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KAIJU MOVIES

ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES

iterally meaning ‘strange beast’, the word ‘kaiju’ was first found in ancient Chinese writings about mythic creatures that supposedly roamed legendary lands. Though rooted in literature, big beasts were also (1925) to the still-impressive (1933). But it wasn’t until 1954 when the modern kaiju movie truly arrived…

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