Ed Godziszewski is co-author of the Ishiro Honda biography Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film from Godzilla to Kurosawa, as well as the recently released Godzilla: The First 70 Years. He is the long-time editor of the independent genre magazine Japanese Giants and contributed the cover article for Fangoria #1. He has contributed audio commentaries and other materials to numerous home-video releases, and is co-writer and co-producer, with Steve Ryfle, of the documentary feature film Bringing Godzilla Down to Size.Ed Godziszewski 氏は、本多猪四郎監督の軌跡をまとめた評伝『Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film from Godzilla to Kurosawa』 の共著者であり、近年刊行された 『Godzilla: The First 70 Years』 の著者でもある。また長年にわたり、インディペンデント特撮雑誌 Japanese Giants の編集長を務め、 ホラー誌 Fangoria 創刊号ではカバー記事を担当した。多くのホームビデオ作品でオーディオコメンタリーや特典映像制作に携わり、 Steve Ryfle 氏と共にドキュメンタリー映画 『Bringing Godzilla Down to Size』 の脚本・共同プロデューサーも務めるなど、日本特撮映画研究における第一人者として高い評価を得ている。
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