As Oppenheimer's delayed release unfolds in Japan, Takashi Yamazaki's Japanese-made Godzilla film emerges as a critical and box office success. It challenges Hollywood's trend of bloated superhero franchises and even secures a spot on the Oscar long-list, a feat where Oppenheimer failed.

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer faced the peculiar challenge of a delayed release in the very nation that experienced the horrors of nuclear warfare, deciding that Japan can wait until 2024 to experience its profound storytelling.

The decision to focus on Oppenheimer's perspective, excluding explicit depictions of the bombings and Japanese victims, has faced criticism. Nolan defends this choice, emphasising the film's subjective narrative rooted in Oppenheimer's experiences.

Meanwhile, in a world where giant lizards seem more punctual than Nolan spectacles, TOHO’s first Japanese production of a certain giant lizard in a while has emerged from the nuclear fallout in the wake of Oppenheimer’s theatrical run.

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