Shinichi Sekizawa

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Shinichi Sekizawa
関沢新一
Shinichi-sekizawa.jpg
Born(1920-06-02)June 2, 1920
Kyoto, Japan
DiedNovember 19, 1992(1992-11-19) (aged 72)
Occupation(s) Screenwriter, producer, director, assistant director
Years active1949–1974
SpouseMasako Sekizawa
AwardsMedal 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 .

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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.
TitleYearCredited asNotesRef(s)
WriterScreen story authorOther
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers 1956YesYes [1]
Varan the Unbelievable 1958Yes [2] [3]
Battle in Outer Space 1959Yes [4]
The Last Gunfight 1960Yes [5]
Take Aim at the Police Van Yes [6]
The Secret of the Telegian Yes [7] [8]
Moriya Hirosho no sandogasa shirizu - Nakito gozansu1961Yes [9]
Mothra Yes [9]
King Kong vs. Godzilla 1962Yes [10]
Warring Clans 1963Yes [11]
The Lost World of Sinbad Yes [12]
Atragon Yes [13] [14]
Mothra vs. Godzilla 1964Yes [15]
Operation Lion AntYes [15]
A Keg of PowderYes [15]
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Yes [16]
Invasion of Astro-Monster 1965Yes [17] [18]
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep 1966Yes [19]
Son of Godzilla 1967Yes [20] [21]
Latitude Zero 1969YesYesScreenwriter in Japanese version. Credited as "Screenplay advisor" in American prints. [22]
All Monsters Attack Yes [23] [24]
Godzilla vs. Gigan 1972Yes [25] [26]
Godzilla vs. Megalon 1973Yes [27] [28]
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1974Yes [29]

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