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Gojira

Gojira, released in 1954 by Toho Studios, represents a landmark achievement in Japanese cinema and the genesis of the ka...

Classic Japanese Original 1950S

9.5 Brilliant

2

Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris is a 1999 Japanese kaiju film directed by Shusuke Kaneko. It serves as the final installment i...

Japanese 1990S Heisei Daiei

8.8 Great

3

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion is a 1996 Japanese kaiju film directed by Shusuke Kaneko and produced by Daiei Film. Serving...

Japanese 1990S Heisei Daiei

8.6 Great

4

Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

Gamera: Guardian of the Universe is a 1995 Japanese kaiju film directed by Shusuke Kaneko and produced by Daiei Film. It...

Japanese 1990S Heisei Daiei

8.4 Great

5

The War of the Gargantuas

The War of the Gargantuas is a 1966 Japanese science fiction kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects b...

Classic Japanese 1960S Toho

7.6 Good

6

Matango

Matango is a 1963 Japanese horror film directed by Ishiro Honda and produced by Toho, with special effects by Eiji Tsubu...

Classic Japanese Horror 1960S

7.5 Good

7

Atragon

Atragon is a 1963 science fiction tokusatsu film produced by Toho and directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by...

Sci Fi Classic Japanese 1960S

7.2 Good

8

The Mysterians

The Mysterians is a 1957 Japanese science fiction film directed by Ishiro Honda, with special effects directed by Eiji T...

Sci Fi Classic Japanese 1950S

7.1 Good

9

Wrath of Daimajin

Wrath of Daimajin is a 1966 Japanese fantasy film produced by Daiei and directed by Kazuo Mori. It is the third film in...

Classic Japanese 1960S Daiei

7.0 Good

10

Gamera the Brave

Gamera the Brave (2006) is a Japanese kaiju film directed by Ryuta Tasaki that serves as a reboot of the Gamera franchis...

Japanese 2000S Reboot Daiei

6.7 Fair

11

Gorath

Gorath is a 1962 Japanese science-fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda and produced by Toho. Its central threat is a ma...

Classic Japanese 1960S Toho

6.7 Fair

12

Gamera vs. Gyaos

Gamera vs. Gyaos is a 1967 Japanese kaiju film produced by Daiei Film and directed by Noriaki Yuasa. It is the third the...

Classic Japanese 1960S Daiei

6.6 Fair

13

The H-Man

The H-Man (1958) is a Japanese science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda about radioactive liquid beings that dissol...

Classic Japanese 1950S Toho

6.5 Fair

14

Gamera vs. Barugon

The 1966 second Gamera film, the first in the series shot in color, features Barugon, a giant lizard with a freezing spr...

Classic Japanese 1960S Daiei

6.4 Fair

15

Gamera

Daiei's 1965 kaiju film introduced Gamera, a giant fire-breathing turtle, as a deliberate rival to Toho's Godzilla, laun...

Classic Japanese 1960S Daiei

6.0 Fair

16

Space Amoeba

Toho's 1970 film directed by Ishirō Honda, released in the US as Yog: Monster from Space, features alien-possessed giant...

Classic Japanese 1970S Toho

5.9 Mediocre

17

Gamera vs. Jiger

Daiei's 1970 sixth Gamera film, released alongside Japan's Expo '70, features the monster Jiger implanting larvae inside...

Classic Japanese 1970S Daiei

5.4 Mediocre

18

Gamera vs. Guiron

Daiei's 1969 fifth Gamera film features Guiron, a knife-headed monster on a distant planet, reflecting the franchise's i...

Classic Japanese 1960S Daiei

5.1 Mediocre

19

Gamera vs. Viras

Daiei's 1968 fourth Gamera film features alien squid-like Viras creatures and is notable for its heavy reliance on stock...

Classic Japanese 1960S Daiei

4.8 Poor

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Gamera: Super Monster

Daiei's 1980 final Showa-era Gamera film consists largely of stock footage compiled from earlier entries and served as t...

Classic Japanese 1980S Daiei

3.3 Poor