Godzilla, a list by circaoffire

7.7

/198489/

77

/11691/

76

/2939/

4.1

/821811/

99

/213/

98

/1981/

81

/34/

3.0

age 11+

In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair and fight back against an unrelenting horror.

81

7.6

/44670/

75

/1610/

76

/1066/

4.1

/148405/

94

/78/

89

/1072/

79

/20/

Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.

81

79

6.9

/8395/

72

/359/

78

/280/

3.8

/21907/

100

/6/

92

/92/

A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like beings are seemingly born of the Oxygen Destroyer, the weapon that killed the original Godzilla.

76

6.9

/44563/

70

/3835/

72

/1494/

3.9

/237645/

87

/87/

79

/858/

66

/15/

3.5

age 13+

When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.

73

6.3

/263689/

67

/17391/

75

/10436/

2.8

/582367/

75

/393/

91

/3875/

59

/57/

4.0

age 11+

In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages.

71

6.5

/11529/

66

/496/

70

/323/

3.5

/35210/

92

/13/

68

/385/

Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return. As their requests are denied, Godzilla arises near Nagoya and the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.

72

70

7.0

/7892/

71

/322/

75

/265/

3.7

/18173/

65

/17/

79

/343/

Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter Yuri investigates the legend of the guardian monsters, who must rise to protect Japan against the vengeful spirits within Godzilla that seek to destroy both the nation and its people for the suffering they inflicted in the Pacific conflict.

70

69

6.5

/8126/

65

/345/

74

/282/

3.5

/27611/

75

/12/

73

/278/

After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new mutation.

69

68

6.2

/8791/

67

/409/

70

/270/

3.3

/26695/

86

/7/

63

/300/

An Okinawan prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Earth is seeming fulfilled when Godzilla emerges to return to his destructive roots. But not all is what it seems after Godzilla breaks his ally Anguirus's jaw. Matters are further complicated when a second Godzilla emerges, revealing the doppelgänger as a mechanical weapon.

68

6.4

/460876/

66

/21149/

64

/9552/

3.1

/473586/

76

/327/

66

/12067/

62

/48/

3.5

age 11+

Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when an ancient alpha predator arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco.

70

67

6.5

/6571/

66

/268/

72

/220/

3.3

/14757/

83

/6/

71

/198/

The U.N.G.C.C. (United Nations Godzilla Countermeasure Center) recovers the remains of Mecha-King Ghidorah and construct Mechagodzilla as a countermeasure against Godzilla. Meanwhile, a giant egg is discovered along with a new monster called Rodan. The egg is soon found to be none other than an infant Godzillasaurus.

67

66

6.5

/8928/

65

/400/

69

/276/

3.4

/27713/

77

/13/

59

/175/

After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat.

69

66

6.4

/5732/

66

/251/

71

/193/

3.2

/13159/

80

/5/

72

/212/

Mothra 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.

70

66

6.6

/6151/

68

/279/

74

/234/

3.5

/15501/

72

/232/

JSDF pilot Akane has a fateful encounter when a new Godzilla emerges in Tateyama. As a countermeasure, a cyborg named Kiryu is constructed from the remains of the original. The machine is discovered to harbor the restless soul of the original monster as Akane must learn to find value in her own life as well.

66

65

6.3

/9442/

64

/349/

65

/273/

2.8

/14092/

85

/26/

72

/479/

61

/8/

age 10+

During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself.

65

6.8

/3461/

69

/223/

72

/320/

3.5

/18183/

88

/10/

1.0

After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla. However, efforts to bring the story to light are suppressed by the Japanese government amid growing political tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, who are both willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster.

66

64

6.2

/6179/

65

/287/

69

/214/

3.3

/15664/

78

/9/

61

/165/

Mothra's dark counterpart, Battra, emerges to eliminate humanity on behalf of the Earth. Two tiny fairies called the Cosmos offer their help by calling Mothra to battle the creature. Unfortunately a meteorite has awoken a hibernating Godzilla as a three way battle for the Earth begins.

63

6.0

/131441/

68

/11701/

70

/4459/

2.7

/439354/

54

/252/

89

/1718/

47

/51/

2.5

age 11+

Following their explosive showdown, Godzilla and Kong must reunite against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own.

62

6.0

/225843/

66

/16091/

66

/6522/

2.9

/405699/

42

/351/

83

/5846/

48

/47/

3.0

age 12+

Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face 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. When these ancient super-species, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.

64

62

6.1

/7502/

64

/340/

67

/236/

3.5

/24913/

71

/14/

50

/260/

An ever evolving alien life-form arrives on a comet from the Dark Gaseous Nebula and proceeds to consume pollution. Spewing mists of sulfuric acid and corrosive sludge, neither humanity nor Godzilla may be able to defeat this toxic menace.

64

62

6.5

/8068/

67

/326/

69

/250/

3.4

/19618/

56

/9/

64

/239/

The Futurians, time-travelers from the 23rd century, arrive in Japan to warn them of the nation's destruction under Godzilla. They offer to help erase Godzilla from history by preventing his creation. With Godzilla seemingly gone, a new monster emerges as the Futurians' true intentions are revealed.

63

61

5.8

/6308/

61

/288/

67

/231/

3.0

/15127/

57

/7/

79

/325/

A mysterious extraterrestrial being resembling Godzilla rapidly approaches Earth. The monster, dubbed SpaceGodzilla, lands to challenge the King of the Monsters.

61

6.3

/10603/

68

/430/

70

/348/

3.4

/23401/

54

/13/

71

/890/

1.5

Humanity finally rids themselves of Godzilla, imprisoning him in an icy tomb in the South Pole. All is peaceful until various monsters emerge to lay waste to Earth's cities. Overwhelmed, humanity is seemingly saved by a race of benevolent aliens known as Xiliens. But not all is what it seems with these bizarre visitors. If humanity wishes to survive, they must reluctantly resurrect their most hated enemy, Godzilla.

60

6.0

/10275/

64

/1275/

64

/537/

2.6

/19011/

75

/8/

42

/80/

MAL

6.4

/38402/

A desperate group of refugees attempts to recolonize Earth 20,000 years after Godzilla took over. But one young man wants revenge above all else.

61

59

6.2

/8429/

61

/337/

67

/242/

3.2

/22099/

50

/8/

62

/245/

Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world from "Monster Zero". In exchange for borrowing Godzilla and Rodan, the Xiliens offer a cure for cancer. As Glenn investigates, he develops a romance with Miss Namikawa and uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.

59

57

6.1

/6466/

62

/290/

68

/238/

3.2

/17998/

43

/7/

60

/163/

A submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur named Titanosaurus. An Interpol investigation leads biologist Ichinose to uncover the work of Dr. Mafune and his mysterious daughter Katsura. Aligned with the Black Hole Aliens, Katsura's life becomes entwined with the resurrected machine.

59

57

5.6

/6435/

61

/319/

63

/218/

3.0

/18438/

67

/6/

48

/67/

Manga artist Gengo Odaka lands a job with the World Children's Land amusement park only to become suspicious of the organization when a garbled message is discovered on tapes. As Gengo and his team investigate, Godzilla and Anguirus quickly decipher the message and begin their own plan of action.

57

56

6.0

/10151/

61

/342/

69

/291/

3.1

/18597/

57

/68/

54

/520/

41

/23/

An independent group of researchers called the Godzilla Prediction Network (GPN) actively track Godzilla as he makes landfall in Nemuro. Matters are further complicated when a giant meteor is discovered in the Ibaragi Prefecture. The mysterious rock begins to levitate as it's true intentions for the world and Godzilla are revealed.

57

55

6.2

/2854/

63

/530/

69

/329/

3.1

/28178/

52

/21/

56

/700/

40

/4/

The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.

59

55

6.0

/5222/

63

/246/

66

/207/

2.9

/11531/

60

/5/

47

/180/

In an alternate timeline the original Godzilla is never defeated and repeatedly reemerges to feed on Japan's energy sources. A new inter-dimensional weapon called the Dimension Tide is created with the intent of eliminating Godzilla. However, the new weapon might also serve as a gateway to something far more sinister.

56

54

5.8

/6147/

64

/861/

65

/388/

2.5

/11842/

60

/5/

34

/17/

MAL

6.5

/25906/

Humanity's desperate battle to reclaim the Earth from Godzilla continues. The key to defeating the King of the Monsters may be Mechagodzilla, a robotic weapon thought to have been lost nearly 20,000 years ago.

56

54

5.6

/7171/

58

/318/

63

/206/

3.0

/18788/

63

/8/

37

/217/

Searching for his brother, Ryota stows away on a boat belonging to a criminal alongside two other teenagers. The group shipwrecks on Letchi island and discover the Infant Island natives have been enslaved by a terrorist organization controlling a crustacean monster. Finding a sleeping Godzilla, they decide to awaken him to defeat the terrorists and liberate the natives.

54

5.7

/9545/

56

/519/

59

/317/

2.7

/31365/

64

/11/

36

/140/

Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon that killed the original, authorities attempt to lure Godzilla away from the mainland. But Anguirus soon arrives and the two monsters make their way towards Osaka as Japan braces for tragedy.

53

5.1

/5481/

58

/711/

65

/389/

2.5

/11101/

60

/5/

27

/44/

MAL

6.2

/21967/

age 13+

With no means for defeating Godzilla Earth, mankind watches as King Ghidorah, clad in a golden light, descends on the planet. The heavens and earth shake once again as the war moves to a higher dimension.

67

53

5.2

/640/

62

/44/

68

/51/

2.8

/1842/

85

/26/

72

/481/

78

/20/

A re-edited Italian-language dubbed version of the original Godzilla, using as a basis the U.S. version, "Godzilla, King of the Monsters!" (1956), plus WWII newsreel footage and clips from other science fiction films. The re-edited film was then colorized via a process called "Spectrorama 70" consisting of applying various colored gels to the black and white footage. The film's opening and ending also features new music composed by musicians Fabio Frizzi, Franco Bixio, and Vince Tempera (under the pseudonym Magnetic System).

53

51

5.2

/6683/

56

/302/

64

/237/

2.7

/20624/

63

/16/

31

/231/

Reporter Goro Maki stumbles upon scientists conducting weather experiments on Sollgel Island in the South Seas. He discovers the island is inhabited by giant mantis and a woman named Saeko who's been cast away since the death of her father. The pair soon find a helpless infant monster that Godzilla must adopt and learn to raise as one of his own.

54

50

5.7

/11912/

55

/169/

65

/266/

2.8

/7419/

52

/21/

55

/699/

40

/4/

When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus.

50

6.1

/7260/

62

/228/

68

/192/

3.1

/8308/

27

/11/

66

/285/

31

/6/

1.0

Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 "Godzilla King of the Monsters", which also featured scenes with Burr edited into 1954's "Godzilla". This film restores the darker tone of the original, as we witness the nuclear destruction of giant lizard terrorizing Japan.

49

48

4.9

/7702/

57

/349/

61

/231/

2.9

/20857/

38

/8/

35

/309/

Inventor Goro Ibuki creates a humanoid robot named Jet Jaguar. It is soon seized by an undersea race of people called the Seatopians. Using Jet Jaguar as a guide, the Seatopians send Megalon as vengeance for the nuclear tests that have devastated their society.

52

45

5.6

/4798/

57

/123/

53

/108/

2.9

/6535/

38

/90/

Greedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus. Then its mother shows up.

41

5.5

/211702/

59

/6910/

56

/4118/

2.3

/150110/

20

/148/

28

/8793/

32

/23/

1.5

age 11+

French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, including Niko Tatopoulos, conclude that the oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan as the US military races to destroy the monster before it reproduces and it's spawn takes over the world.

55

38

5.1

/3111/

56

/100/

64

/89/

3.0

/6100/

44

/5/

Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan. The opal is discovered to have been an egg that births a new monster called Barugon. The creature attacks the city of Osaka by emitting a destructive rainbow ray from his back, along with a freezing spray capable of incapacitating Gamera.

45

37

4.3

/3305/

50

/89/

53

/99/

2.9

/5591/

25

/83/

Two young boys sneak aboard a spaceship and find themselves whisked away to the mysterious planet Terra. There, they encounter Gamera's old foe Gyaos and two female aliens with a taste for human brains. Gamera must save the children and battle the new monster Guiron, whose entire body is a deadly living weapon.

38

36

3.9

/6191/

41

/252/

51

/205/

2.1

/18429/

38

/8/

19

/173/

Ichiro Miki is a child living in the industrial district of Kawasaki, where his parents' constant struggle to make ends meet often leaves the schoolboy alone. Constantly teased by a bully nicknamed Gabara, his only friends are toy consultant Shinpei and fellow classmate Sachiko. Ichiro turns to escapist dreams of Monster Island where he befriends the equally bullied Minilla.

47

35

4.6

/2079/

52

/78/

56

/87/

2.6

/4385/

27

/1814/

As alien invaders plot to conquer the Earth, two Boy Scouts steal a mini-submarine and discover Gamera in their midst. Transported to the alien's spaceship, the Scouts are menaced by the evil inhabitants, including Viras, a squid-like monster that grows to colossal size to battle Gamera.

43

28

4.4

/1863/

48

/47/

56

/47/

2.6

/1521/

14

/281/

An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners to leave the hatching alone, but they don't listen and take it back to a zoo in Japan. Soon after, moma and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.

38

26

3.6

/1285/

43

/53/

51

/57/

1.9

/3206/

24

/877/

As a massive alien craft heads to Earth to do evil, three good and powerful superwomen befriend a young boy who has a special connection to Gamera. The alien Zanon launches a battery of familiar foes against Gamera, who might have to give the ultimate sacrifice to defeat the alien invader.

46

25

4.2

/243/

45

/25/

65

/34/

2.3

/1147/