Anniversary of Godzilla's Walk of Fame

Godzilla, a monster that comes out of a series of films from Japan. He first appeared in 1954 and since then has became  a worldwide pop culture icon. Media has featured Godzilla in 29 films produced by Toho, three Hollywood films, video games, novels, comic books, t.v. shows. Godzilla has been called the "King of Monsters"

Godzilla as the story goes is an enormous, destructive, prehistoric sea monster. The monster has been woke up and has been affected by nuclear radiation. Godzilla was first brought to life to make aware of the nuclear weapons The film series later portrays Godzilla as an anti hero defending humanity. By the end of the Cold War Godzilla films were more about natural disasters and human conditions.

Godzilla has been featured in movies along side other mega creatures as well. Mothra, and Rodan are allies of Godzilla. Godzilla and King Kong have battled before as well. Godzilla turned 50 on November 29th 2004 and was awarded a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood California. The star is located in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater. This was not the only award as he was also recognized by MTV Movie Awards for lifetime achievement in 1996.

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