Shinichi Sekizawa

His scripts for kaiju films have been noted for their inventiveness and for having a more lightweight, "fun" tone than those written by Takeshi Kimura (aka Kaoru Mabuchi), another leading writer of kaiju films, whose scripts had a darker, more serious sensibility. Before starting his screenwriting career, he shortly attended an animation school with famed manga artist and animator Osamu Tezuka.

• Name — Shinichi Sekizawa • Native Name — 関沢新一 • Born — 2 June 1920 • Birthplace — Kyoto, Japan • Died — 19 November 1992 • Place of death — Nanpeidaichō, Shibuya, Japan • Occupation — Screenwriter, producer, director, assistant director • Years Active — 1949–1974 • Spouse — Masako Sekizawa • Awards — Medal with Purple Ribbon

• Note: The films listed as N/A are not necessarily chronological. • Title — Year — Credited as — Notes — Ref(s) Reference(s) • Writer — Screen story author — Other • Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers — 1956 — Both wrote and directed • Varan the Unbelievable — 1958 • Battle in Outer Space — 1959 • 1960 • Take Aim at the Police Van • Moriya Hirosho no sandogasa shirizu - Nakito gozansu — 1961 • Mothra • King Kong vs. Godzilla — 1962 • Warring Clans — 1963 • Atragon • Mothra vs. Godzilla — 1964 • Operation Lion Ant • Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster • Invasion of Astro-Monster — 1965 • Ebirah, Horror of the Deep — 1966 • Son of Godzilla — 1967 • Latitude Zero — 1969 — Screenwriter in Japanese version. Credited as "Screenplay advisor" in American prints. • All Monsters Attack • Godzilla vs. Gigan — 1972 • Godzilla vs. Megalon — 1973 • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla — 1974