swap_horiz The H-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

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

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

5

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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Godzilla Singular Point

Godzilla Singular Point (2021) is a Japanese animated Netflix series co-produced by Toho Animation, notable for its hard...

Japanese Animated Toho 2020S

7.3 Good

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

Godzilla 2000: Millennium

Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) is a Japanese Toho film that launched the Millennium series, resetting Godzilla continu...

Japanese 1990S Toho Millennium

6.9 Fair

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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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War of the Gargantuas (1966)

A 1966 Toho kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda, it acts as a loose sequel to Frankenstein vs. Baragon and depicts the c...

Japanese Toho Tokusatsu Giant Monster

6.6 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

14

Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)

The sixth film in the Godzilla franchise, this 1965 Japanese science fiction kaiju film introduces the Xiliens, an alien...

Sci Fi Japanese Toho Showa

6.5 Fair

15

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

16

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959) is an Italian horror film co-directed by Mario Bava and Riccardo Freda, about an an...

Italian Classic European 1950S

6.3 Fair

17

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

18

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