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b'Hello, kaiju lovers!\\nNathan covers yet another film discussed on his former podcast, Kaijuvision Radio, by Brian Scherschell: Ishiro Honda\\u2019s 1957 tokusatsu classic,\\xa0The Mysterians. While\\xa0Godzilla\\xa0(1954) singlehanded created the kaiju and tokusatsu genres, this film arguably ushered in Toho\\u2019s \\u201cgolden age,\\u201d which would last for a decade. While Nathan does touch on Moguera, the special effects, and the film\\u2019s many influences, the bulk of his analysis is focused on Japan\\u2019s relationship with the United Nations, which the nation joined just a year before the film was released.\\xa0The Mysterians\\xa0expresses Japan\\u2019s\\u2014and Honda\\u2019s\\u2014postwar ideal of \\u201cproactive pacifism,\\u201d which it saw in the U.N. Throw in a few snarky interruptions from the podcast\\u2019s intrepid producer,\\xa0Jimmy From NASA, and a random cameo from\\xa0a psycho-powered dictator, and it\\u2019s a typical Wednesday at The Monster Island Film Vault.\\nAfter that, Nathan dumps out the mailbag to read several iTunes reviews and e-mails from listeners.\\nSpeaking of which, be sure to check out the upcoming fan project,\\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).\\nT-SHIRT GIVEAWAY: Everyone who shares the Facebook and Twitter posts for this episode from the podcast\\u2019s pages 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 January 22 to January 28 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 39: The Mysterians (1957) (Normalization of Japan-USSR Relations)\\nThis episode featured the song\\xa0\\u201c\\u2018BATMAN\\u2019 [OG Theme Song Remix!]\\u201d\\xa0by Remix Maniacs.\\nRead Jimmy\\u2019s Notes on this episode.\\n(c) 2020 Nathan Marchand & Moonlighting Ninjas Media\\nBibliography/Further Reading:\\n\\u201cAn Argument for Japan\\u2019s Becoming Permanent Member.\\u201d\\xa0Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan\\n\\u201cChapter 3: Japan\\u2019s Foreign Policy to Promote National and Worldwide Interests\\u201d\\xa0(Diplomatic Bluebook 2017). Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan\\n\\u201cIs China contributing to the United Nations\\u2019 mission?\\u201d\\xa0(China Power)\\n\\u201cGendered Bodies in\\xa0Tokusatsu: Monsters and Aliens as the Atomic Bomb Victims\\u201d by Yuki Miyamoto (The Journal of Popular Culture, Oct. 2016, vol. 49, no. 5)\\nIshiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa\\xa0by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godzisewski\\n\\u201cJapan\\u2019s Challenges at the United Nations, a Conversation with Amb. Motohide Yoshikawa\\u201d\\xa0(YouTube, uploaded by UN University)\\nKaijuvision Radio\\u2013\\u201cEpisode 6: Rodan (1956)\\u201d\\u2013\\u201cEpisode 8: King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)\\u201d\\nMushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda\\xa0by Peter H. Brothers\\n\\u201cWhy Japan will Never Be a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council\\u201d by Peter Harris\\xa0(The National Interest)\\nThe post Episode 9: \\u2018The Mysterians\\u2019 (Mini-Analysis) appeared first on The Monster Island Film Vault.'