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G-FEST is an annual convention

Convention (meeting)

A convention, in the sense of a meeting, is a gathering of individuals who meet at an arranged place and time in order to discuss or engage in some common interest. The most common conventions are based upon industry, profession, and fandom...

devoted to the daikaiju

Kaiju

is a Japanese word that means "strange beast," but often translated in English as "monster". Specifically, it is used to refer to a genre of tokusatsu entertainment....

film genre and sponsored by Daikaiju Enterprises, Ltd., and G-FAN
G-Fan
G-Fan is a magazine dedicated to the Japanese kaiju film genre. It is published quarterly and long-running . It was created by J. D. Lees. G-Fan serves as the official magazine of the Godzilla Society of North America, but it also has subscribers and retailers in Europe and Asia...

magazine. It regularly features panels, contests, and theatrically screened films of interest to fans of Japanese monsters such as Godzilla

Godzilla

is a daikaijū, a Japanese movie monster, first appearing in Ishirō Honda's 1954 film Godzilla. Since then, Godzilla has gone on to become a worldwide pop culture icon starring in 28 films produced by Toho Co., Ltd. The monster has appeared in numerous other media incarnations including video games,...

, The Ultra Series

Ultra Series

The is the collective name for all the shows produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman, his many brethren, and the myriad Ultra Monsters. The Ultra Series is one of the prominent tokusatsu superhero genre productions from Japan, along with Toei produced series Kamen Rider, Super...

, and Gamera

Gamera

is a giant, flying turtle from a popular series of kaiju films produced by Daiei Motion Picture Company in Japan. Created in 1965 to rival the success of Toho Studios' Godzilla during the daikaiju boom of the mid-to-late 1960s, Gamera has gained fame and notoriety as a Japanese icon in his own...

. G-FEST is presently held in Rosemont

Rosemont, Illinois

Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States located immediately northwest of Chicago. The village was incorporated in 1956, though it had been settled long before that...

, Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, at the Crowne Plaza O'Hare. The last convention was taken place July 15 - 17, 2011.

Actors, directors, special effects technicians who worked on daikaiju movies in Japan are frequent guests at G-FEST. Often, the major guest is honored with the coveted "Mangled Skyscraper Award" for their lasting contributions to the daikaiju genre.

Three of the most popular features of G-FEST are the Dealers Room where dealers sell toys, posters, books and movie memorabilia, the Costume Contest where participants of all ages make and model their monster character costumes, and the Model Show & Competition.

G-FEST was founded by G-FAN

G-Fan

G-Fan is a magazine dedicated to the Japanese kaiju film genre. It is published quarterly and long-running . It was created by J. D. Lees. G-Fan serves as the official magazine of the Godzilla Society of North America, but it also has subscribers and retailers in Europe and Asia...

magazine editor and publisher J. D. Lees, a Canadian high school teacher, and the late John Rocco Roberto. Persons assisting Lees in organizing G-Fest over the years have included Jeff Horne, Brett Homenick, Stan Hyde, Dawn McKechnie, Yutaka Ichimura, Paul Gavins, Randy Geisey, Lenell Bridges, and others. Actor Robert Scott Field regularly attends G-FEST as a celebrity guest and translator.

G-FEST (Friends of G-Fan) '94

First public meeting of contributors to G-FAN
Howard Johnson Hotel, O'Hare Airport, Illinois

G-FEST (G-Con) '95

Date: August 18-20, 1995
First organized convention. The first two days were closed to the public until news reports spread then was open to the public on the last day (3rd)
Radisson Hotel, Arlington Heights, Illinois

G-Fest (G-Con) '96

Guests: Kenpachiro Satsuma
Kenpachiro Satsuma
is a Japanese actor. He is probably best known for playing Godzilla in the Heisei series of Godzilla films , but played other giant monsters as well.-Films:...

, Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima
is a famous Japanese actor. He is best known for playing Godzilla and is considered by many to be the best suit actor in the long history of the franchise...

, Guy Mariner Tucker (late author of "Age of the Gods: A History of Japanese Fantasy Film")
Radisson Hotel, Arlington Heights, Illinois

G-Fest (G-Con) '97

Guests: Don Glut, Marc Cerasini, Bob Eggleton
Bob Eggleton
Bob Eggleton is a science fiction, fantasy, and horror artist. Eggleton has been honored with the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist eight times, first winning in 1994. He also won the Hugo Award for Best Related Book in 2001 for his art book "Greetings From Earth"...

, Stuart Galbraith IV
Stuart Galbraith IV
Stuart Galbraith IV is an American cinema historian, film critic, and DVD special features producer, essayist, and audio commentator.-Early life and education:...

, David Kalat, Steve Ryfle
Wyndham Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

G-Fest '98

Guests: William Stout
William Stout
William Stout is an American fantasy artist and illustrator with a specialization in paleontological art. His paintings have been shown in over seventy exhibitions, including twelve one-man shows. He has worked on over thirty feature films, doing everything from storyboard art to production design...

, Mike Fredericks, Yoshikazu Ishii, Gene Rizzardi
Wyndham Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

G-Fest '99

Date: July 23-25, 1999
Guests: Noriaki Yuasa
Noriaki Yuasa
was a Japanese director, most notable for his involvement in the Gamera film series. Yuasa was a special guest at G-Fest in 1999, 2000, and 2003, and was the recipient of the Mangled Skyscraper Award at the latter. He died on June 14, 2004 after suffering a stroke.-Directing Credits:* Shiawasa nara...

, Shusuke Kaneko
Shusuke Kaneko
is a Japanese filmmaker and screenwriter.-Career:Shūsuke Kaneko began his career in film with Nikkatsu's Roman Porno film series, in which he served as assistant director to Kōyū Ohara. The series also gave Kaneko his directorial debut with writer Kōichirō Uno's, Kōichirō Uno's Wet and Swinging ,...

, Wataru Mimura, Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Robert Scott Field, Volker Engel, Forrest J. Ackerman, Peter Fernandez
Peter Fernandez
Peter Fernandez was an American actor, voice actor, and director. Despite a career extending from the 1930s, he is probably best known for his uncredited roles in the 1967 anime Speed Racer. Fernandez co-wrote the scripts, was the voice director, and translated the English language version of the...

, Corrine Orr, Hisataka Kitaoka (now Ryuki Kitaoka), Norman England, August Ragone, Don Glut
Movies: Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys
is a 1999 Kaiju film. It is the third and last film in the Gamera Heisei series, and the last to be distributed by Toho. It was released in the United States on DVD in 2003 under the title Gamera: Revenge of Iris.-Plot:...

(US Premiere), Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace (US Premiere)
Mangled Skyscraper Award presented to: Forrest J. Ackerman
Burbank Hilton, Burbank, California

G-Fest 2000

Date: Oct 14-16, 2000
Guests: Sadamasa Arikawa, Noriaki Yuasa
Noriaki Yuasa
was a Japanese director, most notable for his involvement in the Gamera film series. Yuasa was a special guest at G-Fest in 1999, 2000, and 2003, and was the recipient of the Mangled Skyscraper Award at the latter. He died on June 14, 2004 after suffering a stroke.-Directing Credits:* Shiawasa nara...

, Koichi Kawakita
Koichi Kawakita
is a special effects artist.-Biography:In 1958, Kawakita was a member of the Jury at the 6th Berlin International Film Festival....

, Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima
is a famous Japanese actor. He is best known for playing Godzilla and is considered by many to be the best suit actor in the long history of the franchise...

, Kenpachiro Satsuma
Kenpachiro Satsuma
is a Japanese actor. He is probably best known for playing Godzilla in the Heisei series of Godzilla films , but played other giant monsters as well.-Films:...

, Megumi Odaka
Megumi Odaka
started her career in 1984 as a voice-actress for the animation-TV-Series Fushigi na koala Blinky aka Noozles aka The Wondrous Koala Blinky , where she played the character Sandy Brown...

, Kieta Amemiya, Yuji Sakai, Mach Fumiake, Hisataka Kitaoka (now Ryuki Kitaoka), Robert Scott Field, August Ragone

Movies: Godzilla (1954), Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
, alternatively titled Godzilla vs. Destroyer, is a 1995 science fiction kaiju film directed by Takao Okawara and written by Kazuki Omori. It was released in Japan on December 9, 1995. It is the 22nd installment in the Godzilla series of films and the seventh and last of the Heisei series...

, Son of Godzilla
Son of Godzilla
Son of Godzilla, released in Japan as , is a 1967 science fiction kaiju film. The eighth part of the Toho studio's Godzilla series, it was directed by Jun Fukuda with special effects by Sadamasa Arikawa It is the first film to feature Kamacuras, Kumonga, and Minilla.-Plot:A team of scientists are...

, Rebirth of Mothra III
Rebirth of Mothra III
Rebirth of Mothra 3, released in Japan as , is a 1998 Kaiju film. It is the third and final film in Toho's Mothra Trilogy, which began with Rebirth of Mothra in 1996. This film features the monsters Rainbow Mothra, AquaMothra, Light Speed Mothra, Armor Mothra, Eternal Mothra, Primitive Mothra,...
Mangled Skyscraper Award presented to: Koichi Kawakita
Koichi Kawakita
is a special effects artist.-Biography:In 1958, Kawakita was a member of the Jury at the 6th Berlin International Film Festival....
Hollywood Roosevelt, Los Angeles, California

G-Fest '01

Date: July 13-15, 2001
Guests: Shinichi Wakasa, Greg Shoemaker, Bob Eggleton
Bob Eggleton
Bob Eggleton is a science fiction, fantasy, and horror artist. Eggleton has been honored with the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist eight times, first winning in 1994. He also won the Hugo Award for Best Related Book in 2001 for his art book "Greetings From Earth"...

, Robert Scott Field
Movies: Godzilla (1954), Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, released in Japan as , is a 1993 science fiction kaiju film directed by Takao Okawara and written by Wataru Mimura. It was the twentieth film in Toho's Godzilla series and the first to feature BabyGodzilla. It is also the fifth film to feature Rodan and the third film...

, Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
is a 1994 science fiction kaiju film directed by Kensho Yamashita and written by Hiroshi Kashiwabara. It was the twenty-first film released in the Godzilla series and sixth in the Heisei series of films. It is the second film to feature the Moguera and Little Godzilla and also the seventh film to...
Mangled Skyscraper Award presented to: Greg Shoemaker
Radisson Hotel, Arlington Heights, Illinois

G-Fest '02

Date: July 12-14, 2002
Guests: Koichi Kawakita
Koichi Kawakita
is a special effects artist.-Biography:In 1958, Kawakita was a member of the Jury at the 6th Berlin International Film Festival....

, Hurricane Ryu
Hurricane Ryu
-Films:* 1991 - Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah * 1992 - Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth * 1993 - Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II * 1995 - Godzilla vs. Destoroyah...

, Robert Scott Field
Movies: Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
, alternatively titled Godzilla vs. Destroyer, is a 1995 science fiction kaiju film directed by Takao Okawara and written by Kazuki Omori. It was released in Japan on December 9, 1995. It is the 22nd installment in the Godzilla series of films and the seventh and last of the Heisei series...

, Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
is a 1996 Kaiju film directed by Shusuke Kaneko. It is a sequel to Gamera: Guardian of the Universe and the tenth Gamera film in the series.-Plot:...

, Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, released in Japan as is a 2000 science fiction kaiju film directed by Masaaki Tezuka and written by Hiroshi Kashiwabara and Wataru Mimura...
Mangled Skyscraper Award presented to: Stan G. Hyde
Radisson Hotel, Arlington Heights, Illinois

G-Fest X

Date: July 18-20, 2003
Guests: Noriaki Yuasa
Noriaki Yuasa
was a Japanese director, most notable for his involvement in the Gamera film series. Yuasa was a special guest at G-Fest in 1999, 2000, and 2003, and was the recipient of the Mangled Skyscraper Award at the latter. He died on June 14, 2004 after suffering a stroke.-Directing Credits:* Shiawasa nara...

, Carl Craig, Yoshikazu Ishii, Robert Scott Field
Movies: Battle in Outer Space
Battle in Outer Space
Battle in Outer Space, released in Japan as is a tokusatsu film produced and released by Toho Studios in Japan in 1959, and distributed worldwide in 1960 by Columbia Pictures...

, Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys
is a 1999 Kaiju film. It is the third and last film in the Gamera Heisei series, and the last to be distributed by Toho. It was released in the United States on DVD in 2003 under the title Gamera: Revenge of Iris.-Plot:...

, Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
is a 2001 science fiction kaiju film co-written and directed by Shūsuke Kaneko with a very catchy name. It was the twenty-fifth film to be released in the Godzilla film series. This is the eleventh film to feature Mothra, sixth to feature King Ghidorah, and third to feature Baragon. It is part of...
Mangled Skyscraper Award presented to: Noriaki Yuasa
Noriaki Yuasa
was a Japanese director, most notable for his involvement in the Gamera film series. Yuasa was a special guest at G-Fest in 1999, 2000, and 2003, and was the recipient of the Mangled Skyscraper Award at the latter. He died on June 14, 2004 after suffering a stroke.-Directing Credits:* Shiawasa nara...
Radisson Hotel, Arlington Heights, Illinois

G-Fest XI

Date: July 9-11, 2004
Guests: Teruyoshi Nakano
Teruyoshi Nakano
, is a Japanese special effects director, most notable for his contributions to the Godzilla film series and other tokusatsu movies. Nakano was a special guest at G-Fest XI, where he was the recipient of the Mangled Skyscraper Award....

, Robert Scott Field, Brian Thomas
Movies: Invasion of Astro-Monster
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Invasion of Astro-Monster is a Science Fiction kaiju film released in 1965 as a direct sequel to Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster...

, Terror of Mechagodzilla
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Terror of Mechagodzilla, released in Japan as , is a 1975 science fiction kaiju film. The film was titled The Terror of Godzilla in its original American theatrical release. The 15th film in Toho's Godzilla series, it was directed by Ishirō Honda with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano...

, Godzilla X Mothra X Mechagodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., released in Japan as , is a 2003 science fiction kaiju film directed by Masaaki Tezuka. It was the twenty-seventh film to be released in the Godzilla series. It is the twelfth film to feature Mothra, the second film to feature Kamoebas, and the fifth and latest film to...
Mangled Skyscraper Award presented to: Teruyoshi Nakano
Teruyoshi Nakano
, is a Japanese special effects director, most notable for his contributions to the Godzilla film series and other tokusatsu movies. Nakano was a special guest at G-Fest XI, where he was the recipient of the Mangled Skyscraper Award....
Holiday Inn O'Hare International, Rosemont, Illinois

G-Fest XII

Date: July 8-10, 2005
Guests: Yoshimitsu Banno
Yoshimitsu Banno
is a Japanese director, best known for the cult-classic Godzilla vs. Hedorah, which he directed and co-wrote. Banno was a special guest at G-Fest XII in 2005. He is currently co-producing a new Godzilla film with Legendary Pictures.-Directing Credits:...

, Yoshikazu Ishii, Carl Craig, Robert Scott Field, Robert Conte
Movies: The H-Man
The H-Man
The H-Man, known in Japan as , is a tokusatsu film produced and released by Toho Studios in 1958. The film was made by Toho's legendary Godzilla directing/special effects/producing team of Ishirō Honda, Eiji Tsuburaya, and Tomoyuki Tanaka, and is considered part of Toho's "mutant trilogy," along...

, Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
, also known as Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster, is a 1971 science fiction kaiju film. The eleventh film in Toho Co. Ltd.'s Godzilla series , it was directed by Yoshimitsu Banno with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. It was the first film to feature Hedorah. The score was composed by Riichiro Manabe...

, Godzilla: Final Wars
Godzilla: Final Wars
is a 2004 Japanese science fiction-kaiju film directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, written by Wataru Mimura and Isao Kiriyama and produced by Shogo Tomiyama. It is the twenty-eighth film in the Godzilla film series, and the sixth in terms of the series' Millennium era...
Mangled Skyscraper Award presented to: Yoshikazu Ishii
Crowne Plaza O'Hare International, Rosemont, Illinois

G-Fest XIII

Date: July 7-9, 2006
Guests: Kazuki Omori
Kazuki Omori
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.-Career:Born in Osaka, Ōmori studied at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine and actually holds a license to practice medicine. While in school, he began making films independently, with Kuraku naru made matenai! , which featured Seijun Suzuki,...

, Yoshikazu Ishii, Robert Scott Field, Robert Conte
Movies: Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
, alternatively spelled Godzilla vs. King Ghidora, is the 18th installment in the Godzilla series of films. This is the fifth film to feature King Ghidorah and the first film to feature Mecha-King Ghidorah, . The movie was released theatrically in Japan on December 14, 1991...

, Negadon: The Monster from Mars
Negadon: The Monster from Mars
is a 25 minute computer animated Japanese short film completed in 2005 . Directed by Jun Awazu with his independent company Studio Magara, the film attempts to capture the look and feel of Showa era Japanese special effects films, mainly from the 1950s and early '60s...

, Gamera the Brave
Gamera the Brave
Gamera the Brave, released in Japan as , is a kaiju film released in 2006, produced by Kadokawa Pictures. This is the 12th and final Gamera film and the first produced by Kadokawa Pictures after they purchased a percentage of the remaining assets of Daiei Motion Picture Company, the original...
Mangled Skyscraper Award presented to: Robert Scott Field
Crowne Plaza O'Hare International, Rosemont, Illinois

G-Fest XIV

Date: July 6-8, 2007
Guests: Rhodes Reason
Rhodes Reason
Rhodes Reason is an American actor.Reason is the younger brother of actor Rex Reason, whom he strongly resembles, to the point that many have mistakenly assumed that they were twins. Rhodes Reason is two years younger.-Biography:Reason made his acting start at age 18 in Romeo and Juliet, directed...

, Shelley Sweeney
Shelley Sweeney
Shelley Sweeney is a Canadian actress, model and narrator based in Tokyo, Japan.-Movie Filmography:* Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II* Godzilla 2000* Godzilla: Final Wars-TV Filmography:* Ultraman Tiga* Ultraman Max * Ultraseven X...

, Carl Craig
Carl Craig
Carl Craig is a Detroit-based producer of techno music, and is considered to be one of the most important names in the Detroit second generation of techno producers and DJs...

, Robert Scott Field, Don Glut and Reiko Yamada
Saturday Afternoon Concert Performed by: Rieko Wada, Tomomi Matsumura, Shetoshi Yamada, Marcus Dunleavy
Movies: King Kong Escapes
King Kong Escapes
King Kong Escapes, released in Japan as , is a 1967 Kaiju film. A Japanese/American co-production from Toho and Rankin/Bass . Directed by Ishiro Honda and featuring special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya, the film starred both American actors alongside Japanese actors...

, King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
is a 1962 Japanese science fiction kaiju film produced by Toho Studios. Directed by Ishirō Honda with visual effects by Eiji Tsuburaya, the film starred Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, and Mie Hama. It was the third installment in the Japanese series of films featuring the monster Godzilla...
Mangled Skyscraper Award presented to: Don Glut
Crowne Plaza O'Hare International, Rosemont, Illinois

G-Fest XV

Date: July 4-6, 2008
Guests: Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima
is a famous Japanese actor. He is best known for playing Godzilla and is considered by many to be the best suit actor in the long history of the franchise...

, Don Frye
Don Frye
Donald Frye is a retired American mixed martial artist, actor, and professional wrestler. Frye rose to fame fighting in early Ultimate Fighting Championship events, winning the UFC 8 and Ultimate Ultimate 96 tournaments...

, August Ragone, Robert Scott Field, Don Glut, Jörg Buttgereit
Jörg Buttgereit
Jörg Buttgereit is a German writer/director known for his controversial films. He was born in Berlin, Germany and has lived there for his entire life.He is maybe best known for his 1987 film Nekromantik....
Movies: Matango
Matango
, also known as Matango, Fungus of Terror and Attack of the Mushroom People, is a 1963 Japanese tokusatsu movie. It was directed by Ishirō Honda, written by Takeshi Kimura based on the story "The Voice in the Night" by William Hope Hodgson , and had special...

, Destroy All Monsters
Destroy All Monsters
Destroy All Monsters, released in Japan as , is a 1968 Japanese horror Science fiction Kaiju film. The ninth in Toho Studios' Godzilla series, it was directed by Ishirō Honda with special effects by Sadamasa Arikawa This is the fifth film to feature Mothra, third to feature King Ghidorah, fourth...

, Godzilla vs. Gigan
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Godzilla vs. Gigan, released in Japan as and also known as Godzilla on Monster Island when first released to U.S. theaters, is a 1972 Science Fiction Kaiju film. The 12th of Toho Studio's Godzilla series, it was directed by Jun Fukuda with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. It is the fourth film...

, Godzilla vs. Biollante
Godzilla vs. Biollante
is a 1989 science fiction kaiju film written and directed by Kazuki Ōmori. It was the seventeenth film to be released in the Godzilla franchise and the second in terms of the franchise's Heisei period...

, Orochi the Eight-Headed Dragon
Yamato Takeru (film)
Yamato Takeru is a 1994 Japanese film. The film was produced by the Japanese film company Toho, and released in Japan on July 9, 1994.-Plot:...

, and Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, released in Japan as , is a 2002 Japanese science fiction kaiju film directed by Masaaki Tezuka, written by Wataru Mimura, and produced by Toho Co., Ltd. It is the 26th installment in the Godzilla series of films. It is the fourth film to feature Mechagodzilla...
Mangled Skyscraper Award presented to: Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima
is a famous Japanese actor. He is best known for playing Godzilla and is considered by many to be the best suit actor in the long history of the franchise...
Crowne Plaza O'Hare International, Rosemont, Illinois

G-Fest XVI

Date: July 3-5, 2009
Guests: Kenji Sahara
Kenji Sahara
Kenji Sahara is a Japanese actor. He was born in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa. His real name is Masayoshi Kato...

, Robert Scott Field, August Ragone, David Kalat
Movies: Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
is a 2001 science fiction kaiju film co-written and directed by Shūsuke Kaneko with a very catchy name. It was the twenty-fifth film to be released in the Godzilla film series. This is the eleventh film to feature Mothra, sixth to feature King Ghidorah, and third to feature Baragon. It is part of...

, The Mysterians
The Mysterians
The Mysterians, released in Japan as , is a tokusatsu science fiction film produced and released by Toho Studios in 1957. It was directed by the "Golden Duo" of Ishirō Honda and Eiji Tsuburaya . It is notable for being the first tokusatsu filmed in TohoScope and the first Toho film to use...

, Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit!
The Monster X Strikes Back/Attack the G8 Summit
is an independent Japanese Kaiju Comedy film, released by Shochiku and produced by the Guilala Production Committee.-Plot:It is the year 2008 and all the world leaders are having a meeting at the G8 Summit in Japan. Suddenly, a meteor lands in the heart of Sapporo and reveals the monster Guilala!...

, Mothra vs. Godzilla
Mothra vs. Godzilla
is a 1964 science fiction kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda. It was the fourth film to be released in the Godzilla series, produced by Toho Company Ltd...
Mangled Skyscraper Award presented to: Kenji Sahara
Crowne Plaza O'Hare International, Rosemont, Illinois

G-FEST XVII

Date: July 9-11, 2010
Guests: Akira Takarada
Akira Takarada
is a Japanese film actor who is most known in the west for his roles in the Godzilla film series.-Overview:Takarada was born in Japan-occupied Korea, and lived for a time in Harbin, China. His father worked as an engineer on the South Manchuria Railway...

, August Ragone (cancelled), Bob Eggleton
Bob Eggleton
Bob Eggleton is a science fiction, fantasy, and horror artist. Eggleton has been honored with the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist eight times, first winning in 1994. He also won the Hugo Award for Best Related Book in 2001 for his art book "Greetings From Earth"...

, Robert Scott Field, William M. Tsutsui, David Kalat, Damon Foster
Movies: Son of Godzilla
Son of Godzilla
Son of Godzilla, released in Japan as , is a 1967 science fiction kaiju film. The eighth part of the Toho studio's Godzilla series, it was directed by Jun Fukuda with special effects by Sadamasa Arikawa It is the first film to feature Kamacuras, Kumonga, and Minilla.-Plot:A team of scientists are...

, Godzilla vs. Mothra
Godzilla vs. Mothra
, translated in English as Godzilla vs. Mothra, is the 19th installment in the Godzilla series of films. It is the sixth film to feature Mothra and the only film to feature Battra. The movie was released theatrically in Japan on December 12, 1992...

, Godzilla 2000
Godzilla 2000
is a 1999 Japanese science fiction kaiju film directed by Takao Okawara and written by Hiroshi Kashiwabara and Wataru Mimura. It was the twenty-third film released in the Godzilla series. It is the only film to feature Orga. The film was released on December 11, 1999...

, Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, released in Japan as is a 2000 science fiction kaiju film directed by Masaaki Tezuka and written by Hiroshi Kashiwabara and Wataru Mimura...

, Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, Godzilla
Godzilla (1954 film)
is a 1954 Japanese science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda and produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka. The film stars Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, Akihiko Hirata and Takashi Shimura. The film tells the story of Godzilla, a giant monster mutated by nuclear radiation, who ravages Japan, bringing back the...
Mangled Skyscraper Award presented to: Akira Takarada
Akira Takarada
is a Japanese film actor who is most known in the west for his roles in the Godzilla film series.-Overview:Takarada was born in Japan-occupied Korea, and lived for a time in Harbin, China. His father worked as an engineer on the South Manchuria Railway...
Rosemont Hotel at O'Hare, Rosemont, Illinois

G-FEST XVIII

Date: July 15-17, 2011
Guests: Hiroyuki Watanabe
Hiroyuki Watanabe
is a Japanese actor who was born in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture. He graduated from Takushoku University and is married to . He primarily acts in dramas, of which a handful are tokusatsu series. One of his most recent roles was as Taiga Saejima in the tokusatsu series GARO...

, Shinji Higuchi
Shinji Higuchi
is a storyboard artist and is one of the top special effects wizards in Japan, best known for his work on the Heisei Gamera Trilogy. He works on both anime and tokusatsu projects.-Biography:...

, Hiroshi Sagae, August Ragone, Robert Scott Field
Movies: Gamera: Super Monster
Gamera: Super Monster
, a 1980 kaiju film, was the belated final entry in the Shōwa Gamera series, and the last Gamera film written by Nisan Takahashi and directed by Noriaki Yuasa. It relied heavily on stock footage from previous Gamera films. This movie was made when Daiei was brought out of bankruptcy by the Tokuma...

, Mothra
Mothra
is a kaiju, a type of fictional monster who first appeared in the serialized novel The Luminous Fairies and Mothra by Takehiko Fukunaga, Shinichiro Nakamura, and Yoshie Hotta...

, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, released in Japan as , is a 1993 science fiction kaiju film directed by Takao Okawara and written by Wataru Mimura. It was the twentieth film in Toho's Godzilla series and the first to feature BabyGodzilla. It is also the fifth film to feature Rodan and the third film...

, Gamera 2: Advent of Legion, Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Gaia: Battle in Hyperspace
Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Gaia: Battle in Hyperspace
Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Gaia: Battle in Hyperspace is a tokusatsu kaiju eiga produced by Tsuburaya Productions in 1999. It was a sequel to the previous year's Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna and became second in a successful Ultraman series...

, Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
, is a 1995 Kaiju film directed by Shusuke Kaneko. It is a reboot of the Gamera film franchise. It is the ninth entry in the Gamera film series and first in Shusuke Kaneko's Gamera trilogy. It was followed by Attack of The Legion and Revenge of Iris....

Mangled Skyscraper Award presented to: Shinji Higuchi
Shinji Higuchi
is a storyboard artist and is one of the top special effects wizards in Japan, best known for his work on the Heisei Gamera Trilogy. He works on both anime and tokusatsu projects.-Biography:...
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