Shinichi Sekizawa
Writing
Born 1921-06-02
Died 1992-11-19
Kyoto, Japan
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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
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Writing
54 credits
Ultraman
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Biollante
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Mothra
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Gigan
All Monsters Attack
Son of Godzilla
Atragon
Agon: The Atomic Dragon
Dogora
Operation Mad Dog
Latitude Zero
Varan the Unbelievable
Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
Battle in Outer Space
娘十八嘘つき時代
A Texan in Tokyo
Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon
Gambling Youth
Attack Squadron
The Last Gunfight
Warring Clans
Take Aim at the Police Van
Zero Fighter
Varan
Tokyo Profile
Operation Enemy Fort
The Secret of the Telegian
The Killing Bottle
The Big Boss
The Crimson Sky
Samurai Pirate
The Mad Atlantic
Adventures of Princess Anmitsu
Mighty Jack
University Bandits
Blueprint of Murder
The Young Boss is Third Generation
Tomorrow Will Be Fine Weather
Tomboy Samurai
Jack and the Witch
Do Your Best! Godzilla
Queen of Asia
Westward Desperado
Local Reporter
風来忍法帖
Acting
13 credits
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Mothra
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Gigan
All Monsters Attack
Agon: The Atomic Dragon
Dogora
Rebirth of Mothra
Super Atragon - Part I
Rebirth of Mothra II
The Last Gunfight
Super Atragon - Part II
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