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Criterion Channel
81
7.6
/44412/
75
/1602/
76
/1060/
4.0
/135464/
94
/78/
89
/1066/
79
/20/

Godzilla (1954)
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.
poster
Criterion Channel
71
6.5
/11449/
66
/493/
70
/319/
3.5
/33005/
92
/13/
68
/384/

Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
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.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
68
67
6.4
/8526/
65
/362/
69
/265/
3.3
/25999/
82
/11/
66
/213/

Destroy All Monsters (1968)
At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.
poster
70
66
6.6
/6014/
69
/236/
71
/174/
3.5
/15885/
80
/15/
64
/101/

Mothra (1961)
Shipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific expedition that discovers a surviving native population along with the Shobijin, tiny twin fairy priestesses of the island's mythical deity called Mothra. After the fairies are kidnapped by an exploitative businessman named Clark Nelson, Mothra sets out to rescue them.
poster
Criterion Channel
67
66
6.5
/8862/
65
/397/
69
/274/
3.4
/26018/
77
/13/
59
/173/

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat.
poster
Criterion Channel
66
65
6.3
/9418/
64
/349/
65
/273/
2.8
/14092/
85
/26/
72
/479/
61
/8/
cc age 10+

Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
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.
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Criterion Channel
64
60
6.2
/6580/
62
/224/
65
/180/
3.2
/13592/
75
/12/
56
/147/

Rodan (1956)
Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers when prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the mines. After an attack on the local village, Shigeru heads deeper into the mines only to make a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creature. Soon a second monster appears as the two converge in Fukuoka.
poster
Criterion Channel
61
59
6.2
/8365/
61
/336/
67
/238/
3.2
/22099/
50
/8/
62
/245/

Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
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.
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The Roku Channel
59
57
6.1
/6417/
62
/287/
69
/234/
3.2
/17998/
43
/7/
60
/163/

Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
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.
poster
57
55
6.2
/2792/
63
/527/
68
/327/
3.1
/28178/
52
/21/
56
/700/
40
/4/

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
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.
poster
Criterion Channel
66
55
6.4
/3887/
65
/89/
68
/100/
3.4
/6030/
66
/1498/

Matango (1963)
Five vacationers and two crewmen become stranded on a tropical island near the equator. The island has little edible food for them to use as they try to live in a fungus covered hulk while repairing Kessei's yacht. Eventually they struggle over the food rations which were left behind by the former crew. Soon they discover something unfriendly there...
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Criterion Channel
63
54
6.2
/3975/
61
/111/
64
/104/
3.2
/6347/
67
/877/

The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military prepares to take action, Gaira's Gargantua brother, Sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin. A battle between good and evil ensues, leaving brothers divided and a city in ruins.
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67
53
5.2
/640/
62
/44/
68
/51/
2.8
/1842/
85
/26/
72
/481/
78
/20/

Godzilla (1977)
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).
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54
50
5.7
/11871/
55
/168/
66
/265/
2.8
/7419/
52
/21/
55
/699/
40
/4/

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
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.
poster
54
47
5.5
/3483/
60
/120/
61
/106/
2.9
/5841/
63
/8/
41
/92/
41
/4/

King Kong Escapes (1967)
An adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the evil Dr. Who to dig for Element X in a mine when the robot Mechani-Kong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle atop Tokyo Tower.
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Criterion Channel
59
47
5.5
/2631/
57
/74/
67
/69/
3.1
/4488/
54
/733/

Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan to prevent it being seized by the Allies. Kept in a Hiroshima laboratory, it is seeming lost when the United States destroys the city with the atomic bomb. Years later a wild boy is discovered wandering the streets of the city alone, born of the immortal heart.
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Criterion Channel
59
45
6.1
/2091/
57
/79/
63
/59/
3.1
/4125/
52
/41/

The Mysterians (1957)
In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to storm the city by night, after which they request a small patch of land on Earth and the right to marry earthling women, claiming to be pacifists. Mankind must decide whether to capitulate or to resist.
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Criterion Channel
56
40
5.8
/1735/
57
/76/
66
/54/
2.9
/3435/
44
/33/

Atragon (1963)
The legendary empire of the lost continent of Mu reappears to threaten the world with domination. While countries unite to resist, an isolated World War II Captain has created the greatest warship ever seen, and possibly the surface world's only defense.
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Criterion Channel
53
39
5.4
/1630/
53
/50/
64
/51/
3.0
/3072/
37
/134/

Space Amoeba (1970)
When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time. Soon, the parasitic life forms latch onto three indigenous critters -- a squid, a crab and a snapping turtle -- and transform them into colossal mutant monsters.
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Criterion Channel
55
38
5.6
/1134/
53
/46/
69
/42/
3.0
/2762/
39
/813/

Dogora (1964)
A floating amorphous life-form descends from the atmosphere to consume carbon in the form of diamonds.
poster
54
38
6.0
/1818/
57
/50/
57
/38/
3.0
/2232/
38
/365/

The H-Man (1958)
When a narcotics deal goes sour and a suspect disappears, leaving only his clothes, Tokyo police question his wife and stake out the nightclub where she works.
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Hoopla
53
38
5.6
/1772/
56
/84/
58
/45/
2.9
/2228/
37
/81/

Battle in Outer Space (1959)
In 1965, the space station JSS-3 is destroyed by a fleet of UFOs, which then begin a global siege on Earth, using rays to manipulate gravity and control the minds of men. In response, a global council meeting is held to determine the source of the attacks and prepare a rocket ship armada for a counter-attack, a true battle in outer space. . . The film is a sequel of sorts to Toho's THE MYSTERIANS in the reprise of the Etsuko Shiraishi character of that film as its heroine. It was edited to 74 minutes for its American release.
poster
Criterion Channel
38
36
3.9
/6139/
41
/250/
50
/201/
2.1
/18429/
38
/8/
19
/173/

All Monsters Attack (1969)
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.
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58
33
5.9
/1141/
62
/47/
58
/26/
3.1
/1254/
50
/343/

Latitude Zero (1969)
A massive underwater volcano erupts and puts a group of investigative scientists in danger. They are rescued by an atomic super submarine named The Alpha under the command of Captain McKenzie. The group is quickly taken to a vast underwater city known as Latitude Zero, a fantastic, Atlantean type utopia, a world beneath the ocean with its own sun. It is soon discovered that Captain McKenzie is at war with the evil Dr. Malic, a cruel scientist who wishes to rule mankind all the while conducting genetic experiments on humans and animals. Malic sends his agents to kidnap Dr. Okada, a human scientist who has created a serum that can immunize exposure to radiation.
poster
Criterion Channel
52
30
5.3
/1061/
50
/53/
57
/32/
2.6
/3160/

Varan (1958)
When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover Varan, a giant monster, who decides to leave the valley and head straight for Tokyo.
poster
53
29
5.7
/995/
54
/35/
64
/25/
2.9
/1598/
33
/258/

Gorath (1962)
In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Although it is smaller than Earth, its enormous mass is enough to destroy the planet totally. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destroyed after the ship is drawn into the star, with a later mission barely escaping the same fate. However, Astronaut Tatsuma Kanai is left in a catatonic state due to his near death experience. Unable to destroy the invading star, Earth's scientists undertake a desperate plan to build giant rockets at the South Pole to move the planet out of Gorath's path before it is too late.
poster
Hoopla
40
21
4.4
/931/
40
/44/
43
/31/
2.3
/1310/
27
/29/

Varan the Unbelievable (1962)
In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military command is set up on an isolated Japanese island where an unusual salt water lake is situated. However, their purifying experiments arouse the prehistoric monster Obaki from hibernation at the lake's bottom, and it proceeds to attack Japan. Although made by a U.S. independent film company, this film was based on a Japanese Toho monster film of 1958, "Daikaiju Varan", from which all of the monster effects scenes and a few incidental dramatic shots were edited into it.
poster
65
13
6.4
/590/
57
/19/
66
/16/
77
/3/

The Human Vapor (1960)
A failed science experiment gives a librarian the ability to turn into a gaseous substance. He goes on to rob banks to fund his dancer girlfriend's career, killing those who interfere. Now Tokyo's most wanted criminal, can authorities stop him?
poster
53
12
5.4
/347/
57
/14/
45
/15/
2.8
/688/

Beast Man Snow Man (1955)
Three competing parties all race against time to track down an elusive creature known only as the Snowman.
poster
?
7.2
/18/
10
/1/

A Man in Red (1961)
Takashi, who took the blame when his father shot a gangster, returns home after serving a four-year sentence, only to find it infested with yakuza running a dope ring. Battling gangsters all the way, Takashi searches for his former girlfriend, now a drug addict.
poster
?
8.0
/8/
10
/1/

Iseshima (1950)
An Ishiro Honda short film.
poster
?
9.2
/9/
10
/1/

Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers (1959)
An Ishiro Honda film.
poster
?
8.2
/16/
10
/1/

Night School (1956)
An Ishiro Honda Film.
poster
?
7.5
/12/
10
/1/

People of Tokyo, Goodbye (1956)
N/A
poster
?
7.8
/16/
10
/1/

Young Tree (1956)
A young girl moves to Tokyo and endures the rivalries between other high school girls of varying cultural and economic backgrounds.
poster
?
8.0
/17/
10
/1/

Lovetide (1955)
An Ishiro Honda film.
poster
?
7.8
/30/
10
/1/
60
/1/

Come Marry Me (1966)
Masako is a humble waitress who has a chance encounter with playboy Tamotsu. With the aid of his sister, Tamotsu seeks to win Masako's affection despite the disapproval of his wealthy parents and Masako's own feelings towards the working-class cabbie Noro.
poster
?
7.9
/21/
10
/1/

Tokyo 1960 (1957)
A Filipino re-edit of the original Godzilla. Appears to have been edited in a similar fashion to the American King of the Monsters!, with the use of Filipino actors. No footage of this version has ever surfaced.
poster
?
8.1
/15/
10
/1/

Echo Mountain (1959)
An Ishiro Honda film.
poster
?
10
/1/

Mirrorman (1972)
A theatrical release of the 1st episode of Mirrorman as part of the 1972 Spring Toho Champion Festival.
poster
?
8.0
/26/
10
/2/

The Blue Pearl (1951)
The Blue Pearl depicts the interplay between a young man from Tokyo and two ama (pearl divers; literally “women of the sea”) in a superstitious coastal town. Though raised within the same tradition-bound crucible, the two women – Noe and Riu – are portrayed as diametric opposites; the former meek but affectionate, the latter strong-willed but jaded by a tryst with metropolitan life.
poster
?
8.3
/30/
10
/1/
100
/1/

The Man Who Came to Port (1952)
An Ishiro Honda film.
poster
75
?
7.9
/104/
50
/3/
97
/10/

Godzilla Fantasia (1984)
Akira Ifukube has arranged music from his fantastic films into a three-movement symphony, presented here with scenes from the films the music was originally written for. The second half features Makoto Inoue's synthesizer arrangements of Ifukube's music. In this portion, all the music is by Ifukube, but it shows scenes from films Ifukube did not work on. Showcases footage from various monster and science fiction films from Ishiro Honda as well as scenes from Senkichi Taniguchi's Adventure of Kigan Castle.
poster
?
8.8
/7/

A Story of a Co-op (1949)
An Ishiro Honda short film.
poster
?
7.4
/11/
10
/1/

Mother and Son (1955)
An Ishiro Honda film.
poster
?
7.4
/21/
10
/1/

The Skin of the South (1952)
When a group of young geologists declares a mountainside marked for residential development unstable, they are met with scorn on two fronts. On one end, they must contend with the local villagers who balk at the prospect of relocation; on the other, they face the ambitions of the headstrong lumber baron, whose actions will only further destabilize the land. Their pleas for reason ignored, the scientists can do little but observe as nature runs its inevitable course.
poster
?
7.4
/5/
10
/1/

A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye (1957)
An Ishiro Honda film.
poster
?
8.8
/7/
10
/1/

A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister (1957)
An Ishiro Honda film.


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