Godzilla is the king of monsters. Godzilla is an icon. Godzilla is everywhere. The giant Japanese creature has dominated the mediascape for seventy years, ever since it burst onto the scene in 1954 like a nuclear explosion, shaking Japan’s cultural industry and entering the global collective imagination. The original film – Gojira, a blend of gorira (“gorilla”) and kujira (“whale”) – directed by Ishirō Honda, is an apocalyptic parable that brings back the repressed trauma of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It now comes to new life with a live, original soundtrack by Marco Fasolo (Jennifer Gentle) and C+C=Maxigross. Tickets available on evients

Ishirō Honda (1911–1993) was a pioneering Japanese film director known for creating the original Godzilla (1954) and shaping the kaiju genre. His films blend social commentary with thrilling sci-fi and monster storytelling, leaving a lasting impact on Japanese cinema and global pop culture.