GOJIRA/GODZILLA (1954 and onward)
The complete Godzilla franchise from Toho films. Including the American films.
Ignoring the anime trilogy by Toho in association with Netflix:
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017)
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018)
Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)
(This trilogy is the 32nd, 33rd and 34th film in the Godzilla franchise).
Ignoring the anime trilogy by Toho in association with Netflix:
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017)
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018)
Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)
(This trilogy is the 32nd, 33rd and 34th film in the Godzilla franchise).
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- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsTakashi ShimuraAkihiko HirataAkira TakaradaAfter a dinosaur-like beast - awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing - ravages Tokyo, a scientist must decide if his similarly dangerous weapon should be used to destroy it.Godzilla 1
AKA Godzilla
In the film, Godzilla symbolizes nuclear holocaust from Japan's perspective and has since been culturally identified as a strong metaphor for nuclear weapons. Since mankind created the bomb, now nature was going to take revenge on mankind.
The film spawned a multimedia franchise that was recognized by Guinness World Records as the longest-running film franchise in history. The character Godzilla has since become an international popular culture icon.
The very first Godzilla suit (the Shodai-Goji) featured a good number of attributes that didn’t stick all that long with the character’s over all design. The face was a lot more horror-oriented than what would follow. Godzilla’s ears were distinct, as were his fangs. His arms were short and boney and his body bulky with a mixture of fat and muscle. The tail was short and his spines extremely jagged and uneven.
In 1956, a heavily-re-edited "Americanized" version, titled Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, was released in the United States. - DirectorMotoyoshi OdaIshirô HondaStarsHiroshi KoizumiSetsuko WakayamaMinoru ChiakiScout pilots for a fishing company are startled to discover a second Godzilla, whose battle with rival monster Anguirus threatens to destroy Osaka.Godzilla 2
AKA Godzilla Raids Again
This film introduces the kaiju Anguirus, the first monster to be shown engaging in combat with Godzilla in a film.
The new Godzilla suit (the GyakushuGoji) was slimmer in build and had a smaller head. The lean look resulted from the need to make the suit more flexible to battle with Anguirus in the film. It also featured movable eyes. A separate set of legs, worn like boots, was used for close-ups of Godzilla's feet. Like with the ShodaiGoji, a hand-operated puppet was used for close-ups of Godzilla's face. This puppet noticeably features teeth that protruded outward from the mouth, a feature not shared by the suit.
A re-edited, English dubbed version was released in the United States in 1959, by Warner Bros. Pictures, under the title Gigantis, the Fire Monster. - DirectorIshirô HondaNorman TokarStarsTadao TakashimaYû FujikiKenji SaharaThe advertising director of a pharmaceutical company seeks to boost the ratings of their sponsored TV program by capturing King Kong, who breaks loose and battles a re-emerged Godzilla.Godzilla 3
AKA King Kong vs. Godzilla
It is the third film in both the Godzilla and King Kong franchises. It is also the first time that each character appeared on film in color and widescreen.
A brand new Godzilla suit (the King-Goji) was designed for this film and some slight alterations were done to its overall appearance. These alterations included the removal of its tiny ears, three toes on each foot rather than four, enlarged central dorsal fins, and a bulkier body. Finally, Godzilla’s tail also ended in a rounded tip, a trait that would stick for the character up until the monster’s return in the millennium era. These new features gave Godzilla a more reptilian/dinosaurian appearance.
A heavily re-edited "Americanized" version of the film, also titled King Kong vs. Godzilla, was released in the United States in 1963. - DirectorIshirô HondaStarsAkira TakaradaYuriko HoshiHiroshi KoizumiWhen opportunistic tycoons refuse to return Mothra's egg to Infant Island, its people must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help when Godzilla arises near Nagoya.Godzilla 4
AKA Mothra vs. Godzilla
Due to the success of Mothra (1961) and King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), Toho chose to pair Godzilla against Mothra for the following film. The film was intended for children as well as adults, as a way to compete with television's growing popularity in Japan.
A new Godzilla suit (the Mosu-Goji) and Mothra prop were built although the King-Goji was used for water scenes. The new suit was a change from the extremely bulky King-Goji suit used two years prior. Godzilla again thinned down and the design itself lost the frog-like appearance. Godzilla’s spines were still irregular and kept with just one primary row and appeared very much like King-Goji’s costume. Godzilla did retain his three toes and four fingers, a change the prior suit brought about and would keep a staple all the way up to 1984.
An edited version titled Godzilla vs. the Thing was released by American International Pictures in the United States in 1964. - DirectorIshirô HondaStarsYôsuke NatsukiYuriko HoshiHiroshi KoizumiA detective protects a princess who prophecies Earth's destruction by a powerful alien dragon, which Mothra and her fairies - aided by Godzilla and Rodan - must battle against.Godzilla 5
AKA Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster
AKA Monster of Monsters: Ghidorah
First appearance of Ghidorah, portrayed as the ancient extraterrestrial entity King Ghidorah, that has descended from the stars to terrorize Earth with its three horrifying heads.
The Godzilla suit and Mothra larva prop were recycled from the previous film, with modifications added, while new suits were produced for Rodan and Ghidorah, the latter which created on-set difficulties due to multiples wires attached to the suit. - DirectorIshirô HondaStarsNick AdamsAkira TakaradaJun TazakiAstronauts encounter the Xiliens, who ask Earth to rid their planet of "Monster Zero", but when one astronaut romances a mysterious woman, he uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.Godzilla 6
AKA Godzilla vs. Monster Zero
AKA Invasion of Astro-Monster
For Godzilla’s rematch with King Ghidorah, another suit was crafted by the capable hands of Eiji Tsuburaya. This Godzilla design (the Daisenso-Goji) was far more reptilian than the last. The new suit removed the kneecaps from the previous two films, the breast bone is slightly retained and deemphasized, the dorsal fins are less pointed, and the eyes are enlarged. The pupils were built to be moved from left to right. The suits for King Ghidorah (Monster Zero) and Rodan were recycled from the previous film, albeit with some alterations.
Godzilla was also starting to gain a bit more of a “cute” design as the series began to aim toward a younger audience. - DirectorJun FukudaStarsAkira TakaradaKumi MizunoChôtarô TôginFour men searching for one's brother are shipwrecked on Letchi Island, where they encounter Godzilla, a monstrous lobster, and terrorists who have enslaved the natives of Infant Island.Godzilla 7
AKA Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
AKA Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster
First appearance of Ebirah, a giant crustacean kaiju.
This is the first of two Godzilla films in which a Pacific island is the primary setting, rather than a location inside Japan.
The Godzilla suit used for this film is the same "DaisensoGoji" suit used the previous year for Invasion of Astro-Monster. - DirectorJun FukudaStarsTadao TakashimaAkira KuboBibari MaedaA reporter stumbles upon weather experiments on a tropical island, discovering giant mantises, a castaway woman, and an infant monster that Godzilla must learn to raise as a son.Godzilla 8
AKA Son of Godzilla
For the second Godzilla film in a row, Toho produced an island themed adventure with a smaller budget than most of their monster films from this time period.
Toho wanted to create a baby Godzilla to appeal to the "date crowd" (a genre of films that were very popular among young couples during this time period), with the idea that girls would like a "cute" baby monster. So the focus is on the relationship between Godzilla and his son throughout the course of Son of Godzilla.
The Godzilla suit (the MusukoGoji) built for this film was the biggest in terms of size and girth. This was done in order to give Godzilla a "paternal" appearance and to give a parent-like stature in contrast next to Minilla. Because of the size of the suit, seasoned Godzilla suit actor Haruo Nakajima was only hired to play Godzilla in two scenes because the suit was much too big for him to wear. - DirectorIshirô HondaJun FukudaStarsAkira KuboJun TazakiYukiko KobayashiIn 1999, a race of she-aliens, the Kilaaks, brainwash Earth's monsters into attacking major cities, prompting a team of astronauts to stop the invaders while the monsters battle Ghidorah.Godzilla 9
AKA Destroy All Monsters
Features eleven monster characters, including Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan, King Ghidorah, Anguirus, and Minilla.
New monster suits for Godzilla and Anguirus were constructed for the film, while Rodan, Kumonga, Minilla, Gorosaurus, Manda, Baragon, Mothra, and King Ghidorah suits were modified from previous films, with King Ghidorah having less detail than he had in previous films.
One of the more popular Godzilla designs, the new suit featured a bell-shape body with a pronounced breast bone, a long neck and a head somewhat similar to the DaisensoGoji from 1965, with defined brows and more menacing eyes than the previous DaisensoGoji and MusukoGoji suits. - DirectorIshirô HondaJun FukudaKengo FurusawaStarsKenji SaharaMachiko NakaTomonori YazakiA latchkey child living in the industrial city of Kawasaki confronts his loneliness through his escapist dreams of Monster Island and friendship with Minilla.Godzilla 10
AKA All Monsters Attack
AKA Godzilla's Revenge
The film is commonly regarded by critics and fans as being one of the worst Godzilla films, with many criticizing the film’s tone, characters, and overwhelming use of stock footage. - DirectorYoshimitsu BannoIshirô HondaStarsAkira YamanouchiToshie KimuraHiroyuki KawaseA toxic, ever-evolving alien life-form from the Dark Gaseous Nebula arrives to consume rampant pollution, threatening to destroy all life in its wake unless Godzilla is able to stop it.Godzilla 11
AKA Godzilla vs. Hedorah
AKA Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster
The film features an environmentalist message, with the malevolent Hedorah being spawned from pollution. - DirectorJun FukudaYoshimitsu BannoIshirô HondaStarsHiroshi IshikawaYuriko HishimiMinoru TakashimaAfter a manga artist and his friends uncover a plot by his employers at an amusement park to lure aliens Ghidorah and Gigan to Earth, Godzilla and Anguirus set out to defeat them.Godzilla 12
AKA Godzilla vs. Gigan
It is the last film in which Godzilla was portrayed by Nakajima after playing the character since the original 1954 film; he subsequently retired from suit acting. - DirectorJun FukudaYoshimitsu BannoIshirô HondaStarsKatsuhiko SasakiHiroyuki KawaseYutaka HayashiMegalon, the monster god of the vengeful underground kingdom of Seatopia, is aided by Gigan in attacking the surface world, until android Jet Jaguar teams up with Godzilla to fight them.Godzilla 13
AKA Godzilla vs. Megalon
This film's popularity might be a major contributor to Western perceptions of kaiju films as comedic or campy. - DirectorJun FukudaStarsMasaaki DaimonKazuya AoyamaReiko TajimaAn Okinawan prophecy appears to foretell Earth's destruction at the hands of Godzilla, only for the true Godzilla to reveal his doppelganger as a mechanical alien weapon.Godzilla 14
AKA Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
AKA Godzilla vs. Cosmic Monster
The film marks the first appearances of King Caesar and Mechagodzilla in the franchise and was followed up with a direct sequel in 1975 titled Terror of Mechagodzilla. - DirectorIshirô HondaJun FukudaStarsKatsuhiko SasakiTomoko AiAkihiko HirataAn Interpol investigation uncovers a shunned biologist and his daughter, who are involved in an alien plot to use Mechagodzilla and Titanosaurus to defeat Godzilla and wipe out humanity.Godzilla 15
AKA Terror of Mechagodzilla
AKA Revenge of Mechagodzilla
AKA Mechagodzilla vs. Godzilla
Serving as a direct sequel to the 1974 film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. - DirectorKoji HashimotoStarsKeiju KobayashiKen TanakaYasuko SawaguchiThe Japanese government suppresses news of Godzilla's return as political tensions increase between the US and USSR, both of whom are willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster.Godzilla 16
AKA The Return of Godzilla
The film serves as both a sequel to the original 1954 film and a reboot of the franchise that ignores the events of previous films aside from the original Godzilla, placing itself in line with the darker tone and themes of the original film and returning Godzilla to his destructive, antagonistic roots. - DirectorKoji HashimotoR.J. KizerIshirô HondaStarsRaymond BurrKeiju KobayashiKen TanakaThirty years after the original monster's rampage, a new Godzilla emerges and attacks Japan.Re-edited U.S. version of The Return of Godzilla (1984) with additional footage.
- DirectorKazuki ÔmoriKoji HashimotoKenjirô OhmoriStarsKunihiko MitamuraYoshiko TanakaMasanobu TakashimaDesolate by the loss of his daughter, a geneticist creates a monstrous new mutation.Godzilla 17
AKA Godzilla vs. Biollante - DirectorKazuki ÔmoriKoji HashimotoStarsKôsuke ToyoharaAnna NakagawaMegumi OdakaTime travelers use Godzilla in their scheme to destroy Japan to prevent the country's future economic reign.Godzilla 18
AKA Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah - DirectorTakao OkawaraStarsTetsuya BesshoSatomi KobayashiTakehiro MurataJapan is caught in the middle of a three way battle between Godzilla, the divine Mothra, and her dark counterpart Battra.Godzilla 19
AKA Godzilla vs. Mothra
AKA Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth - DirectorTakao OkawaraKazuki ÔmoriStarsMasahiro TakashimaRyoko SanoMegumi OdakaThe United Nations assembles the ultimate weapon to defeat Godzilla, while scientists discover a fresh pteranodon egg on a remote Japanese island.Godzilla 20
AKA Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II - DirectorKenshô YamashitaTakao OkawaraKazuki ÔmoriStarsJun HashizumeMegumi OdakaZenkichi YoneyamaGodzilla is threatened by two new forces: Mogera - another UN built machine; and Space Godzilla - a beast spawned from Godzilla's particles in space.Godzilla 21
AKA Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla - DirectorTakao OkawaraIshirô HondaKoji HashimotoStarsTakurô TatsumiYôko IshinoYasufumi HayashiThe aftermath of the Oxygen Destroyer brings forth Destoroyah, a beast intent on killing Godzilla, who is on the verge of a nuclear meltdown.Godzilla 22
AKA Godzilla vs. Destoroyah - DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsMatthew BroderickJean RenoMaria PitilloFrench nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that heads off to New York City. The American military must chase the monster across the city to stop it before it reproduces.Godzilla 23
The 23rd film in the franchise and the first Godzilla film to be completely produced by a Hollywood studio. - DirectorTakao OkawaraStarsTakehiro MurataHiroshi AbeNaomi NishidaAn independent group of researchers actively track Godzilla as a giant meteor is discovered. The mysterious rock begins to levitate as its true intentions for the world and Godzilla are revealed.Godzilla 24
AKA Godzilla 2000
The film, along with the subsequent Godzilla films in the franchise's Millennium era, ignores continuity established by any previous films with the sole exception of the original 1954 film. - DirectorMasaaki TezukaIshirô HondaStarsMisato TanakaShôsuke TaniharaMasatô IbuJapan creates an artificial black hole device to trap Godzilla forever, but a test of the device creates new foes for Godzilla, car-sized dragonflies called meganula and their queen, Megaguirus.Godzilla 25
AKA Godzilla vs. Megaguirus - DirectorShûsuke KanekoStarsChiharu NiiyamaRyûdô UzakiMasahiro KobayashiA reporter, notorious for working on pseudo-documentaries, must uncover the legend of the three guardian monsters who must rise to defend Japan from the vengeful spirits within Godzilla.Godzilla 26
AKA Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack - DirectorMasaaki TezukaKazuki ÔmoriStarsYumiko ShakuShin TakumaKana OnoderaA new Godzilla causes the JSDF to construct a cyborg countermeasure from the original monster's remains. The beast's restless soul is discovered to inhabit the machine as the pilot must learn to find value in her own life.Godzilla 27
AKA Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
AKA Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 3
Like the previous films in the franchise's Millennium era, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla is a reboot that ignores the events of every installment in the Godzilla film series aside from the original 1954 Godzilla. A direct sequel, Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., was released in 2003. - DirectorMasaaki TezukaKoji HashimotoTakao OkawaraStarsNoboru KanekoMiho YoshiokaMickey KogaMothra and her fairies return to Japan to warn mankind that they must return Kiryu to the sea, for the dead must not be disturbed. However Godzilla has survived to menace Japan leaving Kiryu as the nation's only defense.Godzilla 28
AKA Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
AKA Godzilla, Mothra, Mechagodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
It is a direct sequel to the 2002 film Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla. - DirectorRyûhei KitamuraKoji HashimotoShûsuke KanekoStarsMasahiro MatsuokaRei KikukawaDon FryeGodzilla's fiftieth Anniversary project, in which Godzilla travels around the world to fight his old foes and his allies plus a new, mysterious monster named Monster X.Godzilla 29
AKA Godzilla: Final Wars
Like most of the films in the franchise's Millennium era, Godzilla: Final Wars is a reboot; unlike its predecessors, it ignores the events of the original 1954 Godzilla, taking place in its own continuity instead. The film coincided with the 50th anniversary of the franchise, and as such, the film features a variety of actors and kaiju from previous films. - DirectorGareth EdwardsStarsAaron Taylor-JohnsonElizabeth OlsenBryan CranstonThe world is beset by the appearance of monstrous creatures, but one of them may be the only one who can save humanity.Godzilla 30
The 30th film in the Godzilla franchise, and the second Godzilla film to be completely produced by a Hollywood studio. It is also the first film in Legendary's MonsterVerse franchise. - DirectorHideaki AnnoShinji HiguchiStarsHiroki HasegawaYutaka TakenouchiSatomi IshiharaJapan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster.Godzilla 31
AKA Shin Godzilla - DirectorMichael DoughertyStarsKyle ChandlerVera FarmigaMillie Bobby BrownThe crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah.Godzilla 35
The 35th film in the Godzilla franchise, and the third Godzilla film to be completely produced by a Hollywood studio. It is a sequel to Godzilla (2014) and the third film in the MonsterVerse. - DirectorAdam WingardStarsAlexander SkarsgårdMillie Bobby BrownRebecca HallThe epic next chapter in the cinematic Monsterverse pits two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against each other--the fearsome Godzilla and the mighty Kong--with humanity caught in the balance.Godzilla 36
The 36th film in the Godzilla franchise, and the fourth Godzilla film to be completely produced by an American film studio. It is also the fourth film in the MonsterVerse and the 12th film in the King Kong franchise. - DirectorTakashi YamazakiStarsRyunosuke KamikiMinami HamabeSakura AndôPost war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb.Godzilla 37
AKA Godzilla Minus One - DirectorAdam WingardStarsRebecca HallBrian Tyree HenryDan StevensTwo ancient titans, Godzilla and Kong, clash in an epic battle as humans unravel their intertwined origins and connection to Skull Island's mysteries.Godzilla 38
The sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and the fifth film in the MonsterVerse franchise, also serving as the 38th film of the Godzilla franchise and 13th in the King Kong franchise.