The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga (2019)

April 2nd, 20190h 50min

Documentary, History
86%

Overview

Japan, 1954. A legend emerges from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastated by atomic bombs in 1945. The creature's name is Godzilla. The film that tells its story is the first of kaiju eiga, the giant monster movies.


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