Monster Zero x SciFi Japan - Archive Only

maybe there will MORE made as a kind of way to try to deal with what happened even if its just for 2hrs in a movie theater ...

It's possible we may see the closest new incarnation of the original Gojira... if TOHO feels it's bankable.

Uh, how will Toho make a movie if the whole country goes radioactive? Plus, I'd hate to see the film archives become inaccessible because of fallout contamination.

From THE NEW YORK TIMES Blog Opinionator:

[quote="PETER WYNN KIRBY"]
OXFORD, England — Peering at the post-tsunami devastation in Japan on miniature YouTube windows or video-streaming displays from Japanese news outlets provokes not only great empathy and concern, but an unmistakable feeling of déjà vu. As a scholar focusing on the place of nuclear energy in Japanese culture, I’ve seen more than my share of nuclear-themed monster movies from the ’50s onward, and the scenes of burning refineries, flattened cities, mobilized rescue teams and fleeing civilians recall some surreal highlights of the Japanese disaster film genre.

This B-movie fare is widely mocked, often for good reason. But the early “Godzillaâ€

Have you given the thought that over the long run the events of recent days just may give you-know-who renewed relevance again?

I'm just sayin'.

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