Shinichi Sekizawa

Shinichi Sekizawa (関沢新一, Sekizawa Shin'ichi; June 2, 1920 – November 19, 1992) was a Japanese screenwriter noted for his immense contributions to several films by Ishirō Honda, including several classic Godzilla films. He also contributed material to the original Ultraman series and several Tōei Dōga films such as Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon and Jack and the Witch.

Shinichi Sekizawa
関沢新一
Born	(1920-06-02)June 2, 1920 Kyoto, Japan
Died	November 19, 1992(1992-11-19) (aged 72) Nanpeidaichō, Shibuya, Japan
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, producer, director, assistant director
Years active	1949–1974
Spouse	Masako Sekizawa
Awards	Medal with Purple Ribbon

His first screenplay was for the independently produced film (though distributed by Shintoho Studios) Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers, which was also his sole directing credit.^[1]

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 embarking on his screenwriting career, he briefly attended an animation school with famed manga artist and animator Osamu Tezuka.

Partial filmography

Note: The films listed as N/A are not necessarily chronological.

Title	Year	Credited as			Notes	Ref(s)
		Writer	Screen story author	Other
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers	1956	Yes		Yes	Both wrote and directed	[1]
Varan the Unbelievable	1958	Yes				[2][3]
Battle in Outer Space	1959	Yes				[4]
The Last Gunfight	1960	Yes				[5]
Take Aim at the Police Van		Yes				[6]
The Secret of the Telegian		Yes				[7][8]
Moriya Hirosho no sandogasa shirizu - Nakito gozansu	1961	Yes				[9]
Mothra		Yes				[9]
King Kong vs. Godzilla	1962	Yes				[10]
Warring Clans	1963	Yes				[11]
The Lost World of Sinbad		Yes				[12]
Atragon		Yes				[13][14]
Mothra vs. Godzilla	1964	Yes				[15]
Operation Lion Ant		Yes				[15]
A Keg of Powder		Yes				[15]
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster		Yes				[16]
Invasion of Astro-Monster	1965	Yes				[17][18]
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep	1966	Yes				[19]
Son of Godzilla	1967	Yes				[20][21]
Latitude Zero	1969	Yes		Yes	Screenwriter in Japanese version. Credited as "Screenplay advisor" in American prints.	[22]
All Monsters Attack		Yes				[23][24]
Godzilla vs. Gigan	1972	Yes				[25][26]
Godzilla vs. Megalon	1973		Yes			[27][28]
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla	1974		Yes			[29]