Shinichi Sekizawa

Shinichi Sekizawa
Shinichi Sekizawa
関沢新一
Born	June 2, 1920; Kyoto, Japan
Died	November 19, 1992 (aged 72); Nanpeidaichō, Shibuya, Japan
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

Note: The films listed as N/A are not necessarily chronological.

Title	Year	Credited as			Notes	Ref(s)
Title	Year	Writer	Screen story author	Other	Notes	Ref(s)
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers	1956	Yes		Yes		^[1]
Varan the Unbelievable	1958	Yes				^[2]^[3]
Battle in Outer Space	1959	Yes				^[4]
The Last Gunfight	1960	Yes				^[5]
Take Aim at the Police Van		Yes				^[6]
The Secret of the Telegian		Yes				^[7]^[8]
Moriya Hirosho no sandogasa shirizu - Nakito gozansu	1961	Yes				^[9]
Mothra	1961	Yes				^[9]
King Kong vs. Godzilla	1962	Yes				^[10]
Warring Clans	1963	Yes				^[11]
The Lost World of Sinbad		Yes				^[12]
Atragon		Yes				^[13]^[14]
Mothra vs. Godzilla	1964	Yes				^[15]
Operation Lion Ant		Yes				^[15]
A Keg of Powder		Yes				^[15]
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster		Yes				^[16]
Invasion of Astro-Monster	1965	Yes				^[17]^[18]
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep	1966	Yes				^[19]
Son of Godzilla	1967	Yes				^[20]^[21]
Latitude Zero	1969	Yes		Yes	Screenwriter in Japanese version. Credited as "Screenplay advisor" in American prints.	^[22]
All Monsters Attack	1969	Yes				^[23]^[24]
Godzilla vs. Gigan	1972	Yes				^[25]^[26]
Godzilla vs. Megalon	1973		Yes			^[27]^[28]
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla	1974		Yes			^[29]

References

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

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

Shinichi Sekizawa at IMDb
関沢新一 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-16.

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[scifijapan-1] Miyano, Oki; Aiken, Keith (24 May 2007). "TV Movie Details Actor Tadao Takashima's Battle with Depression". SciFi Japan. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1996425-2] Galbraith IV 1996, p. 425.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1996426-3] Galbraith IV 1996, p. 426.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1996113-4] Galbraith IV 1996, p. 113.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV2008165-5] Galbraith IV 2008, p. 165.

[6] "「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.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1996349-7] Galbraith IV 1996, p. 349.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1996350-8] Galbraith IV 1996, p. 350.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV2008183-9] Galbraith IV 2008, p. 183.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV2008294-10] Galbraith IV 2008, p. 294.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV2008200-11] Galbraith IV 2008, p. 200.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV2008205-12] Galbraith IV 2008, p. 205.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1996105-13] Galbraith IV 1996, p. 105.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1996106-14] Galbraith IV 1996, p. 106.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV2008210-15] Galbraith IV 2008, p. 210.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV2008215-16] Galbraith IV 2008, p. 215.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1996292-17] Galbraith IV 1996, p. 292.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1996293-18] Galbraith IV 1996, p. 293.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV2008234-19] Galbraith IV 2008, p. 234.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV2008244-20] Galbraith IV 2008, p. 244.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV2008245-21] Galbraith IV 2008, p. 245.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1996261-22] Galbraith IV 1996, p. 261.

[FOOTNOTERyfle1998196-23] Ryfle 1998, p. 196.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1996197-24] Galbraith IV 1996, p. 197.

[FOOTNOTERyfle1998190-25] Ryfle 1998, p. 190.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1996191-26] Galbraith IV 1996, p. 191.

[FOOTNOTERyfle1998360-27] Ryfle 1998, p. 360.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1996193-28] Galbraith IV 1996, p. 193.

[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV1994352-29] Galbraith IV 1994, p. 352.

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