Godzilla Minus One offers an insight into the complexity of Japan’s war memories
- Written by Jason Jones, Lecturer in Japanese Studies, Monash University
Toho 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...





