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Shin'ichi Sekizawa

Shin'ichi Sekizawa

Writer, Production Designer, Producer

Born June 2, 1921 in Kyoto, Japan

Died November 19, 1992

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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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Filmography

Writer

79

Type

Year

Godzilla vs. Biollante Poster

Godzilla vs. Biollante Feature Film1989

Gunhed Feature Film1989

Godzilla 1985 Poster

Godzilla 1985 Feature Film1985

The Return of Godzilla Poster

The Return of Godzilla Feature Film1984

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Poster

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Feature Film1974

Godzilla vs. Megalon Poster

Godzilla vs. Megalon Feature Film1973

Godzilla vs. Gigan Poster

Godzilla vs. Gigan Feature Film1972

Dokushin no Scat Mini-Series1970

All Monsters Attack Poster

All Monsters Attack Feature Film1969

Latitude Zero Poster

Latitude Zero Feature Film1969

Agon: Atomic Dragon Poster

Agon: Atomic Dragon TV Series1968

Mighty Jack Poster

Mighty Jack TV Movie1968

Jack and the Witch Poster

Jack and the Witch Feature Film1967

Son of Godzilla Poster

Son of Godzilla Feature Film1967

The Killing Bottle Poster

The Killing Bottle Feature Film1967

Doto ichiman kairi Poster

Doto ichiman kairi Feature Film1966

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep Poster

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep Feature Film1966

Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series Poster

Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series TV Series1966

Zero faita dai kûsen Poster

Zero faita dai kûsen Feature Film1966

Frankenstein vs. Baragon Poster

Frankenstein vs. Baragon Feature Film1965

Fûrai ninpôchô Poster

Fûrai ninpôchô Feature Film1965

Gulliver's Space Travels: Beyond the Moon Poster

Gulliver's Space Travels: Beyond the Moon Feature Film1965

Invasion of Astro-Monster Poster

Invasion of Astro-Monster Feature Film1965

Dogora Feature Film1964

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Poster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Feature Film1964

Jigoku sakusen Poster

Jigoku sakusen Feature Film1964

Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kayaku no taru Poster

Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kayaku no taru Feature Film1964

Mothra vs. Godzilla Poster

Mothra vs. Godzilla Feature Film1964

Atragon Feature Film1963

Attack Squadron! Poster

Attack Squadron! Feature Film1963

King Kong vs. Godzilla Poster

King Kong vs. Godzilla Feature Film1963

Operation Mad Dog Poster

Operation Mad Dog Feature Film1963

Sengoku yarô Poster

Sengoku yarô Feature Film1963

The Lost World of Sinbad Poster

The Lost World of Sinbad Feature Film1963

Tora no ko sakusen Poster

Tora no ko sakusen Feature Film1963

Chikata nikki Poster

Chikata nikki Feature Film1962

King Kong vs. Godzilla Poster

King Kong vs. Godzilla Feature Film1962

Kurenai no sora Poster

Kurenai no sora Feature Film1962

Varan the Unbelievable Poster

Varan the Unbelievable Feature Film1962

Yama-neko sakusen Poster

Yama-neko sakusen Feature Film1962

Arigataya sandogasa Poster

Arigataya sandogasa Feature Film1961

Blueprint of Murder Poster

Blueprint of Murder Feature Film1961

Ganba Feature Film1961

Mothra Feature Film1961

Nakito gozansu Poster

Nakito gozansu Feature Film1961

Daigaku no sanzôkutachi Poster

Daigaku no sanzôkutachi Feature Film1960

Densô ningen Poster

Densô ningen Feature Film1960

Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e Poster

Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e Feature Film1960

Take Aim at the Police Van Poster

Take Aim at the Police Van Feature Film1960

The Last Gunfight Poster

The Last Gunfight Feature Film1960

Battle in Outer Space Poster

Battle in Outer Space Feature Film1959

Ori no naka no yarôtachi Feature Film1959

Seishun o kakero Feature Film1959

Taiyô ni somuku mono Feature Film1959

The Big Boss Poster

The Big Boss Feature Film1959

Akai lamp no shûressha Feature Film1958

Iro kurabe go nin onna Feature Film1958

Ningyo shôten Poster

Ningyo shôten Feature Film1958

Onna-za murai tadaima sanjô Poster

Onna-za murai tadaima sanjô Feature Film1958

Varan Feature Film1958

Onna dake no machi Feature Film1957

Sen'un Ajia no joô Poster

Sen'un Ajia no joô Feature Film1957

Shukujo yokawa o wataru Feature Film1957

Tokyo no Tekisasujin Poster

Tokyo no Tekisasujin Feature Film1957

Tokyo yoitoko Feature Film1957

Wakagimi manyûki: Fushimi inari no ôadauchi Poster

Wakagimi manyûki: Fushimi inari no ôadauchi Feature Film1957

Zoku wakagimi manyûki: Konpira rishôken Poster

Zoku wakagimi manyûki: Konpira rishôken Feature Film1957

Emperor? Shogunate? Female Mandala Poster

Emperor? Shogunate? Female Mandala Feature Film1956

Emperor? Shogunate? Female Mandala Part 2 Poster

Emperor? Shogunate? Female Mandala Part 2 Feature Film1956

Onihime kyôenroku Poster

Onihime kyôenroku Feature Film1956

Onmitsu shichishoki: Ken-un Usuitoge no ranjin Poster

Onmitsu shichishoki: Ken-un Usuitoge no ranjin Feature Film1956

Otoko no hanamichi Feature Film1956

Sora tobu enban: Kyôfu no shûgeki Poster

Sora tobu enban: Kyôfu no shûgeki Feature Film1956

Spy Chronicle of Seven Lives, Part 2: Fiercely Fighting the Decisive Battle Feature Film1956

Akagi no chi matsuri Feature Film1955

Akagi no chimatsuri Poster

Akagi no chimatsuri Feature Film1955

Tokai no yokogao Poster

Tokai no yokogao Feature Film1953

Kaze no ko Poster

Kaze no ko Feature Film1949

Musume jûhachi usotsuki jidai Poster

Musume jûhachi usotsuki jidai Feature Film1949

Producer

3

Daibutsu sama to kodomotachi Poster

Daibutsu sama to kodomotachi Feature Film1952

Sono ato no hachi no su no kodomotachi Poster

Sono ato no hachi no su no kodomotachi Feature Film1951

Children of the Beehive Poster

Children of the Beehive Feature Film1948

Production Designer

3

Daibutsu sama to kodomotachi Poster

Daibutsu sama to kodomotachi Feature Film1952

Sono ato no hachi no su no kodomotachi Poster

Sono ato no hachi no su no kodomotachi Feature Film1951

Children of the Beehive Poster

Children of the Beehive Feature Film1948

2nd Unit / Asst Director

1

Daibutsu sama to kodomotachi Poster

Daibutsu sama to kodomotachi Feature Film1952

Director

1

Sora tobu enban: Kyôfu no shûgeki Poster

Sora tobu enban: Kyôfu no shûgeki Feature Film1956

Music Department

1

I Was Born, But... TV Movie1966

Production Manager

1

Agon: Atomic Dragon Poster

Agon: Atomic Dragon TV Series1968

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