Reading response: Tsutsui W.M.

The famous movie Gojira 1954 is considered as an expression of the public impression of nuclear explosion and natural disasters. The brooding and dark film during that time expresses the phobia towards the nuclear science which more Japanese people not familiar with. Since the period that Tokyo is still well-known as Edo castle, earthquakes and fire disasters never ended. The city is like being cursed that at least 31 fire disasters happened in the 5 centuries which is the whole history of this city. Gorija is not just a character, a monster that plays negative role in the film, but also the classic difficulties for Japanese people: the city-breakers and the nuclear explosion. Also, the passage talked about other movies like the Daicon IV Opening Amimation and the music in the 1980s.

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1 thought on “Reading response: Tsutsui W.M.

  1. Sammie says:

    Do your points about Gojira 1954 also extend to the discussion of the disaster film genre in Japan more generally? Perhaps you can also go deeper into discussing the effect of the disaster film genre on its viewers.

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