Thank you, Godzilla will be immortal forever

本が生んだ世

The world born from books

追悼・本多猪四郎監督

In Memory of Director Ishiro Honda

ありがとう、『ゴジラ』は永遠に不滅です!

Thank you, Godzilla will be immortal forever!

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2月28日午後11時30分、あの本多四郎監督が逝ってしまった。呼吸不全。享年81歲。

At 11:30pm on February 28th, the famous director Honda Shiro passed away. He died of respiratory failure at the age of 81.

えっ、誰だこの人?なんて言ってんじゃねーぞ!間違いなく世界で最も有名な日本映画「ゴジラ」を作った人なんだから。

“Eh, who is this guy?” No one is asking that! He is the man who created “Godzilla,” the most famous Japanese movie in the world.

このゴジラ、アメリカでは(日本ナイキのCFでNBAでも放送した)Aのスーパースター、マイケル・ジヨーグンと共演するほどの超人気者。まさに日界の映画史上に残るスーパーキャラクターなのだ。

This Godzilla is so popular in the United States that he even starred alongside A’s superstar Michael Jordan (who also appeared in a Nike Japan commercial and was broadcast in the NBA). He is truly a super character that will remain in the history of Japanese cinema.

1954年、日本初の特撮怪獣映画『ゴジラ」を、故・円谷英二特技監督と組んで完成させた本多監督。それからの代表作を挙げればキリがないけど、

In 1954, Director Honda teamed up with the late special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya to complete Japan’s first special effects monster movie, “Godzilla.” There are countless masterpieces from that time, but

世界の人気者「ゴジラ」シリーズの生みの親

Creator of the world-famous “Godzilla” series

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▼ 約60年に及ぶ付き合いの“無二の親友、黒澤明監督(右)と。『まぁだだよ』の演出補佐が本多監督の最後の仕事となってしまった

▼ With his “best friend” of about 60 years, Director Akira Kurosawa (right). Assistant director of “Not Yet” was Director Honda’s last job.

▶日本が世界に誇るナンバーワン・キャラクター『ゴジラ』。世界中に熱狂的なファンが数多くいるのだ

▶Godzilla is Japan’s number one character that has earned its worldwide reputation. There are many enthusiastic fans all over the world.

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