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An eerie, thoughtful examination of post-war Japan, H-Man uses numerous tropes for its horror, but succeeds in mood, theme, and visuals.

Closing Japan’s Wartime History Akihiko Hirata’s final role in a Godzilla film came in Terror of Mechagodzilla. Like in 1954 as Dr. Serizawa, he again plays a scientist, although …

Repairing History with Robot Monsters On Okinawa, an elder High Priest pleads for Godzilla to destroy mainland Japan. He’s vengeful. His Azumi clan was wiped out, presumably during World …

Undervalued Parable At the end of All Monsters Attack, 10 year-old Ichiro (Tomonori Yazaki) fights a bully to earn respect. Then, Ichiro torments a sign maker. It’s an oft …

Do the Monster Mash Set in 1999, Destroy All Monsters conceives an internationally shared space headquarters on Iwo Jima. At Destroy All Monsters’ release in 1968, Iwo Jima remained …

Baby Doll Soaking in island heat, Son of Godzilla wrestles with Japanese idealism. Scientists engage in experiments meant to solve Earth’s forthcoming hunger crisis, seeking to turn weather in …

Aliens Among Us Were Godzilla real, conspiracies would follow. That’s human nature. As Ghidorah: The Three Headed Monster opens, UFO watchers sit on a rooftop, hoping for an intergalactic …

While following a similar story to the prior Mothra, Mothra vs Godzilla finds a unique tone amid some outstanding action.

Tako’s Folly A US nuclear submarine looses Godzilla from ice that entombed the monster in Godzilla Raids Again. Then, King Kong is brought over to Japan thanks to a …

Science Saves Us All While Ultra Q features a handful of truly surreal episodes – especially one where a kid’s pet turtle mutates and exits reality – it’s a …

Final Wars is shamelessly childish and even derogatory

Space Godzilla's work is for naught. It's not even fun.