NAJAS Webinar - Godzilla & Modern Japan

GODZILLA AND MODERN JAPAN

Culture, Cinema and Global Influence

For more than 70 years, Godzilla has been destroying cities, captivating audiences, and changing with Japan itself.

Born from the anxieties of postwar Japan in the landmark 1954 film Godzilla, the King of the Monsters has become one of Japan's most recognizable cultural icons and a truly global phenomenon.

Join us for a lively roundtable discussion exploring what more than seven decades of Godzilla can tell us about Japanese cinema, culture, and Japan's changing relationship with the world.

Bringing together acclaimed writers and experts on Japanese film and popular culture, including Ed Godziszewski, Erik Homesick, Roland Nozomu Kelts, and Steve Ryfle, Godzilla and Modern Japan will trace the character's remarkable journey from the haunting symbolism of the 1954 original to the wildly different incarnations of Godzilla seen in Japan and the United States today.

Whether you're a lifelong Godzilla fan or simply curious about Japanese cinema and culture, this conversation offers a new way to look at the world's most famous monster.

OCTOBER 24TH (SATURDAY)

7:00PM EDT

Online Webinar I

https://www.youtube.com/live/lOJgmNslpvk

Presented by Japanese Culture Club of Arizona, Heart of America Japan-America Society and NAJAS