Tokusatsu
a guide to kaiju, sentai, and japanese special effects from their origins to the present day
$62.40
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
16 December 2025
Summary
Tokusatsu: A Celebration of Japanese Special Effects Cinema
Explore the rich, decades-long history of all your favorite kaiju, super sentai, and more in this illustrated guide to the technical innovations, iconic aesthetics, and pop culture legacy of tokusatsu!
Tokusatsu (which translates literally as “special filming”) is one of Japan’s most beloved art forms. From kaiju such as Godzilla and Mothra to super sentai
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798337401225 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Marvin Ringard, Romain Taszek |
| Publisher: | Insight Editions |
| Imprint: | Insight Editions |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 16 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.45kg |
| Dimensions: | 267mm x 241mm x 25mm |
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About The Author
Marvin Ringard
Marvin Ringard is passionate about tokusatsu and is a leading expert on the subject who has made it his mission to popularize the genre. This is his first book.
Romain Taszek has worked on a variety of titles, mainly for children. His rich, colourful illustrative style lends itself particularly well to the representation of Japanese folklore and fantasy. His other titles include:
Abzu and Dagan: A choose-your-own adventure story set in Mesopotamia. The reader has to solve the book’s riddles to discover the treasure.
Night of the Yokai: Spend the night in a temple full of ghosts and use the magic glasses to discover the spectres hidden within the pages.
Lost in the Jungle: Two explorers’ destinies cross in the heart of the jungle.
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