Legendary Giant Beast Wolfman vs. Godzilla

Legendary Giant Beast Wolfman vs. Godzilla[1] (伝説の巨獣 狼男対ゴジラ, Densetsu no Kyojū Ōkami Otoko tai Gojira) is an unreleased Japanese fan film project directed and produced by Shizuo Nakajima. The film stars Ema Ishihara and Shitosi Shima.

Legendary Giant Beast Wolfman vs. Godzilla
Directed byShizuo Nakajima
Produced byShizuo Nakajima
StarringEma Ishihara
Shitosi Shima
Music byAkira Ifukube (stock)
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Production

Filmmaker Shizuo Nakajima conceived the idea for the film during his employment with Toho as a production assistant. He envisioned it as a feature-length film with human drama and location shots and as a love-letter to Eiji Tsuburaya's works, however, Nakajima also drew inspiration from Hammer's The Curse of the Werewolf. The team purchased materials directly from Toho and built miniature industrial factories, buildings, and full monster suits. Using former Toho employees, principal photography began in 1983 and wrapped in the mid-80s, with 10 hours of raw footage completed. The film was shot on 8mm film. Post-production has been active since the mid-80s and is currently continuing on the film.[1][2]

Release

The film has remained unreleased due to litigation from Toho (owners of Godzilla) for the unauthorized use of Godzilla.[3] Despite this, some of the footage was release on YouTube.[4]

References
  1. Mark Jaramillo (June 2, 2013). "In Search of Monsters: Wolfman vs. Godzilla". SciFi Japan. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  2. Chaffins, Benjamin. "LEGENDARY GIANT BEAST WOLFMAN VS GODZILLA -- Interview With Director Shizuo Nakajima". SciFi Japan. Retrieved July 7, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Foywonder (May 22, 2016). "Lost Fan Film Godzilla vs. Legendary Wolfman Might Not Be Lost Much Longer". Dread Central. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  4. Godzilla Vs. The Wolfman Surviving Footage - Legendary Giant Beast Wolfman Vs. Godzilla Lost Film, retrieved 2023-01-21
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