Japanese movies – Movie Valhalla

GOJIRA (1954)

With “Godzilla vs. Kong” trying to lure viewers back to theaters, we re-visit the giant lizard monster’s first on-screen appearance.

A gentle story about a young girl growing up who just happens to be a witch who rides around on broomsticks and stuff.

A gorgeous animation classic that is firmly for adults, about the eternal struggle between humans and their environment.

Akira Kurosawa invented many of the tropes of the modern action movie in this great Japanese epic.

A highly-acclaimed, aggressively minimalist, story about the disconnect between Japanese parents and their adult children.

A lot more people know the idea of it than have actually seen it, but it really is worth watching.