Godzilla’s lost nuclear past: Dr Jason Jones

You might remember Godzilla demolishing San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, or Matthew Broderick defeating the monster in New York, but what do you know about Godzilla’s nuclear past? Monash School of Languages’ Dr Jason Christopher Jones talks about what subsequent Godzilla films have lost since the 1954 original, and what can be gained by researching the history of Japanese film. Read more: http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/news-events/godzillas-lost-nuclear-past-dr-jason-jones/ Music credits: ‘Floating’, ‘Dry Air’, ‘Golden Hour’ by Poddington Bear, HUSH Records. For more information on doing a higher degree by research, visit https://arts.monash.edu/graduate-research Movie credits: Godzilla. Dir. Ishirō Honda, Terry Morse, Toho and Jewell Enterprises, 1956. Film. Them! Dir. Gordon Douglas, Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc, 1954. Film. Duck And Cover. Dir Anthony Rizzo, Archer Productions, 1951. Film.