One of my favorite topics that we ever covered on Lunatics Radio Hour was the history of Kaiju films. Partially because of how passionate Alan is about the subject. But I also love the energy of Kaiju movies, so many of them straddle the line between camp and social commentary in a way that other genres struggle to execute. Lets talk about the history of Kaiju films. Early Origins and Tokusatsu Films The word Kaiju means “giant monster” in Japanese. Kaiju films are technicall