Godzilla would go on to become one of the most popular pop culture exports from Japan, as the rest of the world became fans of the original Toho Studios films.
Of course, while Godzilla may be a creature of biblical proportions, he’s actually quite modern.
Hollywood has had its own love affair with the character, though it hasn’t always worked out.
The monster was created in the post World War II era as part of Japan’s response to living in a post-atomic bomb world, and coping with being the victim of the device.