swap_horiz Mighty Peking Man Alternatives

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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

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Skull Island (Kong) (1933)

“Skull Island,” released in 1933, is a pioneering American adventure film featuring a colossal ape dubbed Kong. Notably,...

Adventure Classic American Rko

9.2 Excellent

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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

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Matango

Matango (1963) is a Japanese horror film directed by Ishirō Honda, based on a William Hope Hodgson story, about castaway...

Classic Japanese Horror 1960S

7.5 Good

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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

The 1956 American re-edit of Gojira inserted actor Raymond Burr as a reporter, becoming the version that introduced West...

Classic 1950S Toho Godzilla

7.3 Good

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Valley of Gwangi (1969)

Famous for the stop-motion animation of Ray Harryhausen, this 1969 British fantasy film depicts cowboys capturing a livi...

Classic American Stop Motion Creature Feature

7.2 Good

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Son of Kong (1933)

This 1933 American monster film is the direct sequel to King Kong, following Carl Denham returning to Skull Island and d...

Classic American Creature Feature Rko

6.0 Fair

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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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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

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The Last Dinosaur

A 1977 American-Japanese co-production featuring a Tyrannosaurus rex in a subterranean lost world, originally produced f...

Classic 1970S Dinosaur Toho

5.4 Mediocre

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Gamera vs. Zigra

Daiei's 1971 seventh Gamera film pits the giant turtle against the alien shark creature Zigra and was one of the last en...

Classic Japanese 1970S Daiei

4.7 Poor

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Queen Kong

This 1976 British parody features a female giant ape named Queen Kong; producer Dino De Laurentiis reportedly attempted...

Classic Parody British 1970S

3.1 Poor

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A*P*E

This 1976 South Korean-American co-produced giant ape film, released to capitalize on the year's King Kong remake, was f...

Korean Classic 1970S South Korea

2.2 Poor

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The Mighty Gorga

A 1969 American low-budget monster film directed by David L. Hewitt, widely considered one of the most threadbare King K...

Classic American 1960S B Movie

1.9 Poor