Biography
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.
Filmography
All 65
Movies 64
Writter 53
TV Shows 1
Creator 1
Director 1
Producer 1
Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider (1993)
Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Gunhed (1989)
Mighty Jack (1987)
Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster (1976)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
All Monsters Attack (1969)
Latitude Zero (1969)
風来忍法帖 八方破れ (1968)
Phantom Monster Agon (1968)
Agon: The Atomic Dragon (1968)
Son of Godzilla (1967)
Young Jack and the Witch (1967)
The Killing Bottle (1967)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
Zero Fighter (1966)
The Mad Atlantic (1966)
Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
風来忍法帖 (1965)
Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon (1965)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
A Keg of Powder (1964)
Dogora (1964)
Ant Hell War (1964)
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Atragon (1963)
Samurai Pirate (1963)
Operation Mad Dog (1963)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
Warring Clans (1963)
Attack Squadron (1963)
Varan the Unbelievable (1962)
Operation Enemy Fort (1962)
Chihō kisha (1962)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
The Crimson Sky (1962)
Mothra (1961)
Blueprint of Murder (1961)
Adventures of Princess Anmitsu (1960)
Westward Desperado (1960)
The Secret of the Telegian (1960)
Maboroshi Tantei: Chiteijin Shūrai (1960)
Take Aim at the Police Van (1960)
The Last Gunfight (1960)
Battle in Outer Space (1959)
The Big Boss (1959)
Mermaids and Sea Robbers (1958)
Varan (1958)
Tomboy Samurai (1958)
Queen of Asia (1957)
A Texan in Tokyo (1957)
鬼姫競艶録 (1956)
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers (1956)
勤王? 佐幕? 女人曼陀羅 (1956)
Blood Festival of Akagi (1955)
Tokyo Profile (1953)
Children of the Great Buddha (1952)
Children of the Beehive: What Happened Next (1951)
Kaze no ko (1949)
娘十八嘘つき時代 (1949)
Tomorrow There Will Be Fine Weather (1948)
Children of the Beehive (1948)
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GenderMale
Birthday1920-06-02
Deathday1992-11-19 (72 years old)
Place of birthKyoto, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also known asShin'ichi Sekizawa, 関沢 新一
AwardsMedal with Purple Ribbon
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