BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.5479@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20180221T000000Z DTEND:20180221T000000Z DESCRIPTION:<em>Godzilla</em>\,&nbsp\;<em>Mothra</em>\,&nbsp\;<em>The Myste rians</em>&nbsp\;&mdash\; Japan&rsquo\;s most celebrated monster movies an d sci-fi classics were brought to the screen by filmmaker Ishiro Honda. A long-overlooked talent\, Honda is now considered one of the most influenti al directors of Japanese cinematic history\, wowing audiences with fantast ical special effects while expressing the anxieties of Japan&rsquo\;s post war reality. At this talk\,&nbsp\;<strong>Steve Ryfle</strong>\, noted sch olar of Japanese science fiction cinema and author of&nbsp\;<em>Ishiro Hon da: A Life in Film\, From Godzilla to Kurosawa</em>\, draws back the curta in on the man behind the monsters.&nbsp\;<em>Followed by a book signing re ception.</em>&nbsp\;\n\nEvent Link:&nbsp\;https://www.japansociety.org/eve nt/directing-godzilla-the-life-of-filmmaker-ishiro-honda DTSTAMP:20240423T093929Z SUMMARY:Directing Godzilla: The Life of Filmmaker Ishiro Honda URL:/en/events/2018/02/21/directing-godzilla-the-life-of-filmmaker-ishiro-h / END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR