Godzilla (1954)

Rating: PG After a dinosaur-like beast - awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing - ravages Tokyo, a scientist must decide if his similarly dangerous weapon should be used to destroy it. MINT LUMENS: KAIJU FEST stomps in with a curation of Godzilla films from Japan’s Showa era (1954–1975), spanning the first Godzilla to Terror of Mechagodzilla. This era, produced during Emperor Showa’s reign, marked the birth of kaiju cinema, evolving Godzilla from a terrifying metaphor for nuclear destruction into a beloved cultural icon. Experience epic battles, iconic rivals, and the legacy that made Godzilla the King of the Monsters.