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KING GHIDORAH

Three-headed dragon and Godzilla’s archnemesis.

King Ghidorah, also known as Monster Zero, has descended from the stars to terrorize Earth with its three horrifying heads for more than half a century, first appearing in 1964.

King Ghidorah’s humongous horned heads can each blast destructive lightning bolt-like gravity beams capable of slicing apart entire skyscrapers. Coupled with its supersonic wings and an immense, nigh-invulnerable body, this extraterrestrial dragon is defined by danger.

Every time the King of the Monsters faces King Ghidorah it's a majestic melee, with Godzilla often assisted by Earth kaiju allies including Anguirus, Mothra, and Gorosaurus. Sometimes even former foes, like Rodan and Kumonga, assist Godzilla out of survival instinct. Such is the threat of the three-headed behemoth.

KING GHIDORAH By
The Numbers

Appears In 6 Movies
First Introduced 1964
Largest Height 140 Meters
Largest Weight 70,000 T

KING GHIDORAH Through
The Ages

Movies &
WHERE TO STREAM

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra join forces to stop the three-headed alien kaiju, King Ghidorah, in this electrifying debut of Godzilla's archnemesis.

Directed By

Ishiro Honda

Music By

Akira Ifukube

Story By

Shinichi Sekizawa

Invasion of Astro-Monster

Two astronauts witness attacks by the dreaded Monster Zero while exploring Planet X, launching an intergalactic battle amongst humans and kaiju.

Directed By

Ishiro Honda

Music By

Masaru Sato

Story By

Shinichi Sekizawa

Destroy All Monsters

Earth's kaiju are safely contained on "Monster Land," until alien forces causes them to leave the island and rampage across cities.

Directed By

Ishiro Honda

Music By

Akira Ifukube

Story By

Takeshi Kimura & Ishiro Honda

Godzilla vs. Gigan

Evil aliens disguised as humans at a "harmless" theme park try to summon a space kaiju to destroy the planet. Can Godzilla and Anguirus save the day?

Directed By

Jun Fukuda

Music By

Akira Ifukube

Story By

Shinichi Sekizawa

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

In a battle that transcends time, Godzilla confronts its archnemesis King Ghidorah, unleashing a cataclysmic struggle threatening the Earth's future.

Directed By

Kazuki Omori

Music By

Akira Ifukube

Story By

Kazuki Omori

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

In an epic showdown, Godzilla battles Mothra, King Ghidorah, and Baragon as the "Guardian Monsters" fight to protect Japan from destruction.

Directed By

Shûsuke Kaneko

Music By

Kow Otani

Story By

Keiichi Hasegawa, Masahiro Yokotani, & Shûsuke Kaneko