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Minus Zero

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Minus Zero
AuthorTadashi Hirose [ja]
LanguageJapanese
GenreScience fiction
PublisherKawade Shobō Shinsha
Publication date
October 15, 1970
Publication placeJapan
Pages272
ISBN978-4-08-750491-0

Minus Zero (マイナス・ゼロ, Mainasu Zero) is a 1965 science fiction novel by Japanese author Tadashi Hirose [ja]. It was originally serialized in the Uchūjin fanzine and later published by Kawade Shobō Shinsha in October 1970. The novel is considered to be Hirose's masterpiece and has developed a cult following.

Minus Zero follows two time travelers who travel back in time to 1930.

Publication and release

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Critical response

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Cultural impact

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Brush of the God

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Brush of the God
Directed byKeizō Murase
Screenplay byTakeshi Nakazawa
Story byKeizō Murase
Produced byDaisuke Sato
Starring
CinematographyYoshihito Takahashi
Yoichi Sunahara
Music byShota Kowashi
Production
company
Twenty
Distributed byUnited Entertainment
Release date
  • March 2024 (2024-03) (OAFF)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryJapan

Brush of the God (カミノフデ, Kami no Fude) is an upcoming Japanese tokusatsu fantasy film directed by Keizō Murase (in his feature directorial debut). Based on a treatment written at Shaw Brothers during the 1970s,[1] it was created by several Japanese staff members renown for their work in the tokusatsu genre, and stars Rio Suzuki and Takeru Narahara.[2]

Brush of the God is scheduled to have its world premiere at the 19th Osaka Asian Film Festival in March 2024.[2] After the screening, Murase will receive the Special Award from the Association at the 47th Japan Academy Film Prize for his long career in the industry.[2]

Cast

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Godzilla budgets and box office

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Toho films

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Film Year Box office gross Budget Ref.
Japan Other territories Worldwide Production Overall
Godzilla 1954 ¥183 million ¥63 million[3]

($900,000 in 1954)[3][4]

¥100 million[3]

($1.5 million in 1954)[5]

[6]
Godzilla Raids Again 1955 ¥170 million ¥32 million[7]
King Kong vs. Godzilla 1962 ¥430 million ¥150 million[8]
Mothra vs. Godzilla 1964 ¥310 million ¥123 million[9]
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster 1964 ¥375 million ¥75 million ¥133 million
Invasion of Astro-Monster 1965 ¥410 million ¥77 million ¥132 million
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep 1966 ¥330 million ¥76 million ¥154 million
Son of Godzilla 1967 ¥260 million ¥72 million ¥128 million
Destroy All Monsters 1968 ¥230 million ¥200 million
($550,000) 		[10]
All Monsters Attack 1969 ¥260 million —
Godzilla vs. Hedorah 1970 ¥300 million ¥100 million[11]
Godzilla vs. Gigan 1972 ¥320 million —
Godzilla vs. Megalon 1973 ¥220 million
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1974 ¥370 million
Terror of Mechagodzilla 1975 ¥330 million
The Return of Godzilla 1984 ¥1.7 billion $6.25 million[12]
Godzilla vs. Biollante 1989 ¥1.04 billion ¥700 million[13]
($10.7 million)[14]
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah 1991 ¥1.45 billion ¥1.5 billion[15]
Godzilla vs. Mothra 1992 ¥2.22 billion ¥1 billion[16]
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II 1993 ¥1.87 billion
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla 1994 ¥1.65 billion
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah 1995 ¥2 billion
Godzilla 2000: Millennium 1999 ¥1.65 billion ¥1 billion
($10 million in 2004)[17]
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus 2000 ¥1.2 billion ¥700–800 million
($7−8 million in 2004)[17]
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah:
Giant Monsters All-Out Attack 		2001 ¥2.7 billion
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla 2002 ¥1.9 billion ¥1 billion
($8.5 million in 2002) 		[18]
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. 2003 ¥1.3 billion —
Godzilla: Final Wars 2004 ¥1.2 billion $19.3 million[19]
Shin Godzilla 2016 ¥8.25 billion $2,548,898 $77,947,607 ¥1.3 billion ¥2.19 billion [20]
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters 2017 ¥340 million —
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle 2018 ¥150 million
Godzilla: The Planet Eater 2018 ¥170 million
Godzilla Minus One 2023 ¥5.91 billion $67,649,676 $106,514,662 $10–12 million[21]
Total ¥ $ $ ¥

American films

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Film Year Box office gross Budget Ref.
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! 1956 $2 million $100,000 [22][23]
King Kong vs. Godzilla 1963 $8.7 million $12,000 [24]
Godzilla 1985 1985 $4.1 million $200,000
Godzilla 1998 $380 million $130 million [25][26]
Godzilla 2014 $529 million $160 million [27]
Godzilla: King of the Monsters 2019 $387 million $170 million [28]
Godzilla vs. Kong 2021 $470 million $160 million [29][30]

References

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  1. ^ "大阪アジアン映画祭ラインナップ発表、UpとPhuwin共演のタイホラーなど53本（写真53枚）". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Brush of the God カミノフデ（仮）" (in Japanese). Osaka Asian Film Festival. January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Ryfle 1998, p. 33.
  4. ^ Ryfle, Steve (May 14, 2004). "He's Godzilla, hear him roar". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  5. ^ Ragone 2014, p. 44.
  6. ^ Ryfle & Godziszewski 2017, p. 105.
  7. ^ "直接費の高い上位作品(単位 千円)". 1956 Yearbook. Movie Yearbook. Jiji Press. 1956. p. 54.
  8. ^ Takeuchi 2000, p. 27.
  9. ^ Kinema Junpo 1965, p. 69.
  10. ^ Ryfle & Godziszewski 2017, p. 244.
  11. ^ Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 95.
  12. ^ Shayo, Lukas (2023-12-03). ""Looked Really Silly": Major Goof In 1980s Godzilla Movie Broken Down By VFX Artists". Screen Rant. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  13. ^ Iwabatake, Toshiaki (September 1, 1994). Terebi Magajin Tokubetsu Henshū Tanjō 40 Shūnenkinen Gojira Taizenshū [TV Magazine Special Edition 40th Anniversary of the Birth of Godzilla Complete Works]. Kodansha. pp. 76–77. ISBN 4-06-178417-X.
  14. ^ Associated Press (December 14, 1989). "Ready for Godzilla XVII?". The Arizona Republic. p. 39. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. It cost $10.7 million, making it the most expensive Godzilla movie ever.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ Motoyama, Sho; Matsunomoto, Kazuhiro; Asai, Kazuyasu; Suzuki, Nobutaka; Kato, Masashi (September 28, 2012). Tōhō Tokusatsu Eiga Taizenshū [Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works] (in Japanese). villagebooks. p. 224. ISBN 978-4864910132.
  16. ^ Ryfle 1998, p. 306.
  17. ^ a b "Interview: Masaaki Tezuka and Wataru Mimura". henshionline. Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  18. ^ "Low-Cost and Low-Tech, 'Godzilla' Thrives". The New York Times. September 1, 2002. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2024. The budget for the upcoming movie, tentatively titled Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, is 1 billion yen ($8.5 million).
  19. ^ Associated Press (December 10, 2004). "Next 'Godzilla' beats others in budget costs". Lansing State Journal. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com. Shogo Tomiyama said the studio shelled out $19.3 million, small by Hollywood standards, but twice that of any of Toho's past Godzilla movies
  20. ^ Kinema Junpo 2017, p. 36.
  21. ^ "Why Godzilla Minus One could, and should, win an Oscar". The A.V. Club. February 21, 2024. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  22. ^ Ryfle 1998, p. 58.
  23. ^ Matzer, Marla (May 22, 1998). "How Godzilla Made His Way to the U.S." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 19, 2024. Total cost for the rights and the extra filming--not to mention the foam rubber Godzilla outfit that Toho shipped over from Japan--was a little less than $100,000.
  24. ^ Ryfle 1998, p. 89.
  25. ^ Rosenfeld, Everett (July 21, 2011). "Godzilla (1998) | Top 20 Worst Summer Blockbusters". Time. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  26. ^ Ryfle & Godziszewski 2017, p. 297.
  27. ^ Ryfle & Godziszewski 2017, p. 298.
  28. ^ "Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  29. ^ "Godzilla vs. Kong". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  30. ^ Mendelson, Scott. "Godzilla Vs. Kong Is A Rare Blockbuster Sequel To A Box Office Disaster". Forbes. Retrieved February 11, 2024. The Adam Wingard-directed flick cost $160 million in make ($120 million from Legendary and $40 million from Warner Bros. until WB bought out Legendary to prevent the film from being sold to Netflix) and around $70 million to promote (less than average due to still-shuttered territories and a smaller pre-release window).

Yamazaki box office data

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Film Box office
Juvenile (2000 film) $10 million
Returner $11 million
Always: Sunset on Third Street $30 million
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 $42 million
Ballad $19 million
Space Battleship Yamato $50 million
Friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki $22 million
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 $41 million

List of most expensive Japanese films

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The budgets of films produced in Japan are rarely publicized, thus it is unclear which is the most expensive Japanese film. The highest-disclosed production cost for a Japanese film is held by Studio Ghibli's 2013 anime feature The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, with ¥5.15 billion (US$49.3 million). However, producer Toshio Suzuki later claimed that Ghibli's The Boy and the Heron (2023) now holds the record. The live-action 20th Century Boys trilogy is the most expensive Japanese production shot back-to-back, costing a total of ¥6 billion (US$60 million) collectively.[1]

Most expensive productions

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Only films solely produced in Japan on a budget of at least ¥1.5 billion are listed here.

Most expensive Japanese films
Rank Title Year Studio Cost (est.) Format Ref(s)
JPY

(billions)

USD

(millions)

1 The Boy and the Heron 2023 Ghibli — >$50 Anime [2]
2 The Tale of the Princess Kaguya 2013 *¥5.15 $49.3 [2][3][4]
3 Heaven and Earth 1990 Kadokawa ¥5 $40 Live action [5][6]
4 The Silk Road 1988 Daiei Film ¥4.5 [7]
5 Ponyo 2008 Ghibli *¥3.4 $34 Anime [8]
6 The Wind Rises 2013 ¥3 $30 [8]
Harlock: Space Pirate Toei Animation Live action [9]
7 Ran 1985 Kadokawa ¥2.6 $12[a] [10][11]
8 Yamato 2005 Toei ¥2.5 $25
9 Virus 1980 Kadokawa *¥2.4 — [12]
Howl’s Moving Castle 2004 Ghibli $26[b] Anime [8]
Steamboy Sunrise
10 Tales from Earthsea 2006 Ghibli ¥2.2 $22 [8]
From Up on Poppy Hill 2011 [13]
11 Princess Mononoke 1997 *¥2.1 — [8]
12 Spirited Away 2001 ¥2 $19.2
Princess from the Moon 1987 Toho — Live-action
Four Days of Snow and Blood [ja] 1989 Shochiku
Rex: A Dinosaur's Story 1993
Sinking of Japan 2006 Toho
Space Battleship Yamato 2010 Robot $23.9
The Legend & Butterfly [ja] 2023 Toei —
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Back-to-back film productions

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*Officially acknowledged figure.

Timeline

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Year Title Cost (est.) Studio Ref(s)
JPY USD
1942 The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya ¥770,000 $380,000 Toho
1943-1953 Unknown
1954 Seven Samurai ¥210 million $580,000 Toho
1959 The Three Treasures ¥250 million $1 million
1961 Buddha [ja] ¥500 million Daiei Film [15]
1973 Submersion of Japan $3 million Toho
1980 Virus ¥2.4 billion Kadokawa/Daiei
1985 Ran ¥2.6 billion $12 million
1988 The Silk Road ¥4.5 billion
1990 Heaven and Earth ¥5 billion $40 million
2013 The Tale of the Princess Kaguya ¥5.15 billion $49.3 million

*Adjusted for inflation.

References

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  1. ^ a b "20th CENTURY BOYS Production Notes". SciFi Japan. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Shaw-Williams, Hannah (December 9, 2024). "Japan Dominates The U.S. Box Office With The Boy And The Heron And Godzilla Minus One". Slashfilm. Retrieved April 15, 2024. An exact number hasn't yet been specified, but it's presumably north of $50 million since Studio Ghibli's "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya" (the final film directed by Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata, and a true masterpiece) was previously Japan's most expensive production at a cost of $49.3 million.
  3. ^ "「いくらあっても使う...」鈴木Pが語る宮崎駿の"金遣い"". Josei Jishin (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 14, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  4. ^ Ma, Kevin (July 23, 2014). "Pokemon defeats Ghibli at Japan box office". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Higuchi, Naofumi (2004). "Castle of Sand" and "Submersion of Japan": Japanese Blockbuster Movies of the 1970s. Chikuma Shobō. p. 231. ISBN 4-480-87343-0.
  6. ^ Fleming, Charles (August 15, 1990). "Kadokawa's samurai pic heavenly at B.O.". Variety. p. 39.
  7. ^ "【不朽の名作】45億円！ バブル期の巨額予算映画の一つ「敦煌」は合戦が残念シーン (2016年10月15日)". excite news [ja] (in Japanese). October 15, 2016. Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; January 14, 2023 suggested (help)
  8. ^ a b c d e ""Otaking" Toshio Okada Charts Studio Ghibli Box Office Successes, Failures". Otaku USA. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "HARLOCK: SPACE PIRATE Production Notes". SciFi Japan. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "「４億円の城」を燃やして撮影…黒澤明の『乱』その規格外ぶりを語る". Shūkan Gendai (in Japanese). June 5, 2022. p. 1. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  11. ^ Mathews, Jack (December 11, 1985). "SNUB AND BE SNUBBED AS 'RAN' MISSES OSCAR BID". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  12. ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2017-12-28). "【オススメ映像】「復活の日」撮影監督・木村大作 昭和のＳＦ超大作を４Ｋに「きっと今の人も驚くよ」（1/3ページ）". 産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  13. ^ Robles, Manuel (2013). Antología Studio Ghibli: Volumen 2. Barcelona: Dolmen Editorial. p. 73. ISBN 978-8415296935. Archived from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  14. ^ "20th Century Boys Movies' Main Cast Confirmed in Japan". Anime News Network. 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  15. ^ ダイヤモンド [Diamond] (in Japanese). Vol. 49. Diamond Inc. [ja]. 1961. p. 83 – via Google Books. 何とかしなければならないそこで、起死回生策として、わが国ではじめての七〇映画「釈迦」を製作している。製作費は、直接費だけで約五億円、間接費をふくめると七億円。

Notes

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  1. ^ In 1985
  2. ^ In 2004

Shigeru Kayama

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Shigeru Kayama
香山滋
Born
Kōji Yamada
(山田 鉀治, Yamada Kōji)

(1904-07-01)July 1, 1904
Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan
DiedFebruary 7, 1975(1975-02-07) (aged 70)
Minato, Tokyo
OccupationAuthor
Years active1946–1969
SpouseSada Yamada

Kōji Yamada[a] (July 1, 1904 – February 7, 1975),[1] better known by his pen name Shigeru Kayama (香山滋, Kayama Shigeru), was a Japanese novelist who frequently wrote adventure and fantasy fiction. He is best known for penning the story of the original 1954 Godzilla film.

Life and career

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Yamada was born in Kagurazaka, Tokyo[1] on July 1, 1904.[2] He developed a fascination with dinosaurs while at Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ 山田 鉀治, Yamada Kōji

References

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  1. ^ a b c Tanaka, Tomoyuki (1983). 東宝特撮映画全史 [The Complete History of Toho Special Effects Movies] (in Japanese). Toho Publishing Business Office. p. 540. ISBN 4-924609-00-5.
  2. ^ Encyclopedia of Godzilla [ゴジラ大百科]. Gakken. 1990. p. 100.

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