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Godspell (1973 film)

Godspell (1973 film), David Greene's Columbia Pictures adaptation of the Tebelak-Schwartz Gospel of Matthew musical, shot on empty New York streets with Victor Garber as Jesus and the song "Beautiful City" written for the film.

Godzilla

Godzilla (Gojira, ゴジラ) is Toho's 1954 kaiju created by Ishiro Honda and Eiji Tsuburaya as a nuclear allegory; the Guinness-recognized longest-running film franchise spans Shin Godzilla (2016) and Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One (2023).

Godzilla (1998 film)

Godzilla is a 1998 American science-fiction monster film directed by Roland Emmerich, starring Matthew Broderick, that reimagines the kaiju as a giant irradiated lizard attacking New York City.

Godzilla (2014 film)

Godzilla (2014 film) is a monster film where the title creature battles two parasitic MUTOs. The plot follows the crisis from Japan to San Francisco.

Godzilla (franchise)

Godzilla (Gojira, ゴジラ) is Toho's Japanese kaiju media franchise begun with Ishirō Honda's 1954 film. It spans Showa, Heisei, Millennium, and Reiwa eras, the MonsterVerse, and the Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One.

Godzilla (Heisei)

Heisei Godzilla (ゴジラ, VS. Series Godzilla) is Toho's Second Generation-era monster from seven films, 1984–1995, from The Return of Godzilla to Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, ignoring all canon except the 1954 original and ending in Burning Godzilla meltdown.

Godzilla (Takashi Yamazaki)

Godzilla (Takashi Yamazaki) is the kaiju incarnation from Godzilla Minus One (ゴジラ-1.0, 2023) and Minus Zero (2026), an Odo Island creature mutated by 1946 nuclear tests, with regeneration and atomic breath, from Toho's Oscar-winning Reiwa-era films.

Godzilla (ゴジラ) (1954 film)

Godzilla (ゴジラ, Gojira) is Toho's 1954 black-and-white kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda with effects by Eiji Tsuburaya, inspired by the Daigo Fukuryu Maru H-bomb incident and spawning the long-running Godzilla franchise.

Godzilla (ゴジラ) (Shōwa)

Shōwa-era Godzilla (ゴジラ): Toho's kaijū film series 1954–1975, beginning with Honda, Tanaka, and Tsuburaya's black-and-white 1954 Gojira, made after the Lucky Dragon No. 5 incident and founding the tokusatsu monster-film genre.

Godzilla 2000 (ゴジラ2000 ミレニアム)

Godzilla 2000: Millennium (ゴジラ2000 ミレニアム) is Toho's 1999 kaiju film, 23rd in the series and first of the Millennium era, directed by Takao Okawara, pitting Godzilla against the cell-absorbing alien Orga; released in the US as Godzilla 2000 in 2000.

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (ゴジラ×メカゴジラ)

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (ゴジラ×メカゴジラ) is a 2002 Toho kaiju film, 26th in the series and fourth Millennium entry, directed by Masaaki Tezuka, in which the JSDF builds the cyborg Kiryu from the original 1954 Godzilla's bones; sequel Tokyo S.O.S. (2003).

Godzilla Minus One

Godzilla Minus One (ゴジラ-1.0) is Toho's 2023 kaiju film directed, written, and VFX-supervised by Takashi Yamazaki; set in postwar Japan, it won the Best Visual Effects Oscar and grossed $56.4 million in the US and Canada, with sequel Godzilla Minus Zero due in 2026.

Godzilla Minus Zero (ゴジラ-0.0)

Godzilla Minus Zero (ゴジラ-0.0) is Takashi Yamazaki's 2026 direct sequel to Godzilla Minus One, released by Toho in Japan November 3 and GKIDS in North America November 6, 2026; first Japanese IMAX production, first R-rated Godzilla film, pitting Godzilla against King Ghidorah in 1949.

Godzilla Raids Again (ゴジラの逆襲)

Godzilla Raids Again (ゴジラの逆襲, Gojira no Gyakushū) is Toho's 1955 sequel to Godzilla, directed by Motoyoshi Oda, introducing Anguirus and the monster-versus-monster format with a battle destroying Osaka; distinct from the Chibi Godzilla Raids Again anime series.

Godzilla Singular Point (シンギュラポイント>)

Godzilla Singular Point (ゴジラS.P<シンギュラポイント>) is a 2021 13-episode Toho TV anime by bones and Orange, the franchise's first TV series, directed by Atsushi Takahashi and written by Toh Enjoe, set in 2030 with Mei Kamino and Yun Arikawa, streamed on Netflix.

Godzilla vs. Biollante (ゴジラvsビオランテ)

Godzilla vs. Biollante (ゴジラvsビオランテ) is Toho's 1989 kaiju film, the 17th Godzilla entry and first Heisei VS series film, directed by Kazuki Omori, in which Godzilla fights a plant monster grown from his own cells.

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (ゴジラVSデストロイア) is Toho's 1995 kaiju film, the 22nd Godzilla movie and final Heisei-series entry, in which a meltdown-stricken Godzilla fights Destoroyah, a monster born from the 1954 Oxygen Destroyer.

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (ゴジラvsキングギドラ)

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (ゴジラVSキングギドラ, Gojira tai Kingu Gidora) is Toho's 1991 Heisei-series kaiju film, the third Godzilla revival entry, directed by Kazuki Omori, featuring a time-travel plot that erases Godzilla and creates King Ghidorah from the Dorats.

Godzilla vs. Kong

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), Adam Wingard's MonsterVerse film pairing Godzilla and King Kong for the first time since 1962; released day-and-date on HBO Max, grossing $470.1 million worldwide with a 75% Tomatometer and A CinemaScore.

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (ゴジラvsメカゴジラ)

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (ゴジラVSメカゴジラ, Gojira tai Mekagojira) is Toho's 1993 Heisei-era kaiju film, the 20th Godzilla movie and 40th-anniversary entry, directed by Takao Okawara, in which the UNGCC builds Mechagodzilla from Mecha-King Ghidorah remains to fight Godzilla over BabyGodzilla and Rodan.

Godzilla vs. Megalon (ゴジラ対メガロ)

Godzilla vs. Megalon (ゴジラ対メガロ, Gojira tai Megaro) is Toho's 13th Godzilla film, released March 17, 1973. Directed by Jun Fukuda, it pits Godzilla and the contest-created robot Jet Jaguar against Seatopia's Megalon and Gigan.

Godzilla vs. Mothra (ゴジラvsモスラ)

Godzilla vs. Mothra (ゴジラvsモスラ, Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth) is Toho's 1992 kaiju film, the 19th Godzilla movie, directed by Takao Okawara, featuring Mothra, Battra, and a record 4.2 million Japanese admissions.

Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

Godzilla x Kong: Supernova is Legendary and Warner Bros.' sixth Monsterverse film, directed by Grant Sputore, written by Dave Callaham, starring Dan Stevens and Sam Neill, releasing theatrically March 26, 2027.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (ゴジラ×コング 新たなる帝国) is Adam Wingard's 2024 MonsterVerse sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong, fifth in the series, pitting the titans against Skar King and Shimo in Hollow Earth; it opened to $80 million domestically and became the franchise's highest-grossing film.

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) is Terry Morse's Americanized re-edit of Ishiro Honda's Gojira (1954), adding Raymond Burr as reporter Steve Martin, cutting nuclear references, and grossing over $2 million in the US.

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (ゴジラ・モスラ・キングギドラ 大怪獣総攻撃)

GMK (ゴジラ・モスラ・キングギドラ 大怪獣総攻撃) is Toho's 25th Godzilla film, released December 15, 2001. Directed by Shusuke Kaneko, it reimagines Godzilla as a vengeful Pacific War ghost opposed by guardian monsters Baragon, Mothra, and King Ghidorah.

Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (GODZILLA 決戦機動増殖都市)

Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (GODZILLA 決戦機動増殖都市) is the 2018 second film of Toho and Polygon Pictures' 3DCG Godzilla anime trilogy, directed by Shizuno and Seshita, following Haruo Sakaki and the Houtua tribe as nanometal from the lost Mechagodzilla is rebuilt against the 300-meter Godzilla Earth.

Godzilla: Final Wars (ゴジラ FINAL WARS)

Godzilla: Final Wars (ゴジラ FINAL WARS) is Toho's 2004, 125-minute 28th Godzilla film, directed by Ryuhei Kitamura with a 2-billion-yen budget, the series' largest monster cast, and its announced 50th-anniversary finale.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film)

Godzilla: King of the Monsters is a 2019 American monster film directed by Michael Dougherty, the third MonsterVerse entry, following Godzilla (2014) and Kong: Skull Island (2017).

Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters

Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (GODZILLA 怪獣惑星) is a 2017 Polygon Pictures 3DCG anime film, the 30th Toho Godzilla film and first of the Netflix Anigoji trilogy, directed by Shizuno and Seshita, written by Gen Urobuchi.