Kaiju/Giant Monster Movie Films
Here are almost all of the Kaiju/Giant Monster films being seen in one IMDB List. If there are some that I don't have in this list, then plz comment on which ones that I missed.
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- DirectorHarry O. HoytStarsWallace BeeryBessie LoveLloyd HughesThe first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.First movie featuring some what of a Kaiju/Giant Monster Movie monster, which is Brontosaurus that is rampaging through London.
- DirectorMerian C. CooperErnest B. SchoedsackStarsFay WrayRobert ArmstrongBruce CabotA film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.First Kaiju/Giant Monster movie that isn't just an actual animal, this time it's a Kaiju called King Kong, however it isn't the first official Giant Kaiju of this list.
- DirectorTorajirô SaitôStarsYasuko KoizumiIsamu YamaguchiKotarô SekiguchiThe character "Santa" is a vagabond whose main source of income is locating lost coins on the streets of Tokyo. He is dating the pretty girl Omitsu, but her father Seizo does not consider him suitable for becoming his son-in-law. Seizo breaks-up their relationship and finds a new, wealthy boyfriend for Omitsu. Santa figures that he needs money to regain his girlfriend, and starts desperately seeking for a job. But nobody is willing to hire him. Noticing that the foreign-import film "King Kong" is a box office hit, Santa offers to dress up as King to promote a movie theater that is playing this film. He is hired on a try-out basis. Santa starts regularly appearing as King Kong in theaters, and goes on staged rampages against miniature buildings. During one of his performances, he notices Omitsu with her new boyfriend. Blinded by rage, Santa goes on a real rampage and chases after the man, both inside and outside the theatre. Santa beats up the man and leaves his unconscious body on the streets. But the audience thinks that his rampage was part of the performance and they are enthusiastic about it. He gets offered a higher salary for repeat performances, and he now has enough money to gain Seizo's approval and to start dating Omitsu again.Here is this Japanese silent short of King Kong made in 1933, it is lost to this day, but this is still not the first official Giant Kaiju on this list. This would be the first Japanese Kaiju/Giant Monster movie.
- DirectorErnest B. SchoedsackStarsRobert ArmstrongHelen MackFrank ReicherThe showman who brought Kong to New York returns to Skull Island and finds Kong's son, a spunky 12-footer with a winning personality and his dad's awesome strength.A sequel to the 1933 film called King Kong, but still isn't the first official giant kaiju on this list.
- DirectorSôya KumagaiStarsEizaburô MatsumotoFuminori ÔhashiReizaburo IchikawaIn part one of this silent two-part film, an ape nicknamed King Kong by its master kidnaps the daughter of a wealthy man as part of a revenge plot by one of his lackeys. The story concludes in King Kong Appears in Edo: The Episode of Gold (1938).Just like Japanese (Wasei) King Kong, it is lost to this day, but this one is a 2 part like film. This is the first official Giant Kaiju film on this list, but it wasn't an official film, it was instead a 2 part film, and this is the first part of it.
- DirectorSôya KumagaiStarsEizaburô MatsumotoFuminori ÔhashiReizaburo IchikawaIn part two of this silent two-part film, an ape nicknamed King Kong by its master has kidnapped the daughter of a wealthy man as part of a revenge plot by one of his lackeys. The conclusion of the story from The King Kong That Appeared in Edo (1938).This is part 2 of the previous part on the list, this is also lost just like the first part, and Japanese (Wasei) King Kong.
- DirectorEugène LouriéStarsPaul HubschmidPaula RaymondCecil KellawayA ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City.The first American Kaiju film since Son of Kong just about 20 years ago. This would be the first official Kaiju film to have the monster a Giant Kaiju/Giant Monster of the film, this would cause the Kaiju/Giant Monster Movies to start increasing over the years.
- DirectorGordon DouglasStarsJames WhitmoreEdmund GwennJoan WeldonThe earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization.Here is another American Kaiju film that would have the Giant versions of them appearing.
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsTakashi ShimuraAkihiko HirataAkira TakaradaAmerican nuclear weapons testing results in the creation of a seemingly unstoppable dinosaur-like beast.The first official Japanese Giant Monster/Kaiju movie to be an official movie, and was released in 1954, this film would have many more sequels in the future.
- DirectorMotoyoshi OdaIshirô HondaStarsHiroshi KoizumiSetsuko WakayamaMinoru ChiakiScout pilots for a fishing fleet are startled to discover a new monster named Anguirus alongside a second Godzilla. The monsters make their way toward Osaka as Japan can only brace for tragedy and relive the horror of Godzilla once more.The First sequel of the film Godzilla, it was rushed, which caused the series to go for a hiatus for 7 years.
- DirectorRobert GordonStarsKenneth TobeyFaith DomergueDonald CurtisA giant, radioactive octopus rises from the Philippine Trench to terrorize the North American Pacific Coast.Another 50s American Kaiju movie released. This one features a giant Octopus.
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsAkira TakaradaAkemi NegishiMomoko KôchiA yeti terrorizes people on top of Mount Fuji.Here is Half Human, this film would be back to what Kaiju films were around the 20s and 30s. This film was banned due to it's depiction with the Ainu People.
- DirectorIshirô HondaTerry O. MorseStarsRaymond BurrTakashi ShimuraMomoko KôchiA 400-foot (122-meter) dinosaur-like beast, awoken from undersea hibernation off the Japanese coast by atomic-bomb testing, attacks Tokyo.The American version of the 1954 Japanese film, Godzilla. This version features Raymon Burr playing as Steve Martin.
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsKenji SaharaYumi ShirakawaAkihiko HirataA mining engineer investigates the death of his fellow coworkers and discovers prehistoric nymphs emerging from the mines. As he heads deeper into the mines, he makes a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creature.The First film featuring another Japanese Kaiju monster that isn't Godzilla, but Rodan.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsRichard GarlandPamela DuncanRussell JohnsonScientists become trapped on a shrinking island with intelligent, murderous giant crabs.Another American 50s Kaiju film.
- DirectorNathan JuranStarsCraig StevensWilliam HopperAlix TaltonA giant prehistoric praying mantis, recently freed from the Arctic ice, voraciously preys on American military at the DEW Line and works its way south.Another American 50s Kaiju film.
- DirectorNathan JuranStarsWilliam HopperJoan TaylorThomas Browne HenryThe first U.S. spaceship to Venus crash-lands off the coast of Sicily on its return trip. A dangerous, lizard-like creature comes with it and quickly grows gigantic.Another American 50s Kaiju Film.
- DirectorBert I. GordonStarsPeter GravesPeggie CastleMorris AnkrumEnterprising journalist Audrey Ames (Peggie Castle) is determined to get the scoop on enormous grasshoppers that were accidentally created at the Illinois State experimental farm, and she endeavors to save Chicago despite a military cover-up.Another American 50s Kaiju film.
- DirectorFred F. SearsStarsJeff MorrowMara CordayMorris AnkrumGlobal panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life or architecture.An American 50s Kaiju film that is so bad it's good featuring a funny looking monster known as The Giant Claw.
- DirectorBert I. GordonStarsJames CraigGloria TalbottLon Chaney Jr.An expedition to Mexico finds and does battle with a mutated 25-foot man with one big eye.Another American 50s Kaiju film.
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsKenji SaharaYumi ShirakawaMomoko KôchiShortly after a giant robot destroys a village, aliens from outer space arrive offering friendship. Will the people of Earth tie these two events together?A 1957 Japanese Kaiju film featuring a robot kaiju known as Moguera.
- DirectorBert I. GordonStarsEd KemmerJune KenneyEugene PerssonTeenagers from a rural community and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider.Another 50s American Kaiju film.
- DirectorKenneth G. CraneIshirô HondaStarsJohn CarradineRussell ThorsonRobert KarnesJapanese villagers worship a monster and its son who live in an island cave. Some circus people hear about them, go to the island to capture the monster, and wind up shooting its son. Then the trouble starts.A horrible American edited version of the banned Japanese version of Half Human.
- DirectorIshirô HondaMotoyoshi OdaStarsKôzô NomuraAyumi SonodaKoreya SendaOriginal Japanese version. Research in the Tohoku region comes across a monster known to the locals as the mountain god Baradagi.A japanese Kaiju film featuring a monster named Varan (Baran).
- DirectorEugène LouriéStarsGene EvansAndré MorellJohn TurnerMarine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean's ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of radiation and the resurrection of a dormant dinosaur that threatens London.The first American-British Kaiju film.
- DirectorRay KelloggStarsDon SullivanFred GrahamLisa SimoneA giant lizard terrorizes a rural Texas community and a heroic teenager attempts to destroy the creature.Another 50's American Kaiju Film. This is the last American to be made in the 50s.
- DirectorHiroshi InagakiStarsToshirô MifuneYôko TsukasaAkihiko HirataA prince, framed for murder and starved for affection from his father, is sent on a quest.A Japanese Kaiju film featuring a believed hoax back in the ancient times called Orochi.
- DirectorJohn LemontStarsMichael GoughMargo JohnsJess ConradDr.Decker comes back from Africa. During one year, he came across a way of growing plants and animals to an enormous size. He brings back a baby chimpanzee and he decides to use his chimp, 'Konga' to 'get rid of them'.Another British/American Kaiju film but doing the monster sizes back to what it was around the 20s and early 30s. This is a rip off of the 1933 King Kong film.
- DirectorPoul BangSidney W. PinkStarsBent MejdingAsbjørn AndersenPovl WøldikeAfter copper miners discover a piece of the frozen tail of a giant prehistoric reptile in Lapland, scientists inadvertently bring it back to life.The first and so far only Dannish Kaiju film.
- DirectorEugène LouriéStarsBill TraversWilliam SylvesterVincent WinterGreedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus, inciting the wrath of the creature's much-larger mother.The First British Kaiju film that wasn't a just a regular dinosaur.
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsRyô IkebeYumi ShirakawaAkira KuboA Tokyo scientist and his colleagues shift Earth to avoid a red-hot planet on a collision course.Here is a kaiju film that features the Kaiju Maguma, in the US version, they cut Maguma out of the movie.
- DirectorIshirô HondaTom MontgomeryStarsTadao TakashimaKenji SaharaYû FujikiA UN reporter broadcasts a report on the appearance of a prehistoric monster that emerges from hibernation while a pharmaceutical company seeks publicity with a monster of their own. (US Version)The First Godzilla film since Godzilla Raids Again (1955). The First King Kong film since King Kong appears in Edo (1938), and Son of Kong (Officially) (1933).
- DirectorIshirô HondaShûe MatsubayashiStarsTadao TakashimaYôko FujiyamaYû FujikiWhen an ancient underground civilization and their snake-like guardian plots to reclaim the surface world, those of the surface fights back.This film featurings another Japanese Kaiju monster, known as Manda.
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsYôsuke NatsukiYôko FujiyamaHiroshi KoizumiAn amorphous cellular life-form descends from the atmosphere to consume carbon in the form of diamonds.A japanese Kaiju film featuring a Kaiju monster called Dogora, who wouldn't appear again up until the new 2017 animated Godzilla film.
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsAkira TakaradaYuriko HoshiHiroshi KoizumiMothra's egg washes ashore and is claimed by greedy entrepreneurs who refuse to return it to her fairies. As Godzilla arises near Nagoya, the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.First time Godzilla fights Mothra that first appeared in the 1961 film, Mothra.
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsYôsuke NatsukiYuriko HoshiHiroshi KoizumiA detective is assigned to protect a princess who prophecies the Earth's end with the arrival of a powerful space monster. Mothra and her fairies must persuade Godzilla and Rodan to set aside their differences or face the invader alone.The First Godzilla film which Godzilla fights he arch rival, King Ghidorah.
- DirectorNoriaki YuasaStarsEiji FunakoshiHarumi KiritachiJunichiro YamashitaFrom out of the arctic comes a gigantic flying, fire-breathing turtle that sets its sights on destroying Tokyo.The First Gamera film of the original Gamera series. It is the first Japanese Kaiju film that wasn't made by Toho but rather Daiei.
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsNick AdamsKumi MizunoTadao TakashimaNear the end of WWII, Germans transport the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster to Japan, where it is seeming lost in the bombing of Hiroshima. Years later a wild boy is found, born from the immortal heart.The first time Frankestein appears in a Japanese Kaiju film. The first Kaiju film that features the Kaiju monster Baragon.
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsNick AdamsAkira TakaradaJun TazakiAstronauts investigate Planet X and encounter the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world from "Monster Zero". As one astronaut forms a romance with a mysterious woman, he uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.The Last Godzilla film that was directed by Ishiro Honda, Music composed by Akira Ifukube, and special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya in a row from King Kong vs. Godzilla to this film.
- DirectorTetsuya YamanouchiStarsHiroki MatsukataTomoko OgawaRyûtarô ÔtomoIn ancient Japan, a good lord is killed and his throne is taken by the trecherous Yuki Daijo and his wizard friend Oroki-maru. The young prince Ikazuki-maru is rescued from the jaws of death by a magic bird sent by a wizard. Ten years later, Ikazuki-maru embarks on an adventure to avenge his parents and the wizard's death with his magic powers he learned from the wizard. He kills Yuki Daijo but then must battle Oroki-maru in a battle to the death.A Japanese Kaiju Film made in the 60s.
- DirectorKimiyoshi YasudaStarsMiwa TakadaYoshihiko AoyamaJun FujimakiA giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord.The first of the Daimajin trilogy
- DirectorShigeo TanakaNoriaki YuasaStarsKôjirô HongôKyôko EnamiYûzô HayakawaA giant monster that emits a destructive ray from its back attacks Japan and takes on Gamera.The 2nd entry of the original Gamera series. The first Gamera film which he fights a monster known as Barugon (NOT BARAGON).
- DirectorKenji MisumiStarsKôjirô HongôShiho FujimuraTarô MaruiGiant statue exacts revenge upon those who conquer its worshippers.The 2nd film of the Daimajin trilogy.
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsRuss TamblynKumi MizunoKenji SaharaThe sole survivor of a fishing boat recounts sightings of hairy giants. A scientist investigates, revealing mutated creatures, growing from remains of a previous monster. Nearly indestructible, they battle in Tokyo until only one remains.A sequel to the 1965 film, Frankenstein vs. Baragon (Frankenstein vs. Baragon).
- DirectorKazuo MoriStarsHideki NinomiyaShinji HoriMasahide IizukaIn a mountainous region of Japan, Lord Arakawa kidnaps the men of nearby villages to use as slave labor, producing gunpowder from his sulfur pits. A band of young boys decide to rescue their enslaved fathers on their own.The 3rd and final film of the Daimajin trilogy.
- DirectorSandy HowardNoriaki YuasaStarsAlbert DekkerBrian DonlevyDiane J. FindlayAn atomic explosion awakens Gammera--a giant, fire-breathing turtle monster--from his millions of years of hibernation. Enraged at being roused from such a sound sleep, he takes it out on Tokyo.An American edited version of Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965).
- DirectorJun FukudaStarsAkira TakaradaKumi MizunoChôtarô TôginA young man searching for his brother steals a boat that shipwrecks on Letchi island, where terrorists have enslaved the Infant Island natives. Discovering Godzilla asleep, he and some others decide to awaken him to liberate the natives.One of the more terrible Godzilla films.
- DirectorNoriaki YuasaShigeo TanakaStarsKôjirô HongôKichijirô UedaReiko KasaharaVolcanic activity unleashes a bloodthirsty monster called Gyaos that Gamera must confront.The first time Gamera fights his arch rival, Gyaos.
- DirectorKazui NihonmatsuStarsShun'ya WazakiItoko HaradaShin'ichi YanagisawaWhen a crew of scientists returns from Mars with a sample of the space spores that contaminated their ship, the sample escapes and grows into an enormous, rampaging beaked beast.One of the more weird Japanese Kaiju films, this one wasn't made by Toho or Daiei but instead by Shochiku.
- DirectorHiroshi NoguchiStarsTamio KawajiYôko YamamotoYûji OdakaMagazine reporters Hiroyuki Kurosaki and his colleagues brought back to Japan a monster child who had just hatched from an egg issued on the isolated island of Obelisk in the South Sea.Another Japanese Kaiju film. The plot is very similar to Gorgo's plot. It wasn't made by Toho or Daiei, or even Shochiku, this time it was done by Nikkatsu.
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsRhodes ReasonMie HamaLinda MillerThe evil Dr. Who captures King Kong to dig for Element X when his robot duplicate, Mechani-Kong, is unable to do the job, but Kong soon escapes and battles his doppelganger.The first King Kong film since King Kong vs. Godzilla. This would be the last Japanese King Kong made so far.
- DirectorKim Ki-dukStarsYeong-il OhJeong-im NamLee Soon-jaeEarthquakes in central Korea turn out to be the work of Yongary, a prehistoric gasoline-eating reptile that soon goes on a rampage through Seoul.The first South Korean Kaiju film called Yongary. It would later have a terrible remake in 1999.
- DirectorJun FukudaStarsTadao TakashimaAkira KuboBibari MaedaA reporter stumbles upon weather experiments on a tropical island, discovering giant mantids, a cast away woman, and an infant monster that Godzilla must adopt and learn to raise as one of his own.The first appearance of Godzilla's ugly looken son, Minilla.
- DirectorIshirô HondaJun FukudaStarsAkira KuboJun TazakiYukiko KobayashiAt the end of the 20th century, all of Earth's monsters have been safely rounded up and sent to Monsterland for scientific study. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleashes the monsters on the world.This Godzilla film was intended to be the last Godzilla film but ended up not being the last Godzilla film.
- DirectorNoriaki YuasaShigeo TanakaStarsKôjirô HongôTôru TakatsukaCarl CraigGamera the Flying Turtle falls under the spell of evil aliens, but two children free him and he returns to fight the aliens' monster, Viras.The first Gamera film to heavily use a lot of stock footage.
- DirectorNoriaki YuasaStarsNobuhiro KajimaMiyuki AkiyamaChristopher MurphyAliens kidnap two children and take them to another planet for the purpose of getting knowledge from their brains, but Gamera follows and tries to rescue them.The second appearance of Gyaos in the film as Space Gyaos.
- 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.One Word, HORRIBLE!!!!!
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsAkira KuboAtsuko TakahashiYukiko KobayashiA space probe is infiltrated by alien beings and then crashes on a remote Pacific atoll. A group of people discover it to be inhabited by giant mutant monsters, created by the aliens in an attempt to conquer the world.Good Japanese Kaiju film but is kind of disapointing.
- DirectorNoriaki YuasaShigeo TanakaStarsTsutomu TakakuwaKelly VarisKatherine MurphyWhen an ancient statue is moved for display in Expo '70, a giant, vaguely Triceratops-like monster is released. The monster goes to Japan in pursuit of the statue and ends up battling Gamera, the giant flying turtle.The first time Gamera fights a monster that is a female.
- DirectorNoriaki YuasaStarsKôji FujiyamaDaigo InoueReiko KasaharaSpace aliens arrive on Earth with their giant shark and intend to take over the planet but they must first destroy Gamera.The last Gamera film for 9 years until 1980's Gamera: Super Monster.
- DirectorYoshimitsu BannoIshirô HondaStarsAkira YamanouchiToshie KimuraHiroyuki KawaseAn ever-evolving alien life form from the Dark Gaseous Nebula arrives to consume rampant pollution. Spewing mists of sulfuric acid and corrosive sludge, neither humanity or Godzilla may be able to defeat this toxic menace.A Weird Godzilla film that is good.
- DirectorToshihiro IijimaStarsHiroshi InuzukaAkiji KobayashiFusako AmachiAn inventor and his family try to raise funds to feed a giant monster named Daigoro so that he doesn't shrink. Meanwhile, a meteor lands into the sea bringing with it another giant monster named Goliath. Will Daigoro be able to stop Goliath?One of the most stupidest things I have ever saw in my life.
- DirectorJun FukudaYoshimitsu BannoIshirô HondaStarsHiroshi IshikawaYuriko HishimiMinoru TakashimaA manga artist becomes suspicious of his employers when a garbled message is discovered on tape. As he forms a team to investigate, Godzilla and Anguirus set out to help defeat the invaders.Why does Godzilla and Anguirus talk in the stupid movie? IDK!!!!!
- DirectorJun FukudaYoshimitsu BannoIshirô HondaStarsKatsuhiko SasakiHiroyuki KawaseYutaka HayashiAn inventor creates a humanoid robot named Jet Jaguar that is seized by the undersea nation of Seatopia. Using Jet Jaguar as a guide, the Seatopians send Megalon as vengeance for the nuclear tests that have devastated their society.A movie that is so bad it's great, and features the amazing Jet Jaguar.
- 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.The first Godzilla film that Godzilla fights another arch rival besides King Ghidorah, Mechagodzilla.
- DirectorIshirô HondaJun FukudaStarsKatsuhiko SasakiTomoko AiAkihiko HirataAttempts to salvage Mechagodzilla are thwarted, causing an INTERPOL investigation that uncovers the work of a shunned biologist and his daughter, whose lives become entwined with the resurrected machine.A sequel to Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. The Last Godzilla film for 9 years until 1984's The Return of Godzilla.
- DirectorFrank AgramaStarsRobin AskwithRula LenskaValerie LeonA female film crew journeys to Africa where a giant ape, Queen Kong, falls in love with the crew's male star.A rip off of the upcoming 1976 remake at the time which was a remake of the 1933 film, King Kong.
- DirectorPaul LederStarsRod ArrantsJoanna KernsAlex NicolA newly discovered 36-foot gorilla escapes from a freighter off the coast of Korea. At the same time an American actress is filming a movie in the country. Chaos ensues as the ape kidnaps her and rampages through Seoul.A so bad but good rip off of a 1976 remake of the 1933 film, King Kong. It is also the first South Korean film since Yongary (1967) and the first and only South Korean/American co-production Kaiju film to be made.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsJeff BridgesCharles GrodinJessica LangeA petroleum exploration expedition comes to an isolated island and encounters a colossal giant gorilla.The First American King Kong film since 1933's Son of Kong. This louzy remake would later get an awful sequel in 1986.
- DirectorAlexander GrasshoffTsugunobu KotaniStarsRichard BooneJoan Van ArkSteven KeatsA wealthy big game hunter and his group become trapped in prehistoric times where they are stalked by a ferocious dinosaur.A Japanese-American co-production Kaiju film made that has a T-rex that roars Godzilla roars.
- DirectorMeng-Hua HoStarsEvelyne KraftDanny LeeFeng KuA greedy Hong Kong businessman captures a 50-foot-tall ape from the Himalayas and puts it on display, but it escapes and goes on a rampage.The only Hong Kong King Kong film or rip off whatever. It is also so far the only Kaiju like film made in Hong Kong. It's also the first one of one of the 1976 King Kong rip offs that was released after the 1976 King Kong remake.
- DirectorNoriaki YuasaShigeo TanakaStarsMach FumiakeYaeko KojimaYoko KomatsuUsing several clips from previous Gamera entries, this film deals with alien forces sending all the monsters Gamera has faced in one final battle to rid the planet of its last hope.A Gamera version of Godzilla's Revenge. The Last Gamera film up until 1995's Gamera: Guardian of The Universe.
- DirectorLarry CohenStarsDavid CarradineMichael MoriartyCandy ClarkNYPD detectives Shepard and Powell are working on a bizarre case of a ritualistic Aztec murder. Meanwhile, something big is attacking people of New York and only greedy small time crook Jimmy Quinn knows where its lair is.The First American Kaiju film that wasn't a King Kong film or King Kong rip off since The Giant Gila Monster.
- DirectorKoji HashimotoR.J. KizerIshirô HondaStarsRaymond BurrKeiju KobayashiKen TanakaThirty years after the original monster's rampage, a new Godzilla emerges and attacks Japan.The First Godzilla film since Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975). The Japanese version is called "The Return of Godzilla" and was made in 1984. There was an American version made and released in America in 1985 known as "Godzilla 1985".
- DirectorShin Sang-okStarsSon Hui ChangHam Gi SopJong-uk RiIn feudal Korea, the evil King becomes aware that there is a peasant rebellion being planned in the country. He steals all the iron farming tools and cooking pots from the people so that he may make weapons to fend off the peasant army. After he returns the property to the people, an old blacksmith is imprisoned and starved to death. His last creation is a tiny figurine of a monster- Pulgasari, a Godzilla-like creature that eats iron. The blood of his daughter brings the creature to life, and fights with the poor, starving peasants to overthrow the corrupt monarchy.The First and so far only North Korean Kaiju film made. The actor who played Pulgasari was the same guy that played Godzilla in the Heisei series (The Return of Godzilla-Godzilla vs. Destoroyah), Hedorah in Godzilla vs. Hedorah, and Gigan in Godzilla vs. Gigan, Godzilla vs. Megalon and Zone Fighter.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminCharles McCrackenStarsBrian KerwinLinda HamiltonPeter ElliottKong falls from the twin towers and he appears to be alive. However, his heart is failing, so it's replaced with an artificial one. All is well until he senses that there's a female Kong somewhere out there and escapes wreaking havoc.A horrific sequel of the 1976 remake, King Kong. This would be the last King Kong film until 2005.
- DirectorKazuki ÔmoriKoji HashimotoKenjirô OhmoriStarsKunihiko MitamuraYoshiko TanakaMasanobu TakashimaDesolate by the loss of his daughter, a geneticist creates a monstrous new mutation.The sequel to The Return of Godzilla, the first Godzilla film since 1984's The Return of Godzilla.
- DirectorKazuki ÔmoriKoji HashimotoStarsKôsuke ToyoharaAnna NakagawaMegumi OdakaTime travelers use Godzilla in their scheme to destroy Japan to prevent the country's future economic reign.One of the best Godzilla films out there in my opinion. The First time Godzilla fights King Ghidorah all alone.
- 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 once again fights Mothra.
- 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.Not a sequel to Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974), but a remake. It also marks the return of Rodan. It also features a lot more better lookin version of Godzilla's son, that is a whole lot better than Minilla.
- DirectorTakao OkawaraStarsMasahiro TakashimaYasuko SawaguchiHiroshi FujiokaAfter killing his brother, Prince Yamato is banished from his father's kingdom until he can bring his dangerous powers under control. On his journey, he meets and joins with the magical priestess Oto, and together they go to fight against an evil god that has been ravaging the Earth in the form of an enormous hydra. Will Yamato ever return home to reclaim his rightful place on the throne?Another film featuring the mythical Japanese creature, Orochi.
- 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.The first time Godzilla fights a new Kaiju since Biollante from Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989).
- DirectorShûsuke KanekoStarsTsuyoshi IharaAkira OnoderaShinobu NakayamaAn ornithologist investigates reports of a monstrous new species of bird just as a teenage girl is gifted an amulet found on mysterious atoll. As the creatures begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to the girl emerges.The First Gamera film since Gamera: Super Monster. The First Gamera film of the 90s trilogy. The First Gamera film that is actually very good.
- 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.The Last Godzilla film of the Heisei series. This film has showed Godzilla melting to his death which is very sad.
- DirectorAaron OsborneMichael DeakStarsFranklin A. ValletteDon YananPeter LooneyAn "average" postal worker is informed by a tiny alien hologram which looks like a teenage girl that he is the "choosen one" to destroy a giant reptile to save the Earth.A terrible Direct to home video American Kaiju film and which the Kaiju monster itself roars the T-Rex roar from Jurassic Park.
- DirectorShûsuke KanekoStarsToshiyuki NagashimaMiki MizunoTamotsu IshibashiA meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. Gamera shows up to deal with the ever-evolving space adversary but the battle may result in him losing his bond with humanity.The Best Gamera film out of all the Gamera films out there so far. The Second Gamera film of the 90s Gamera trilogy.
- DirectorOkihiro YonedaStarsMegumi KobayashiSayaka YamaguchiAki HanoA new Mothra takes to the air and must battle Death Ghidora to save humanity.The First of the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy.
- DirectorKunio MiyoshiStarsMegumi KobayashiSayaka YamaguchiAki HanoMothra's twin nymphs and children from the city find a lost city, as well as a giant monster that is attracted to environmental calamities.The Second of the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy.
- 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.The First American Godzilla remake, however it acts nothing like Godzilla. Also this film sucks.
- DirectorAaron OsborneDave ParkerStarsMichael GuerinJerry LentzJon SimantonPlanet Patrol agent Mogyar allies with a team of human planetary guardians to stop the plans of evil galactic overlord Lord Doom when he sends a gargantuan monster called Kraa to destroy the Earth.A terrible sequel of the 1996 film Zarkorr! The Invader, which is also terrible.
- DirectorOkihiro YonedaStarsMegumi KobayashiMisato TateAki HanoTo save the world, Mothra goes back in time in an attempt to defeat a younger King Ghidorah.The third and final of the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy.
- DirectorShûsuke KanekoStarsShinobu NakayamaAi MaedaYukijirô HotaruGamera's ties to humanity have been severed as the Gyaos re-emerge. Nagamine and Asagi investigate as an orphaned girl named Ayana discovers a new creature. Named Iris, Ayana seeks revenge on Gamera for the death of her family.The third and last of the 90s Gamera trilogy.
- DirectorHyung-rae ShimStarsRichard LivingstonHarrison YoungD.J. RobbinsIt's been asleep for two hundred million years. Now it been awakened by aliens from another galaxy. The aliens are using Yonggary to destroy mankind.A really horrible and stupid remake of the 1967 film, Yongary. This was made in South Korea but uses American actors for the film.
- 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.The First Godzilla film since the awful 1998 American remake. The first Japanese Godzilla film since Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. The first Godzilla film of the Millennium Series, however unlike the 2 previous series, this series of their films have nothing to do with each of their timeline of the films except the 2 Godzilla films featuring Mechagodzilla.
- 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.This Godzilla film in the millennium series like most of the other millennium Godzilla films has nothing to do with each of the films.
- 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.The Best Godzilla film of all time in my opinion.
- 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.The First Godzilla film in the millennium series that has sequel of this film in 2003. Also for some reason in the film they called Mechagodzilla as Kiryu, but thankfully this problem was fixed in the sequel made after this Godzilla film.
- DirectorYôjirô TakitaStarsMansai NomuraHideaki ItôKiichi NakaiA group of demons in the ancient Japanese capital of Heian is dismembering members of a family of Japanese nobles.Even though the first film of this sequel doesn't have a Kaiju in it. However in the sequel it has a Kaiju in it, which is the mythical dragon, Orochi.
- 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.A sequel to the previous film Godzilla against Mechagodzilla. Also this time they call Mechagodzilla as Mechagodzilla like they should call it in the film.
- DirectorMonthon ArayangkoonStarsSornram TheppitakSara LeggeDan FraserIn Bangkok, construction workers come across a rock which cannot be drilled, and discover dinosaur-like fossils of a creature resembling the Garuda from Thai/Hindu mythology. Two American archaeologists investigate, awakening the creature which then goes on a rampage.The first and only Thailand Kaiju film