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Shin'ichi Sekizawa, 関沢 新一, Shinichi Sekizawi
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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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1921-06-02
- event Death Date 1992-11-19
- school Known for: Writing
- star Popularity: 3.9
- info Birth Place Kyoto, Japan
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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966-12-17
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Devil Princess’ Beauty Competition
1956-12-28
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Tokyo Profile
1953-07-08
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Tomboy Samurai
1958-06-29
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娘十八嘘つき時代
1949-02-04
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Atragon
1963-12-22
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964-12-20
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Dogora
1964-08-11
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Mothra
1961-07-30
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Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon
1965-03-20
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Son of Godzilla
1967-12-16
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Latitude Zero
1969-07-26
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Take Aim at the Police Van
1960-01-27
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Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965-12-19
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Attack Squadron
1963-01-03
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Young Jack and the Witch
1967-03-19
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Godzilla vs. Biollante
1989-12-16
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Mighty Jack
1987-12-29
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Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964-04-29
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The Mad Atlantic
1966-07-13
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Operation Mad Dog
1963-09-29
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Tomorrow There Will Be Fine Weather
1948-12-07
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A Texan in Tokyo
1957-03-20
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Ant Hell War
1964-04-29
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Chihō kisha
1962-10-13
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A Keg of Powder
1964-12-09
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The Killing Bottle
1967-02-11
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Maboroshi Tantei: Chiteijin Shūrai
1960-02-14
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The Big Boss
1959-01-15
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The Last Gunfight
1960-01-03
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Blueprint of Murder
1961-01-03
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Westward Desperado
1960-10-30
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風来忍法帖
1965-05-16
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風来忍法帖 八方破れ
1968-05-08
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Mermaids and Sea Robbers
1958-10-21
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Operation Enemy Fort
1962-10-20
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Girls Behind Bars
1960-07-31
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Warring Clans
1963-03-23
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The Crimson Sky
1962-03-21
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Godzilla vs. Megalon
1973-03-17
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Battle in Outer Space
1959-12-26
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Phantom Monster Agon
1968-01-02
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Queen of Asia
1957-12-28
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The Secret of the Telegian
1960-04-10
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All Monsters Attack
1969-12-20
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All Monsters Attack
1969-12-20
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Varan
1958-10-14
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Varan the Unbelievable
1962-12-07
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Rebirth of Mothra
1996-12-14
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Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964-04-29
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Mothra
1961-07-30
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Godzilla vs. Gigan
1972-03-12
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Godzilla vs. Gigan
1972-03-12
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Children of the Beehive: What Happened Next
1951-02-12
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Children of the Great Buddha
1952-10-23
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Samurai Pirate
1963-10-26
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974-03-21
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Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider
1993-07-21
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Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers
1956-11-07
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Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers
1956-11-07
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962-08-11
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Zero Fighter
1966-07-13
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Adventures of Princess Anmitsu
1960-12-27
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Godzilla vs. Megalon
1973-03-17
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963-06-26
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Dogora
1964-08-11
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Shōjo to fūsen
1958-04-22
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Rebirth of Mothra II
1997-12-13
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Ultraman
1966-07-17
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Agon: The Atomic Dragon
1968-01-02
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Agon: The Atomic Dragon
1968-01-02
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Agon: The Atomic Dragon
1968-01-02