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As much as I am a "UFO" fan, I'm also a big fan of
Japanese science fiction films, especially the ones
that I grew up on. While I don't think there is a
relationship between the two, the one common area that
they both share was the fantastic minature work,
especially in the area of mecha.
I have long speculated that one the main reasons that
the Japanese seem to have a great fondess for the
Anderson shows ("Thunderbirds" "UFO" "Space:1999") is
that Anderson's mecha work-- Sky Diver, Thunderbird
space ships, Interceptors, SHADO Mobiles--may be on
par with that of Eiji Tsuburaya who was the SFX
director on nearly all of Toho's Japanese films in the
1950's to the end of the 1960's. He was absolutely
meticulous (sp) about attention to detail on laser
cannons, tanks, Moonlight SY-3, Hawk, Speep 1 & 2 and
various other monster-battling hardware and space
ships.
JF
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