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>\, <em>Mothra</em>\, <em>The Mysterians</em>  — Japan’s most celebrated monster movies and sci-fi classics were br ought to the screen by filmmaker Ishiro Honda. A long-overlooked talent\, Honda is now considered one of the most influential directors of Japanese cinematic history\, wowing audiences with fantastical special effects whil e expressing the anxieties of Japan’s postwar reality. At this talk\, < strong>Steve Ryfle</strong>\, noted scholar of Japanese science fiction ci nema and author of <em>Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film\, From Godzilla to Ku rosawa</em>\, draws back the curtain on the man behind the monsters. <em> Followed by a book signing reception.</em> \n\nEvent Link: https://www.j apansociety.org/event/directing-godzilla-the-life-of-filmmaker-ishiro-hond a DTSTAMP:20241214T233014Z 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