page_title: Kaiju
section_title: Films
hierarchical_section_title: Kaiju / Selected media / Films
caption_attribution_description: English: 1956 Japanese movie poster for 1956 Japanese film Rodan (空の大怪獣 ラドン Sora no Daikaijū Radon).
context_page_description: Kaiju is a Japanese genre of films featuring giant monsters. The term kaiju can refer to the giant monsters themselves, which are usually depicted attacking major cities and engaging the military, or other kaiju, in battle. The kaiju genre is a subgenre of tokusatsu entertainment.
  The 1954 film Godzilla is commonly regarded as the first kaiju film. Kaiju characters are often somewhat metaphorical in nature; Godzilla, for example, serves as a metaphor for nuclear weapons, reflecting the fears of post-war Japan following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Lucky Dragon 5 incident. Other notable examples of kaiju characters include Rodan, Mothra, King Ghidorah, and Gamera.
context_section_description: The Lost World (1925)
  King Kong (1933)
  Son of Kong (1933)
  Wasei Kingu Kongu (1933)
  King Kong Appears in Edo (1938)
  The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
  Godzilla series (1954 – present)
  Godzilla (1954)
  Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
  King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
  Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
  Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
  Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
  Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
  Son of Godzilla (1967)
  Destroy All Monsters (1968)
  All Monsters Attack (1969)
  Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
  Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
  Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
  Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
  Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
  The Return of Godzilla (1984)
  Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
  Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
  Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
  Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
  Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
  Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
  Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
  Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
  Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
  Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
  Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
  Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
  Shin Godzilla (2016)
  Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017)
  Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018)
  Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)
  Half Human (1955)
  Tarantula (1955)
  It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
  Rodan (1956)
  The Giant Claw (1957)
  The Deadly Mantis (1957)
  The Mysterians (1957)
  Kronos, Destroyer of the Universe (1957)
  20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
  The Black Scorpion (1957)
  Varan the Unbelievable (1958)
  The Giant Behemoth (1959)
  The Three Treasures  (1959)
  Konga (1961)
  Konga TNT (2020)
  Reptilicus (1961)
  Mothra (1961)
  Gorgo (1961)
  Gorath (1962)
  Atragon (1963)
  Dogora (1964)
  Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
  Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965)
  Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)
  Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)
  Gamera vs. Viras (1968)
  Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)
  Gamera vs. Jiger (1970)
  Gamera vs. Zigra (1971)
  Gamera: Super Monster (1980)
  The Magic Serpent (1966)
  Daimajin (1966)
  Return of Daimajin (1966)
  Daimajin Strikes Again (1966)
  The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
  Ultra Series (1966 – present)
  Ultraman (1967)
  Ultraman, Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight (1969)
  The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army (1974)
  Ultraman (1979)
  Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle (1979)
  Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army (1984)
  Ultraman Story (1984)
  Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (1987)
  Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars (1990)
  Ultraman Zearth (1996)
  Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light (1998)
  Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace (1999)
  Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000)
  Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact (2001)
  Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet (2002)
  Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (2003)
  Ultraman: The Next (2004)
  Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers (2006)
  Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers (2008)
  Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends (2009)
  Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial (2010)
  Ultraman Saga (2012)
  Ultraman Ginga Theater Special (2013)
  Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Ultra Monster Hero Battle Royal! (2014)
  Ultraman Ginga S The Movie (2015)
  Ultraman X The Movie (2016)
  Ultraman Orb The Movie (2017)
  Ultraman Geed The Movie (2018)
  Ultraman R/B The Movie (2019)
  Ultraman Taiga The Movie (2020)
  The X from Outer Space (1967)
  Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit (2008)
  Gappa: The Triphibian Monster (1967)
  King Kong Escapes (1967)
  Yongary: Monster from the Deep (1967)
  Latitude Zero (1969)
  The Mighty Gorga (1969)
  Space Amoeba (1970)
  Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972)
  Jumborg Ace & Giant (1974)
  The Super Inframan (1975)
  King Kong (1976)
  King Kong Lives (1986)
  A*P*E (1976)
  Queen Kong (1976)
  The Last Dinosaur (1977)
  Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birds (1977)
  The Mighty Peking Man (1977)
  Q - The Winged Serpent (1982)
  Pulgasari (1985)
  Princess from the Moon (1987)
  Yamato Takeru (1994)
  Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)
  Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)
  Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
  Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
  Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997)
  Power Rangers (2017)
  Rebirth of Mothra (1
caption: Daikaiju (giant monster) Rodan from the 1956 film Rodan
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