#Godzilla #KingKongVsGodzilla #GodzillaVsKong KING KONG VS GODZILLA (1962) is a film filled with satirical social commentary from director Ishiro Honda about the relationship between 1960's Japan and the popularity of television. Writer Patrick Galvan (Toho Kingdom, Kaiju Masterclass) presents an in-depth historical examination of the early years of Japanese television, how it transformed the landscape of the country and how it ultimately served as creative inspiration for the most attended Godzilla film of all-time. CHAPTERS ❯❯ 00:00:00 Countdown & Intro ❯❯ 00:04:21 King Kong VS Godzilla's Significance ❯❯ 00:09:48 'a nation of 100 million idiots' ❯❯ 00:10:48 Development of Japanese TV ❯❯ 00:16:07 World War II & The Occupation ❯❯ 00:18:50 Broadcasting Begins ❯❯ 00:23:10 Rikidozan, Pro Wrestling & Japanese TV ❯❯ 00:27:38 Television Spreads ❯❯ 00:29:44 Japanese TV in 1962 ❯❯ 00:34:05 Successful Japanese TV Content ❯❯ 00:37:02 Classy Freddie Blassie VS Kazuo Okamura ❯❯ 00:38:42 After King Kong Vs Godzilla ❯❯ 00:41:15 Has Japanese TV Changed? ❯❯ 00:45:07 Q&A - When did Japanese TV Dramas Start? ❯❯ 00:45:57 Q&A - When did period dramas start being popular? ❯❯ 00:48:58 Q&A - Was Akira Kurosawa ever involved in directing TV? ❯❯ 00:50:44 Q&A - Did King Kong Vs Godzilla get more Japanese films over to America? ❯❯ 00:54:02 Q&A - Did Honda have darker social commentary in Mothra Vs Godzilla? ❯❯ 00:54:55 Q&A - Rikidozan's Influence on Japanese media ❯❯ 00:56:27 Q&A - Is Patrick writing a book? ❯❯ 00:57:50 Plugs & Closing You can find Patrick's written work, as well as the panels he hosted for KAIJU MASTERCLASS, at the following links: ►Toho Kingdom: https://www.tohokingdom.com/blog/author/patrick-galvan/ ►SyFy: https://www.syfy.com/author/patrick-galvan ►Our Culture: https://ourculturemag.com/author/patrickgalvan/ ►Off Screen: https://offscreen.com/view/The_Tragic_Life_and_Career_of_Ruan_Lingyu?fbclid=IwAR1upAEFT5046qoolTA6TLQ2hq7UVqwNdXq8aXW3GSxeiXZAYfOlqtzDVqc ►Kaiju Masterclass: https://kaijumasterclass.com/ ►"Man of Action: The Films of Jun Fukuda": https://youtu.be/1H85qGDPGM8 ►"Atomic Requium: Akira Ifukube's Atomic Bomb Trilogy": https://youtu.be/AtYPIVgn9zg ►►SOURCES◄◄ ✶ "A Nation of a Hundred Million Idiots?: A Social History of Japanese Television, 1953 - 1973" by Jayson Makoto Chun ✶ "Japan’s Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of “The Big G”" by Steve Ryfle ✶ "Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa" by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski ✶ "Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo!" by Stuart Galbraith IV ✶ "The Japanese Filmography" by Stuart Galbraith IV ✶ "The Japanese Film -- Art and Industry" by Joseph L. Anderson and Donald Richie ✶ "Contemporary Japanese Film" by Mark Schilling ✶ "What Is Japanese Cinema?: A History" by Inuhiko Yomota ✶ "Godzilla Second Collection 1962 ~ 1964" by Osamu Kishikawa ✶ "Toho SF Special Effects Movie Series Vol. 5: King Kong vs Godzilla / The Mysterians" __________ ►DISCORD: discord.gg/dH6tgKR ►FACEBOOK: facebook.com/MonstrositiesVlog/ ►TWITTER: @TokusatsuVlog ►INSTAGRAM: @monstrositiesvlog MONSTROSITIES is a video channel dedicated to the weird and wild world of cinematic city-smashing monsters, spandex bug-eyed heroes, and other bizarre beasts from afar!