Culture

This is what happens when political ignorance and a nostalgic, media-soaked view of reality collide. The scary thing is… It could happen!

Godzilla, the Lazarus-like Lord of Lizards was created by Japanese movie producer Tomoyuki Tanaka in 1955. Tanaka, working for the Toho Movie Company, along with writer Shingeru Kayama, special effects guru Eiji Tsuburaya and director Ishiro Honda came up with the idea of a giant nuclear monster movie

The moment I stepped off the bus, clutching my guide Crystal’s hand for dear life, I was doused in the alien cacophony of Toronto’s Chinatown.