Godzilla was a symbol of thermonuclear weapons ... or the Lucky Dragon No. 5, a Japanese tuna-fishing boat in 1954. Shortly after this picture was taken, it would carry a crew of 23 men and ...
The movie opens with Godzilla attacking a Japanese fishing boat, essentially re-creating the Daigo Fukuryū Maru incident the same year it happened. In fact, the film almost depicted the actual ...