Japan's Green Monsters: Environmental Commentary in Kaiju Cinema

In 1954, a massive irradiated dinosaur emerged from Tokyo Bay and rained death and destruction on the Japanese capital. Since then Godzilla and other monsters, such as Mothra and Gamera, have gained cult status around the world.

This book provides a new interpretation of these monsters, or kaiju-ū, and their respective movies. Analyzing Japanese history, society and film, the authors show the ways in which this monster cinema take on environmental and ecological issues--from nuclear power and industrial pollution to biodiversity and climate change.

Author: Sean Rhoads, Brooke McCorkle
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 02/12/2018
Pages: 226
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 9.80h x 6.90w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781476663906