Apocalypse Then: American and Japanese Atomic Cinema, 1951-1967 Mike Bogue 9781476668413

Your next stop-mutants, monsters, and mushroom clouds. America, the only country to have dropped the Bomb, and Japan, the only country to have suffered its wrath, naturally portray the nuclear threat through different cinematic lenses, and Apocalypse Then shows the view from both sides of the Pacific. American science fiction films of the 1950s and 1960s generally argue that it is possible to put the nuclear genie back in the bottle, whereas Japanese science fiction films of the same period assert that once freed, the nuclear genie could never again be imprisoned. With this viewpoint in mind, this book examines the genre movies of these two countries released between 1951 and 1967 that spotlight the nuclear threat, running the gamut from Godzilla to Dr. Strangelove, from The Mysterians to The Incredible Shrinking Man, from The Last War to On the Beach.

About the Author
Mike Bogue is a community college educator who regularly writes for G-FAN and Scary Monsters Magazine. He has also written for Mad Scientist, Castle of Frankenstein, Journal of Frankenstein, Wonder, and Monster Bash Magazine. He lives in Ozark, Arkansas.

Reviews
Mike Bogue, after taking the reader through sixteen years of busy monster and mutant design at various studios and almost ninety movies, has amassed countless details, production histories and genuine fantasies related to those films.A treasure for any fan of the giant monster and atomic mutant films of that period." - Popcultureshelf.com



Book Information
ISBN 9781476668413
Author Mike Bogue
Format Paperback
Page Count 316
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 570g