- Godzilla has long reigned as the king of all big-monster movie franchises for more than 60 years. - But many people don't know that Godzilla was inspired by a tragic fishing-boat accident that shook the nation of Japan. - To the Japanese people, who were heavily censored by the US after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Godzilla was a way to express their fear of radiation and the long-term effects of the nuclear weapon testing. - Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Following is a transcript of the video. This is the last picture taken of Daigo Fukuryū Maru, or the ...
Godzilla was birthed from the devastation in Japan after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Here's how a real fishing-boat disaster inspired the fictional monster. Business Insider

