How Nuclear Warfare Inspired Godzilla - True Fiction

Godzilla may seem like an impossible work of science fiction, but did you know that the origins of the monster are deeply rooted in our reality? Godzilla is a monster born from tragedy and the anti-war stance of its father, Japanese director Ishiro Honda. Honda served in World War 2, despite having a staunch anti-war stance. His true passion was creating stories for film, so when he returned from the war he embarked on a filmmaking career in earnest. Eventually, he’d land on Godzilla, and the impact of nuclear warfare on him and Japanese culture as a whole would guide him to create one of the most iconic and influential movies of all time. In this episode of True Fiction, Kurt Indovina charts Honda’s path to filmmaking and explores Honda’s influences, all of which led to creating Godzilla. Find out Godzilla’s real origins in this week’s True Fiction.