Still image from Godzilla 1956
In
pop cultural news out of Tokyo this week, it was announced that none
other than the city conquering nuclear metaphor himself — Godzilla — is
to become a citizen of
Japan. As these marketing headlines tend to be layered, the
announcement came upon the heels of another, which informed loyal fans
of the monster that the first Japanese Godzilla movie in ten years will
be released in the summer of 2016. Timeline.com
has assembled a look at the history of Godzilla, tracing the inception
of the movie franchise in 1954 to its current-day interest. From the
nuclear horrors fresh in the minds of the character's Japanese creators
to its eventual worldwide popularity, have a look at Godzilla's interesting evolution.
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