The Japanese monster film Godzilla saw its wide premiere on November 3rd, 1954, seventy years ago today. In the intervening decades, the irradiated, fire-breathing dinosaur creature at its center has gone on to star in nearly forty more films and has featured in almost every form of media imaginable. The King of the Monsters is a beloved pop culture figure around the world, not to mention the golden goose for Toho Studios, the company that produces the films.