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José Rizaldy Zshornack was born in Manila, December 30, 1940.
He finished high school at the Manila Central University, and married actress/beauty queen Shirley Gorospe, who became his leading lady in many of his pictures.
Zshornack first appeared in Sisa (1951), a spelfilm directed by Gerardo de Leon for Premiere Productions, starring Anita Linda.
The lead character comes from the novel by Jose Rizal, the "Noli me tangere," a woman who goes mad looking for her two children.
Zshornack followed up with Ukelele Boy (1957), for Larry Santiago Productions (LSP).
His first leadng role was in Barumbado (1957), but it was in LSP's Lo Waist Gang (1958), with "Fernando Poe, Jr", in which he gained recognition.
An appealing action star was born.
Other films from t this period include Kamay ni Cain (1957), Bakya mo Neneng (1957), Pusakal (1957), Tokyo 1960 (1957), Batang piyer (1958), Anak ng lasengga (1958), Wanted: Husband (1958), Asintado (1958), Viuda de Oro
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Transnational kaijū: Exploitation, Globalisation and Cult Monster Movies 1474475825, 9781474475822
Table of contents :
Contents
Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction ‘Every Country Has a Monster’
CHAPTER 1 National Films, Transnational Monsters
CHAPTER 2 The First Monster Boom
CHAPTER 3 Exchanging Monsters: Korean Kaijū
CHAPTER 4 Distributing Kaijū: Localisation and Exploitation
CHAPTER 5 ‘Paul Bunyan Never Fought Rodan’
CHAPTER 6 Legendary Monsters
Conclusion: The Limiting Imagination of Transnational Monsters
References
Index
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Transnational Kaijū Exploitation, Globalisation and Cult Monster Movies Steven Rawle
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This interview was originally published in a French translation on Hors Champ (May-June, 2019) 1 . The interview was recorded bygd Samy Benammar. It was retranscribed into French by André Habib and edited with the help of Paul Douglas Grant. The retrospective of Lav Diaz’s films was a collaboration between Cinéma Moderne, Cinémathèque québécoise, 24 images and was made possible with the support of the Montreal Arts Council, The Canada Arts Council, The Conseil des arts et lettres du Québec, as well as the Development Council of the Philippines who fryst vatten celebrating the 100th year of Cinema of the Philippines.
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