Sequels followed annually. Toho refined its formula. Godzilla became a cultural icon, a staple of Japanese pop. Every new creature, every new battle, kept audiences pouring into cinemas.
Overseas availability came slow. Imported prints. Late-night television. Bootleg tapes. Science-fiction conventions. A devoted cult took root. Fans mapped every continuity gap.
In the 1980s and 90s the franchise regained steam. Heisei revivals. Cable networks broadcast subtitled originals. VHS box sets spread records of radioactive roars and citywide carnage across continents.
Hollywood stepped in. Roland Emmerich’s 1998 Godzilla first cracked the mainstream. Gareth Edwards’ 2014 revival cemented it. Legendary’s MonsterVerse turned a cult phenomenon into a global blockbuster engine.
List of every Godzilla film ever released
Film | Year | Director | Key event |
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Godzilla | 1954 | Ishirō Honda | Godzilla emerges from Tokyo Bay and attacks Tokyo |
Godzilla Raids Again | 1955 | Motoyoshi Oda | Godzilla battles Anguirus |
King Kong vs. Godzilla | 1962 | Ishirō Honda | Godzilla battles King Kong |
Mothra vs. Godzilla | 1964 | Ishirō Honda | Godzilla battles Mothra |
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster | 1964 | Ishirō Honda | Godzilla battles King Ghidorah |
Invasion of Astro-Monster | 1965 | Ishirō Honda | Godzilla battles King Ghidorah and Rodan |
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep | 1966 | Jun Fukuda | Godzilla battles Ebirah |
Son of Godzilla | 1967 | Jun Fukuda | Godzilla protects Minilla from Kumonga and Kamacuras |
Destroy All Monsters | 1968 | Ishirō Honda | Godzilla and allies battle King Ghidorah under alien mind control |
All Monsters Attack | 1969 | Ishirō Honda | Godzilla battles Gabara with Minilla |
Godzilla vs. Hedorah | 1971 | Yoshimitsu Banno | Godzilla battles pollution monster Hedorah |
Godzilla vs. Gigan | 1972 | Jun Fukuda | Godzilla and Anguirus battle Gigan and King Ghidorah |
Godzilla vs. Megalon | 1973 | Jun Fukuda | Godzilla and Jet Jaguar battle Megalon and Gigan |
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | 1974 | Jun Fukuda | Godzilla battles Mechagodzilla and King Caesar |
Terror of Mechagodzilla | 1975 | Ishirō Honda | Godzilla battles Mechagodzilla 2 and Titanosaurus |
The Return of Godzilla | 1984 | Kōji Hashimoto | Godzilla attacks Mihama nuclear plant and is trapped in Mount Mihara |
Godzilla vs. Biollante | 1989 | Kazuki Ōmori | Godzilla battles plant monster Biollante |
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah | 1991 | Kazuki Ōmori | Godzilla battles time-traveling King Ghidorah |
Godzilla vs. Mothra | 1992 | Takao Okawara | Godzilla battles Mothra in Yokohama |
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II | 1993 | Takao Okawara | Godzilla battles Mechagodzilla II |
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla | 1994 | Kenshō Yamazaki | Godzilla battles SpaceGodzilla |
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah | 1995 | Takao Okawara | Godzilla battles Destoroyah, leading to his demise |
Godzilla | 1998 | Roland Emmerich | American Godzilla battles Navy and MUTOs in New York |
Godzilla 2000: Millennium | 1999 | Takao Okawara | Godzilla battles Orga in Osaka |
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus | 2000 | Masaaki Tezuka | Godzilla battles Megaguirus |
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack | 2001 | Shūsuke Kaneko | Godzilla battles Mothra and King Ghidorah possessed by war dead |
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla | 2002 | Masaaki Ōte | Godzilla battles Kiryu (Mechagodzilla) at Izu Island |
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. | 2003 | Masaaki Tezuka | Godzilla battles Kiryu and Mothra in Tokyo |
Godzilla: Final Wars | 2004 | Ryūhei Kitamura | Godzilla battles multiple monsters under alien control |
Godzilla | 2014 | Gareth Edwards | Godzilla battles MUTOs in San Francisco |
Shin Godzilla | 2016 | Hideaki Anno & Shinji Higuchi | Godzilla mutates and ravages Tokyo while evolving rapidly |
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters | 2017 | Kōbun Shizuno | Humans return to fight Godzilla Earth |
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle | 2018 | Kōbun Shizuno | Survivors ally with Mechagodzilla City against Godzilla Earth |
Godzilla: The Planet Eater | 2018 | Kōbun Shizuno | Godzilla Earth battles King Ghidorah |
Godzilla: King of the Monsters | 2019 | Michael Dougherty | Godzilla battles King Ghidorah with Mothra’s aid |
Godzilla vs. Kong | 2021 | Adam Wingard | Godzilla battles Kong then teams up to fight Mechagodzilla |
Godzilla Minus One | 2023 | Takashi Yamazaki | Godzilla attacks post-war Japan |
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire | 2024 | Adam Wingard | Godzilla and Kong unite to battle Scar King and Shimo |
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