2000-Jun-23 Shiba Post Office
Godzilla - 1954
Japan 20th Century Series 11 depicts seven subjects, which represent the years from 1953 to 1958 :
1) Television regular broadcast started (1953).
2-3) Kurosawa Akira, film director, received international awards. Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" (1954).
4-5) Rikidozan and the buckle of his champion belt. Rikidozan's karate chop.
6) Film "Godzilla" (1954).
7) 10,000 yen banknote was issued (1958). Portrait of prince Shotoku.
8) Novel "Taiyo-no kisetsu" by Ishihara Shintaro. It gave the name "Taiyo-zoku" to a generation of alienated youth.
9-10) Tokyo Tower was built (1958). It rises 333 meters (1,093 feet) and has two observation decks.
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