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b'Hello, kaiju lovers!\\nThis month\\u2019s mini-sode is yet another excerpt from the paper Nathan wrote for his Ishiro Honda independent study in grad school, and it\\u2019s on one of his favorite tokusatsu films:\\xa0Atragon. This Jules Verne-ian sci-fi adventure story has deep connections to the Japanese national spirit as it was inspired by a militaristic 1899 novel and the ongoing newspaper stories about World War II stragglers being found on Pacific islands. The film also comments on resurgent Japanese nationalism in the early 1960s. All this plus listener feedback, and MIFV\\u2019s intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA, tells a bit of his story about taking the Gotengo (the flying super-sub in the film) for a joyride in the \\u201980s. (If you want to hear the entire story, listen to\\xa0Kaiju Weekly episode 38). And much to Nathan\\u2019s annoyance, Jimmy relays an outrageous announcement from the Monster Island Board of Directors about\\xa0Godzilla vs. Kong.\\n\\n\\nEpisode thumbnail created by Michael Hamilton.\\nWe\\u2019d like to give a shout-out to our Patreon patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (cohosts of\\xa0Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the\\xa0Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of\\xa0One Cross Radio), and Bex from\\xa0Redeemed Otaku! 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.\\nPodcast Social Media:TwitterFacebookInstagram\\nFollow Jimmy on Twitter:\\xa0@NasaJimmyFollow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter:\\xa0@MonsterIslaBOD\\n#JimmyFromNASALives \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 #MonsterIslandFilmVault\\n\\xa9 2020 Nathan Marchand & Moonlighting Ninjas Media\\nBibliography/Further Reading:\\n\\u201cHas the Empire Sunk Yet?\\u2014The Pacific in Japanese Science Fiction\\u201d by Thomas Schnellb\\xe4cher (Science Fiction Studies, Nov. 2002, vol. 29, no. 3)\\nIshiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa\\xa0by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godzisewski\\n\\u201cIshiro Honda-thon Ep. 2: Atragon (1963) Review\\u201d by Adam Noyes (AN Productions)\\nJapanese Army Stragglers and Memories of the War, 1950-75\\xa0by Beatrice Trefalt\\n\\u201cKaijuvision Radio, Episode 46: Atragon (1963) (Hiroo Onoda and Japanese Holdouts)\\u201d\\nMushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda\\xa0by Peter H. Brothers\\nThe post Episode 23: \\u2018Atragon\\u2019 (Mini-Analysis) appeared first on The Monster Island Film Vault.'