Daikaiju Enterprises

Issue #41

September/October, 1999

Reviewer:    C. L. Werner

Articles include:

• G2K: Godzilla vs Orgah - Details and pictures of the new Godzilla and his alien adversary in Toho's upcoming film Godzilla 2000 Millenium.

• Final Notes - by Steve Ryfle - translated by Atsushi Sakahara and Mariko Godziszeweksi - An interview with Godzilla series film composer and maestro Akira Ifukube.

• Special Section - G-Fest '99 - Pictures, impressions and exhibits from the 1999 gathering of G-Fans.

• Hidden Meanings - by Richard Pusateri - An analysis of the symbolism behind Godzilla, and the possibility that he embodied Japanese fears of the powerful occupying American presence in their nation and America's powerful global influence.

• Interview with Volker Engel - by J. D. Lees - A talk with the special effects supervisor of TriStar's Godzilla.

• The Journal of Dr. Rex Summeral - To Catch a Kaiju (Part 7) - by Skip Peel - The hunt for Godzilla continues.

• You'll Never Eat This Town For Lunch Again - The Gamera Autobiography - by J. Christian Grymyr - Gamera recalls the monster reaction when Toho and other studios began to claim that the monsters appearing in their films were human actors wearing costumes!

• Product reviews - Japan's Favorite Mon-Star reviewed by Richard Pusateri. Dinosaur Collectibles reviewed by J. D. Lees. Godzilla Limited Edition Lithograph reviewed by Chad Neuping. Half-Human figures are released by X-Plus. Godzilla the Series volumes 1 & 2 released by Columbia TriStar Home Video.

• Battles of Godzilla - by Gabe McIntosh - This time, Seatopia unleashes their guardian, Megalon, upon the surface world. But Megalon has reckoned without the devastating power of Godzilla!

• News - Toho offers free tickets to Godzilla 2000 through their website (travel expenses not included). G-Fest '99 appears in Japanese periodicals and on Daiei's website. The Egyptian Theater in LA shows a 70mm print of TriStar's 'Godzilla'. Plans for G-Fest 2000 are underway. Godzilla vs Hedorah is shown in Minneapolis. AMC shows several kaiju films in their Halloween festival line-up. Toho creates an English language version of their site.