BROADCASTS.com

b'Hello, kaiju lovers!\\nDespite some recording/broadcasting issues with a new microphone (which will be remedied for future episodes), Nathan was joined once again by his friends Joe and Joy Metter, who were vacationing on Monster Island. They started the \\u201cDaimajin Days\\u201d by screening and discussing the first film in Daiei\\u2019s\\xa0Daimajin\\xa0trilogy from 1966. These films combine the kaiju and\\xa0chanbara\\xa0(\\u201csamurai\\u201d) genres to create some of the most unique examples of both. While Joe and Joy aren\\u2019t connoisseurs of kaiju, they are fans of samurai films. They, along with Nathan, connect this film to\\xa0Rurouni Kenshin,\\xa0Hitchhiker\\u2019s Guide to the Galaxy, and of course\\xa0Star Wars. (You can fill that space on your MIFV bingo card this week). Also making a return is their dog Teddy Kong, and he brought his friend, Bitzilla. You\\u2019ll hear them several times during the episode. Teddy\\xa0really\\xa0wanted to see Gamera for some reason. (Because he was hungry for turtle meat?) The only buzzkill\\u2014besides the recording issues\\u2014was MIFV\\u2019s intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA, butting heads with Joy over sword fighting. Geez.\\nSince this is a period piece, the Toku Topics are the Sengoku Period of Japanese history and the coming of Christianity to Japan.\\nWe\\u2019d like to give a shout-out to our Patreon patrons Travis Alexander and Michael \\u201cThe Kaiju Groupie\\u201d Hamilton (co-hosts of\\xa0Kaiju Weekly), Danny DiManna (Godzilla Novelization Project),\\xa0Eli Harris, and Bex (host of the\\xa0Redeemed Otaku) (who joined just before this episode was posted)! Thanks for your support!\\nYou, too, can support us on\\xa0Patreon!\\nThis episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.\\nRead\\xa0Jimmy\\u2019s Notes\\xa0on this episode.\\n\\n\\nTimestamps:Prologue: 0:00-2:34Intro: 2:34-6:52Entertaining Info Dump: 6:52-12:35Toku Talk: 12:35-1:03:24Toku Topic: 1:03:24-1:33:14Outro: 1:33:14-end\\nMIFV Social Media:TwitterFacebookInstagram\\nFollow Jimmy on Twitter:\\xa0@NasaJimmyFollow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter:\\xa0@MonsterIslaBOD\\nwww.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com\\n#JimmyFromNASALives#MonsterIslandFilmVault\\n\\xa9 2020 Moonlighting Ninjas Media\\nBibliography/Further Reading:\\nThe Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982\\xa0by John LeMay\\n\\u201cChristianity in Japan\\u201d (Wikipedia)\\n\\u201cChristians in Kyushu: A History \\u2013 How Jesus was Introduced, Accepted, and Ousted from Japan\\u201d by Adam Ledford (with art by Aya Francisco) (Tofugu)\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\u201cCrucifixion\\u201d (Wikipedia)\\n\\u201cHistory of the Catholic Church in Japan\\u201d (Wikipedia)\\nThe Kaiju Film: A Critical Study of Cinema\\u2019s Biggest Monsters\\xa0by Jason Barr\\n\\u201cKakure Kirishitan\\u201d (Wikipedia)\\n\\u201cKirishitan\\u201d (Wikipedia)\\n\\u201cSengoku Period\\u201d by Mark Cartwright (Ancient History Encyclopedia)\\n\\u201cSengoku Period\\u201d (Wikipedia)\\nWiki Articles on\\xa0Daimajin:\\nIMDB\\nGojipedia\\nWikipedia\\nWikizilla (film) (monster)\\n\\nThe post Episode 22: The Metters vs. \\u2018Daimajin\\u2019 appeared first on The Monster Island Film Vault.'