Tuesday, April 1, 6:00 p.m. | Setting itself apart from the 37 previous Godzilla films, GODZILLA MINUS ONE is set both before and after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The story follows a kamikaze pilot and his encounters with the monster that was empowered by the US nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean. Far from a horror movie, GODZILLA MINUS ONE takes a more sentimental and emotional look at the beast, and is a story of finding community in the wake of destruction.

Awards & Nominations

Winner - Best Visual Effects, Academy Awards
Winner - Picture of the Year, Japan Academy Awards
Winner - Best Visual Effects, Asian Film Awards

Shadows of War Lecture Series:  This series will examine the impact of war on the human psyche and feature films that tell stories of divided families, friends and lovers, human resilience and solidarity when confronting oppression, resistance to occupation, and ultimately unity in the face of tragedy. Presented in collaboration with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Art History, Theory, and Criticism department. Lecturer: Nora Annesley Taylor, Alsdorf Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art. Synopses by Annesley Taylor. Read more

The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu