The Official Illustrated History, 1954–2024 The Official Illustrated History, 1954–2024 Godzilla: The First 70 Years is a narrative and visual history of the King of the Monsters, chronicling the triumphs, challenges, and meaning of seven decades of city-trashing, kaiju-smashing mayhem. It is also a tribute to Godzilla’s creators and costars--the filmmakers, special-effects wizards, cast members, even the stuntmen inside the monster suit--and an appreciation of the behind-the-scenes artistry involved in bringing Godzilla to cinematic life, then and now. Exclusive behind-the-scenes photography, production materials, posters, lobby cards, and collectibles will illustrate this overview of The Showa Era films (1954-1975); The Heisei Era films (1984-1998’s Godzilla film produced by TriStar); the Millenium Series (1999-2004); Legendary Films’s Monsterverse; and the Reiwa Era (2016-present), including the 2023 box office phenomenon Godzilla Minus One . Extensive visuals detail the different evolutions of kaiju design, as well as profile the creative contribution and SFX developments across seven decades of filmmaking and innovation.

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by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski, Forewords by John Carpenter and Megumi Odaka, Afterword by Shogo Tomiyama

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This is a narrative and visual history of Japan's King of the Monsters, chronicling the triumphs, challenges, and meaning of seven decades of city-trashing, kaiju-smashing mayhem. It is also a tribute to Godzilla's creators and costars?the filmmakers, special-effects wizards, cast members, even the stuntmen inside the monster suit