Godzilla

**Godzilla** is a fictional giant monster, who first appeared in the 1954 japanese film of the same name. Since then has been featured in thirty-nine movies. During his movie career, this large reptile fought against many other mythical monsters, including the giant moth-like Mothra, the three-headed King Ghidorah, his own robotic mirror image Mechagodzilla, and several more enemies. The original Japanese name, _Gojira (ゴジラ)_, is a combination of the words _gorira_ (means _gorilla_) and _kujira_ (means _whale_).  In countries where the primary language is English, the name has been changed to _Godzilla_, is an eponymous Japanese movie reptilian monster that has appeared in movies since 1954.

## Movie appearances

- _Godzilla_ (1954)/_Godzilla, King of the Monsters!_ (1956) - Embassy Pictures
- _Godzilla Raids Again_/_Gigantis, the Fire Monster_ (1955) - Warner Bros. Pictures
- _King Kong vs. Godzilla_ (1962) - Universal International
- _Mothra vs. Godzilla_/_Godzilla Vs. The Thing_ (1964) - American International Pictures
- _Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster_/_Ghidrah_ (1964) - Walter Reade Organization/Continental
- _Invasion of Astro-Monster_ or _Monster Zero_ (US release) (1965) - United Productions of America
- _Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster_ (1966) - Walter Reade Organization
- _Son of Godzilla_ (1967) - Walter Reade Organization
- _Destroy All Monsters_ (1968) - American International Pictures
- _All Monsters Attack_/_Godzilla's Revenge_ (1969) - United Productions of America
- _Godzilla vs. Hedorah_/_Godzilla Vs. The Smog Monster_ (1971) - American International Pictures
- _Godzilla vs. Gigan_/_Godzilla On Monster Island (1972) - Cinema Shares International Distribution
- _Godzilla vs. Megalon_ (1973) - Cinema Shares International Distribution
- _Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla_/_Godzilla Vs. The Cosmic Monster_ (1974) - Cinema Shares International Distribution
- _Terror of Mechagodzilla_/_The Terror of Godzilla_ (1975) - Bob Conn Enterprises
- _The Return of Godzilla_/_Godzilla 1985_ (1984) - New World Pictures
- _Godzilla vs. Biollante_ (1989) - Miramax Films
- _Godzilla vs. Mothra_/_Godzilla And Mothra Battle For Earth_ (1992) - Tristar Pictures
- _Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II_ (1993) - Tristar Pictures
- _Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla_ (1994) - Tristar Pictures
- _Godzilla vs. Destoroyah_ (1995) - Tristar Pictures
- _Godzilla_ (1998) - Tristar Pictures, Centropolis Entertainment
- _Godzilla 2000: Millennium_ (1999) - Tristar Pictures
- _Godzilla vs. Megaguirus_ (2000) - Tristar Pictures
- _Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack_ (2001) - Tristar Pictures
- _Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla_ (2002) - Tristar Pictures
- _Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S._ (2003) - Tristar Pictures
- _Godzilla: Final Wars_ (2004) - Tristar Pictures
- _Godzilla_ (2014) - Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures
- _Shin Godzilla_ (2016) - Funimation
- _Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters_ (2017) - Animated - Netflix
- _Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle_ (2018) - Animated - Netflix
- _Godzilla: Planet Eater_ (2018) - Animated - Netflix
- _Godzilla: King of the Monsters_ (2019) - Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures
- _Godzilla vs. Kong_ (2021) - Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Toho
- _Godzilla: Minus One_ (2023)  - Toho International America, Netflix
- _Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire_ (2024) - Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Toho
- _Godzilla X Kong: Supernova'' (2027) - Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Toho

## References

- Tohoeiga official site(Japanese company)

## Infobox (character)

- **name**: Godzilla
- **series**: Godzilla (franchise), Godzilla film series
- **image**: Godzilla 1984 by Noger Chen.jpg
- **caption**: The character in a 1984 movie
- **first**: _Godzilla (1954 film), Godzilla_ (1954)
- **lbl1**: Designed by
- **species**: Prehistoric monster
- **family**: Minilla and Godzilla Junior (adopted sons), Dagon (cousin)