monstruos
Película · 1964 · ★ 7,0
Póster de King Kong contra Godzilla
King Kong contra Godzilla
Película · 1962 · ★ 6,9
Póster de Godzilla contra Biollante
Godzilla contra Biollante
Película · 1989 · ★ 7,3
Póster de Godzilla contra Ciber Godzilla, máquina de destrucción
Godzilla contra Ciber Godzilla, máquina de destrucción
Película · 1974 · ★ 6,9
Póster de Godzilla contra Ghidorah, el dragón de tres cabezas
Godzilla contra Ghidorah, el dragón de tres cabezas
Película · 1964 · ★ 7,0
Póster de King Kong contra Godzilla
King Kong contra Godzilla
Película · 1963 · ★ 6,6
Póster de Los monstruos invaden la Tierra
Los monstruos invaden la Tierra
Película · 1965 · ★ 6,8
Póster de El hijo de Godzilla
El hijo de Godzilla
Película · 1967 · ★ 6,4
Póster de Gorgo y Superman se citan en Tokio
Gorgo y Superman se citan en Tokio
Película · 1973 · ★ 6,2
Póster de Godzilla contra Mothra
Godzilla contra Mothra
Película · 1992 · ★ 6,9
Póster de Los monstruos del mar
Los monstruos del mar
Película · 1966 · ★ 6,3
Póster de Galien, el monstruo de las galaxias ataca la Tierra
Galien, el monstruo de las galaxias ataca la Tierra
Película · 1972 · ★ 6,4

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