{"product_id":"the-big-book-of-japanese-giant-monster-movies-showa-completion-1954-1989-paperback","title":"The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: Showa Completion (1954-1989) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Lemay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTed Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eNeil Riebe\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the 1950s onwards, far eastern filmmakers from Japan, China, and Korea--but mostly Japan--cranked out a bevy of dai kaiju (\"giant strange beast\") movies. This guidebook covers not only all the Godzilla and Gamera movies produced during Japan's Showa Era (1954-1989), but also offshoots like \u003cem\u003eYongary, Monster From the Deep\u003c\/em\u003e (1967), \u003cem\u003eAgon, the Atomic Dragon\u003c\/em\u003e (1968), \u003cem\u003eDaigoro vs. Goliath\u003c\/em\u003e (1972), \u003cem\u003eLegend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds\u003c\/em\u003e (1977), and more  Also covered are a bevy of famous tokusatsu (\"special effects\") films like \u003cem\u003eInvisible Man vs. the Human Fly\u003c\/em\u003e (1957), \u003cem\u003eSubmersion of Japan\u003c\/em\u003e (1973), and \u003cem\u003eVirus \u003c\/em\u003e(1980). From classics like \u003cem\u003eKing Kong vs. Godzilla\u003c\/em\u003e (1962) to obscure rarities like\u003cem\u003e 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army \u003c\/em\u003e(1974), this book has got it all \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 380\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51791526756640,"sku":"9781734154641","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/872bfcf7ce1ed1cabcf320e13817580e.webp?v=1780690027","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-big-book-of-japanese-giant-monster-movies-showa-completion-1954-1989-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}