Shin Godzilla One Year Anniversary

(Header image by My Kaiju)
One year ago in Japan, Shin Godzilla was released. Its inception caused a lot of controversy, but generally it seems the film has become highly praised addition to the series--For some an abomination, but for others one of the best in the series.

The film was written and directed by acclaimed director Hideaki Anno and special effects/co-director Shinji Higuchi finally got his opportunity to bring Godzilla to life.

The film's themes, while lost on most foreign audiences, resonated with the Japanese as important social issues were touched on--The political ineptitude regarding the 2011 Fukushima disaster, the push to change the Japanese Constitution and Japan's uneasy relationship with other country's. As a result the film was deemed important enough to win the Japanese Academy Award for Best Picture, in addition to six other awards, including Best Director(s).

It's only fitting that the film drop on home video in North America Tuesday. Fans will get to celebrate into next week with the DVD/Blu-ray. Happy one year to yet another iteration of the King of the Monsters.