Episode 109: ‘Terror of Mechagodzilla’ | Ft. Jack “GMan” Hudgens and Elijah Thomas | Godzilla Redux

About this episode

The episode features a deep discussion on 'Terror of Mechagodzilla' with guests Jack 'GMan' Hudgens and Elijah Thomas, exploring its themes and significance in the kaiju genre.

Hello, Kaiju Lovers! “Godzilla Redux” kicks off with not one but two “gatekeepers” in the kaiju fandom: Jack “GMan” Hudgens and Elijah Thomas (Kaiju Conversation). They along with Nate spend nearly four hours(!) talking about why they effing love the final Showa series film, Terror of Mechagodzilla. It was Nate and Elijah’s first G-film and is one of Jack’s perennial favorites. While many regard it as Ishiro Honda’s weakest Godzilla film and barely give it more credit than the rest of the 1970s G-films, your hosts unpack a laundry list of deep themes and potent symbols. They sing the praises of the wonderful script by Yukiko Takayama (the only woman to write a full Godzilla screenplay), the exciting explosions of Teruyoshi Nakano (who considered this some of his best work), the grossly underrated kaiju Titanosaurus, and the nuanced performance of Akihiko Hirata as Dr. Mafune, among many other things. No stone is left unturned in this epic discussion! Then in the most entertaining Patreon shout-outs segment ever of all time, a certain Mr. Trump (by way of Elijah) appears….

People in this episode

Host: Nate

Guests: Jack “GMan” Hudgens, Elijah Thomas

Topics covered

• kaiju fandom
• Godzilla films
• film analysis
• deep themes
• kaiju characters
• Showa series

Keywords

• Terror of Mechagodzilla
• Godzilla
• kaiju
• Ishiro Honda
• Yukiko Takayama
• Titanosaurus
• film discussion
• Showa series

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Terror of Mechagodzilla, Godzilla

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