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| GODZILLA” (a.k.a. “GOJIRA”) © 1954 Toho Co., Ltd. “GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS” © 1956 Toho Co., Ltd. Godzilla, Gojira, the character designs and King of the Monsters are trademarks of Toho Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Godzilla / Gojira
Directed by Ishiro Honda
With Akira Takarada, Momoko Kochi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura
Japan, 1954, 96 minutes
When: Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 4:00 PM
Where: Japan Society
333 East 47th Street, NYC
Between 1st and 2nd Avenues
In Japanese with English subtitles
Co-presented with Subway Cinema
Co-presented with Subway Cinema
Godzilla is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama, made in Japan at a time when the country was reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing in the Pacific. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population’s fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning almost 30 sequels. Japan Society id showing the original, 1954 Japanese version (not to be confused with Godzilla, King of the Monsters, the far inferior 1956 “Americanized” version with additional scenes featuring actor Raymond Burr).
Admission is free, but RSVP is suggested. Please RSVP by Wednesday, May 2, noon, at rsvp-openhouse@japansociety.org
Part of the Open House Weekend, May 5-6, 2012.
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