The original "Gojira" was not meant to be a fantasy blockbuster but a horror movie, especially in the eyes of the Japanese people who had already witnessed a similar destruction. Godzilla was a ...

Today marks a very special day for a timeless Japanese icon. On Nov. 3, 1954, the first Godzilla film was released in Japan. The monster flick, which many people saw as an allegory for the Atomic ...

Tess Ayano Two years after the treaty that ended American occupation, a Japanese film came out that would enthrall the nation and the world beyond for generations to come. Godzilla, as the ...