Episode 41: 'Sayonara Jupiter' (Mini-Analysis)

Published: May 26, 2021, 7 a.m.

b'Hello, kaiju lovers!\\nA chapter closes on today\\u2019s episode as Nate concludes his \\u201cmini-sode\\u201d series on the Toho classics he missed out on in his previous podcast life. This week he discusses the almost-forgotten hard sci-fi tokusatsu film from 1984, Sayonara Jupiter (aka Bye Bye Jupiter). It was something of a transitional film for Toho since its cast and crew included players from both the Showa and Heisei eras, including Akihiko Hirata (in his final role), Sakyo Komatsu (author of Submersion of Japan), Koichi Kawakita (FX director for the Heisei Godzilla series), and Koji Hashimoto (director of Return of Godzilla/Godzilla 1985). Unfortunately, the Hollywood-caliber special effects can\\u2019t save it from an overstuffed script that has a Jupiter Solarization Project, an eco-cult/terrorist group, and Nazca lines on Mars, among other things. If the film is known for anything, though, it\\u2019s the (in)famous zero gravity sex scene (which may or may not be intrepid producer Jimmy From NASA\\u2019s favorite part). Yep.\\nAfter Nate gets into all of this, he reads some listener feedback in the form of three new Apple Podcasts reviews and then gets a visit from Monster Island\\u2019s security chief, Captain Douglas Gordon, who brings along a famous friend he says is upset with Nate. This leads to an important announcement about MIFV\\u2019s next episode series.\\nAfter the credits, Nate and Jimmy are visited by Jessica, still fresh off of her exploits as magical girl superheroine Crystal Lady. She\\u2019s been given some, shall we say, \\u201cspecial\\u201d earrings by the nefarious Monster Island Board of Directors. Let\\u2019s just say Nate and Jess butt heads more than usual because of them.\\nGuest stars:\\nSarah Marchand as Jessica Shaw\\nEpilogue Parts 1-2 (\\u201cIntroducing Godzilla Redux\\u201d and \\u201cInfluencers\\u201d) written by Nathan Marchand.\\nAdditional music:\\n\\u201cChant My Name!\\u201d by Masaaki Endo\\n\\u201cin case\\u2026\\u201d by BiSH\\n\\u201cOpening the Way\\u201d by Pablo Coma\\nSound effects sourced from Freesound.org, including one by InspectorJ, and the Toho Foley library.\\nWe\\u2019d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; and Damon Noyes! Thanks for your support!\\nYou, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month!\\nThis episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.\\nTimestamps:Intro/Film Analysis: 0:00-15:14Ad: 15:14-17:09Listener Feedback: 17:09-22:17Outro, Epilogue Part 1, and Credits: 22:17-31:31Epilogue Part 2: 31:31-end\\nPodcast Social Media:TwitterFacebookInstagram\\nFollow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmyFollow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBODFollow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeamFollow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1\\nwww.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com\\n#JimmyFromNASALives \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 #MonsterIslandFilmVault\\n\\xa9 2021 Moonlighting Ninjas Media\\nBibliography/Further Reading:\\n\\u201c2010: Odyssey Two.\\u201d (Wikipedia).\\nGunn, Dr. Alastair. \\u201cCould Jupiter become a star?\\u201d BBC Science Focus Magazine.\\nLeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 2: 1982-2017.\\n\\u201cMinerva.\\u201d (Wikipedia).\\n\\u201cNazca Lines.\\u201d (Wikipedia).\\nSayonara Jupiter DVD Special Features (released by Discotek Media).\\n\\u201cVoyager Mission Overview.\\u201d (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory).\\n\\u201cVoyager program.\\u201d (Wikipedia).\\nWiki articles on Sayonara Jupiter:\\nIMDB\\nGojipedia\\nToho Kingdom\\nWikipedia\\nWikipedia (The novel)\\nWikizilla'