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-eight 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 or ゴジラ, is a combination of the words 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.

External video

""Godzilla: Wings of the Planet Eater"". YouTube (in Japanese). 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2021-01-01. - on Godzilla: The Planet Eater fan-made full CG animation short movie(in Japanese)

""Godzilla: The Planet Eater" Theme Song GODZILLA ver". YouTube (in Japanese). 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2018-11-06. - on Toho Co., Ltd. Official YouTube Channel(in Japanese)

Godzilla
Godzilla film series character
The character in a 1984 movie
First appearance	Godzilla (1954)
Created by	Tomoyuki Tanaka[1] Ishirō Honda[2] Eiji Tsuburaya[3]
Portrayed by	Shōwa era: Haruo Nakajima[4] Katsumi Tezuka[5] Hiroshi Sekida[6] Seiji Onaka[6] Shinji Takagi[7] Isao Zushi[8] Toru Kawai[8] Hanna-Barbera: Ted Cassidy (vocal effects)[9][10] Heisei era: Kenpachiro Satsuma[11] Millennium era: Tsutomu Kitagawa[12] Mizuho Yoshida[13] Reiwa era: Mansai Nomura[14] TriStar Pictures: Kurt Carley[15] Frank Welker (vocal effects)[16] Legendary Pictures: T. J. Storm[17][18][19]
Designed by	Akira Watanabe[5] Teizō Toshimitsu[5]
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Aliases	King of the Monsters[20] Gigantis[21] Monster Zero-One[22] The God of Destruction[23][24] Titanus Gojira[25] Primeval Champion[26] Doom Inevitable[26]
Species	Prehistoric monster[27]
Family	Minilla and Godzilla Junior (adopted sons), Dagon (cousin)

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