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Explore these iconic Godzilla films streaming now, from epic monster battles to poignant allegories showcasing the franchise’s evolution.
The original film released back in 1954 in Japan, in which Godzilla was used as a metaphor for what the Japanese had endured after U.S. bombings on Hiroshima. “I would say Godzilla is one of the most ...
According to kaiju lore, Godzilla is a prehistoric monster, but most fans would agree that it was born in August 1945, when US atomic bombs detonated over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and ...
Which, by any journalistic standards, is a story. Over here, "Godzilla" was king of the drive-ins: an archetypal kiddie horror flick that made $2 million (on a $100,000 budget) and begat dozens of ...
By 1954, Japan had survived almost a decade of nuclear exposure. In addition to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese people were affected by a series of U.S. nuclear tests in the ...
Godzilla's 70th anniversary highlights its urgent environmental message and its connection to the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations.
The 1954 film ‘Godzilla’ launched a franchise that has been warning viewers to take better care of the Earth for the past 70 years. “The fates of those who survived the infernos of Hiroshima ...
Godzilla slowly morphed from a murderous monster into a monstrous defender of humanity in the Japanese films, a transition that was also reflected in the later U.S.-made films.
Godzilla slowly morphed from a murderous monster into a monstrous defender of humanity in the Japanese films, which was also reflected in the later U.S.-made films.
We study popular Japanese media and business ethics and sustainability, but we found a common interest in Godzilla after the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ...