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Tokusatsu and kaijū eiga?

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Tokusatsu and kaijū eiga?

Postby joemomma013344 » January 28th, 2012 8:21 pm

I've noticed that a lot of people have become interested in learning Japanese because of their fondness for anime and manga. Are there many here who have become interested in Japanese because of kaiju eiga or tokusatsu? As a youngster I was obsessed with Kaiju like Gojira and Gammera as well as Tokusatsu like Ultraman and Giant Robo.

The first movie that really got me going was Godzilla, King of the Monsters. (Americanized Gojira with Raymond Burr) I recently watched the original Gojira and was fascinated with the completely different tone of the movie. The Americanized movie always seemed to be just a monster movie with a love triangle thrown in. Dr Sarazawa seemed to commit suicide because Emiko was in love with another man but, in Gojira it is very obvious that he is sacrificing himself to protect the world from the devastating power of the Oxygen Destroyer.

Godzilla: Monster movie with romantic complication
Gojira: A strong anti war. anti nuclear message.

So, I have been interested in japanese for a long time but since seeing Gojira I would like to be able to understand Japanese films as they were originally intended.

ジョー

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Re: Tokusatsu and kaijū eiga?

Postby andycarmenjapanese8100 » March 25th, 2013 3:38 am

My favourite kaiju has got to be Biollante:

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Godzilla's biggest foe, it's a half-plant monster with regenerative capabilities and the ability to spray lethal sap. The film is one of the best in the franchise, there's loads of action and some great special effects.

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Re: Tokusatsu and kaijū eiga?

Postby community.japanese » March 25th, 2013 11:21 am

ジョーさん、Andy-san,
kon'nichiwa! :D

wow, there's quite a story going on here :mrgreen:
Interesting analysis ジョーsan!!
I'm not a huge fan of kaiju movies (tokusatsu movies, more specifically), but I'm very interested in it.
Like you wrote, those movies and the stories are usually kinda deep.
Also, Andy-san is right; the effect and techniques used to film Gojila are fascinating.
More than just Japanese language, there're a lot to enjoy in such movies :flower:

BTW, that picture is scary, Andy-san :obake:

Natsuko(奈津子),
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Re: Tokusatsu and kaijū eiga?

Postby andycarmenjapanese8100 » March 25th, 2013 4:19 pm

community.japanese wrote:BTW, that picture is scary, Andy-san :obake:


Kimokawa to omoimasu. :P

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Re: Tokusatsu and kaijū eiga?

Postby community.japanese » March 26th, 2013 10:12 am

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Kimokawa to omoimasu. :P[/quote]

Hontou?? (REALLY??)
For me, it's just "kimo" :lol:

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