One inspiration for the original Japanese film was a pro-wrestling match held between Rikidôzan and his Japanese tag team partners Toyonobori and Great Togo against American challengers Freddie Blassie, Lou Thesz, and Mike Sharpe. This match was aired nationwide on Japanese television, during which Blassie caused a bloody gash on Great Togo. Viewers where so shocked by the gore that many collapsed, and 11 elderly viewers reportedly died of heart attacks. Many Japanese critics would attack the rising popularity of television with social critic Soichi Oya warning that TV was creating a nation of idiots. This match of East vs West and the frenzy surrounding it would serve as an influence on the original film, with the monsters standing in for the wrestlers.
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