Celebrating its 70th anniversary, GODZILLA is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies and a remarkably humane and melancholy drama, made in Japan at a time when the country was reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing in the Pacific. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population’s fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning almost 30 sequels. Followed by a discussion with Saira Chambers, Japanese Cultural Center director, Yuki Miyamoto, DePaul Humanities Center director, Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune film critic, and Robert K. Elder, president and CEO of the Outrider Foundation.