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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

Shin Ultraman

Shin Ultraman (2022) is a Japanese reimagining of the 1966 Ultraman series, written by Hideaki Anno and directed by Shin...

Japanese Toho 2020S Ultraman

8.1 Great

3

The War of the Gargantuas

Toho's 1966 film directed by Ishirō Honda features two rival giant humanoids, the gentle Sanda and savage Gaira, and is...

Classic Japanese 1960S Toho

7.6 Good

4

Atragon

Toho's 1963 film directed by Ishirō Honda follows a crew aboard a super-submarine battling the sea serpent Manda and an...

Sci Fi Classic Japanese 1960S

7.2 Good

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The Mysterians

Toho's 1957 science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda features alien invaders and the giant robot Moguera, among the...

Sci Fi Classic Japanese 1950S

7.1 Good

6

Wrath of Daimajin

The third entry in Daiei's 1966 Daimajin trilogy follows the stone warrior god Daimajin as he awakens to punish cruel fe...

Classic Japanese 1960S Daiei

7.0 Good

7

Gorath

Gorath (1962) is a Japanese science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda for Toho, depicting humanity's efforts to move...

Classic Japanese 1960S Toho

6.7 Fair

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Gamera vs. Gyaos

The 1967 third Gamera film introduces Gyaos, a giant bat-like creature that became Gamera's most recurring and iconic ad...

Classic Japanese 1960S Daiei

6.6 Fair

9

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

10

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

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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Toho's 1966 Godzilla film features the giant crustacean Ebirah and was shot from a script originally written for King Ko...

Classic Japanese 1960S Toho

6.3 Fair

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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

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Latitude Zero

Toho's 1969 American co-production directed by Ishirō Honda features an underwater utopia, a super-submarine, and monste...

Sci Fi Classic Japanese 1960S

5.9 Mediocre

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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

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Dogora

Toho's 1964 kaiju film features Dogora, a giant space cell organism that feeds on carbon, one of the genre's most unconv...

Classic Japanese 1960S Toho

5.8 Mediocre

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Varan the Unbelievable

Toho's 1958 kaiju film featuring Varan, a giant gliding reptile from the Japanese mountains, was later re-edited with ne...

Classic Japanese 1950S Toho

5.6 Mediocre

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Gappa: The Triphibian Monster

Nikkatsu's 1967 kaiju film features Gappa, a family of giant winged reptilian creatures discovered on a tropical island,...

Classic Japanese Amphibious 1960S

5.5 Mediocre

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The X from Outer Space

Shochiku's 1967 kaiju film introduces Guilala, a giant alien creature hatched from spores returned from space, one of th...

Classic Japanese 1960S Shochiku

5.1 Mediocre

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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

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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