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84-511: Akira Ifukube ( 伊福部 昭 , Ifukube Akira , 31 May 1914 – 8 February 2006) was a Japanese composer. He is best known for composing several entries in the Godzilla franchise as well as developing the titular monster 's roar. Akira Ifukube was born on 31 May 1914, in Kushiro , Japan as the third son of a police officer Toshimitsu Ifukube. The origins of this family can be traced back to at least

168-632: A steering wheel and transmitting the feeling of the road to the driver. They provide a good feel and protect the hands. They are designed to be worn tight and to not interfere with hand movements. The increased grip allows for more control and increased safety at speed. True driver's gloves offer tactile advantages to drivers frequently handling a car near the limits of adhesion. Made of soft leather, drivers gloves are unlined with external seams. Several European standards relate to gloves. These include: These exist to fulfill personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements. Michael Jackson often wore

252-654: A 1,000-page book on theory, widely used among Japanese composers. He died in Tokyo at Meguro-ku Hospital of multiple organ dysfunction on 8 February in 2006, at the age of 91 and buried at the Ube shrine in Tottori . The Japanese government awarded Ifukube the Order of Culture . Subsequently, he was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class . On May 31, 2021, Google celebrated

336-454: A clean public appearance, such as taxi drivers, police, politicians and elevator operators. However white gloves are not recommended for touching old books and similar antiquities. Fingerless gloves or "glovelettes" are garments worn on the hands which resemble regular gloves in most ways, except that the finger columns are half-length and opened, allowing the top-half of the wearer's fingers to be shown. Fingerless gloves are often padded in

420-400: A destructive force to an ally of humans, or a protector of Japanese values, or a hero to children. The name Godzilla is a romanization of the original Japanese name Gojira (ゴジラ)—which is a combination of two Japanese words: gorira (ゴリラ), "gorilla", and kujira (クジラ), "whale". The word alludes to the size, power and aquatic origin of Godzilla. As developed by Toho, the monster is an offshoot of

504-525: A failed attempt to renegotiate with the Indonesian government, film producer Tomoyuki Tanaka conceived an idea for a giant monster film inspired by The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms and the then-recent Daigo Fukuryū Maru incident. Tanaka then succeeded in convincing executive producer Iwao Mori to replace In the Shadow of Glory with his monster idea, after special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya agreed to do

588-581: A new Godzilla film of its own for a 2016 release. The film is Toho's reboot of the Godzilla franchise, after Legendary Pictures' reboot in 2014; the film is co-directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi (both of whom collaborated on the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion ), with the screenplay by Anno and the visual effects directed by Higuchi. Principal photography began in September and ended in October with

672-515: A prehistoric reptilian monster awakened and empowered by nuclear radiation. The films series are recognized by the Guinness World Records as the "longest continuously running film series", having been in ongoing production since 1954, with several hiatuses of varying lengths. There are 38 Godzilla films: 33 Japanese films produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd. , and five American films; one by TriStar Pictures and four films (part of

756-509: A radio performance of Igor Stravinsky 's The Rite of Spring , and also cited the music of Manuel de Falla as a major influence. Ifukube studied forestry at Hokkaido Imperial University in Sapporo and composed in his spare time, which prefigured a line of self-taught Japanese composers. His first piece was the piano solo, Piano Suite (later the title was changed to Japan Suite , arranged for orchestra), dedicated to George Copeland who

840-422: A resin-covered leather glove along the loosened strings of a double bass – and its footsteps, created by striking an amplifier box. Despite his financial success as a film composer, Ifukube's first love had always been his general classical work as a composer. In fact his compositions for the two genres cross-fertilized each other. For example, he was to recycle his 1953 music for the ballet Shaka , about how

924-707: A script written by Fred Dekker , titled Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 3D , which would have featured Godzilla rampaging through San Francisco in an attempt to find its offspring. Various studios and producers expressed interest but passed it over due to high budget concerns. The film would have featured a full scale animatronic Godzilla head built by Rick Baker , stop motion animation executed by David W. Allen , an articulated stop motion Godzilla figure created by Stephen Czerkas, and additional storyboards by Doug Wildey. The production design would have been overseen by William Stout. In October 1992, TriStar Pictures acquired

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1008-785: A script, titled The Volcano Monsters , that focused on a new story with American characters centered around the effects footage. Toho approved of the idea in early 1957 and shipped the Godzilla and Anguirus suits for additional photography to be shot at Howard A. Anderson's special effects studio. Rybnick and Barison originally made a deal with AB-PT Pictures Corp. to co-finance the film but plans for The Volcano Monsters were cancelled after AB-PT Pictures folded. Schreibman, Goldman, and new financier Newton P. Jacobs, decided to dub Godzilla Raids Again into English instead. In 1983, director Steve Miner pitched his idea for an American 3D production of Godzilla to Toho, with storyboards by William Stout and

1092-641: A sequel to Shin Godzilla would not happen, but expressed interest in a potential shared cinematic series between Godzilla and other Toho monsters akin to the Marvel Cinematic Universe . In 2019, Toho invested ¥15.4 billion ( US$ 140 million ) into its Los Angeles-based subsidiary Toho International Inc. as part of its "Toho Vision 2021 Medium-term Management Strategy", a strategy to increase content, platform, real-estate, surpass ¥50 billion in profits, and increase character businesses on Toho intellectual properties such as Godzilla . Hiroyasu Matsuoka

1176-475: A single jeweled glove on his right hand, which helped develop his signature look . It has been the object of several auctions. A dark leather glove became an important piece of evidence in the O. J. Simpson murder case. Simpson's defense counsel famously quipped "if it doesn't fit, you must acquit". The glove presented as evidence shrank from having been soaked in blood, according to some analysis. [REDACTED]   This article incorporates text from

1260-561: A technique of practical special effects filmmaking that would become essential in Japan's film industry since the release of Godzilla (1954). For its North American release, the film was localized in 1956 as Godzilla, King of the Monsters! and featured new footage with Raymond Burr edited together with the original Japanese footage. The popularity of the films has led to the film series expanding to other media, such as television, music, literature and video games . Godzilla has become one of

1344-467: Is a natural product with special characteristics that make it comfortable to wear, and give it great strength and flexibility. Because it is a natural product, with its own unique variations, every piece has its own individual characteristics. As they are worn and used, leather gloves (especially if they fit snugly) will conform to the wearer's hand. As this occurs the leather of the glove will become more malleable, and thus softer and more supple. This process

1428-470: Is a standalone story, with the 1954 film serving as the only previous point of reference. Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla and Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. are the only films in the Millennium era to share continuity with each other and are also connected to 1961's Mothra . After the release of 2004's Godzilla: Final Wars , marking the 50th anniversary of the Godzilla film franchise, Toho decided to put

1512-564: Is common attire in leather subculture and BDSM communities. The component parts that may be found in a leather dress glove are one pair of tranks, one pair of thumbs, four whole fourchettes, four half fourchettes, two gussets, and six quirks. Depending on the style of the glove there may also be roller pieces, straps, rollers, eyelets, studs, sockets and domes. Finally, linings will themselves consist of tranks, thumbs and fourchettes. The most popular types of leather glove sewing stitches used today are: Driving gloves are designed for holding

1596-465: Is described as wearing gloves while walking in his garden so as to avoid the brambles . (Other translations, however, insist that Laertes pulled his long sleeves over his hands.) Herodotus , in The History of Herodotus (440 BC), tells how Leotychides was incriminated by a glove ( gauntlet ) full of silver that he received as a bribe. There are occasional references to the use of gloves among

1680-405: Is feared by humans. The biological nature and science behind Godzilla became a much more discussed issue in the films, showing the increased focus on the moral aspects of genetics. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah gave Godzilla's first concrete birth story, featuring a dinosaur named Godzillasaurus that was mutated by nuclear radiation into Godzilla. Godzilla was portrayed by Kenpachiro Satsuma for

1764-456: Is for the mitten cavity to be stitched onto the back of the fingerless glove only, allowing it to be flipped over (normally held back by Velcro or a button) to transform the garment from a mitten to a glove. These hybrids are called convertible mittens or "glittens". Gloves appear to be of great antiquity. They are depicted in an ancient Egyptian tomb dating to the 5th dynasty . According to some translations of Homer 's The Odyssey , Laërtes

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1848-466: Is known as 'breaking-in' the glove. Overtime wear spots may appear on certain parts of the palm and fingertips, due to the constant use of those areas of the glove. Creases and wrinkles will appear on the palm side of the leather glove and will generally correspond to the locations of the hinge joints of the wearer's hands, including the interphalangeal articulations of hand , metacarpophalangeal joints , intercarpal articulations , and wrists . Because

1932-405: Is too cold to play with an uncovered hand. A hybrid of glove and mitten contains open-ended sheaths for the four fingers (as in a fingerless glove, but not the thumb) and an additional compartment encapsulating the four fingers. This compartment can be lifted off the fingers and folded back to allow the individual fingers ease of movement and access while the hand remains covered. The usual design

2016-479: The Monsterverse franchise) by Legendary Pictures . The original film, Godzilla , was directed by and co-written by Ishirō Honda and released by Toho in 1954. It became an influential classic of the genre. It featured political and social undertones relevant to Japan at the time. The 1954 film and its special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya are largely credited for establishing the template for tokusatsu ,

2100-576: The Shōwa era (as all of these films were produced during Emperor Shōwa 's reign). This Shōwa timeline spanned from 1954, with Godzilla , to 1975, with Terror of Mechagodzilla . The first Godzilla film initially began as a Japanese-Indonesian co-production titled In the Shadow of Glory ( 栄光のかげに , Eikō no Kage ni ) . However, the project was cancelled after the Indonesian government denied visas to Toho's crew due to anti-Japanese sentiments and political pressure. On his flight back to Japan after

2184-560: The Shōwa era , the Heisei era , and the Reiwa era . The third is called the Millennium era, as the emperor ( Heisei ) is the same, but these films are considered to have a different style and storyline than the Heisei era. Over the series' history, the films have reflected the social and political climate in Japan . In the original film, Godzilla was an allegory for the effects of nuclear weapons , and

2268-493: The gantiers became gantiers parfumeurs , for the scented oils, musk , ambergris and civet , that perfumed leather gloves, but their trade, which was an introduction at the court of Catherine de Medici , was not specifically recognised until 1656, in a royal brevet . Makers of knitted gloves, which did not retain perfume and had less social cachet, were organised in a separate guild, of bonnetiers who might knit silk as well as wool . Such workers were already organised in

2352-489: The pope , the cardinals , and bishops . They may be worn only at the celebration of mass. The liturgical use of gloves has not been traced beyond the beginning of the 10th century, and their introduction may have been due to a simple desire to keep the hands clean for the holy mysteries, but others suggest that they were adopted as part of the increasing pomp with which the Carolingian bishops were surrounding themselves. From

2436-459: The 107th anniversary of his birth with a Google Doodle . Ifukube obtained the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1980, the 3rd class Order of the Sacred Treasure in 1987, and was honoured as a Person of Cultural Merit in 2003. Godzilla (franchise) Godzilla ( Japanese : ゴジラ , Hepburn : Gojira ) is a Japanese monster , or kaiju , franchise centering on the titular character ,

2520-598: The 13th century, gloves began to be worn by ladies as a fashion ornament . They were made of linen and silk, and sometimes reached to the elbow. Such worldly accoutrements were not for holy women, according to the early 13th century Ancrene Wisse , written for their guidance. Sumptuary laws were promulgated to restrain this vanity: against samite gloves in Bologna, 1294, against perfumed gloves in Rome, 1560. A Paris corporation or guild of glovers ( gantiers ) existed from

2604-564: The 19th century, the generic or trade name "Berlin gloves" was used for washable, thin white cotton gloves often worn by servants, such as butlers or waiters, and the less well-off in civilian life. The term was also used for white cotton gloves worn with the dress uniform by the American military in the First World War. In 1905, The Law Times made one of the first references to the use of gloves by criminals to hide fingerprints, stating: For

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2688-504: The 7th century with the birth of Ifukibe-no-Tokotarihime. He was strongly influenced by the Ainu music as he spent his childhood (from age of 9 to 12) in Otofuke near Obihiro , where was with a mixed population of Ainu and Japanese. His first encounter with classical music occurred when attending secondary school in Sapporo city. Ifukube decided to become a composer at the age of 14 after hearing

2772-484: The Frankish kingdom the custom spread to Rome , where liturgical gloves are first heard of in the earlier half of the 11th century. When short sleeves came into fashion in the 1700s, women began to wear long gloves , reaching halfway up the forearm. By the 1870s, buttoned kid , silk, or velvet gloves were worn with evening or dinner dress, and long suede gloves were worn during the day and when having tea. Mainly during

2856-442: The Heisei films while the special effects were directed by Koichi Kawakita , with the exception of The Return of Godzilla , for which the effects were directed by Teruyoshi Nakano. Toho rebooted the franchise for a second time with the 1999 film Godzilla 2000: Millennium starting the third era of Godzilla films, known as the Millennium series. The Millennium series is treated similarly to an anthology series where each film

2940-636: The Monsters! – Harry Rybnick, Richard Kay, Edward Barison, Paul Schreibman, and Edmund Goldman – purchased the North American rights to the 1955 sequel Godzilla Raids Again but rather than localize or dub the film in English, they chose to produce a new film that would repurpose the effects footage from Godzilla Raids Again ; filming was expected to begin in June 1957. Rybnick hired Ib Melchior and Edwin Watson to write

3024-584: The Romans as well. Pliny the Younger (c. 100), his uncle's shorthand writer wore gloves in winter so as not to impede the elder Pliny's work. A gauntlet , which could be a glove made of leather or some kind of metal armour, was a strategic part of a soldier's defense throughout the Middle Ages , but the advent of firearms made hand-to-hand combat rare. As a result, the need for gauntlets disappeared. During

3108-478: The Shōwa era. The Return of Godzilla was released in 1984, five years before the new Emperor, but is considered part of this era, as it is a direct predecessor to Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989), which came out in the first year of the new Emperor's reign. The Heisei films are set in a single timeline, with each film providing continuity to the other films, and brings Godzilla back as a destructive force of nature that

3192-1056: The TV series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters released on November 17, 2023, on Apple TV+ ; and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire released on March 29, 2024. Godzilla Godzilla Raids Again Mothra vs. Godzilla Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Invasion of Astro-Monster Ebirah, Horror of the Deep All Monsters Attack Godzilla vs. Hedorah Godzilla vs. Gigan Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Terror of Mechagodzilla The Return of Godzilla Godzilla vs. Mothra Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II Godzilla vs. Destoroyah Godzilla 2000: Millennium Leather glove Gloves are made of materials including cloth, knitted or felted wool, leather, rubber, latex , neoprene , silk, and (in mail ) metal. Gloves of kevlar protect

3276-462: The Three-Headed Monster was also significant for introducing Godzilla's archenemy and the main antagonist of the film series, King Ghidorah . Son of Godzilla and All Monsters Attack were aimed at youthful audiences, featuring the appearance of Godzilla's son, Minilla . Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla was notable for introducing Godzilla's robot duplicate and the secondary antagonist of

3360-552: The United States. At San Diego Comic-Con, Akito Takahashi, the project manager of Toho's Godzilla Strategic Conference, revealed Toho's intentions to have the Toho and Legendary Godzilla films expand together. He also revealed that the option to reintroduce political themes and old or new monsters would be available to filmmakers, should they choose to pursue it. Akito also expressed interest in re-introducing Mechagodzilla and Jet Jaguar in

3444-407: The brand. The group wrote up a new set of mandated guidelines that all feature films and merchandise had to follow, which involved the prohibition of permanently killing off the character and keeping him from preying on "people or things" to ensure that every appearance remained authentic. In August 2016, Toho announced plans for a trilogy of anime Godzilla films with Polygon Pictures animating

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3528-420: The character in his absence, such as Katsumi Tezuka , Yū Sekida, Ryosaku Takasugi, Seiji Onaka, Shinji Takagi, Isao Zushi, and Toru Kawai . Eiji Tsuburaya directed the special effects for the first six films of the series. His protege Sadamasa Arikawa took over the effects work for the next three films (with Tsuburaya supervising), while Teruyoshi Nakano directed the special effects for the last six films of

3612-485: The combination of radioactivity and ancient dinosaur -like creatures, indestructible and possessing special powers (see Godzilla characteristics ). The Godzilla film series is broken into several different eras reflecting a characteristic style and corresponding to the same eras used to classify all kaiju eiga ( monster movies ) in Japan. The first, second, and fourth eras refer to the Japanese emperor during production:

3696-429: The commission of crimes. Gloves are worn by criminals because the tactile properties of the leather allow for good grip and dexterity. These properties are the result of a grain present on the surface of the leather. The grain makes the surface of the leather unique to each glove. Investigators are able to dust for the glove prints left behind from the leather the same way in which they dust for fingerprints . Leather

3780-459: The consequences that such weapons might have on Earth. The radioactive contamination of the Japanese fishing boat Lucky Dragon No. 5 through the United States' Castle Bravo thermonuclear device test at Bikini Atoll on March 1, 1954, led to much press coverage in Japan preceding the release of the first film in 1954. The Heisei and Millennium series have largely continued this concept. Toho

3864-536: The correspondence was unfortunately stopped because of the Spanish Civil War . Ifukube's big break came in 1935, when his first orchestral piece Japanese Rhapsody won the first prize in a competition for Japanese composers promoted by Alexander Tcherepnin . The judges of that contest— Albert Roussel , Jacques Ibert , Arthur Honegger , Alexandre Tansman , Tibor Harsányi , Pierre-Octave Ferroud , and Henri Gil-Marchex were unanimous in their selection of Ifukube as

3948-557: The crime investigation more difficult. However, the gloves themselves can leave prints that are just as unique as human fingerprints. If there is an opening but no (or a short) covering sheath for each finger they are called fingerless gloves . Fingerless gloves are useful where dexterity is required that gloves would restrict. Cigarette smokers and church organists sometimes use fingerless gloves. Cycling gloves for road racing or touring are usually fingerless. Guitar players may also use fingerless gloves in circumstances where it

4032-551: The elbow, reaching to the biceps). Satin and stretch satin are popular and mass-produced. Some women wear gloves as part of "dressy" outfits, such as for church and weddings . Long white gloves are common accessories for teenage girls attending formal events such as prom , quinceañera , cotillion , or formal ceremonies at church, such as confirmation . In Japan , white gloves are worn frequently. Work-oriented white gloves are worn for activities such as gardening and cleanup; "dress" white gloves are worn by professionals who want

4116-597: The film series, Mechagodzilla . The Shōwa period loosely tied in to a number of Toho-produced films in which Godzilla himself did not appear and consequently saw the addition of many monsters into the Godzilla continuity, three of which ( Rodan , Varan , and Mothra ) originated in their own solo films and another five ( Anguirus , Manda , Baragon , Gorosaurus and Kumonga ) appeared in their first films as either secondary antagonists or secondary kaiju. Haruo Nakajima mainly portrayed Godzilla since 1954 until his retirement in 1972. However, other stunt actors have portrayed

4200-652: The film, feeling that his wartime experience was ideal for the film's anti-nuclear themes – despite not being Toho's first choice. Principal photography ran 51 days, and special effects photography ran 71 days. Godzilla was first released in Nagoya on October 27, 1954, and released nationwide on November 3, 1954. Despite mixed reviews, it was a box office success. It became the eighth best-attended film in Japan that year, and earned ¥183 million (just under $ 510,000) in distributor rentals during its initial run, with total lifetime gross receipts of $ 2.25 million . The film

4284-444: The film. Tsuburaya initially proposed a giant octopus-like monster, and later a gorilla-like or whale-like monster to reflect the creature's name Gojira , a combination of the Japanese words for gorilla ( ゴリラ , gorira ) and whale ( クジラ , kujira ) . But Tsuburaya settled on a dinosaur-like monster designed by Teizō Toshimitsu and Akira Watanabe under his supervision. Tanaka handpicked Ishirō Honda to direct and co-write

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4368-458: The films and Netflix distributing the trilogy worldwide, except in Japan where each film will be given a theatrical release by Toho. The first film, titled Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters , was released on November 17, 2017. The second film, titled Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle , was released on May 18, 2018. The third and final film in the trilogy, titled Godzilla: The Planet Eater ,

4452-399: The fingertips allows for better use of touchscreens , as on smartphones and tablet computers . Professional MMA fighters are required to wear fingerless gloves in fights. Leather gloves have been worn by people for thousands of years. The unique properties of leather allow for both a comfortable fit and useful grip for the wearer. The grain present on the leather and the pores present in

4536-523: The fourteenth century. Knitted gloves were a refined handiwork that required five years of apprenticeship; defective work was subject to confiscation and burning. In the 17th century, gloves made of soft chicken skin became fashionable. The craze for gloves called "limericks" took hold. This particular fad was the product of a manufacturer in Limerick, Ireland , who fashioned the gloves from the skin of unborn calves. Embroidered and jeweled gloves formed part of

4620-454: The franchise's 68th anniversary known as "Godzilla Day", Toho announced plans to release a new live-action Godzilla film, Godzilla Minus One , on November 3, 2023, to commemorate the franchise's 70th anniversary. Toho also stated that Takashi Yamazaki was the director, writer, and visual effects supervisor for this new film and that it had entered post-production after recently completed filming. According to Collider , Minus One became

4704-563: The future. In October 2020, Toho announced plans for an anime series titled Godzilla Singular Point released on Netflix in 2021, revealing artwork for Godzilla and its principal characters. The project was directed by Atsushi Takahashi, with music by Kan Sawada, written by Toh Enjoe, character designs by Kazue Kato , and animations by Eiji Yamamori. The series was produced by Bones Inc. in partnership with Orange Co., Ltd. , featured hand-drawn and CG animation, and had no relation to Polygon's anime film trilogy. On November 3, 2022, during

4788-541: The future... when the burglar goes a-burgling, a pair of gloves will form a necessary part of his outfit. Early Formula One race cars used steering wheels taken directly from road cars. They were normally made from wood, necessitating the use of driving gloves . Disposable latex gloves were developed by the Australian company Ansell . Western women's gloves for formal and semi-formal wear come in three lengths: wrist ("matinee"), elbow, and opera or full-length (over

4872-494: The incarnations from the 1998 film and animated TV series retaining the Godzilla copyright/trademark. In 2004, director Yoshimitsu Banno acquired permission from Toho to produce a short IMAX Godzilla film. In 2009, the project was turned over to Legendary Pictures to be redeveloped as a feature film. Announced in March 2010, the film was co-produced with Warner Bros. Pictures and was directed by Gareth Edwards . Godzilla

4956-450: The insignia of emperors and kings. Thus Matthew of Paris , in recording the burial of Henry II of England in 1189, mentions that he was buried in his coronation robes with a golden crown on his head and gloves on his hands. Gloves were found on the hands of King John when his tomb was opened in 1797 and on those of King Edward I when his tomb was opened in 1774. Pontifical gloves are liturgical ornaments used primarily by

5040-591: The leather gives the gloves the unique ability to assist the wearer as they grip an object. As soft as a leather glove may be, its pores and grain provide a level of friction when "gripped" against an item or surface. A common use for leather gloves is sporting events. In baseball , a baseball glove is an oversized leather glove with a web used for fielding the ball. Leather gloves are also used in handball , cycling , and American football . Early Formula One racing drivers used steering wheels taken directly from road cars. They were normally made from wood, necessitating

5124-630: The leather is natural as well as delicate, the wearer must take precaution as to not damage them. The constant handling of damp or wet surfaces will discolor lighter-colored gloves and stiffen the leather of any glove. The wearer will often unknowingly damage or stain their gloves while doing such tasks as twisting a wet door knob or wiping a running nose with a gloved hand. Leather dress gloves that are worn very tight and possess very short, elasticized wrists, are most often referred to as cop gloves or law enforcement gloves because of their prevalence as issued duty gloves for many law enforcement agencies. It

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5208-634: The majority of the Millennium films, with the exception of Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack , in which Godzilla was portrayed by Mizuho Yoshida . Unlike the Shōwa and later Heisei films, the special effects for the Millennium films were directed by multiple effects directors such as Kenji Suzuki ( Godzilla 2000 , Godzilla vs. Megaguirus ), Makoto Kamiya ( Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack ), Yuichi Kikuchi ( Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla ), and Eiichi Asada ( Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. , Godzilla: Final Wars ). In December 2014, Toho announced plans for

5292-641: The most commercially successful Japanese film in the series and "helped the Godzilla series become more popular than ever before". In 2024, Minus One won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects , becoming the first Godzilla film to win an Academy Award , as well as the first Japanese film to win Best Visual Effects. On November 1, 2024, Toho announced plans to move forward with a new Godzilla film with Yamazaki returning to direct, write, and handle visual effects. The producers of Godzilla, King of

5376-523: The most recognizable symbols in Japanese pop culture worldwide and a well-known facet of Japanese cinema . It is also considered one of the first examples of the popular kaiju and tokusatsu subgenres in Japanese entertainment. The tone and themes vary per film. Several of the films have political themes, others have dark tones, complex internal mythology , or are simple action films featuring aliens or other monsters, while others have simpler themes accessible to children. Godzilla's role varies from purely

5460-469: The palm area, to provide protection to the hand, and the exposed fingers do not interfere with sensation or gripping. In contrast to traditional full gloves, often worn for warmth, fingerless gloves will often have a ventilated back to allow the hands to cool; this is commonly seen in weightlifting gloves . Fingerless gloves are worn by bicyclists and motorcyclists to better grip the handlebars, as well as by skateboarders and rollerbladers , to protect

5544-402: The palms of the hands and add grip in the event of a fall. Some anglers , particularly fly fishermen, favour fingerless gloves to allow manipulation of line and tackle in cooler conditions. Fingerless gloves are common among marching band members, particularly those who play the clarinet or open-hole flute, due to the difficulty of covering small holes while wearing gloves. The lack of fabric on

5628-598: The radio when General Douglas MacArthur arrived to formalize the Japanese surrender. He taught at the Tokyo University of the Arts (formerly Tokyo Music School), during which period he composed his first film score for Snow Trail , released in 1947. Over the next fifty years, he would compose more than 250 film scores, the high point of which was his 1954 music for Ishirō Honda 's Toho movie, Godzilla . Ifukube also created Godzilla's trademark roar – produced by rubbing

5712-558: The rights from Toho with plans to produce a trilogy. Director Jan de Bont and writers Terry Rossio and Ted Eliott developed a script that had Godzilla battling a shape-shifting alien called "the Gryphon". De Bont later left the project after budget disagreements with the studio. Roland Emmerich was hired to direct and co-write a new script with producer Dean Devlin . A co-production between Centropolis Entertainment , Fried Films , Independent Pictures, and TriStar Pictures, Godzilla

5796-456: The series on hiatus for another 10 years. Toho also demolished the water stage on its lot used in numerous Godzilla , kaiju and tokusatsu films. Yoshimitsu Banno , who had directed 1971's Godzilla vs. Hedorah , secured the rights from Toho to make an IMAX 3D short film production, based on a story similar to his Hedorah film. This project eventually led to the development of Legendary's Godzilla . Tsutomu Kitagawa portrayed Godzilla for

5880-410: The series. The Criterion Collection released the Shōwa era films as part of a Blu-ray box set in the United States and Canada on October 29, 2019. Toho rebooted the series in 1984 with The Return of Godzilla , starting the second era of Godzilla films, known as the Heisei series. The Return of Godzilla serves as a direct sequel to the original 1954 film and ignores the subsequent events of

5964-537: The special effects work following in November that year. Shin Godzilla was released in Japan on July 29, 2016, in IMAX, 4DX, and MX4D to positive reviews and was a box office success. After the release of Shin Godzilla, Toho established a "Godzilla Room", a group consisting of 14 individuals that were tasked with studying all the previous films that involved the character and to ensure that further movies would avoid damaging

6048-756: The thirteenth century. They made them in skin or in fur. By 1440, in England glovers had become members of the Dubbers or Bookbinders Guild until they formed their own guild during the reign of Elizabeth I . The Glovers' Company was incorporated in 1613. It was not until the 16th century that gloves reached their greatest elaboration, however, when Queen Elizabeth I set the fashion for wearing them richly embroidered and jewelled, and for putting them on and taking them off during audiences to draw attention to her beautiful hands. The 1592 "Ditchley" portrait of her features her holding leather gloves in her left hand. In Paris,

6132-431: The use of driving gloves . Leather gloves provide protection from occupational hazards. For example, beekeepers use leather gloves to avoid being stung by bees. Construction workers might use leather gloves for added grip and for protecting their hands. Welders use gloves too for protection against electrical shocks , extreme heat, ultraviolet and infrared . Criminals have been known to wear leather gloves during

6216-432: The wearer from cuts. Gloves and gauntlets are integral components of pressure suits and spacesuits . Latex , nitrile rubber or vinyl disposable gloves are often worn by health care professionals as hygiene and contamination protection measures. Police officers often wear them to work in crime scenes to prevent destroying evidence in the scene. Many criminals wear gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints , which makes

6300-625: The winner. Ifukube studied modern Western composition while Tcherepnin was visiting Japan, and his Piano Suite received an honourable mention at the I.C.S.M. festival in Venice in 1938. Japanese Rhapsody was performed in Europe on a number of occasions in the late 1930s. On completing University, he worked as a forestry officer and lumber processor in Akkeshi , and towards the end of the Second World War

6384-1014: The young Siddhartha Gautama eventually became the Buddha , for Kenji Misumi 's 1961 film Buddha . Then in 1988 he reworked the film music to create his three-movement symphonic ode Gotama the Buddha . Meanwhile, he had returned to teaching at the Tokyo College of Music , becoming president of the college the following year, and in 1987 retired to become head of the College's ethnomusicology department. He trained younger generation composers such as Toshiro Mayuzumi , Yasushi Akutagawa , Akio Yashiro , Teizo Matsumura , Sei Ikeno , Minoru Miki , Maki Ishii , Riichirō Manabe , Hajime Okumura, Reiko Arima, Taichiro Kosugi, Kaoru Wada , Motoji Ishimaru, Shigeyuki Imai, and Satoshi Imai. See: List of music students by teacher: G to J#Akira Ifukube . He also published Orchestration ,

6468-523: Was appointed by the Imperial Japanese Army to study the elasticity and vibratory strength of wood. He suffered radiation exposure after carrying out x-rays without protection, a consequence of the wartime lead shortage. Thus, he had to abandon forestry work and became a professional composer and teacher. Ifukube spent some time in hospital due to the radiation exposure, and was startled one day to hear one of his own marches being played over

6552-433: Was inspired to make the original Godzilla film after the commercial success of the 1952 re-release of King Kong and the success of The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), the first live-action film to feature a giant monster awakened following an atomic bomb detonation. The success of the Godzilla franchise itself would go on to inspire other giant monster films worldwide. The initial series of films are named after

6636-453: Was living in Spain . Atsushi Miura, Ifukube's friend at the university, sent a letter to Copeland. Copeland replied, "It is wonderful that you listen my disc in spite of you living in Japan, the opposite side of the earth. I imagine you may compose music. Send me some piano pieces." Then Miura, who was not a composer, presented Ifukube and this piece to Copeland. Copeland promised to interpret it, but

6720-461: Was named the representative director of the project. In 2019, Toho launched the first official English website and the first official English Twitter and Instagram for the franchise. In June 2019, Toho revealed plans to present the Toho Godzilla at San Diego Comic-Con for the first time to commemorate the franchise's 65th anniversary, as well as being part of its plan to expand the franchise in

6804-516: Was nominated for Best Picture and Best Special Effects at the Japanese Movie Association Awards, where it won the latter. Starting with Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster , Godzilla began evolving into a friendlier, more playful antihero (this transition was complete by Son of Godzilla , where Godzilla is depicted as a more virtuous character) and, as years went by, it evolved into an anthropomorphic superhero . Ghidorah

6888-545: Was released on November 9, 2018. In January 2018, Toho announced its plans to invest ¥15 billion ( US$ 135 million ) for the next three years beginning in 2019 to co-produce content with Hollywood and Chinese studios who have licensed Toho's properties, such as Godzilla , Your Name and Pokémon . Toho would invest 25% in production costs and would earn a higher share in revenue and manage creators rights, so its creative input would be reflected in each work. In May 2018, Toho's Chief Godzilla Officer Keiji Ota revealed that

6972-456: Was theatrically released on May 16, 2014, to positive reviews and was a box office success, grossing $ 529 million worldwide against a production budget of $ 160 million. The film's success prompted Toho to produce a reboot of their own and Legendary to proceed with sequels and a shared cinematic franchise dubbed the Monsterverse : with Godzilla: King of the Monsters released on May 31, 2019; Godzilla vs. Kong released on March 24, 2021;

7056-473: Was theatrically released on May 20, 1998, to negative reviews and grossed $ 379 million worldwide against a production budget between $ 130–150 million. Despite grossing nearly three times its budget, it was considered a box office disappointment. Two planned sequels were cancelled and an animated TV series was produced instead. TriStar let the license expire in 2003. In 2004, Toho began trademarking new iterations of TriStar's Godzilla as " Zilla ", with only

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