The real disaster that created Godzilla

On March 1, 1954, fallout from the US Castle Bravo hydrogen bomb test showered the Japanese fishing boat Lucky Dragon No. 5. The incident shocked Japan. On November 3, 1954, director Ishiro Honda's Godzilla opened across the country, turning that fear into a monster awakened by nuclear tests. It sold about 9.7 million tickets, and the franchise now counts 38 films.

Why do you think this story still resonates 70 years later?

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