On November 3, 1954, the king of the monsters rampaged its way into all of our hearts. Godzilla was released 70 years ago and ...

Ishirō Honda's momentous 1954 monster film was born out of a national tragedy in Japan. It has a bleak message for humanity ...

Through all the detours of the Godzilla franchise, the first movie still has the greatest impact. Monster movies would not be the same without Godzilla, and the film's strength lies in how well it ...

When Godzilla first reared up from the boiling ocean in 1954, it was the pitiless embodiment of nuclear devastation in a Japanese film that still stands, 70 years on, as the darkest and most ...

Not only was the film the most successful Japanese Godzilla movie of all time, but Yamazaki’s crew became the first Japanese crew to ever receive an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.

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 bomb, was a box office hit in the country, and would go on to ...

and I was definitely intrigued when Godzilla: Minus One became the first film from Japan to hit theaters here in the U.S. Being more than a great story with good human characters, it proved to me ...

In Japan, he's "Gojira" — a name derived from the Japanese words "gorira," meaning gorilla, and "kujira," meaning whale. In America, he's "Godzilla" — a name derived from the English words ...

In a dark theater, almost 10 years after what many call the “unforgettable fire,” Gojira’s shriek broke Japan’s painful silence. The monster uprooted what was considered taboo at the time and ...

Japan’s greatest monster, Godzilla, turned 70 on November 3, 2024, the anniversary of the first movie to feature the character. Godzilla (1954) was a stark exercise in processing the trauma of ...

Godzilla is standing tall at age 70. The king of monsters debuted in a 1954 Japanese film. Circle Cinema is honoring the big fella with a special 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, screening of the movie ...

Please verify your email address. The Godzilla franchise will mark its 70th anniversary in November. Godzilla Minus One will be re-released in AMC theaters on November 1 to mark the event.