The Godzilla  film series is broken into several (different)  eras reflecting a characteristic style and corresponding to the same  eras used to classify all kaiju eiga ( monster movies ) in Japan. The first, second, and fourth eras refer to the Japanese emperor  during production: the Shōwa era , the Heisei era , and the Reiwa era . The third is called the Millennium era, as the emperor ( Heisei ) is the same but these films are considered to have a different style and storyline than the Heisei era. Over the series' history, the films have reflected the social and political climate in Japan . [14]  In the original film, Godzilla was an allegory  for the effects of the hydrogen bomb , and the consequences that such weapons might have on Earth. [15] [16] [17] [18]  The radioactive contamination of the Japanese fishing boat Lucky Dragon No. 5  through the United States' Castle Bravo  thermonuclear  device test on Bikini Atoll  on March 1, 1954, led to much press coverag...
 
 
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