{"product_id":"the-big-book-of-japanese-john-lemay-9781734154641","title":"The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: Showa Completion (1954-1989)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the 1950s onwards, far eastern filmmakers from Japan, China, and Korea--but mostly Japan--cranked out a bevy of dai kaiju (\"giant strange beast\") movies. This guidebook covers not only all the Godzilla and Gamera movies produced during Japan's Showa Era (1954-1989), but also offshoots like \u003cem\u003eYongary, Monster From the Deep\u003c\/em\u003e (1967), \u003cem\u003eAgon, the Atomic Dragon\u003c\/em\u003e (1968), \u003cem\u003eDaigoro vs. Goliath\u003c\/em\u003e (1972), \u003cem\u003eLegend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds\u003c\/em\u003e (1977), and more  Also covered are a bevy of famous tokusatsu (\"special effects\") films like \u003cem\u003eInvisible Man vs. the Human Fly\u003c\/em\u003e (1957), \u003cem\u003eSubmersion of Japan\u003c\/em\u003e (1973), and \u003cem\u003eVirus \u003c\/em\u003e(1980). From classics like \u003cem\u003eKing Kong vs. Godzilla\u003c\/em\u003e (1962) to obscure rarities like\u003cem\u003e 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army \u003c\/em\u003e(1974), this book has got it all \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Lemay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1734154640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734154641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bicep Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.85d","brand":"John Lemay","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051587727615,"sku":"9781734154641","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b092e744-21c0-4385-b048-82dde9c7b2f6.jpg?v=1685013976","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-big-book-of-japanese-john-lemay-9781734154641","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}