In Godzilla's Footsteps Japanese Pop Culture Icons on the Global Stage

These essays consider the Godzilla films and how they were shaped by and also influenced postwar Japanese culture, as well as the globalization of Japanese pop culture icons in the wake of the Godzilla phenomenon. They fall within a wide range of disciplines: film studies, anthropology, history, literature, theater, and cultural studies. Contributors include Susan Napier, Anne Allison, Christine Yano, and others.Tsutsui, William M. is the author of 'In Godzilla's Footsteps Japanese Pop Culture Icons on the Global Stage', published 2006 under ISBN 9781403964632 and ISBN 1403964637.