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   Dear Wade365,   
      
   Thank you for your reply, my original post was:   
      
    In the newly released ani-me film, "Millennium Actress" the lead ani-me   
   actress explains her life though the history of Japanese film making. There   
   is in her story three references to a kaiju movie she made in the 50's.   
   Included in the one scene is a poster for the film which shows a title in   
   Japanese,( the kaiju looks a lot like the Gfantis mascot; is this a case of   
   ani-me film imitating life, imitating suitmation film imitating life?), the   
   other two are a photograph of her standing on a stage with the kaiju, and   
   the other a snow scene with what looks like the MASERS firing at the kaiju.   
   What is this title or kaiju name? Thank you.   
      
   I was hoping for the translation of the Japanese on the poster, magizine   
   cover and press conference.   
      
   Thank you.   
      
   Mark   
      
   "Wade365"  wrote in message   
   news:20031105165012.07452.00000180@mb-m18.aol.com...   
   > I'm not sure if it was this NG or another but someone asked for the   
   identity of   
   > the monster pictured in "Millenium Actress"... I would assume that it's   
   > supposed to be a tip of the hat to Godzilla, although it isn't...   
   >   
   > (kind of like "Austin Powers in Goldmember" - "It looks like Godzilla but   
   due   
   > to legal difficulties, it ISN'T.")   
   >   
   > There is a magazine or a promotional poster on her table right after the   
   scene   
   > where she is standing on the stage at what looks like a G press conference   
   > (where they usually trot out some sort of promo monster suit along with   
   the   
   > cast), with a word suspiciously similar to "Gojira" written in Japanese on   
   the   
   > cover.   
   >   
   > Toho is notoriously tight with it's properties as I'm sure you know...   
   even   
   > though it's a Japanese production I'm sure they weren't given clearance to   
   use   
   > the actual character, hence the change in the suit.   
   >   
   > Hope this opinion helps.   
      
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