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G-Fest
G-Fest, often typeset as G-FEST, is an annual Fan convention, convention devoted to the Godzilla (franchise), ''Godzilla'' film franchise and other ''kaiju'' (literally ''strange beast'', also the name of the genre of Japanese giant monster movies) franchises such as Gamera and the Ultra Series. G-Fest is staged by Daikaiju Enterprises, Ltd., and ''G-Fan'' magazine. It regularly features panels, contests, and theatrically screened films of interest to fans of Japanese monsters. Actors, directors, special effects technicians, and other famous people who worked on Godzilla, Ultraman, Gamera, and other ''kaiju'' movies in Japan are frequent guests at G-Fest. Often, the major guest is honored with the coveted "Mangled Skyscraper Award" for their lasting contributions to the ''kaiju'' genre. G-Fest was founded in 1994 by J. D. Lees, publisher of ''G-Fan'' magazine and the G-Fan website, and the late John Rocco Roberto. G-Fest features a Dealer's Room, a costume parade, a model show a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiju
is a Japanese media genre that focuses on stories involving giant monsters. The word ''kaiju'' can also refer to the giant monsters themselves, which are usually depicted attacking major cities and battling either the military or other monsters. The ''kaiju'' genre is a subgenre of ''tokusatsu'' entertainment. The 1954 film ''Godzilla'' is commonly regarded as the first ''kaiju'' film. ''Kaiju'' characters are often somewhat metaphorical in nature; Godzilla, for example, serves as a metaphor for nuclear weapons, reflecting the fears of post-war Japan following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the '' Lucky Dragon 5'' incident. Other notable examples of ''kaiju'' characters include Rodan, Mothra, King Ghidorah and Gamera. Etymology The Japanese word ''kaijū'' originally referred to monsters and creatures from ancient Japanese legends; it earlier appeared in the Chinese ''Classic of Mountains and Seas''. After ''sakoku'' had ended and Japan was opened to for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction Convention
Science fiction conventions are gatherings of fans of the speculative fiction genre, science fiction. Historically, science fiction conventions had focused primarily on literature, but the purview of many extends to such other avenues of expression as films, television, comics, animation, and games. The format can vary but will tend to have a few similar features such as a guest of honour, discussion panels, readings and large special events such as opening/closing ceremonies and some form of party or entertainment. Science fiction conventions started off primarily in the UK and US but have now spread further and several countries have their own individual conventions as well as playing host to rotating international conventions. History The precise time and place of the first science fiction convention is a matter of some dispute. The idea and form was clearly anticipated in Robert Bloch's short story about a large convention of writers, "The Ultimate Ultimatum" (''Fantasy M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Fernandez
Peter Fernandez (January 29, 1927 – July 15, 2010) was an American actor, voice director, and writer. Despite a career extending from the 1930s, he is probably best known for his roles in the 1967 anime ''Speed Racer''. Fernandez co-wrote the scripts, was the voice director, and translated the English-language version of the theme song. He was instrumental in introducing many Japanese anime series to English-speaking audiences. He is also the narrator in the audio version of '' It Looked Like Spilt Milk''. Life and career Born in Manhattan, New York, one of three children to Pedro and Edna Fernandez. His two siblings were Edward and Jacqueline. He was of Cuban, Irish, and French descent. Fernandez was a child model for the John Robert Power Agency to support his family during the Great Depression. He then appeared on both radio and Broadway, appearing in Lillian Hellman's ''Watch on the Rhine'' in 1941. He was drafted into the United States Army at age 18, late in World War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forrest J
Forrest may refer to: Places Australia *Forrest, Australian Capital Territory *Forrest, Victoria, a small rural township *Division of Forrest, a federal division of the Australian House of Representatives, in Western Australia *Electoral district of Forrest, Western Australia, an electoral district from 1904 to 1950 * Forrest Land District, Western Australia, a cadastral division *Forrest, Western Australia, a small settlement and railway station **Forrest Airport *Forrest River, Western Australia *Forrest Highway, Western Australia United States *Forrest, Illinois, a village *Forrest City, Arkansas * Forrest Township, Livingston County, Illinois *Forrest County, Mississippi *Camp Forrest, an American World War II training base in Tullahoma, Tennessee Elsewhere *Forrest Pass, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica *Forrest, Manitoba, Canada, a small town *Forrest Road, a street in Edinburgh, Scotland People and fictional characters *Forrest (surname) * Forrest (given name) * Forrest (sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volker Engel
Volker Engel (born 17 February 1965) is a German special effects artist who is best known as one of the people who won at the 69th Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects on the film ''Independence Day''. He won with Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney and Joe Viskocil. Selected filmography *''White House Down'' (2013) *''Hugo'' (2011) *''2012'' (2009) *''Godzilla'' (1998) *''Independence Day'' (1996) See also List of German-speaking Academy Award winners and nominees This is a list of Academy Award winners and nominees from Germany. Acting categories Actor in a Leading Role Actor in a Supporting Role Actress in a Leading Role Actress in a Supporting Role Best Art Direction Best Cinematography Bes ... References External links * Living people 1965 births People from Bremerhaven Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners Special effects people {{germany-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Kashiwabara
is a common masculine Japanese given name. It can also be transliterated as Hirosi. Possible writings Hiroshi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *浩, "meaning" *汎 *弘, *宏, *寛, *洋, *博, *博一, *博司, *博史, *弘詩, *大嗣, *博司, *博史, *弘詩, *大嗣, People with the name *, Japanese comedian *Hiroshi Abe (other), multiple people *, Japanese actor *, Japanese astronomer *Hiroshi Abe (war criminal) (born 1922), Japanese soldier *, Japanese screenwriter and film director *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese actor *, Japanese handball player *Hiroshi Hara (other), multiple people * Hiroshi Hashimoto (other), multiple people *Hiroshi Honda (other), multiple people *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese bobsledder *, Japanese film director *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese electrical engineer *, Japanese lepidopterist *, Japanese bryologist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wataru Mimura
was a Japanese screenwriter with a career largely focused around Toho's ''Godzilla'' series. On August 26, 2021, Mimura died from multiple system atrophy. Biography Born in Mie Prefecture and graduating from the College of Art of Nihon University, Mimura won Sanrio Screenwriter Award in 1982, which led to writing such theatrical films as Shochiku's ''Green Boy'' and V-Cinema work for Toei Company. Mimura was chosen to pen the script for ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'' (1993), as well as Toho's ''Yamato Takeru'' (1994) soon after. In 1999, Toho again turned to Mimura when they revived the ''Godzilla'' franchise. The resulting film, '' Godzilla 2000'' (1999), was not a great box office success, but Mimura continued to write for the remainder of the Millennium series, as he scripted four out of the six films, including '' Godzilla: Final Wars'' (2004). After several years of illness, Mimura died in Mie Prefecture August 26, 2021. Filmography Writer * ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shusuke Kaneko
is a Japanese filmmaker. Life and career Shūsuke Kaneko was born in Tokyo on June 8, 1955. According to the biography on his official website Kaneko was interested in science fiction, particularly Godzilla and Gamera films, from a young age. He became involved in amateur film making in his teen years, but majored in education when he attended Tokyo Gakugei University. After graduation, he found a job at the major Japanese movie studio Nikkatsu. By 1982 he was a screenwriter and assistant director for Nikkatsu's ''Roman Porno'' film series. He made his debut as a director with Nikkatsu in February 1984 with ''Kōichirō Uno's Wet and Swinging'', part of a long-running Nikkatsu series based on the works of erotic novelist Kōichirō Uno. That work along with two other ''Roman Porno'' films he directed for Nikkatsu that year, and , won him the Best New Director award at the 6th Yokohama Film Festival. The next year, his manga-based April 1985 movie for Nikkatsu, '' Minna Agecha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noriaki Yuasa
(28 September 1933 – 14 June 2004) was a Japanese director. Yuasa is the main director of the Japanese film series ''Gamera'', about a giant flying turtle that befriends small boys and battles giant monsters. The series was created by Daiei Film Studios after the box office success of the Toho ''Godzilla'' series. Biography Noriaki Yuasa was born 28 September 1933 in Tokyo, Japan. Yuasa was the son of a stage actor and began work at a young age as a child actor. After graduating university, he began to seek work on the production of films. Yuasa joined Daiei Studios in 1955 and became director in 1964 with the musical comedy film ''Shiawasa nara te o tatake'' (). Yuasa's next project was a film tentatively tiled ''Dai gunju Nezura'' (lit. The Great Rat Swarm) which would involve real rats crawling over miniatures of cities. The rats received for the film had fleas, which halted production on ''Dai gunju Nezura''. As the miniatures for the film were already built, Masaichi Nag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Rizzardi
In biology, the word gene (from , ; "...Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word gene to describe the Mendelian units of heredity..." meaning ''generation'' or ''birth'' or ''gender'') can have several different meanings. The Mendelian gene is a basic unit of heredity and the molecular gene is a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that is transcribed to produce a functional RNA. There are two types of molecular genes: protein-coding genes and noncoding genes. During gene expression, the DNA is first copied into RNA. The RNA can be directly functional or be the intermediate template for a protein that performs a function. The transmission of genes to an organism's offspring is the basis of the inheritance of phenotypic traits. These genes make up different DNA sequences called genotypes. Genotypes along with environmental and developmental factors determine what the phenotypes will be. Most biological traits are under the influence of polygenes (many different genes) as well as gene– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshikazu Ishii
Yoshikazu is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yoshikazu can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *義一, "justice, 1" *義和, "justice, harmony" *吉一, "good luck, 1" *吉和, "good luck, harmony" *善一, "virtuous, 1" *善和, "virtuous, harmony" *芳一, "virtuous/fragrant, 1" *芳和, "virtuous/fragrant, harmony" *良一, "good, 1" *良和, "good, harmony" *喜和, "rejoice, harmony" *慶和, "congratulate, harmony" *能一, "capacity, 1" *嘉一, "excellent, 1" The name can also be written in hiragana よしかず or katakana ヨシカズ. Notable people with the name *, Japanese shōgun *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese conductor *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese warrior *, Japanese footballer *Yoshikazu Iwamoto (岩本 由和, born 1945), Japanese musician *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese farmer, writer and educator *, Japanese actor and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Fredericks
Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documentaries Arts * Mike (miniseries), a 2022 Hulu limited series based on the life of American boxer Mike Tyson * Mike (2022 film), a Malayalam film produced by John Abraham * ''Mike'' (album), an album by Mike Mohede * ''Mike'' (1926 film), an American film * MIKE (musician), American rapper, songwriter and record * ''Mike'' (novel), a 1909 novel by P. G. Wodehouse * "Mike" (song), by Elvana Gjata and Ledri Vula featuring John Shahu * Mike (''Twin Peaks''), a character from ''Twin Peaks'' * "Mike", a song by Xiu Xiu from their 2004 album ''Fabulous Muscles'' Businesses * Mike (cellular network), a defunct Canadian cellular network * Mike and Ike, a candies brand Military * MIKE Force, a unit in the Vietnam War * Ivy Mike, the first te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
