The Return of Godzilla

Technically part of the Showa Era since the Heisei Era didn’t start until 1989 but lumped with the Heisei Era because of the ten year gap between the previous Godzilla film (Terror of Mechagodzilla) and this, The Return of Godzilla is much more than just a return of the massive lizard to the Japanese silver screen. It’s a return to the idea that Godzilla is scary and a monster and a metaphor for nuclear power (this time very specifically nuclear weapons, the whole Japanese embrace of nuclear...