GODZILLA MOVIES

After the original 1954 cinematic masterpiece, Godzilla has appeared in more than 30 films spanning seven decades and several eras.

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Godzilla

Godzilla

1954

Godzilla rises from the Pacific to attack Tokyo in the definitive cinematic allegory for humankind’s disregard for nature and itself.

Directed By

Ishiro Honda

Music By

Akira Ifukube

Story By

Takeo Murata & Ishiro Honda
Godzilla Raids Again

Godzilla Raids Again

1955

The spiny, ferocious kaiju Anguirus wreaks havoc on Osaka before facing Godzilla in this 1955 sequel.

Directed By

Motoyoshi Oda

Music By

Masaru Sato

Story By

Takeo Murata & Shigeaki Hidaka
King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962

It’s a kaiju battle for the ages as the infamous King Kong is brought to Japan for a brutal brawl with Godzilla.

Directed By

Ishiro Honda

Music By

Akira Ifukube

Story By

Shinichi Sekizawa

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964

The mighty Mothra is summoned to stop a returning Godzilla’s rampage in the duo’s debut cinematic clash.

Directed By

Ishiro Honda

Music By

Akira Ifukube

Story By

Shinichi Sekizawa
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

1964

Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra join forces to save Earth from the three-headed alien invader kaiju, King Ghidorah.

Directed By

Ishiro Honda

Music By

Akira Ifukube

Story By

Shinichi Sekizawa
Invasion of Astro-Monster

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965

While exploring Planet X, two astronauts witness attacks by the dreaded Monster Zero, launching an intergalactic battle between kaiju and humankind.

Directed By

Ishiro Honda

Music By

Akira Ifukube

Story By

Shinichi Sekizawa
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966

The citizens of Letchi Island call on Godzilla and Mothra to save them from the Red Bamboo terrorist group and the crustacean kaiju, Ebirah.

Directed By

Jun Fukuda

Music By

Masaru Sato

Story By

Shinichi Sekizawa
Son of Godzilla

Son of Godzilla

1967

When secret weather-control experiments create a radioactive storm, Godzilla must rescue loveable kaiju hatchling Minilla from giant bugs.

Directed By

Jun Fukuda

Music By

Masaru Sato

Story By

Shinichi Sekizawa & Kazue Kiba
Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters

1968

Earth's kaiju are confined to Monster Island until alien forces cause them to break free and rampage across world capitals.

Directed By

Ishiro Honda

Music By

Akira Ifukube

Story By

Takeshi Kimura & Ishiro Honda
All Monsters Attack

All Monsters Attack

1969

A boy named Ichiro befriends Godzilla’s adopted son Minilla as they learn how to confront their respective bullies.

Directed By

Ishiro Honda

Music By

Kunio Miyauchi

Story By

Shinichi Sekizawa
Godzilla vs. Hedorah

Godzilla vs. Hedorah

1971

Godzilla takes on smog monster Hedorah, a kaiju perpetuating the perils of humankind’s pollution.

Directed By

Yoshimitsu Banno

Music By

Riichiro Manabe

Story By

Takeshi Kimura & Yoshimitsu Banno
Godzilla vs. Gigan

Godzilla vs. Gigan

1972

Godzilla and Anguirus defend Earth from a space kaiju summoned by evil aliens disguised as theme park employees.

Directed By

Jun Fukuda

Music By

Akira Ifukube

Story By

Shinichi Sekizawa
Godzilla vs. Megalon

Godzilla vs. Megalon

1973

Jet Jaguar teams up with Godzilla in a battle to defend humankind from subterranean monster Megalon, and the returning space kaiju, Gigan.

Directed By

Jun Fukuda

Music By

Riichiro Manabe

Story By

Shinichi Sekizawa
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

1974

When Earth-hungry aliens unleash the robotic Mechagodzilla on humankind, only King Caesar, and Godzilla can stop it.

Directed By

Jun Fukuda

Music By

Masaru Sato

Story By

Jun Fukuda
Terror of Mechagodzilla

Terror of Mechagodzilla

1975

Godzilla must once again face its alien-built metallic adversary Mechagodzilla, along with mad scientist-controlled kaiju, Titanosaurus.

Directed By

Ishiro Honda

Music By

Akira Ifukube

Story By

Yukiko Takayama
The Return of Godzilla

The Return of Godzilla

1984

A new Godzilla’s Tokyo rampage triggers world panic and the threat of nuclear war in a story evocative of the original 1954 Godzilla.

Directed By

Koji Hashimoto

Music By

Reijiro Koroku

Story By

Tomoyuki Tanaka
Godzilla vs. Biollante

Godzilla vs. Biollante

1989

Misguided genetic engineering and human greed wreaks havoc as Godzilla is forced to defend Earth from plant-hybrid kaiju Biollante.

Directed By

Kazuki Omori

Music By

Koichi Sugiyama

Story By

Shinichirō Kobayashi
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

1991

Godzilla confronts archnemesis King Ghidorah in a cataclysmic, time-transcending battle for the fate of Earth's future.

Directed By

Kazuki Omori

Music By

Akira Ifukube

Story By

Kazuki Omori
Godzilla vs. Mothra

Godzilla vs. Mothra

1992

The majestic Mothra returns to confront fellow moth Battra, along with Godzilla in this complex multi-kaiju melee.

Directed By

Takao Okawara

Music By

Akira Ifukube

Story By

Kazuki Omori

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

1993

Godzilla squares off against an all-new incarnation of Mechagodzilla, the pinnacle of human engineering built to defeat the King of the Monsters.

Directed By

Takao Okawara

Music By

Akira Ifukube

Story By

Wataru Mimura
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

1994

Godzilla, Little Godzilla, and humankind’s mecha M.O.G.U.E.R.A battle space-born psychic monstrosity SpaceGodzilla to save Earth.

Directed By

Kensho Yamashita

Music By

Takayuki Hattori

Story By

Hiroshi Kashiwabara
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

1995

A war-weathered Godzilla and Godzilla Junior face a foe born of the aftermath of 1954’s Godzilla in an apocalyptic battle with the evil kaiju Destoroyah.

Directed By

Takao Okawara

Music By

Akira Ifukube

Story By

Kazuki Omori
Godzilla 2000: Millennium

Godzilla 2000: Millennium

1999

A new era begins as alien creature Orga attempts to harvest Godzilla’s DNA in a hyper-adaptive kaiju clash.

Directed By

Takao Okawara

Music By

Takayuki Hattori

Story By

Hiroshi Kashiwabara & Wataru Mimura
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

2000

When a black hole weapon releases prehistoric insects in modern Japan, humankind relies on Godzilla’s might to protect them from Megaguirus.

Directed By

Masaaki Tezuka

Music By

Michiru Oshima

Story By

Hiroshi Kashiwabara & Wataru Mimura
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

2001

Godzilla battles Mothra, King Ghidorah, and Baragon as the Guardian Monsters fight to protect Japan from total annihilation.

Directed By

Shusuke Kaneko

Music By

Kow Otani

Story By

Keiichi Hasegawa, Masahiro Yokotani, & Shusuke Kamiya
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

2002

Humankind confronts the King of the Monsters with a biomechanical Mechagodzilla known as Kiryu, built on the bones of the original 1954 Godzilla.

Directed By

Masaaki Tezuka

Music By

Michiru Oshima

Story By

Wataru Mimura
Godzilla: Tokyo SOS

Godzilla: Tokyo SOS

2003

Mechagodzilla (aka Kiryu) and Mothra team up to protect Japan from Godzilla's latest rampage, but a sacrifice must be made in order to restore peace.

Directed By

Masaaki Tezuka

Music By

Michiru Oshima

Story By

Masahiro Yokotani & Masaki Tezuka
Godzilla Final Wars

Godzilla Final Wars

2004

It’s the ultimate kaiju extravaganza as Godzilla battles a series of fan-favorite monsters before a decisive confrontation with a merciless new foe.

Directed By

Ryuhei Kitamura

Music By

Keith Emerson, Nobuhiko Morino & Daisuke Yano

Story By

Wataru Mimura & Isao Kiriyama
SHIN GODZILLA

SHIN GODZILLA

2016

An unlikely task force races to stop the metamorphic rampage of a new Godzilla before Japan is swallowed up in the process.

Directed By

Hideaki Anno & Shinji Higuchi

Music By

Shiro Sagisu & Akira Ifukube (posthumous)

Story By

Hideaki Anno

Godzilla Minus One

Godzilla Minus One

2023

In postwar Japan, a new terror rises; Godzilla. Will the devastated people be able to survive... let alone fight back?

Directed By

Takashi Yamazaki

Music By

Naoki Sato

Story By

Takashi Yamazaki

HOLLYWOOD

Godzilla

Godzilla

1998

The American military pursues Godzilla and its offspring on, above, and below the streets of New York City.

Directed By

Roland Emmerich

Music By

David Arnold

Story By

Dean Devlin & Roland Emmerich
Godzilla

Godzilla

2014

An American soldier and his father are pulled into an escalating crisis as Godzilla emerges from the sea to combat new monsters that threaten humanity.

Directed By

Gareth Edwards

Music By

Alexandre Desplat

Story By

David Callaham
Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019

The crypto-zoological agency Monarch fights to survive a battery of monsters as Godzilla battles Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah.

Directed By

Michael Dougherty

Music By

Bear McCreary

Story By

Max Borenstein, Michael Dougherty, & Zach Shields
Godzilla vs. Kong

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

Kong collides with an enraged Godzilla on a perilous journey to find his true home.

Directed By

Adam Wingard

Music By

Junkie XL

Story By

Eric Pearson & Max Borenstein
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

2024

Godzilla and Kong unite against a new threat, now in theaters.

Directed By

Adam Wingard

Music By

Tom Holkenborg and Antonio Di Iorio

Story By

Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett & Jeremy Slater

ANIME

GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters

GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters

2017

20,000 years after humanity flees Earth to escape Godzilla-imposed extinction, a group of space-faring human refugees attempt to take back their home planet.

Directed By

Kobun Shizuno & Hiroyuki Seshita

Music By

Takayuki Hattori

Story By

Gen Urobuchi
GODZILLA: A City on the Edge of Battle

GODZILLA: A City on the Edge of Battle

2018

With the help of a new Mechagodzilla, a group of human refugees continue their fight to reclaim Earth from Godzilla in this sequel to Planet of the Monsters.

Directed By

Kobun Shizuno & Hiroyuki Seshita

Music By

Takayuki Hattori

Story By

Gen Urobuchi
GODZILLA: The Planet Eater

GODZILLA: The Planet Eater

2018

Struggling human refugees confront Godzilla and an all-new incarnation of King Ghidorah in the final installment of the anime trilogy.

Directed By

Kobun Shizuno & Hiroyuki Seshita

Music By

Takayuki Hattori

Story By

Gen Urobuchi