Kaiju Unleashed: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Strange Beasts
By (Author) Shawn Pryor
Foreword by Jason Barr
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Epic Ink Books
22nd October 2024
14th November 2024
United States
General
Non Fiction
Film history, theory or criticism
Film: styles and genres
700.474
Hardback
240
Width 210mm, Height 270mm
1134g
Kaiju Unleashed offers a general introduction to the exciting film genre, serves as a guidebook to its film highlights, and celebrates its practitioners, trends, and stories.
Kaiju (Japanese for "strange creature") is a film genre that emerged in Japan in the early '50s. The movies center on giant monsters battling humans, machines, or other beasts. First popular in the '50s and '60s, this film category has stomped its way back into mainstream culture.
This comprehensive guide features:
A thorough discussion of monster movies (Gamera; Rodan; Destroy All Monsters)
Insight into how kaiju has impacted international films (Ant Man; 50-Foot Woman; Jurassic Park)
Stunning movie posters and film stills, plus fan-made tributes to some of the kaiju classics (Godzilla; King Kong; Mothra; Pacific Rim)
And more!
If you are a kaiju fan or are interested in kaiju's cultural influence worldwide, this display-worthy volume provides the perfect general introduction to the genre, reference to its film highlights, and celebration of its practitioners, trends, and stories.
Shawn Pryor's (he/him) work includes the middle-grade graphic novel Fast Break (FSG/Macmillan, 2025), the hi/lo reader series The Gamer (Capstone Publishing), the Cash and Carrie series (Action Lab Entertainment), and several books for Capstone's Jake Maddox Sports and Adventure series, Graphic Library, and the Kids Sports series. In his free time, he enjoys reading, cooking, listening to streaming music playlists, and talking about why Zack from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is the greatest Black superhero of all time.