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b'Hello, kaiju lovers!\\nIn Nathan\\u2019s continuing series of mini-sodes on films covered by Bran Scherschel on Kaijuvision Radio after Nathan left the show, he examines Ishiro Honda\\u2019s overlooked 1958 kaiju film\\xa0Varan the Unbelievable\\xa0(or\\xa0Daikaiju Baran). While Honda didn\\u2019t think much of it (especially after its tumultuous production when the American TV network co-producing it pulled out), it was the first kaiju film written for Toho by the fabled Shinichi Sekizawa. The second half is a by-the-numbers monster movie, but the first half is intriguing because it touches on then contemporary issues with the\\xa0burakumin, a discriminated social class in Japan. Their name means \\u201cvillage people\\u201d (no, not the disco band!), and they were essentially the \\u201cuntouchables\\u201d of Japanese culture for centuries. When seen through that lens, this film offers more than a cool kaiju.\\nAfter that, Nathan reads some listener feedback, including a letter from someone who offers some clarification on the (in)famous\\xa0Batman Meets Godzilla\\xa0script.\\nSpeaking of which,\\xa0Batman Meets Godzilla, one of the craziest yet most intriguing lost projects made famous by John LeMay\\u2019s book,\\xa0The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films\\xa0(which now has a new\\xa0\\u201cmutated\\u201d edition), is being adapted into a fan-made comic book miniseries!\\nT-SHIRT GIVEAWAY: Everyone who shares the Facebook and Twitter posts for this episode (or tags the show when they share it themselves) will be entered for a drawing for a\\xa0Batman Meets Godzilla\\xa0T-shirt. (One entry per person per social media). Entries will be taken from February 26 to March 4 at 11:59pm (EST). The winner must then send Nathan his/her shirt size, shirt color, and mailing address to be forwarded to the team at\\xa0Batman Meets Godzilla. Here\\u2019s a link to the Tee Public site with\\xa0this epic shirt.\\nHere\\u2019s the KVR episode:\\xa0Episode 40: Varan (1958) (Hisabetsu-Buraku) (Discriminated Communities)\\nThis episode featured the song\\xa0\\u201c\\u2018BATMAN\\u2019 [OG Theme Song Remix!]\\u201d\\xa0by Remix Maniacs.\\nBe sure to read\\xa0Jimmy\\u2019s Notes\\xa0on this episode.\\n(c) 2020 Nathan Marchand & Moonlighting Ninjas Media\\nBibliography/Further Reading:\\n\\u201cBurakumin\\u201d (Wikipedia)\\n\\u201cBurakumin at the End of History\\u201d by Ian Neary (Social Research, spring 2003, vol. 70, no. 1)\\n\\u201cThe Burakumin: Japan\\u2019s Invisible Race \\u2013 Understanding a Marginalized People\\u201d by Viet Hoang (with art by Aya Francisco) (Tofugu)\\n\\u201cCaste in Japan: The Burakumin\\u201d by June Gordon (Biography, Winter 2017, vol. 40, no. 1)\\nA Critical History and Filmography of Toho\\u2019s Godzilla Series\\xa0by David Kalat (Second Edition)\\nIshiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa\\xa0by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godzisewski\\nMushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda\\xa0by Peter H. Brothers\\nThe post Episode 11: \\u2018Varan the Unbelievable\\u2019 (Mini-Analysis) appeared first on The Monster Island Film Vault.'