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Shinichi Sekizawa
Kyoto, Japan
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…
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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.
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1997
Rebirth of Mothra II
Movie Lyricist
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1996
Rebirth of Mothra
Movie Lyricist
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1996
Super Atragon - Part II
Movie Original Film Writer
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1995
Super Atragon - Part I
Movie Original Film Writer
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1993
Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider
Movie Writer
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1992
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Movie Lyricist
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1989
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Movie Story
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1987
Mighty Jack
Movie Writer
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1974
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Movie Story
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1973
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Movie Lyricist
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1972
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Movie Lyricist
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1969
All Monsters Attack
Movie Screenplay
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1969
Latitude Zero
Movie Screenplay
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1969
Motta, the Flying Dracula Monster
Movie Screenplay
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1968
Homeless Ninja Trick Book: Lose in All Directions
Movie Screenplay
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1968
Agon: The Atomic Dragon
TV show Writer
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1968
Phantom Monster Agon
Movie Screenplay
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1967
Son of Godzilla
Movie Screenplay
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1967
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
Movie Writer
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1967
Jack and the Witch
Movie Screenplay
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1967
Do Your Best! Godzilla
Movie Screenplay
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1967
The Killing Bottle
Movie Screenplay
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1966
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Movie Screenplay
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1966
Ultraman
TV show Writer
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1966
Zero Fighter
Movie Writer
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1966
The Mad Atlantic
Movie Writer
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1965
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Movie Screenplay
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1965
Homeless Ninja Trick Book
Movie Screenplay
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1965
Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon
Movie Writer
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1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Movie Screenplay
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1964
A Keg of Powder
Movie Screenplay
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1964
Dogora
Movie Screenplay
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1964
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Movie Screenplay
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1964
Ant Hell War
Movie Writer
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1963
Atragon
Movie Screenplay
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1963
Samurai Pirate
Movie Screenplay
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1963
Operation Mad Dog
Movie Writer
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1963
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Movie Screenplay
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1963
Warring Clans
Movie Writer
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1963
Attack Squadron
Movie Writer
