In response to requests from semi-advanced learners interested in Japanese history and culture, I adopted the use of a movie, Godzilla (1954), that can introduce many of these historical and cultural elements. Our goal is to understand how Japan has been reestablished after the war into what it has become today. For this purpose, we conducted group activities for themes such as politics, economics, society, culture and life in Japan in the 1950s. In this paper, we will consider the effectiveness of raw teaching materials utilized as a starting point for activities, which constitute a part of intellectual and academic activities of learners.
