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| Above, the Godzilla statue in HIbiya, Tokyo. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Since World War II, Japan has gone through many phases over the past seven decades.
The 1950s saw reconstruction of the country following the end of World War II. 1960s saw Japan become an economic powerhouse (becoming the world's number 2 economic power) with optimism for a bright future. The 1970s saw Japan deal with pollution and the energy crisis. Japan's economic bubble began in the 1980s, only to have it burst in the 1990s.
Through these times, Godzilla movies reflected the times and many of the issues Japan faced, and Jim Ballard of SciFi Japan TV puts them all together in an article at GaijinPot. The article looks at these eras as seen through Godzilla's eyes for his 60th anniversary, "60 Years of Japan, As Told By Godzilla."
To read the article, go here.
