I was going to post this yesterday, but didn’t get time.Japanese monster films follow a consistent pattern. Prof. Tanaka warns something terrible is coming. Government officials (corrupted by evil businessmen) ignore his warnings. Monster turns up. Mayhem. Authorities helpless. Prof. Tanaka devises means to defeat monster. Handsome young Air Force officer Sqd. Ldr. Keiji Osanai, assisted by beautiful Michiko Tanaka (all scientists in all films, not just Japanese monster films, have beautiful daughters) defeats monster, gets off with Michiko. (Lucky sod.) Prof. T or some other prosy beggar finishes film with a moral/warning.
I was going to post this yesterday, but didn’t get time.Japanese monster films follow a consistent pattern. Prof. Tanaka warns something terrible is coming. Government officials (corrupted by evil businessmen) ignore his warnings. Monster turns up. Mayhem. Authorities helpless. Prof. Tanaka devises means to defeat monster. Handsome young Air Force officer Sqd. Ldr. Keiji Osanai, assisted by beautiful Michiko Tanaka (all scientists in all films, not just Japanese monster films, have beautiful daughters) defeats monster, gets off with Michiko. (Lucky sod.) Prof. T or some other prosy beggar finishes film with a moral/warning.