Description
The United States, the only country to have dropped the bomb, and Japan, the only one to have suffered its devastation, understandably portray the nuclear threat differently on film. American science fiction movies of the 1950s and 1960s generally proclaim that it is possible to put the nuclear genie back in the bottle. Japanese films of the same period assert that once freed the nuclear genie can never again be imprisoned. This book examines genre films from the two countries released between 1951 and 1967--including Godzilla (1954), The Mysterians (1957), The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), On the Beach (1959), The Last War (1961) and Dr. Strangelove (1964)--to show the view from both sides of the Pacific.
Author: Mike Bogue
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 09/26/2017
Pages: 316
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.80w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781476668413
ISBN10: 1476668418
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film | General
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Asian American Studies & Pacific
- Literary Criticism | General
About the Author
Mike Bogue is a community college educator who regularly writes for G-FAN and Scary Monsters Magazine. He has also written for Mad Scientist, Castle of Frankenstein, Journal of Frankenstein, Wonder, and Monster Bash Magazine. He lives in Ozark, Arkansas.