Son of Godzilla (1967)

Rating: PG A reporter stumbles upon weather experiments on a tropical island, discovering giant mantises, a castaway woman, and an infant monster that Godzilla must adopt as his own. MINT LUMENS: KAIJU FEST stomps in with a curation of Godzilla films from Japan’s Showa era (1954–1975), spanning the first Godzilla to Terror of Mechagodzilla. This era, produced during Emperor Showa’s reign, marked the birth of kaiju cinema, evolving Godzilla from a terrifying metaphor for nuclear destruction into a beloved cultural icon. Experience epic battles, iconic rivals, and the legacy that made Godzilla the King of the Monsters.