Godzilla Minus One offers an insight into the complexity of Japan’s war memories

  • Written by: Jason Jones, Lecturer in Japanese Studies, Monash University
Godzilla Minus One offers an insight into the complexity of Japan’s war memoriesToho Studios

The new hit Japanese film Godzilla Minus One – an homage to Honda Ishirō’s original 1954 film Gojira (more commonly known to English speakers as Godzilla) – centres on the human costs of war.

Released in Japan in November and internationally in December, Takashi Yamazaki’s film is still breaking records, sur...

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