Culture | CULTURE SMASH May 5, 2019
New 'Ultraman' anime is a family affair
by Roland Kelts
Now a proud father of an slightly insecure superhero son, Ultraman has evolved not only stylistically but also emotionally for the new Netflix anime.
National Aug 29, 2017
An official Ultraman store has opened in the hometown of the superhero's creator. Makoto Tsuburaya, 57, the son of a cousin of Eiji Tsuburaya — the creator of the science fiction series that has generated great enthusiasm among children over the last five decades — ...
Film May 22, 2014
Godzilla: the monster with multiple personalities
by Mark Schilling
"Godzilla" was the first Japanese movie I saw. It was also the first for many other American baby boomers, though we did not view Ishiro Honda's 1954 original, but a version that had been heavily edited and dubbed for the U.S. market, with additional ...
Film Jan 11, 2014
The return of Godzilla, the king of kaiju
by Jun Hongo
"Godzilla" first appeared in cinemas across the country in November 1954 but its story line was heavily influenced by an incident eight months earlier at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.