Takashi Yamazaki, the director behind the latest Godzilla movie, set for U.S. theatrical release later this year, was determined to bring out what he believes is the essentially Japanese ...

Japanese Godzilla movies tackle political and environmental themes, while American movies focus on entertainment. Japanese Godzilla is more meaningful, serving as a metaphor for atomic warfare and ...

In particular, America and Japan seem to have radically different ideas about who Godzilla is and what he symbolizes, at least in the modern era. In the 1960s, Japanese Godzilla movies often ...

Takashi Yamazaki, the director behind the latest Godzilla movie, set for U.S. theatrical release later this year, was determined to bring out what he believes is the essentially Japanese ...