Kaiju Masterclass is back for it's second year with the same great crew behind it, plus Ed Godziszewski, Matt Burkett, Mariko Godziszewski, and Amanda Whalen. Plus many new exciting guests and a few returning as well. Kaiju Masterclass gives you the creators, researchers, and scholars of Japanese sci-fi cinema and television for three days of in-depth conversations and panels. Check out the info on this event and the list of guests to be featured below. BRINGING TOGETHER THE CREATORS AND SCHOLARS OF JAPANESE SCI-FI CINEMA AND TV FOR THREE DAYS OF INFORMATIVE, IN-DEPTH CONVERSATIONS. Press release KAIJU MASTERCLASS II (November 5-7, 2021) is an online convention featuring some of the biggest names in kaiju eiga, the giant monster genre that began with Godzilla’s first rampage in 1954 and went on to trample pop culture worldwide. It is a sequel to last year’s online convention KAIJU MASTERCLASS (October 2-4, 2020). Among the featured guests at this year’s convention are writer/director Kazuki Omori (GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE and GODZILLA VS KING GHIDORAH); sculptor and suitmaker Fuyuki Shinada (GODZILLA, MOTHRA, AND KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK); suit actor Tsutomu Kitagawa (the MILLENNIUM GODZILLA series); award-winning illustrator William Stout (Steve Miner’s unmade film GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS IN 3-D); and many others genre creators, writers, and authorities. The three-day event features interviews and panel discussions on the history of Japanese sci-fi, the filmmaking process, the art of film scoring, and more. All sessions will be streamed on our YouTube channel and are free and open to the online community. KAIJU MASTERCLASS II is created by a dedicated team of genre authorities and enthusiasts, including: Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski (co-authors, ISHIRO HONDA: A LIFE IN FILM, FROM GODZILLA TO KUROSAWA); Erik Homenick (AKIRAIFUKUBE.ORG); John DeSentis (conductor/creator, KAIJU CRESCENDO); Patrick Galvan (writer, SYFY.COM); Matt Parmley and Kyle Byrd (co-hosts, KAIJU TRANSMISSIONS podcast); Kyle Gilmore (filmmaker and artist, VINTAGE REEL PRODUCTIONS); Matt Burkett (video editor, MONSTROSITIES: A VLOG OF TOKUSATSU); and translators Mariko Godziszewski and Amanda Whalen. The programming schedule is available here. Follow us on Facebook (@KaijuMasterclass), Twitter (@Kaiju_MC), Instagram (kaiju_masterclass), and visit kaijumasterclass.com for more information.
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As we all know one by one live conventions have been canceled due to the ongoing pandemic, while some have moved online fans and content creators have also started creating their own. Earlier this year Kyle Yount created Kaijucon-line to replace the canceled G-Fest and overall it was a big success, now a group of creators have announce Kaiju Masterclass. Kaiju Masterclass (no it's not an actual class but something much better) looks to bring a different spin by looking at the backstory behind the creation and the creators of the kaiju genre. Those behind this project include authorities and enthusiasts of the genre including Steve Ryfle (co-author, ISHIRO HONDA: A LIFE IN FILM, FROM GODZILLA TO KUROSAWA), Erik Homenick (AKIRAIFUKUBE.ORG), John DeSentis (conductor/creator KAIJU CRESCENDO), Patrick Galvan (writer, SYFY.COM), Matt Parmley and Kyle Byrd (co-hosts, KAIJU TRANSMISSIONS podcast), and Kyle Gilmore (filmmaker and artist, VINTAGE REEL PRODUCTIONS)(bios below); that will bring together creators, researchers, and scholars of Japanese sci-fi cinema and television for three days of in-depth conversations and panels to learn about the history of the genre, the film-making process, the art of film scoring, unmade projects, and more. Kaiju Masterclass will be held on October 2-4, 2020, Friday and through Sunday. (A schedule is coming soon.) This is a free event to attend, with all panels streaming on the Kaiju Masterclass YouTube channel. Panels will include original interviews with people who’ve worked in the kaiju genre. Special guests include directors Shusuke Kaneko and Shinji Higuchi, suit maker Shinichi Wakasa, and GODZILLA (1998) composer David Arnold, and many, many more (full list below). More on this convention to come including schedule, and panels. Check back here as we will update on all the Kaiju Masterclass info. Update: schedule/panels have been added below. Organizers
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ScheduleAll sessions are free and will be live-streamed on the Kaiju Masterclass YouTube channel.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020 5pm PST / 7pm CST / 8pm EST (9am Japan Time, 10/3) WELCOME Opening remarks from the KAIJU MASTERCLASS team: Erik Homenick (emcee), Steve Ryfle, John DeSentis, Patrick Galvan, Kyle Byrd, Matt Parmley, Kyle Gilmore. 6pm PST / 8pm CST / 9pm EST (10am Japan Time, 10/3) INTERVIEW: SHINICHI WAKASA The acclaimed creature creator and special effects artist who updated Godzilla for the new millennium discusses his amazing monster-making career and the craft of designing and building kaiju suits. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2020 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST (1am Japan Time, 10/4) INTERVIEW: DAVID ARNOLD The Grammy and Emmy-winning film composer discusses his epic scores for Roland Emmerich’s GODZILLA (1998) and other blockbuster films. (Moderator: John DeSentis) 10am PST / 12pm CST / 1pm EST (2am Japan Time, 10/4) TOHO’S TOKUSATSU TELEVISION From ZONE FIGHTER to GREENMAN, RAINBOWMAN and beyond, author Kevin Derendorf (Kaiju for Hipsters) dives into the deep cuts of Toho Co. Ltd.’s ventures into tokusatsu television. 11am PST / 1pm CST / 2pm EST (3am Japan Time, 10/4) NICK ADAMS & HENRY SAPERSTEIN IN JAPAN In the 1960s, Hollywood producer Henry G. Saperstein took Oscar-nominated actor Nick Adams to Japan to star in FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD and MONSTER ZERO at Toho. Playwright and actress Allyson Adams and journalist Pat Saperstein discuss their fathers’ joint adventures in Japanese sci-fi cinema. (Moderator: Steve Ryfle) 12pm PST / 2pm CST / 3pm EST (4am Japan Time, 10/4) INTERVIEW: BOB EGGLETON The Hugo Award-winning artist, whose kaiju illustrations have appeared in Dark Horse Comics, Random House Godzilla books, IDW’s Godzilla comic series, and on the cover of Famous Monsters of Filmland, discusses the history and evolution of kaiju-themed art. (Moderator: John DeSentis) 1pm PST / 3pm CST / 4pm EST (5am Japan Time, 10/4) POSTERS & PROMOTION IN KAIJU FILMS Authors Sean Linkenback (The Art of Japanese Monsters) and Ed Godziszewski (The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Godzilla) provide an overview of the art and creative advertising materials that helped make Godzilla and kaiju eiga an international phenomenon. (Moderator: Kyle Yount) 2pm PST / 4pm CST / 5pm EST (6am Japan Time, 10/4) EXPO ’70 50th ANNIVERSARY A look back at the 1970 World Expo in Osaka, Japan, which featured major contributions from Eiji Tsuburaya and other leading tokusatsu creators, and which influenced a number of later kaiju eiga. Stan Hyde—who was there at Expo ’70 in person!—is joined by Matt Parmley and Kevin Derendorf. 3pm PST / 5pm CST / 6pm EST (7am Japan Time, 10/4) INTERVIEW: BEAR McCREARY The Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning composer behind THE WALKING DEAD, MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D., and of course GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS 2019 discusses the art of creating epic monster movie music. (Moderators: John DeSentis and Erik Homenick) 4pm PST / 6pm CST / 7pm EST (8am Japan Time, 10/4) INTERVIEW: MICHIRU OSHIMA The award-winning composer of GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRUS, GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA, and GODZILLA: TOKYO S.O.S., as well as dozens more original scores for film, TV, video games, and anime talks about reviving the king of monsters with epic music for a new millennium. (Moderators: John DeSentis and Erik Homenick) 5pm PST / 7pm CST / 8pm EST (9am Japan Time, 10/4) INTERVIEW: NORMAN ENGLAND Japan-based writer and filmmaker Norman England discusses the making of his independent sci-fi satire feature THE IDOL and his upcoming book detailing his adventures on the sets of numerous kaiju and other films as a journalist, photographer, and sometimes actor. (Moderator: Steve Ryfle) 6pm PST / 8pm CST / 9pm EST (10am Japan Time, 10/4) INTERVIEW: SHUSUKE KANEKO Interview with the acclaimed director of GODZILLA, MOTHRA AND KING GHIDORAH, GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK, the GAMERA trilogy, DEATH NOTE, and many other classic genre films. (Moderator: Steve Ryfle) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST (1am Japan Time, 10/5) INTERVIEW: BRAD WARNER Author and ordained Zen monk Brad Warner (Hardcore Zen) recalls his years working at Tsuburaya Productions and his behind-the-scenes contributions to the ULTRAMAN franchise as a contributing writer, sometimes actor, and consultant. (Moderator: Steve Ryfle) 10am PST / 12pm CST / 1pm EST (2am Japan Time, 10/5) GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE: THE LOST COMMENTARY Genre historian and author Ed Godziszewski (Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, From Godzilla to Kurosawa) provides a deep dive into the hugely popular 1989 Godzilla film directed by Kazuki Omori. 11am PST / 1pm CST / 2pm EST (3am Japan Time, 10/5) ATOMIC REQUIEM: AKIRA IFUKUBE’S ATOMIC BOMB TRILOGY Erik Homenick and Patrick Galvan discuss the content and music of three atomic bomb films scored by Akira Ifukube (including the original Godzilla), who himself had a history with radiation. 12pm PST / 2pm CST / 3pm EST (4am Japan Time, 10/5) DESIGNING GODZILLA 1994 Creature designers Ricardo Delgado and Carlos Huante discuss working on director Jan DeBont’s unmade 1994 GODZILLA for Tristar Pictures, which would have pit the king of monsters against a new creature called The Gryphon. (Moderator: Keith Aiken) 1pm PST / 3pm CST / 4pm EST (5am Japan Time, 10/5) GODZILLA VS. DESTOROYAH 25th ANNIVERSARY Kaiju Transmissions podcast hosts Kyle Byrd and Matt Parmley join authors Kevin Derendorf and John LeMay to provide a deep dive into the production of the Heisei Godzilla series’ epic finale. 2pm PST / 4pm CST / 5pm EST (6am Japan Time, 10/5) THE KAIJU ART OF MATT FRANK Artist and illustrator Matt Frank provides a live drawing and discusses his involvement in IDW Godzilla comics and the Arrow Video Gamera set. (Moderator: Matt Parmley) 3pm PST / 5pm CST / 6pm EST (7am Japan Time, 10/5) TAB MURPHY TALKS GODZILLA 2: THE LOST SEQUEL The Oscar-nominated screenwriter of GORILLAS IN THE MIST and numerous animated features from Disney and DC discusses writing GODZILLA 2, the unmade sequel to Roland Emmerich’s GODZILLA (1998). 4pm PST / 6pm CST / 7pm EST (8am Japan Time, 10/5) BREAK (1 hour) 5pm PST / 7pm CST / 8pm EST (9am Japan Time, 10/5) MAN OF ACTION: THE FILMS OF JUN FUKUDA Authors Stuart Galbraith IV (The Emperor and The Wolf, Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo!) and Steve Ryfle (Japan’s Favorite Mon-Star) join film journalist Patrick Galvan to discuss the often overlooked yet highly influential director of five Godzilla movies and many other action-packed features. 6pm PST / 8pm CST / 9pm EST (10am Japan Time, 10/5) INTERVIEW: PATRICK MACIAS Author Patrick Macias (Tokyoscope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion and the forthcoming An Eternal Thought in the Mind of Godzilla) talks about his journey deep into the world of Japanese pop-culture criticism and how Godzilla and kaiju eiga provided a path. (Moderator: Steve Ryfle) 7pm PST / 9pm CST / 10pm EST (11am Japan Time, 10/5) INTERVIEW: SHINJI HIGUCHI Perhaps no one has revitalized Japan’s special-effects cinema more than Shinji Higuchi. KAIJU MASTERCLASS closes the weekend with a discussion of the revolutionary director’s amazing career, from the Heisei Gamera series to SHIN GODZILLA, from the Gainax anime studio to ATTACK ON TITAN, SINKING OF JAPAN, and many others. (Moderator: Steve Ryfle) 9pm PST / 11pm CST / 12am EST (1pm Japan Time, 10/5) THAT’S A WRAP The KAIJU MASTERCLASS team briefly reassembles to sign off and say a heartfelt thank you. *Guests**Kaiju Con-Line Photo Groups*Kaiju Con-Line Toy PhotographyKaiju Con-Line Monster CosplayKaiju Con-Line Artist AlleyKaiju Con- Line Model Kit Showcase*Kaiju Con-Line Panels & Presentations - Saturday*ANNUAL KAIJUCAST LISTENER PARTYOn July 17, 1966, the first episode of ULTRMAN aired on TV in Japan and was an immediate hit. BUT prior to that, on July 10, 1966 to be exact, a special promotion event named “ULTRAMAN Eve: The Birth of Ultraman,” was filmed in front of a live audience at Suginami Koukaidou Hall in Tokyo, and broadcast all across Japan. Ultraman, Ultra Kaiju, and members of the Special Science Search Party all appeared with Eiji Tsuburaya, the creator of ULTRAMAN. Thus, ULTRAMAN DAY was born and is still celebrated each year in Japan. With Ultraman’s return to North America, we celebrate this iconic superhero along with millions of fans around the world. The multicast will stream on Shu.Watch. (Note: Twitch feed coming soon) *Schedule (Note: Time Are PDT)*MORNING / JULY 10, 2020
10:00am MILLCREEK INTRO THE BIRTH OF ULTRAMAN pre-roll and introduction. 10:15am HOST INTRO & GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Kevin Winston of DigitalLA and Jaron Ray Hinds intro of Elevated Games. AR photo contest and Ultraman Day Stickers announced. 10:30am BIN FURUYA This is a instruction clip of how to correctly do the Spacium Ray. 10:45am MARTY ABRAMS 30 years of toys and the significance of the Ultraman brand in toys. 11:00am WILLIAM WINCKLER 30 years of translating Japanese to English subtitles and the joy of dubbing. 11:30am AUGUST RAGONE AMA w/ August Ragone. Stump him and win prizes. AFTERNOON / JULY 10, 2020 12:00pm MATT FRANK Matt will release the Kaiju Kombat game Poster and then do line art for 30 minutes of Gomora versus Ultraman which will be raffled off at the end of the livestream. 12:30pm JEFF GOMEZ How Ultraman has affected his life and his forecast for the future. Transmedia! 1:00pm FUTURE OF GAMING Jaron Hinds and Liam Slyne will share the Ultra AR project and previews of Kaiju Kombat. 1:30pm INTERVIEW WITH MARVELS C.B. CEBULSKI & TOM BREVOORT Marvels excitement to be releasing the comic book series and what the future beholds. 2:00pm CLOSING CONTENT This will be a 25 minute content share by MillCreek of the new THE BIRTH OF ULTRAMAN. ScheduleJULY 9-10, 2020 1-5PM WHERE YOUTUBE (linked below), TWITCH, PERISCOPE, DLIVE July 9, 2020 Venue: The MonsterVerse: Current State & Potential Future In this panel, Kent and Jason will be discussing the current state of the MonsterVerse and on the future of it as far as what we hope to see and what we might actually see after the upcoming film, GODZILLA VS. KONG! Venue: The Future of Gamera We have a fan-made film, Gamera 4, based off of the Heisei Series and a short film made a few years ago to potentially reboot the franchise. However, will Gamera ever come back and be as prominent as he was before? Kent and Jason discuss on the potential future of the lovable, flying turtle and franchise as a whole. Venue: General Godzilla/Tokusatsu Discussion A space where we literally talk all things kaiju-related from Godzilla to Ultraman! July 10, 2020 Venue: Ultraman: Our Thoughts With MANY Ultraman shows, past, present and future, we give our take/thoughts in general on the franchise overall, from what we like, what could be improved on and many more! Venue: General Godzilla/Tokusatsu Discussion A space where we literally talk all things kaiju-related from Godzilla to Ultraman! Venue: GFEST: Memories & Future We relive the past GFEST events and discuss what’s in store for GFEST’s future as the convention moves from Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare to Hyatt Regency O’Hare Chicago. Live Video Feeds |
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