Figure 1.--The Seatropians send Megalon, a mammoth insect with metal hands, to protect their underwater kingdom from the threat of man's nuclear testing. Here Rokuri helps take on the the evil agent of Seatropians who had kisnapped him.

The Seatropians send Megalon, a mammoth insect with metal hands, to protect their underwater kingdom from the threat of man's nuclear testing. 'Godzilla vs. Megalon' was the 13th film in the Godzilla kaiju franchise. It features the iconic fictional monster Godzilla along with Megalon and Giganasc well as the new mecha character Jet Jaguar. One of the main characters is a boy named Rokuro who looks to be about 10-years old -- Hiroyuki Kawase. The children in these films are always new. Jet Jaguar was the result of a contest run for Japanrse school children. The boy who won became very upset that Jet Jaguar did not look like his drawing or use his name. 'Godzilla vs. Megalon' was released in Japan (1973). The release in the United States came 3-years later (1976). The release and home media as well as the English subtitles becaome one of the best-known kaiju films in the United States. The film's popularity significantly affected western perceptions of kaiju films as campy, even comedic. There is an extended car cahase but instead iof incolving souoed up carsc the wo chhesiest cars imaginabkle are involved. The film received a second round of popularity when it appeared on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1991). It was rather like James Bond racing in a Yugo. Godzilla protects the earth from a monster sent by the Seatopians. A boy about 10 years old is involved. Not a particularly good actor, but neither are the adults. He does illustrate the clothes worn by boys at the time. They didn't spend much on cotumin. He wears the same red sweater and short brown plaid shorts with white ankle socks. This kind of outfit was very common for boys at the time. At the beginning of the film he wears a floppy white cap.

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