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Minus Zero

Minus Zero
Author
ISBN
978-4-08-750491-0

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

Critical response

Cultural impact

Brush of the God

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

Godzilla budgets and box office

Toho films

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

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

  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. ISBN 4-06-178417-X
    .
  14. Newspapers.com. It cost $10.7 million, making it the most expensive Godzilla movie ever.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link
    )
  15. 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. 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

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

Most expensive Japanese productions

The following are lists of highest-budget films solely produced by Japan.

Unadjusted for inflation

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

(billions)

USD

(millions)

1 The Boy and the Heron 2023 Ghibli — >$50 Anime [1]
2 The Tale of the Princess Kaguya 2013 *¥5.15 $49.3 [1][2][3]
3 Heaven and Earth 1990 Kadokawa ¥5 $40 Live action [4][5]
4 The Silk Road 1988 Daiei Film ¥4.5 [6]
5 Ponyo 2008 Ghibli *¥3.4 $34 Anime [7]
6 The Wind Rises 2013 ¥3 $30 [7]
Harlock: Space Pirate Toei Animation Live action [8]
7 Ran 1985 Kadokawa ¥2.6 $12[a] [9][10]
8 Yamato 2005 Toei ¥2.5 $25
9 Virus 1980 Kadokawa *¥2.4 — [11]
Howl’s Moving Castle 2004 Ghibli $26[b] Anime [7]
Steamboy
Sunrise
10 Tales from Earthsea

From Up on Poppy Hill

2006

2011

Ghibli ¥2.2 $22 Anime [7][12]
11 Shin Godzilla 2016 Toho ¥2.19 Live action [13]
12 Princess Mononoke 1997 Ghibli *¥2.1 Anime [7]
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Back-to-back film productions

*Officially acknowledged figure.


References

  1. ^
    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.
  2. ^ "「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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ISBN 4-480-87343-0
    .
  5. ^ Fleming, Charles (August 15, 1990). "Kadokawa's samurai pic heavenly at B.O.". Variety. p. 39.
  6. ^ "【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 (in Japanese). October 15, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e ""Otaking" Toshio Okada Charts Studio Ghibli Box Office Successes, Failures". Otaku USA. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "HARLOCK: SPACE PIRATE Production Notes". SciFi Japan. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "「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.
  10. ^ Mathews, Jack (December 11, 1985). "SNUB AND BE SNUBBED AS 'RAN' MISSES OSCAR BID". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ISBN 978-8415296935. Archived
    from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  13. ASIN B01N6KW5BN
    .
  14. ^ "20th CENTURY BOYS Production Notes". www.scifijapan.com. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  15. ^ "20th Century Boys Movies' Main Cast Confirmed in Japan". Anime News Network. 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2024-04-15.

Notes

  1. ^ In 1985
  2. ^ In 2004
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