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{{short description|Japanese media franchise}}
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{{Infobox media franchise
| title = ''Godzilla''
| image = Godzilla English Logo.png
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Current official English brand logo<ref>{{cite web|url=https://godzilla.com/wallpaper/|title=Official Godzilla website (English) Wallpapers|first=|last=|work=Toho Co., Ltd.|date=|access-date=December 31, 2022}}</ref>
| creator = {{Plainlist|
* [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]{{sfn|Ragone|2007|p=34}}
* [[Eiji Tsuburaya]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Doug|first=Bolton|date=July 7, 2015|title=Godzilla creator Eiji Tsuburaya celebrated in Google Doodle|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/eiji-tsuburaya-s-114th-birthday-monster-movie-pioneer-honoured-interactive-google-doodle-10370174.html|access-date=July 25, 2021|website=[[The Independent]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230212658/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/eiji-tsuburaya-s-114th-birthday-monster-movie-pioneer-honoured-in-interactive-google-doodle-10370174.html}}</ref>
* [[Ishirō Honda]]{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=24}}
* {{Ill|Shigeru Kayama|ja|香山滋}}<ref name="Livedoor">{{Cite web |title=「ゴジラは誰の物か」泥沼裁判に 本多監督の遺族、東宝を訴える |trans-title="Who owns Godzilla?" - Director Honda's family sues Toho in a quagmire of a lawsuit |date=March 30, 2022 |url=https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/22254043/ |access-date=August 26, 2024 |website=[[Livedoor]] |language=ja |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625231832/https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/22254043/ |archive-date=June 25, 2023}}</ref>
}}
| origin = ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/godzilla-history-1201172512/|title=60 Years of Godzilla: Highlights From Monster's 29-Film Career|last=Saperstein|first=Pat|work=Variety|date=May 6, 2014|access-date=February 26, 2018|url-status=live|archive-date=June 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621102258/https://variety.com/2014/film/news/godzilla-history-1201172512/}}</ref>
| owner = [[Toho|Toho Co., Ltd.]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2008/11/godzilla-terror/|title=Think Godzilla's Scary? Meet His Lawyers|author=David Kravets|magazine=Wired|date=November 24, 2008|access-date=January 25, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=January 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128192317/https://www.wired.com/2008/11/godzilla-terror/}}</ref>
| years = 1954–present
| video_games = [[List of Godzilla games|Full list]]
| books = {{Plainlist|
* [[Godzilla (Marc Cerasini series)|Cerasini novels]]
* [[Godzilla (Scott Ciencin series)|Ciencin novels]]
* [[Monsterverse#Books|Monsterverse books]]
}}
| comics = [[Godzilla (comics)|Full list]]
| films = {{Plainlist|
* Toho<br />([[#Filmography|33 films]]; 1954–current)
* [[TriStar Pictures]]{{efn|''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1998) was a co-production between [[Centropolis Entertainment]], [[Robert N. Fried|Fried Films]], Independent Pictures, and TriStar Pictures.<ref name="Variety Leydon Review">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/godzilla-2-1200453665/|title=Godzilla|first=Joe|last=Leydon|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 18, 1998|access-date=December 31, 2022|url-status=live|archive-date=December 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231181229/https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/godzilla-2-1200453665/}}</ref>}}<br />([[Godzilla (1998 film)|1 film]]; 1998)
* [[Legendary Entertainment|Legendary Pictures]]<br />([[Monsterverse#Films|4 films]]; 2014–current)
}}
| tv = [[#Television|Full list]]
| soundtracks = ''[[Godzilla: The Album]]'' (1998)<br />''[[Godzilla: Final Wars (soundtrack)|Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004)<br />''[[Godzilla (2014 soundtrack)|Godzilla]]'' (2014)<br />''[[Shin Godzilla (soundtrack)|Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016)<br />''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters (soundtrack)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019)<br />''[[Godzilla vs. Kong (soundtrack)|Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' (2021)<br />''[[Godzilla Minus One (soundtrack)|Godzilla Minus One]]'' (2023)<br />''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (soundtrack)|Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]'' (2024)
| otherlabel1 = American series
| otherdata1 = [[Monsterverse]]
| website = {{URL|godzilla.com}}
}}

{{Nihongo|<!-- DO NOT CHANGE "Godzilla" to "Gojira". "Godzilla" is the official trademarked romanization as established by Toho since 1955. -->'''''Godzilla'''''|ゴジラ|Gojira|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[Monster movie|monster]], or ''[[kaiju]]'', franchise centering on the [[Godzilla|titular character]], a prehistoric reptilian monster awakened and empowered by nuclear radiation. The films series are recognized by the ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the "longest continuously running film series", having been in ongoing production since 1954, with several hiatuses of varying lengths.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2014/9/jennifer-lawrence-game-of-thrones-frozen-among-new-entertainment-record-holders-in-guinness-world-records-2015-book-60021/|title=Jennifer Lawrence, Game of Thrones, Frozen among new entertainment record holders in Guinness World Records 2015 book|last=|work=Guinness World Records|date=September 3, 2014| access-date=February 26, 2016|url-status=live|archive-date=December 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231173905/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2014/9/jennifer-lawrence-game-of-thrones-frozen-among-new-entertainment-record-holders-in-guinness-world-records-2015-book-60021/}}</ref> There are 38 ''Godzilla'' films: 33 Japanese films produced and distributed by [[Toho|Toho Co., Ltd.]], and five American films; one by [[TriStar Pictures]] and four films (part of the [[Monsterverse]] franchise) by [[Legendary Entertainment|Legendary Pictures]].

The original film, ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'', was directed by and co-written by [[Ishirō Honda]] and released by Toho in 1954.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/godzilla-movie-guide/|title=An Essential Guide To All The Godzilla Movies|first=Owen|last=Williams|work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|date=March 3, 2021|access-date=August 6, 2022|url-status=live|archive-date=August 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806233530/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/godzilla-movie-guide/}}</ref> It became an influential classic of the genre. It featured political and social undertones relevant to Japan at the time. <!--The original introduced an acclaimed{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}} music score by [[Akira Ifukube]], reused in many later films.-->The 1954 film and its special effects director [[Eiji Tsuburaya]] are largely credited for establishing the template for ''[[tokusatsu]]'', a technique of practical special effects filmmaking that would become essential in Japan's film industry since the release of ''Godzilla'' (1954).<ref name="toku">{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/06/12/general/preserving-a-classic-japanese-art-form-tokusatsu-magic/#.Wm0hhraZMk8|title=Preserving a classic Japanese art form: tokusatsu magic|last=Kelts|first=Roland|work=The Japan Times|date=June 12, 2013|access-date=January 27, 2018|url-status=live|archive-date=September 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922014116/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/06/12/general/preserving-a-classic-japanese-art-form-tokusatsu-magic/}}</ref> For its North American release, the film was localized in 1956 as ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]]'' and featured new footage with [[Raymond Burr]] edited together with the original Japanese footage.

The popularity of the films has led to the film series expanding to other media, such as [[Godzilla in popular culture|television, music, literature]] and [[List of Godzilla games|video games]]. Godzilla has become one of the most recognizable symbols in Japanese pop culture worldwide and a well-known facet of [[Cinema of Japan|Japanese cinema]]. It is also considered one of the first examples of the popular ''kaiju'' and ''tokusatsu'' subgenres in Japanese entertainment.

Godzilla films vary in the complexity of themes and targeted audience. Several of the films have political themes, others have dark tones, [[shared universe|complex internal mythology]], or are simple action films featuring aliens or other monsters, while others have simpler themes accessible to children.{{sfn|Kalat|1997|pp=1–5}} Godzilla's role varies from purely a destructive force to an ally of humans, or a protector of Japanese values, or a hero to children. 

The name Godzilla is a romanization of the original Japanese name Gojira (ゴジラ)—which is a combination of two Japanese words: ''gorira'' (ゴリラ), "gorilla", and ''kujira'' (クジラ), "whale". The word alludes to the size, power and aquatic origin of Godzilla. As developed by Toho, the monster is an offshoot of the combination of radioactivity and ancient [[Dinosaur size|dinosaur]]-like creatures, indestructible and possessing special powers (see [[Godzilla#Characteristics|Godzilla characteristics]]).

==History==
The ''Godzilla'' film series is broken into several different eras reflecting a characteristic style and corresponding to the same eras used to classify all ''kaiju eiga'' ([[monster movies]]) in Japan. The first, second, and fourth eras refer to the [[Japanese emperor]] during production: the [[Shōwa era]], the [[Heisei era]], and the [[Reiwa era]]. The third is called the Millennium era, as the emperor ([[Akihito|Heisei]]) is the same, but these films are considered to have a different style and storyline than the Heisei era.

Over the series' history, the films have reflected [[History of Japan|the social and political climate in Japan]].{{sfn|Kalat|1997|p=240}} In the original film, Godzilla was an [[allegory]] for the effects of [[nuclear weapons]], and the consequences that such weapons might have on Earth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vqronline.org/vqr-portfolio/godzilla%E2%80%99s-footprint|title=Godzilla's Footprint|last=Ryfle|first=Steve|work=VQR Online| access-date=September 25, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2127-godzilla-poetry-after-the-a-bomb|title=Godzilla: Poetry After the A-Bomb|last=Hoberman|first=J.|work=Criterion|date=January 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' 1954 [[Toho]]</ref><ref>''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' 1984 [[Toho]]</ref> The radioactive contamination of the Japanese fishing boat ''[[Daigo Fukuryū Maru|Lucky Dragon No. 5]]'' through the United States' [[Castle Bravo]] [[thermonuclear]] device test at [[Bikini Atoll]] on March 1, 1954, led to much press coverage in Japan preceding the release of the first film in 1954.{{sfn|Kennedy, et al.|2019|p=8}} The Heisei and Millennium series have largely continued this concept. Toho was inspired to make the original ''Godzilla'' film after the commercial success of the 1952 re-release of ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'' and the success of ''[[The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms]]'' (1953), the first live-action film to feature a giant monster awakened following an atomic bomb detonation.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Hendershot|first1=Cyndy|title=Darwin and the Atom: Evolution/Devolution Fantasies in The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Them !, and The Incredible Shrinking Man|journal= Science Fiction Studies|date=July 1998|publisher=SF-TH Inc|location=Greencastle (Indiana)|pages=320}}</ref> The success of the ''Godzilla'' franchise itself would go on to inspire other giant monster films worldwide.

===Shōwa era (1954–1975)===
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The initial series of films are named after the [[Shōwa era]] (as all of these films were produced during [[Hirohito|Emperor Shōwa]]'s reign).{{sfn|Solomon|2017|p=29}}{{sfn|England|2021|p=77}} This Shōwa timeline spanned from 1954, with ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'', to 1975, with ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''. 

The first ''Godzilla'' film initially began as a Japanese-Indonesian co-production titled {{nihongo|''In the Shadow of Glory''|栄光のかげに|Eikō no Kage ni}}.{{efn|Also known as ''Behind the Glory''{{sfn|Godziszewski|1981|p=17}} and ''In the Shadow of Honor''.{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=19}}}} However, the project was cancelled after the Indonesian government denied visas to Toho's crew due to anti-Japanese sentiments and political pressure.{{sfn|Ragone|2007|p=33}} On his flight back to Japan after a failed attempt to renegotiate with the Indonesian government, film producer [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]] conceived an idea for a giant monster film inspired by ''[[The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms]]'' and the then-recent ''[[Daigo Fukuryū Maru]]'' incident.{{sfn|Ragone|2007|p=34}} Tanaka then succeeded in convincing executive producer Iwao Mori to replace ''In the Shadow of Glory'' with his monster idea, after special effects director [[Eiji Tsuburaya]] agreed to do the film.{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=21}}

Tsuburaya initially proposed a giant octopus-like monster,{{sfn|Ragone|2007|p=34}} and later a gorilla-like or whale-like monster to reflect the creature's name ''Gojira'', a combination of the Japanese words for {{Nihongo|gorilla|ゴリラ|gorira}} and {{Nihongo|whale|クジラ|kujira}}. But Tsuburaya settled on a dinosaur-like monster designed by Teizō Toshimitsu and [[Akira Watanabe (art director)|Akira Watanabe]] under his supervision.{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=23}} Tanaka handpicked [[Ishirō Honda]] to direct and co-write the film, feeling that his wartime experience was ideal for the film's anti-nuclear themes, despite Honda not being Toho's first choice.{{sfn|Ragone|2007|p=34}}{{sfn|Ryfle|Godziszewski|2006|loc=00:06:05}} Principal photography ran 51 days, and special effects photography ran 71 days.{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=30–31}}

''Godzilla'' was first released in [[Nagoya]] on October 27, 1954,{{sfn|Ryfle|Godziszewski|2017|p=103–104}} and released nationwide on November 3, 1954.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=106}} Despite mixed reviews,{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=37}} it was a box office success. It became the eighth best-attended film in Japan that year,{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=34}} and earned {{¥|183 million}} (just under $510,000) in [[distributor rentals]] during its initial run,{{sfn|Ryfle|Godziszewski|2017|p=105}} with total lifetime gross receipts of {{US$|2.25 million|long=no}}.{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=34}}<ref name="tohokingdom">{{cite web |title=Godzilla |url=https://www.tohokingdom.com/movies/godzilla_1954.htm |website=Toho Kingdom |access-date=19 April 2022}}</ref> The film was nominated for Best Picture and Best Special Effects at the Japanese Movie Association Awards, where it won the latter.{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=47}}

Starting with ''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'', Godzilla began evolving into a friendlier, more playful [[antihero]] (this transition was complete by ''[[Son of Godzilla]]'', where Godzilla is depicted as a more virtuous character) and, as years went by, it evolved into an [[anthropomorphic]] [[superhero]]. ''Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster'' was also significant for introducing Godzilla's archenemy and the main antagonist of the film series, [[King Ghidorah]].

''Son of Godzilla'' and ''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' were aimed at youthful audiences, featuring the appearance of Godzilla's son, [[Minilla]]. ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' was notable for introducing [[Mechagodzilla]], Godzilla's robot duplicate and the secondary antagonist of the film series. The Shōwa period loosely tied in a number of Toho-produced films in which Godzilla himself did not appear and consequently saw the addition of many monsters into the ''Godzilla'' continuity, three of which ([[Rodan]], [[Varan]], and [[Mothra]]) originated in their own solo films and another five ([[Anguirus]], [[Manda (kaiju)|Manda]], [[Baragon]], [[Gorosaurus]] and [[Kumonga]]) appeared in their first films as either secondary antagonists or secondary kaiju.

[[Haruo Nakajima]] mainly portrayed Godzilla since 1954 until his retirement in 1972. However, other stunt actors have portrayed the character in his absence, such as [[Katsumi Tezuka]], Yū Sekida, Ryosaku Takasugi, Seiji Onaka, Shinji Takagi, Isao Zushi, and [[Toru Kawai]].<ref name="Godzilla">{{cite video|people=Takeo Murata (writer) and Ishirō Honda (writer/director)|title=[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]|medium=DVD|publisher=[[DreamWorks Classics]]|date=2006}}</ref><ref name="Am. Godzilla">{{cite video|people=Al C. Ward (writer) and Ishirō Honda, [[Terry Morse]] (writers/directors)|title=[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]]|medium=DVD|publisher=[[DreamWorks Classics]]|date=2006}}</ref> [[Eiji Tsuburaya]] directed the special effects for the first six films of the series. His protege Sadamasa Arikawa took over the effects work for the next three films (with Tsuburaya supervising), while [[Teruyoshi Nakano]] directed the special effects for the last six films of the series.

[[The Criterion Collection]] released the Shōwa era films as part of a Blu-ray box set in the United States and Canada on October 29, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/25/8930381/godzilla-criterion-collection-showa-era-films-release-date|title=Criterion reveals the collection's 1000th disc: the ultimate Godzilla set|last=Patches|first=Matt|date=July 25, 2019|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|access-date=July 25, 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=December 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217223541/https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/25/8930381/godzilla-criterion-collection-showa-era-films-release-date}}</ref>

===Heisei era (1984–1995)===
[[File:Heisei Godzilla.jpg|thumb|right|90px|The ''Heisei'' Godzilla featured in ''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992).]]
Toho rebooted the series in 1984 with ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'', starting the second era of ''Godzilla'' films, known as the Heisei series.{{sfn|Solomon|2017|p=145}} ''The Return of Godzilla'' serves as a direct sequel to the original 1954 film and ignores the subsequent events of the Shōwa series. Despite being released within [[Shōwa era|Japan's political Shōwa era]] five years before the [[Akihito|new Emperor's]] [[Heisei era|reign]], ''The Return of Godzilla'' is considered part of the Heisei series because it is a direct predecessor to ''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989), which came out in the first year of the new Emperor's reign.{{sfn|Lees|Cerasini|1998|p=12}}

The Heisei films are set in a single, continuous timeline that brings Godzilla back as a destructive force of nature that is feared by humans.{{sfn|Solomon|2017|p=145}} The biological nature and science behind Godzilla became more discussed in the films, showing an increased focus on the moral aspects of genetics. ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' gave Godzilla's first concrete birth story, featuring a dinosaur named ''Godzillasaurus'' that was mutated by nuclear radiation into Godzilla. Godzilla was portrayed by [[Kenpachiro Satsuma]] for the Heisei films while the special effects were directed by [[Koichi Kawakita]], with the exception of ''The Return of Godzilla'', for which the effects were directed by Teruyoshi Nakano.

===Millennium era (1999–2004)===
[[File:Millennium Godzilla Incarnations.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The Millennium iterations of Godzilla.]]
Toho rebooted the franchise for a second time with the 1999 film ''[[Godzilla 2000|Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'', starting the third era of ''Godzilla'' films, known as the Millennium series. Despite them all being released during the Heisei period of Japan, this era is named as such to tie in with the first few years of the third millenium.{{sfn|Baker|2019|p=92}}{{sfn|England|2021|p=33}} The Millennium series is treated similarly to an [[anthology series]] where each film is a standalone story, with the 1954 film serving as the only previous point of reference. ''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' and ''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]'' are the only films in the Millennium era to share continuity with each other and are also connected to 1961's ''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' and to 1966's ''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]''.

After the release of 2004's ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'', marking the 50th anniversary of the ''Godzilla'' film franchise, Toho decided to put the series on hiatus for another 10 years. Toho also demolished the water stage on its lot used in numerous ''Godzilla'', kaiju and tokusatsu films.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bucketmovies.com/bucket-hall-of-fame-the-toho-big-pool/ |title=Bucket Hall of Fame: The Toho Big Pool | access-date=February 16, 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229081538/http://www.bucketmovies.com/bucket-hall-of-fame-the-toho-big-pool/ |archive-date=December 29, 2010 }}</ref> [[Yoshimitsu Banno]], who had directed 1971's ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'', secured the rights from Toho to make an [[IMAX|IMAX 3D]] short film production, based on a story similar to his ''Hedorah'' film. This project eventually led to the development of [[Godzilla (2014 film)|Legendary's ''Godzilla'']]. [[Tsutomu Kitagawa]] portrayed Godzilla for the majority of the Millennium films, with the exception of ''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'', in which Godzilla was portrayed by [[Mizuho Yoshida (actor)|Mizuho Yoshida]]. Unlike the Shōwa and later Heisei films, the special effects for the Millennium films were directed by multiple effects directors such as [[Kenji Suzuki (director)|Kenji Suzuki]] (''Godzilla 2000'', ''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]''), Makoto Kamiya (''Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack''), Yuichi Kikuchi (''Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla''), and Eiichi Asada (''Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.'', ''Godzilla: Final Wars'').

===Reiwa era (2016–present)===
[[File:Toho's New Godzilla's.jpg|thumb|right|The Reiwa iterations of Godzilla.]]

In December 2014, Toho announced plans for a new ''Godzilla'' film of its own for a 2016 release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/japans-toho-produce-new-godzilla-754751|title=Japan's Toho to Produce New 'Godzilla' for 2016, First in 12 Years|last=Blair|first=Gavin |work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 7, 2014|access-date=November 12, 2022|url-status=live|archive-date=November 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112191720/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/japans-toho-produce-new-godzilla-754751/}}</ref> The film was Toho's reboot of the ''Godzilla'' franchise, after [[Godzilla (2014 film)|Legendary Pictures' reboot]] in 2014, and was co-directed by [[Hideaki Anno]] and [[Shinji Higuchi]] (both of whom collaborated on the [[anime]] ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''), with the screenplay written by Anno and the visual effects directed by Higuchi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/hideaki-anno-and-shinji-higuchi-to-direct-tohos-godzilla-2016-1201464017/|title=Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi to Direct 'Godzilla 2016'|last=Frater|first=Patrick|work=Variety|date=March 31, 2015| access-date=March 31, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://augustragone.blogspot.com/2015/03/evangelion-creator-helms-new-godzilla.html|title="EVANGELION" CREATOR HELMS NEW "GODZILLA" Hideaki Anno & Shinji Higuchi Revive the King!|last=Ragone|first=August|work=The Good, The Bad, and Godzilla|date=March 31, 2015| access-date=March 31, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-31/evangelion-hideaki-anno-is-new-japanese-godzilla-film-chief-director-writer/.86598|title= Evangelion's Hideaki Anno Is New Japanese Godzilla Film's Chief Director, Writer|work=Anime News Network|date=March 31, 2015| access-date=March 31, 2015}}</ref> Principal photography began in September of 2015 and ended in October of the same year, with the special effects work following in November.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dreadcentral.com/news/123136/new-japanese-godzilla-movie-filming-this-weekend-in-tokyo/ |title=New Japanese Godzilla Movie Filming This Weekend in Tokyo |last=Rigney|first=Todd|work=Dread Central|date=September 1, 2015| access-date=September 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=scified.com |url=http://www.scified.com/godzillamovies/shin-godzilla-wraps-shooting-begins-fx-work |title=Shin-Godzilla Wraps Shooting, Begins FX Work |date=November 1, 2015 | access-date=November 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103194841/http://www.scified.com/godzillamovies/shin-godzilla-wraps-shooting-begins-fx-work |archive-date=November 3, 2015 }}</ref> ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' was released in Japan on July 29, 2016, in IMAX, 4DX, and MX4D to positive reviews and was a box office success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-tohos-godzilla-916071|title=Japan Box Office: Toho's 'Godzilla Resurgence' Opens With $6.1 Million|last=Blair|first=Gavin J.|work=Hollywood Reporter|date=August 1, 2016| access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref>

After the release of Shin Godzilla, Toho established a "Godzilla Room", a group consisting of 14 individuals that were tasked with studying all the previous films that involved the character and to ensure that further movies would avoid damaging the brand. The group wrote up a new set of mandated guidelines that all feature films and merchandise had to follow, which involved the prohibition of permanently killing off the character and keeping him from preying on "people or things" to ensure that every appearance remained authentic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Godzilla: Toho Exec Reveals the Rules the Kaiju Can Never Break |first=Nick|last=Valdez|date=June 19, 2024|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/godzilla-rules-explained/ |access-date=June 22, 2024|website=Comicbook |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 20, 2024|first=Griff|last=Griffin|title=Godzilla Can Never Break These Movie Rules, Says Toho Exec |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/godzilla-never-break-movie-rules-200000418.html |access-date=June 22, 2024|website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref> 

In August 2016, Toho announced plans for a trilogy of anime ''Godzilla'' films with [[Polygon Pictures]] animating the films and [[Netflix]] distributing the trilogy worldwide, except in Japan where each film will be given a theatrical release by Toho.<ref name="trilogy">{{cite web|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-25/godzilla-anime-is-film-trilogy-starring-mamoru-miyano/.113950 |title=Godzilla Anime Is Film Trilogy Starring Mamoru Miyano|publisher=Anime News Network |date=March 21, 2017 | access-date=March 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-13/godzilla-anime-film-to-stream-on-netflix-globally-this-year/.113347|title=Godzilla Anime Film to Stream on Netflix Globally This Year|date=March 13, 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]| access-date=March 13, 2017}}</ref> The first film, titled ''[[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters]]'', was released on November 17, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2017/07/30/godzilla-planet-of-the-monsters-press-notes-from-toho/|title=Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters Press Notes from Toho|work=SciFi Japan|date=July 30, 2017|access-date=July 30, 2017|archive-date=March 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330183707/http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2017/07/30/godzilla-planet-of-the-monsters-press-notes-from-toho/}}</ref> The second film, titled ''[[Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle]]'', was released on May 18, 2018.<ref name="Anime Godzilla 2 Press Notes">{{cite web|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2018/04/28/godzilla-city-on-the-edge-of-battle-press-notes-from-toho/|title=Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle Press Notes From Toho|work=SciFi Japan|access-date=April 28, 2018|archive-date=July 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726001434/http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2018/04/28/godzilla-city-on-the-edge-of-battle-press-notes-from-toho/}}</ref> The third and final film in the trilogy, titled ''[[Godzilla: The Planet Eater]]'', was released on November 9, 2018.<ref name="SciFi Japan October">{{cite web|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2018/10/12/godzilla-the-planet-eater-press-notes-trailer-and-pics-from-toho/|title=Godzilla: The Planet Eater Press Notes, Trailer and Pics From Toho|work=SciFi Japan|access-date=October 12, 2018|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331092705/http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2018/10/12/godzilla-the-planet-eater-press-notes-trailer-and-pics-from-toho/}}</ref>

In January 2018, Toho announced its plans to invest {{Yen|15 billion}} ({{USD|135 million}}) for the next three years beginning in 2019 to co-produce content with Hollywood and Chinese studios who have licensed Toho's properties, such as ''[[Godzilla]]'', ''[[Your Name]]'' and ''[[Pokémon]]''. Toho would invest 25% in production costs and would earn a higher share in revenue and manage creators rights, so its creative input would be reflected in each work.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/Japan-Update/Godzilla-studio-Toho-to-co-produce-content-with-foreign-filmmakers|title='Godzilla' studio Toho to co-produce content with foreign filmmakers|first=|last=|work= Nikkei Asia|date=January 13, 2018|access-date=December 31, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=December 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203084307/https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/Japan-Update/Godzilla-studio-Toho-to-co-produce-content-with-foreign-filmmakers}}</ref> In May 2018, Toho's Chief Godzilla Officer Keiji Ota revealed that a sequel to ''Shin Godzilla'' would not happen, but expressed interest in a potential shared cinematic series between Godzilla and other Toho monsters akin to the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comingsoon.net/movies/news/947139-toho-shared-universe-future-godzilla-films|title=Toho Planning Their Own Shared Universe For Future Godzilla Films|last=Musnicky|first=Sarah|work=ComingSoon|date=May 21, 2018| access-date=May 21, 2018|url-status=live|archive-date=November 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112193518/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/947139-toho-shared-universe-future-godzilla-films}}</ref>

In 2019, Toho invested {{Yen|15.4 billion}} ({{USD|140 million}}) into its Los Angeles-based subsidiary [[Toho International|Toho International Inc.]] as part of its "Toho Vision 2021 Medium-term Management Strategy", a strategy to increase content, platform, real-estate, surpass {{Yen|50 billion}} in profits, and increase character businesses on Toho intellectual properties such as ''Godzilla''. Hiroyasu Matsuoka was named the representative director of the project.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/asia/japan-godzilla-toho-expansion-in-hollywood-1203192294/|title='Godzilla' Owner Toho Poised for Expansion in Hollywood|first=Patrick|last=Frater|work=Variety|date=April 18, 2019|access-date=April 18, 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=April 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418100048/https://variety.com/2019/film/asia/japan-godzilla-toho-expansion-in-hollywood-1203192294/}}</ref> In 2019, Toho launched the first official English-language website and the first official English-language Twitter and Instagram accounts for the franchise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/godzilla-site-first-official-monsterpedia/|title=Godzilla Site Launches With The Franchise's First Official Monsterpedia|first=Daniel|last=Alvarez|work=Screen Rant|date=May 14, 2019|access-date=July 22, 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=July 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722082006/https://screenrant.com/godzilla-site-first-official-monsterpedia/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/godzilla-joins-instagram-twitter/|title=Godzilla Joins Instagram & Twitter For The First Time|first=Daniel|last=Alvarez|work=Screen Rant|date=July 16, 2019|access-date=July 22, 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=July 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722082220/https://screenrant.com/godzilla-joins-instagram-twitter/}}</ref>

In June 2019, Toho revealed plans to present the Toho Godzilla at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] for the first time to commemorate the franchise's 65th anniversary, as well as being part of its plan to expand the franchise in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/godzilla-comic-con-booth/|title=Toho Studios is Giving 'Godzilla' an Entire Booth at San Diego Comic-Con|first=Ethan|last=Anderton|work=Slash Film|date=June 27, 2019|access-date=July 22, 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=July 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722082619/https://www.slashfilm.com/godzilla-comic-con-booth/}}</ref> At San Diego Comic-Con, Akito Takahashi, the project manager of Toho's Godzilla Strategic Conference, revealed Toho's intentions to have the Toho and Legendary ''Godzilla'' films expand together. He also revealed that the option to reintroduce political themes and old or new monsters would be available to filmmakers, should they choose to pursue it. Akito also expressed interest in re-introducing Mechagodzilla and Jet Jaguar in the future.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/tohos-godzilla-hits-comic-con-with-its-first-booth-part-of-the-japanese-studios-master-plan|title=Toho's Godzilla hits Comic-Con with its first booth, part of a master plan|first=Jordan|last=Zakarin|work=Syfy Wire|date=July 19, 2019|access-date=July 22, 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=July 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722082439/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/tohos-godzilla-hits-comic-con-with-its-first-booth-part-of-the-japanese-studios-master-plan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/57875-godzilla-at-san-diego-comic-con-interview|title=Godzilla Creator Teases the Next Movie After 'Godzilla vs. King Kong'|first=Jake|last=Kleinman|work=Inverse|date=July 19, 2019|access-date=July 22, 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=July 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722084136/https://www.inverse.com/article/57875-godzilla-at-san-diego-comic-con-interview}}</ref>

In October 2020, Toho announced plans for an anime series titled ''[[Godzilla Singular Point]]'' released on Netflix in 2021, revealing artwork for Godzilla and its principal characters. The project was directed by Atsushi Takahashi, with music by Kan Sawada, written by Toh Enjoe, character designs by [[Kazue Kato]], and animations by Eiji Yamamori. The series was produced by [[Bones (studio)|Bones Inc.]] in partnership with [[Orange (animation studio)|Orange Co., Ltd.]], featured hand-drawn and CG animation, and had no relation to Polygon's anime film trilogy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/godzilla-anime-series-netflix-1234794916/|title=Godzilla Anime Series Set at Netflix|first=Joe|last= Otterson |work=Variety|date=October 6, 2020|access-date= October 6, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date= October 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007043721/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/godzilla-anime-series-netflix-1234794916/}}</ref>

On November 3, 2022, during the franchise's 68th anniversary known as "Godzilla Day", Toho announced plans to release a new live-action ''Godzilla'' film, ''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'', on November 3, 2023, to commemorate the franchise's 70th anniversary. Toho also stated that [[Takashi Yamazaki]] was the director, writer, and visual effects supervisor for this new film and that it had entered post-production after recently completed filming.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/new-toho-godzilla-movie-release-date-2023/|title=Toho Announces a New Godzilla Film Coming on Godzilla Day 2023|first=Aidan|last=King|work=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=November 3, 2022|access-date=November 3, 2022|url-status=live|archive-date=November 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103232508/https://collider.com/new-toho-godzilla-movie-release-date-2023/}}</ref> According to ''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]'', ''Minus One'' became the most commercially successful Japanese film in the series and "helped the ''Godzilla'' series become more popular than ever before".<ref name="Highest-Grossing">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/highest-grossing-godzilla-movies/|title=The 10 Highest-Grossing Godzilla Movies, Ranked|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=February 25, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240225204707/https://collider.com/highest-grossing-godzilla-movies/%2339-godzilla-minus-one-39-2023|archive-date=February 25, 2024|access-date=March 22, 2024}}</ref> In 2024, ''Minus One'' won the  [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects]], becoming the first ''Godzilla'' film to win an [[Academy Award]], as well as the first Japanese film to win Best Visual Effects.<ref name=Oscar/>

On November 1, 2024, Toho announced plans to move forward with a new Godzilla film with Yamazaki returning to direct, write, and handle visual effects.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/godzilla-sequel-new-movie-minus-one-director-1236197482/|title=New 'Godzilla' Movie From 'Godzilla Minus One' Director Greenlit by Toho|first=Jordan|last=Moreau|work=Variety|date=November 1, 2024|access-date=November 2, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=November 2, 2024|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/yAtGm}}</ref>

===American films {{anchor|American Godzilla}}===
====''The Volcano Monsters'' (1957)====
{{Main|Gigantis, the Fire Monster}}
The producers of ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]]'' – Harry Rybnick, Richard Kay, Edward Barison, Paul Schreibman, and Edmund Goldman – purchased the North American rights to the 1955 sequel ''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' but rather than localize or dub the film in English, they chose to produce a new film that would repurpose the effects footage from ''Godzilla Raids Again''; filming was expected to begin in June 1957. Rybnick hired [[Ib Melchior]] and Edwin Watson to write a script, titled ''The Volcano Monsters'', that focused on a new story with American characters centered around the effects footage. Toho approved of the idea in early 1957 and shipped the Godzilla and Anguirus suits for additional photography to be shot at Howard A. Anderson's special effects studio. Rybnick and Barison originally made a deal with AB-PT Pictures Corp. to co-finance the film but plans for ''The Volcano Monsters'' were cancelled after AB-PT Pictures folded. Schreibman, Goldman, and new financier Newton P. Jacobs, decided to dub ''Godzilla Raids Again'' into English instead.{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=67–68}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tapedreality.com/the-first-hollywood-attempt-to-reimagine-godzilla-happened-back-in-1957/|title=The First Attempt to Reimagine Godzilla Happened Back in 1957|first=|last=|work=Taped Reality|date=October 20, 2021|access-date=June 17, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=June 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617164158/https://www.tapedreality.com/the-first-hollywood-attempt-to-reimagine-godzilla-happened-back-in-1957/}}</ref>

====Unproduced 3D film (1983)====
[[File:Steve Miner's Godzilla.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Storyboard by William Stout for Steve Miner's unproduced 3D ''Godzilla'' film. Stout chose to reinvent his Godzilla design as an amalgam between a Tyrannosaurus and Toho's original design.<ref name="Stout's Journal">{{cite web|url=http://www.williamstout.com/news/journal/?m=201404|title=My Top Ten Dinosaur Films – Part Two|first=William|last=Stout|work=William Stout's Journal|date=April 28, 2014|access-date=July 3, 2018}}</ref>
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{{Main|Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 3D}}
In 1983, director [[Steve Miner]] pitched his idea for an American 3D production of ''Godzilla'' to Toho, with storyboards by William Stout and a script written by [[Fred Dekker]], titled ''Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 3D'', which would have featured Godzilla rampaging through San Francisco in an attempt to find its offspring.<ref name="Miner Godzilla">{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-godzilla-movie-you-never-saw/|title=The Godzilla Movie You Never Saw|first=Mike|last=Cecchini|work=[[Den of Geek]]|date=August 24, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2018|url-status=live|archive-date=October 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005161036/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-godzilla-movie-you-never-saw/}}</ref> Various studios and producers expressed interest but passed it over due to high budget concerns.{{sfn|Kalat|2010|p=153}} The film would have featured a full scale animatronic Godzilla head built by [[Rick Baker]], stop motion animation executed by [[David W. Allen]], an articulated stop motion Godzilla figure created by Stephen Czerkas, and additional storyboards by Doug Wildey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/hollywoods-first-go-at-godzilla-abandoned-1983-film-98170407904.html|title=Hollywood's First Go At Godzilla: Abandoned 1983 Film Revealed|first=Ben|last=Bussey|work=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|date=September 22, 2014|access-date=January 28, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/your-love-hate-relationship-with-mondo-can-flourish-at-1625205287|title=Your Love Hate Relationship With Mondo Can Flourish At MondoCon|first=John|last=Struan|work=[[Kotaku]]|date=August 21, 2014|access-date=January 28, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129034936/https://kotaku.com/your-love-hate-relationship-with-mondo-can-flourish-at-1625205287}}</ref> The production design would have been overseen by William Stout.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.williamstout.com/news/journal/?p=3549|title=My Top Ten Dinosaur Films Part Two: Godzilla in 3D (1982–83)|last=Stout|first=William|work=William Stout.com|date=April 28, 2014| access-date=September 21, 2015}}</ref>

====TriStar Pictures (1998–2000)====
{{Main|Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla: The Series|Godzilla (TriStar)}}
In October 1992, [[TriStar Pictures]] acquired the rights from Toho with plans to produce a trilogy.<ref name="TriStar 1992">{{cite news|title=TriStar lands monster of deal with 'Godzilla'|url=https://variety.com/1992/film/news/tristar-lands-monster-of-deal-with-godzilla-100893/|last=Frook|first=John Evan|work=Variety|date=October 29, 1992|access-date=January 28, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=January 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128192603/https://variety.com/1992/film/news/tristar-lands-monster-of-deal-with-godzilla-100893/}}</ref> Director [[Jan de Bont]] and writers [[Terry Rossio]] and [[Ted Elliott (screenwriter)|Ted Eliott]] developed a script that had Godzilla battling a shape-shifting alien called "the Gryphon". De Bont later left the project after budget disagreements with the studio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vulture.com/2014/05/history-of-the-terrible-1998-american-godzilla.html|title=A History of the Disastrous Last Attempt to Make an American Godzilla|last=Abrams|first=Simon|work=Vulture|date=May 15, 2014| access-date=March 4, 2015}}</ref> [[Roland Emmerich]] was hired to direct and co-write a new script with producer [[Dean Devlin]].

A co-production between [[Centropolis Entertainment]], [[Robert N. Fried|Fried Films]], Independent Pictures, and TriStar Pictures,<ref name="Variety Leydon Review"/> ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)| Godzilla]]'' was theatrically released on May 20, 1998, to negative reviews<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/worst-godzilla-ever-why-japan-hated-and-murked-the-1-1573686109|title=Worst Godzilla Ever: Why Japan Hated (And Murked) The '98 U.S. Remake|last=Breihan|first=Tom|work=Concourse|date=May 12, 2014| access-date=June 22, 2015}}</ref><ref name="p4">{{cite web|url=https://www.scifijapan.com/godzilla-toho/godzilla-unmade-the-history-of-jan-de-bonts-unproduced-tristar-film-part-4-of-4|title=Godzilla Unmade: The History of Jan De Bont's Unproduced TriStar Film – Part 4 of 4|last=Aiken|first=Keith|work=Scifi Japan|date=May 31, 2015| access-date=March 8, 2016|url-status=live|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140106/http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2015/05/31/godzilla-unmade-the-history-of-jan-de-bonts-unproduced-tristar-film-part-4-of-4/}}</ref> and grossed $379 million worldwide against a production budget between $130–150 million.<ref name="1998 BOM">{{cite Box Office Mojo|id= 0120685 |title= Godzilla (1998)|accessdate= November 24, 2021}}</ref>{{sfn|Lichtenfeld|2007|p=218}} Despite grossing nearly three times its budget,<ref name="Forbes-15y">{{cite web |date=May 20, 2013 |last=Mendelson |first=Scott |author-link= |title=15 Years Ago, 'Godzilla' Was A Flop. By Today's Standards, It Would Be A Hit. |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2013/05/20/15-years-ago-godzilla-was-a-flop-by-todays-standards-it-would-be-a-hit/ |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=April 1, 2021 |archive-date=February 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227064250/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2013/05/20/15-years-ago-godzilla-was-a-flop-by-todays-standards-it-would-be-a-hit/ |url-status=live }}</ref> it was considered a box office disappointment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/26/movies/godzilla-roars-in-but-fails-to-devour.html|title='Godzilla' Roars In But Fails To Devour|last=Sterngold|first=James|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 26, 1998|access-date=August 7, 2016|url-status=live|archive-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129102845/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/26/movies/godzilla-roars-in-but-fails-to-devour.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/philly.com-the-philadelphia-inquirer-historical-archive-1860-1922|title=It's Big, All Right - A Big Flop 'Godzilla' Takes A Stomping At The Box Office And In The Stores|last=DeWolf|first=Rose |work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=June 12, 1998|access-date=August 7, 2016}}</ref> Two planned sequels were cancelled and an [[Godzilla: The Series|animated TV series]] was produced instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2007/01/10/godzilla-2-rumors-unfounded/|title=Godzilla 2 Rumors Unfounded|author=Keith Aiken|work=SciFi Japan|date=January 10, 2007|access-date=April 14, 2021|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029080506/http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2007/01/10/godzilla-2-rumors-unfounded/}}</ref> TriStar let the license expire in 2003. In 2004, a new iteration of TriStar's Godzilla appeared in Toho's ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' as "'''Zilla'''." This variant has since appeared in various media under the "Zilla" trademark, while the incarnations from the 1998 film and animated series retain the Godzilla copyright and trademark.<ref name="p4" /><ref name="penny">{{cite web|url=http://www.pennyblood.com/godzilla2.html |title=Godzilla Stomps into Los Angeles |last=Schaefer |first=Mark |work=Penny Blood |date=November 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050203181104/http://www.pennyblood.com/godzilla2.html |archive-date=February 3, 2005 }}</ref>

====Legendary Pictures (2014–present)====
{{Main|Monsterverse}}

In 2004, director [[Yoshimitsu Banno]] acquired permission from Toho to produce a short IMAX ''Godzilla'' film. In 2009, the project was turned over to [[Legendary Pictures]] to be redeveloped as a feature film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm52Zlk_6vU  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/Bm52Zlk_6vU |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Godzilla 2014: Brian Rogers (Producer) On Legendary Pictures Film Plans |work=Zennie62 Youtube channel |date=19 September 2010 | access-date=July 20, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Announced in March 2010, the film was co-produced with [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and was directed by [[Gareth Edwards (filmmaker)|Gareth Edwards]].<ref name="variety-report">{{cite journal|last=McNary |first=Dave |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/godzilla-stomps-back-to-screen-1118017027/ |title='Godzilla' stomps back to screen |journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=March 29, 2010|access-date=January 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629191339/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017027 |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="stomps">{{cite journal |last=Kit |first=Borys |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/monsters-director-stomps-gozilla-68246|title=EXCLUSIVE: 'Monsters' Director Stomps to 'Godzilla' |journal=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 4, 2011 | access-date=February 9, 2011}}</ref>

''[[Godzilla (2014 film)| Godzilla]]'' was theatrically released on May 16, 2014, to positive reviews<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vulture.com/2014/05/godzilla-review-roundup-cranstons-terrible-wig.html|title=Review Roundup: One of the Scariest Things in Godzilla Is Bryan Cranston's Wig|last=Silman|first=Anna|work=Vulture|date=May 16, 2014| access-date=February 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/godzilla-2014-details-reviews-previews/|title='Godzilla': First Audience Reactions Promise a Slow Reveal|last=Shaw-Williams|first=H.|work=Screen Rant|date=May 2, 2014| access-date=February 26, 2016}}</ref> and was a box office success, grossing $529 million worldwide against a production budget of $160 million.<ref name="Numbers">{{cite web|url =https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Godzilla-(2014)#tab=summary|title = Godzilla|publisher=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|access-date = March 13, 2020}}</ref> The film's success prompted Toho to produce a [[Shin Godzilla|reboot of their own]] and Legendary to proceed with sequels and a shared cinematic franchise dubbed the [[Monsterverse]]:<ref name="monsterverse">{{cite press release|url=http://www.legendary.com/legendary-and-warner-bros-pictures-announce-cinematic-franchise-uniting-godzilla-king-kong-and-other-iconic-giant-monsters/|title= Legendary and Warner Bros. Pictures Announce Cinematic Franchise Uniting Godzilla, King Kong and Other Iconic Giant Monsters|publisher=Legendary Pictures|date=October 14, 2015| access-date=October 14, 2015}}</ref> with ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' released on May 31, 2019;<ref name="King of the Monsters Press Release">{{cite press release|url=https://www.warnerbros.com/studio/news/warner-bros-pictures-and-legendary-pictures-monsterverse-kicks-gear-next-godzilla|title=Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' MonsterVerse Kicks Into Gear as the Next Godzilla Feature Gets Underway|website=Warner Bros.|date=June 19, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' released on March 24, 2021;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/godzilla-vs-kong-clip/|title='Godzilla vs. Kong' Clip: Whoever Wins, Boats Lose|author=Ben Pearson|work=[[/Film]]|date=February 26, 2021|access-date=March 2, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=March 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303031752/https://www.slashfilm.com/godzilla-vs-kong-clip/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2021/03/10/godzilla-vs-kong-taiwan-theater-exclusives/|title=Godzilla vs. Kong Taiwan Theater Exclusives|author=|work=SciFi Japan|date=March 10, 2021|access-date=March 10, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=March 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311062505/https://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2021/03/10/godzilla-vs-kong-taiwan-theater-exclusives/}}</ref> the TV series ''[[Monarch: Legacy of Monsters]]'' released on November 17, 2023, on [[Apple TV+]]; and ''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]'' released on March 29, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1326494-godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-release-date-pushed-back|title=Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Release Date Pushed Back|first=Tyler|last=Treese|work=Comingsoon.net|date=August 24, 2023|access-date=August 25, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=August 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825042749/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1326494-godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-release-date-pushed-back}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Toho films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:25px" | №
! style="width:300px;"| Title
! style="width:50px;"| Year
! style="width:120px;"| Director(s)             
! style="width:140px;"| Effects director(s)
! style="width:250px;"| Monster co-star(s)
|-
! colspan="6" style="background-color:#CEE0F2;" | [[Shōwa era]] (1954–1975)
|-
|-
|1
|
''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]''
|1954
|[[Ishirō Honda]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Eiji Tsuburaya]]
|{{N/A}}
|-
|2
|
''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]''
|1955
|[[Motoyoshi Oda]]
|[[Anguirus]]
|-
|3
|''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''
|1962
| rowspan="4" |Ishirō Honda
|[[King Kong]], the Oodako{{efn|"Oodako" literally means "giant octopus" in Japanese.{{sfn|Lees|Cerasini|1998|p=116}}<ref name="Giant Octopus">{{cite web |title=Giant Octopus |url=https://www.tohokingdom.com/kaiju/giant_octopus.htm |website=Toho Kingdom |access-date=23 August 2020}}</ref>}}
|-
|4
|
''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]''
| rowspan="2" |1964
|[[Mothra]]
|-
|5
|
''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]''
|[[King Ghidorah]], [[Rodan]], Mothra
|-
|6
|
''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]''
|1965
|King Ghidorah, Rodan
|-
|7
|
''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]''
|1966
| rowspan="2" |[[Jun Fukuda]]
| rowspan="3" |{{Ill|Sadamasa Arikawa|ja|有川貞昌}}
|Ebirah, Mothra, the [[Giant Condor|Ookondoru]]{{efn|"Ookondoru" literally means "giant condor" in Japanese.{{sfn|Lees|Cerasini|1998|p=116}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Giant Condor |url=https://www.tohokingdom.com/kaiju/giant_condor.htm |website=Toho Kingdom |access-date=23 August 2020}}</ref>}}
|-
|8
|''[[Son of Godzilla]]''
|1967
|[[Minilla]], Kumonga, Kamacuras
|-
|9
|''[[Destroy All Monsters]]''
|1968
| rowspan="2" |Ishirō Honda
|King Ghidorah, Rodan, Mothra, Anguirus, Minilla, Kumonga, Manda, Gorosaurus, [[Baragon]], [[Varan]]
|-
|10
|
''[[All Monsters Attack]]''
|1969
|Ishirō Honda<br>[[Teruyoshi Nakano]]
|Gabara, Maneater, Minilla{{Efn|The film briefly recycles footage of Gorosaurus, Manda, Anguirus, Ebirah, Giant Condor, Kamacuras, and Kumonga from ''Son of Godzilla'', ''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' and ''Ebirah, Horror of the Deep''.|name=All Monsters Attack stock footage}}
|-
|11
|
''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]''
|1971
|[[Yoshimitsu Banno]]
| rowspan="5" |Teruyoshi Nakano
|[[Hedorah]]
|-
|12
|
''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]''
|1972
| rowspan="3" |Jun Fukuda
|[[Gigan]], King Ghidorah, Anguirus{{efn|The film briefly recycles footage of Rodan, Mothra, Gorosaurus, Minilla, Kamacuras, and Kumonga from ''Son of Godzilla'' and ''Destroy All Monsters''.|name=Godzilla vs. Gigan stock footage}}
|-
|13
|''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]''
|1973
|[[Megalon]], Jet Jaguar, Gigan
|-
|14
|
''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]''
|1974
|[[Mechagodzilla]], King Caesar, Anguirus
|-
|15
|
''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''
|1975
|Ishirō Honda
|Mechagodzilla 2, Titanosaurus
|-
|-
! colspan="6" style="background-color:#CEE0F2;" | [[Heisei era]] (1984–1995)
|-
|-
|16
|
''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''
|1984
|[[Koji Hashimoto (director)|Kōji Hashimoto]]
|Teruyoshi Nakano
| Shockirus{{efn|While unnamed in the film, the Giant Sea Lice are called ショッキラス ("Shokkirasu") in official Japanese sources, and "Shockirus" has become the accepted Romanization of that name.<ref name="Shockirus">{{cite web |title=Shockirus |url=https://www.tohokingdom.com/kaiju/shockirus.htm |website=Toho Kingdom |access-date=23 August 2020}}</ref>}} (Giant Sea Lice){{sfn|Lees|Cerasini|1998|p=55}}
|-
|17
|''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]''
|1989
| rowspan="2" |[[Kazuki Ōmori]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Kōichi Kawakita]]
|[[Biollante]]
|-
|18
|''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]''
|1991
|King Ghidorah, Mecha-King Ghidorah, the Dorats, Godzillasaurus
|-
|19
|
''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]''
|1992
| rowspan="2" |[[Takao Okawara|Takao Ōkawara]]
|Mothra, Battra
|-
|20
|
''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]''
|1993
|Mechagodzilla, Super Mechagodzilla, Rodan, Fire Rodan, [[Godzilla Junior|Baby Godzilla]], Mecha-King Ghidorah
|-
|21
|''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]''
|1994
|{{Ill|Kenshō Yamashita|ja|山下賢章}}
|[[SpaceGodzilla]], Moguera, Fairy Mothra, Little Godzilla
|-
|22
|
''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]''
|1995
|Takao Ōkawara
|Destoroyah, Godzilla Junior
|-
|-
! colspan="6" style="background-color:#CEE0F2;" | Millennium era (1999–2004)
|-
|-
|23
|
''[[Godzilla 2000|Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]''
|1999
|Takao Ōkawara
| rowspan="2" |[[Kenji Suzuki (director)|Kenji Suzuki]]
|Orga, the Millennian
|-
|24
|
''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]''
|2000
|{{Ill|Masaaki Tezuka|ja|手塚昌明}}
|[[Megaguirus]], the Meganulons, the Meganulas
|-
|25
|
''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]''
|2001
|[[Shūsuke Kaneko]]
|{{Ill|Makoto Kamiya|ja|神谷誠}}
|King Ghidorah, Mothra, Baragon
|-
|26
|
''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]''
|2002
| rowspan="2" |Masaaki Tezuka
|{{Ill|Yūichi Kikuchi|ja|菊地雄一}}
|Mechagodzilla{{efn|name=Kiryu|Referred to as '''Kiryu'''.{{sfn|Solomon|2017|p=283}}}}
|-
|27
|
''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]''
|2003
| rowspan="2" |{{Ill|Eiichi Asada|ja|浅田英一}}
|Mechagodzilla,{{efn|name=Kiryu}} Mothra, Kamoebas
|-
|28
|''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]''
|2004
|[[Ryuhei Kitamura|Ryūhei Kitamura]]
|Monster X, Keizer Ghidorah, [[Godzilla (TriStar)|Zilla]], Rodan, Mothra, Gigan, King Caesar, Anguirus, Minilla, Kumonga, Kamacuras, Manda, Hedorah, Ebirah
|-
|-
! colspan="6" style="background-color:#CEE0F2;" | [[Reiwa era]] (2016–present){{efn|Japan's Reiwa era began on May 1, 2019;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/31/asia/japan-new-era-reiwa-intl/index.html|title='Reiwa': Japan announces dawn of a new era|author1=Euan McKirdy|author2=Junko Ogura|author3=James Griffiths|work=CNN|date=April 1, 2019|access-date=October 12, 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=October 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012071316/https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/31/asia/japan-new-era-reiwa-intl/index.html}}</ref> however, Toho considers ''Shin Godzilla'' and the anime trilogy as part of the Reiwa era.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.originalprop.com/blog/2019/07/23/san-diego-comic-con-2019-godzilla-movie-props-godzilla-toho-co-ltd-bandai-america/|title=San Diego Comic-Con 2019: Godzilla Movie Props|author=Jason Debord|work=Original Prop Blog|date=July 23, 2019|access-date=February 22, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=August 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829010247/https://www.originalprop.com/blog/2019/07/23/san-diego-comic-con-2019-godzilla-movie-props-godzilla-toho-co-ltd-bandai-america/}}</ref>}}
|-
|-
|29
|''[[Shin Godzilla]]''
|2016
|[[Hideaki Anno]]<br>[[Shinji Higuchi]]
|Shinji Higuchi<br>[[Katsuro Onoue]]
|{{N/A}}
|-
|30
|''[[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters]]''
|2017
| rowspan="3" |[[Kōbun Shizuno]]<br>{{Ill|Hiroyuki Seshita|ja|瀬下寛之}}
| rowspan="3" {{N/A}}
|Servum, [[Dogora]], Dagahra, Orga, Kamacuras, Anguirus, Rodan, Mechagodzilla
|-
|31
|''[[Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle]]''
| rowspan="2" |2018
| Mechagodzilla City, Servum, Vulture
|-
|32
|''[[Godzilla: The Planet Eater]]''
|King Ghidorah, Mothra, Servum
|-
|33
|''[[Godzilla Minus One]]''
|2023
|rowspan="2"|[[Takashi Yamazaki]]
|Takashi Yamazaki<br>[[Kiyoko Shibuya]]{{efn|name=VFX|Yamazaki is credited by Japanese sources as in charge of VFX, while English sources have said he was [[visual effects supervisor]]. Shibuya is credited in the Japanese theatrical release poster and [[TV Shinshu]] television special on Yamazaki as the {{nihongo|VFX director|VFXディレクター|VFX direkutā}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=「ゴジラ-1.0」ポスタービジュアル [画像・動画ギャラリー 5/9] |url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/gallery/news/539543/2139235 |access-date=October 16, 2023 |website=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]] |language=ja}}</ref>{{sfn|TV Shinshu|2023|loc=29:00}}}}
|{{N/A}}
|-
|34
|Untitled ''Godzilla Minus One'' sequel
|{{TBA}}
|Takashi Yamazaki
|{{TBA}}
|}

===American films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:25px" | №
! style="width:300px;"|Title
! style="width:50px;"|Year
! style="width:120px;"|Director(s)
! style="width:140px;"|Effects supervisor
! style="width:250px;"|Monster co-star(s)
|-
|-
! colspan="6" style="background-color:#CEE0F2;" | [[TriStar Pictures]] (1998)
|-
|-
|-
| 1
| ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]''
| 1998
| [[Roland Emmerich]]
| [[Volker Engel]]
| Baby Godzillas
|-
|-
! colspan="6" style="background-color:#CEE0F2;" | [[Legendary Entertainment|Legendary Pictures]] / ''[[Monsterverse]]'' (2014–present)
|-
|-
|-
| 2
| ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]''
|2014
| [[Gareth Edwards (filmmaker)|Gareth Edwards]]
| [[Jim Rygiel]]
| [[MUTO]]s (male and female)
|-
| 3
| ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''
| 2019
| [[Michael Dougherty]]
| [[Guillaume Rocheron]]
| [[King Ghidorah]], [[Mothra]], [[Rodan]], Queen MUTO, Behemoth, Methuselah, Scylla<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/godzilla-king-monsters-monster-list-17-titan-names-revealed-1441056|title=Godzilla: King of the Monsters Monster List: All 17 Titan Names Revealed|first=Andrew|last=Whalen|work=Newsweek|date=May 31, 2019|access-date=June 1, 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=June 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602061549/https://www.newsweek.com/godzilla-king-monsters-monster-list-17-titan-names-revealed-1441056}}</ref>
|-
| 4
| ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]''
| 2021
| rowspan=2|[[Adam Wingard]]
| John "DJ" DesJardin
| [[Kong (Monsterverse)|Kong]], [[Mechagodzilla]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/383370/according-to-godzilla-vs-kong-director-adam-wingard-mechagodzilla-is-no-longer-a-spoiler/|title=According to Godzilla vs. Kong Director Adam Wingard: Mechagodzilla is No Longer a Spoiler|author=Josh Millican|work=Dread Central|date=March 20, 2021|access-date=March 20, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=March 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320201136/https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/383370/according-to-godzilla-vs-kong-director-adam-wingard-mechagodzilla-is-no-longer-a-spoiler/}}</ref> Skullcrawler, Warbat,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/godzilla-vs-kong-trailer-who-is-warbat-kaiju/|title='Godzilla vs. Kong' Trailer: Who Is Warbat the Kaiju & Why Is Kong Fighting It?|author=Allie Gemmill|work=Collider|date=January 24, 2021|access-date=January 26, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127040222/https://collider.com/godzilla-vs-kong-trailer-who-is-warbat-kaiju/}}</ref> Hell Hawk,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/godzilla-vs-kong-new-monster-hell-hawk-images/|title=Godzilla vs. Kong Toy Reveals First Look At Hell Hawk|author=Rick Stevenson|work=Screen Rant|date=January 28, 2021|access-date=January 30, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=January 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131000843/https://screenrant.com/godzilla-vs-kong-new-monster-hell-hawk-images/}}</ref> Titanus Doug
|-
| 5
| ''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]''
| 2024
| Alessandro Ongaro<ref name="VT">{{cite web|url=https://www.vitalthrills.com/godzilla-vs-kong-sequel/|title=Godzilla vs Kong Sequel Starts Filming|first=Mirko|last=Parlevliet|work=Vital Thrills|date=August 25, 2022|access-date=August 25, 2022 }}</ref>
| Kong, Skar King, [[Tiamat (Godzilla)|Tiamat]], Shimo, Suko, Mothra, Titanus Doug, Wart Dog, Scylla, Vertacine, Drownviper, Great Apes
|-
| 6
| ''[[Godzilla x Kong: Supernova]]''
| 2027
| [[Grant Sputore]]
| [[Kelly Port]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keast |first=Jackie |date=April 23, 2025 |title=Cameras roll on next Monsterverse film on the Gold Coast |url=https://if.com.au/screen-queensland-confirms-new-monsterverse-film-now-shooting-on-the-gold-coast/ |access-date=April 23, 2025 |website=[[IF Magazine]] |language=en-AU}}</ref>
| Kong
|}

===Guest appearances===
In 2007, a [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] Godzilla appeared in the Toho [[slice of life]] film ''[[Always: Sunset on Third Street 2]]''.<ref name="NewGodzillaDictionary">{{cite book|title=Godzilla Dictionary [New Edition]|date=August 7, 2014|publisher=Kasakura Publishing|isbn=9784773087253|page=368}}</ref> In an imaginary sequence, Godzilla destroys part of 1959 Tokyo, with one of the main protagonists getting angry that Godzilla damaged his car showroom. The making of the sequence was kept a secret. Godzilla has been referenced in, and has briefly appeared in, several other films.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2007/11/12/always-sunset-on-third-street-2/ |publisher=SciFiJapan.com |title=ALWAYS- SUNSET ON THIRD STREET- 2 | access-date=May 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
 |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/abraham/detail?entry_id=88399 |title=Star Wars Day And Godzilla 2012 At Comic Con? | access-date=May 16, 2011 | work=The San Francisco Chronicle |date=May 4, 2011}}</ref> Godzilla guest starred in the show ''[[Crayon Shin-chan]]'' as an antagonist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/07/03/godzilla-invades-the-animated-world-of-crayon-shin-chan|title=Godzilla Invades the Animated World of "Crayon Shin-Chan"|work=crunchyroll.com|access-date=2016-08-20|archive-date=2023-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527124142/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/07/03/godzilla-invades-the-animated-world-of-crayon-shin-chan|url-status=dead}}</ref> Godzilla also appears in cave paintings (alongside Rodan, Mothra and King Ghidorah) in a [[post-credits scene]] in ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''. In 2019, Godzilla made an appearance in the anime film ''[[Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion#Theatrical film|Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion the Movie: Mirai Kara Kita Shinsoku no ALFA-X]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shinkalion Anime Film's 1st 3 Minutes Streamed With Hatsune Miku vs. Godzilla Battle|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-17/shinkalion-anime-film-1st-3-minutes-streamed-with-hatsune-miku-vs-godzilla-battle/.155463 |website=Anime News Network|first= Rafael |last= Pineda |date= January 17, 2020|access-date=August 28, 2020}}</ref>

===Localized releases===
In 1956, Jewell Enterprises Inc., released ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]]'', an American localization of ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954). This version removed most of the political themes and social commentaries, resulting in 30 minutes of footage from the Japanese version replaced with new footage featuring [[Raymond Burr]] interacting with Japanese actors and look-alikes to make it seem like Burr was a part of the original Japanese production. In addition, the soundtrack and sound effects were slightly altered and some dialogue was dubbed into English. This release is referred to as an "[[Americanization]]" or the "Americanized" version by some sources.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2014/03/31/classic-media-reissues-the-original-godzilla-on-dvd/|title=Classic Media Reissues the Original GODZILLA on DVD|publisher=Scifi Japan|access-date=September 1, 2014|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403215520/http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2014/03/31/classic-media-reissues-the-original-godzilla-on-dvd/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/godzilla-king-of-the-monsters-american-anniversary-japanese-original|title=65 Years Ago, Godzilla: King of the Monsters Did (Mostly) Right By the Japanese Original|first=James|last=Grebey|work=Syfy Wire|date=April 27, 2021|access-date=January 28, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129020755/https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/godzilla-king-of-the-monsters-american-anniversary-japanese-original}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/godzilla-king-of-monsters-why-its-bad/|title=How the Americanized Version of the Original 'Godzilla' Film Missed the Whole Point|first=Erin|last=Brookins|work=Collider|date=March 8, 2022|access-date=January 28, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129020412/https://collider.com/godzilla-king-of-monsters-why-its-bad/}}</ref> Similar localizations (or Americanizations) occurred for the U.S. releases of ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'', released in the U.S. as ''[[Godzilla 1985]]'', the latter which had Burr reprising the role of Steve Martin from ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!''.

In 1957, the same American producers of ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!'' attempted to produce ''The Volcano Monsters'', a new film that would have repurposed the effects footage of ''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' around a new story with American characters. However, funding from AB-PT Pictures collapsed after the company closed down and ''Godzilla Raids Again'' was instead re-cut, dubbed in English, and released in 1959 by [[Warner Bros.]] as ''[[Gigantis, the Fire Monster]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Warren |first=Bill |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B7kUCwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Gigantis,+the+Fire+Monster%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT924 |title=Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition |date=2017-01-12 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-2505-8 |language=en}}</ref>

In 1976, Italian director [[Luigi Cozzi]] intended to re-release ''Godzilla'' in Italy (known by fans as "''Cozzilla''"). Facing resistance from exhibitors to showing a black-and-white film, Cozzi instead licensed a negative of ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters'' from Toho and created a new film in color, adding much stock footage of graphic death and destruction and short scenes from newsreel footage from World War II, which he released as ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters!#Italian re-release|Godzilla]]'' in 1977. The film was colorized using a process called Spectrorama 70, where color gels are put on the original black-and-white film, becoming one of the first black-and-white films to be colorized. Dialogue was dubbed into Italian and new music was added. After the initial Italian run, the negative became Toho's property and prints have only been exhibited in Italy from that time onward. Italian firm Yamato Video at one time intended to release the colorized version on a two-disc DVD along with the original ''Godzilla''.<ref name="Cozzilla">{{cite web|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2009/05/31/talking-cozzilla-an-interview-with-italian-godzilla-director-luigi-cozzi/|title=Talking COZZILLA: An Interview with Italian GODZILLA Director Luigi Cozzi|first=John|last=DeSentis|work=SciFi Japan|date=May 31, 2009|access-date=November 7, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108023002/http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2009/05/31/talking-cozzilla-an-interview-with-italian-godzilla-director-luigi-cozzi/}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Notes
! Director(s)
|-
|1956
|''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]]''
|Re-edited U.S. version of ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) with additional footage
|[[Ishirō Honda]]<br />[[Terry O. Morse]]
|-
|1959
|''[[Gigantis, the Fire Monster]]''
|Re-edited U.S. version of ''Godzilla Raids Again'' (1955)
|[[Motoyoshi Oda]]
Hugo Grimaldi
|-
|1977
|''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters!#Italian re-release|Godzilla]]''
|Re-edited Italian version of ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!'' (1956)
|[[Ishirō Honda]]<br />[[Luigi Cozzi]]
|-
|1985
|''[[Godzilla 1985]]''
|Re-edited U.S. version of ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984) with additional footage
|[[Koji Hashimoto (director)|Koji Hashimoto]]<br />R.J. Kizer
|}

==Reception==
===Critical response===

==== Toho productions ====
This list includes American versions of Toho originals. There are no critic scores for ''Return of Godzilla'', but for the recut American version of this film ''Godzilla 1985''.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
! [[Metacritic]]
|-
| ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954)
| {{nts|94}}% (78 reviews)<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Godzilla (1954)|id=godzilla_1956 |type=m|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
| {{nts|79}} (20 reviews)<ref>{{cite Metacritic |id=godzilla |type=movie |title=Godzilla (1954)|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]]'' (1956)
| {{nts|85}}% (26 reviews)<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)|id=godzilla_king_of_the_monsters|type=m|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
| {{nts|61}} (8 reviews)<ref>{{cite Metacritic |id=godzilla-king-of-the-monsters!|type=movie |title=Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (1955)
| {{nts|64}}% (11 reviews)<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Godzilla Raids Again (1955)|id=godzilla_raids_again |type=m|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
!
|-
|''[[Gigantis, the Fire Monster]]'' (1959)
| {{N/A}}<!-- {{nts|}}% (1 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Gigantis, the Fire Monster|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gigantis_the_fire_monster|website=Rotten Tomatoes| access-date=2025-12-05}}</ref>-->
!
|-
| ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1963){{efn|Reviews are attributed to the American version}}
| {{nts|52}}% (21 reviews)<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)|id=king_kong_vs_godzilla |type=m|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
| {{nts|40}} (4 reviews)<ref>{{cite Metacritic |id=king-kong-vs-godzilla |type=movie |title=King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964)
| {{nts|92}}% (13 reviews)<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)|id=mothra_vs_godzilla|type=m|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964)
| {{nts|77}}% (13 reviews)<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)|id=ghidorah_the_three_headed_monster|type=m|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965)
| {{nts|50}}% (8 reviews)<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)|id=invasion_of_astro_monster|type=m|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966)
| {{nts|63}}% (8 reviews)<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)|id=ebirah_horror_of_the_deep|type=m|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967)
| {{nts|63}}% (16 reviews)<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Son of Godzilla (1967)|id=son-of-godzilla|type=m|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968)
| {{nts|82}}% (11 reviews)<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Destroy All Monsters (1968)|id=destroy_all_monsters|type=m|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969)
| {{nts|29}}% (7 reviews)<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=All Monsters Attack (1969)|id=all_monsters_attack|type=m|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971)
| {{nts|67}}% (15 reviews)<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)|id=godzilla_vs_hedorah|type=m|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972)
| {{nts|67}}% (6 reviews)<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)|id=godzilla_vs_gigan|type=m|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1973)
| {{nts|38}}% (8 reviews)<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)|id=godzilla_vs_megalon|type=m|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974)
| {{nts|86}}% (7 reviews)<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)|id=godzilla_vs_mechagodzilla|type=m|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975)
| {{nts|43}}% (7 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Terror of Mechagodzilla|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/terror_of_mechagodzilla/|website=Rotten Tomatoes| access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Godzilla 1985]]'' (1985)
| {{nts|20}}% (10 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Godzilla 1985|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_1985/|website=Rotten Tomatoes| access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref>
|{{nts|31}} (6 reviews)<ref>{{cite Metacritic |id=godzilla-1985|type=movie |title=Godzilla 1985 (1985)|access-date=October 31, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989)
| {{nts|71}}% (7 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=''Godzilla vs Biollante'' |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_vs_biollante/ |access-date=6 July 2019 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991)
| {{nts|56}}% (9 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_vs_king_ghidora/|website=Rotten Tomatoes| access-date=6 July 2019}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992)
| {{nts|78}}% (9 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=''Godzilla vs Mothra'' |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_and_mothra_the_battle_for_earth/ |access-date=29 June 2017 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993)
| {{nts|83}}% (6 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_vs_mechagodzilla_ii/|website=Rotten Tomatoes| access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994)
| {{nts|57}}% (7 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=''Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla'' |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_vs_space_godzilla/ |access-date=29 June 2017 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995)
| {{nts|100}}% (6 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'' |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_vs_destroyah/ |access-date=29 June 2017 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Godzilla 2000]]'' (1999)
| {{nts|57}}% (69 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Godzilla 2000|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_2000/|website=Rotten Tomatoes| access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref>
| {{nts|41}} (23 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Godzilla 2000|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/godzilla-2000|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=5 July 2019}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000)
| {{nts|60}}% (5 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Godzilla vs Megaguirus|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_vs_megaguirus/|website=Rotten Tomatoes| access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack|Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah:<br>Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' (2001)
| {{nts|65}}% (17 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_mothra_and_king_ghidorah_giant_monsters_allout_attack|website=Rotten Tomatoes| access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002)
| {{N/A}}<!-- {{nts|}}% (4 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_against_mechagodzilla/|website=Rotten Tomatoes| access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref>-->
!
|-
| ''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]'' (2003)
| {{nts|80}}% (5 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_tokyo_sos/|website=Rotten Tomatoes| access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004)
| {{nts|50}}% (12 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=''Godzilla: Final Wars'' |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1152881_godzilla_final_wars |access-date=29 June 2017 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016)
| {{nts|86}}% (73 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=''Shin Godzilla'' (2016)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shin_godzilla/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref>
| {{nts|68}} (14 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=''Shin Godzilla''|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/shin-godzilla-godzilla-resurgence|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=July 5, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters]]'' (2017)
| {{nts|71}}% (7 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_monster_planet|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=5 May 2022}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle]]'' (2018)
| {{nts|60}}% (5 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=''Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle'' |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_city_on_the_edge_of_battle |access-date=5 May 2022 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>
!
|-
| ''[[Godzilla: The Planet Eater]]'' (2018)
| {{nts|60}}% (5 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|title=Godzilla: The Planet Eater|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_the_planet_eater|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=5 May 2022}}</ref>
!
|-
|''[[Godzilla Singular Point]]'' (2021)
| {{nts|56}}%  (9 reviews)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/godzilla_singular_point/s01|title=''Godzilla Singular Point''|access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>
!
|-
|''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'' (2023)
|{{nts|99}}% (181 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=''Godzilla Minus One'' |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_minus_one |access-date=April 2, 2024 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |language=en}}</ref>
|{{nts|81}} (34 reviews)<ref>{{cite Metacritic|id=godzilla-minus-one|type=m|access-date=February 22, 2024|title=Godzilla Minus One}}</ref>
|}

==== American productions ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
! [[Metacritic]]
|-
| ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1998)
| {{nts|20}}% (150 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=Godzilla 1998 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla/ |access-date=29 June 2017 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>
| {{nts|32}} (23 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=Godzilla (1998) |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/godzilla-1998 |access-date=5 July 2019 |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' (2014)
|{{nts|76}}% (330 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=''Godzilla'' (2014) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_2014/ |access-date=4 April 2021 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>
|{{nts|62}} (48 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=''Godzilla'' |url=https://metacritic.com/movie/godzilla-2014 |access-date=May 12, 2014 |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019)
|{{nts|42}}% (354 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_king_of_the_monsters_2019/ |access-date=April 4, 2021 |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]]}}</ref>
|{{nts|48}} (46 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=Godzilla: King of the Monsters reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/godzilla-king-of-the-monsters |access-date=May 28, 2019 |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]''
|{{nts|76}}% (392 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Godzilla vs. Kong'' |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_vs_kong |access-date=May 12, 2023 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |language=en}}</ref>
|{{nts|59}} (57 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Godzilla vs. Kong'' |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/godzilla-vs-kong |access-date=May 12, 2023 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Monarch: Legacy of Monsters]]''
|{{nts|89}}% (84 reviews)<ref>{{cite web |title=''Monarch: Legacy of Monsters'' |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/monarch_legacy_of_monsters/s01 |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>
|{{nts|68}} (26 reviews)<ref>{{cite Metacritic|id=monarch-legacy-of-monsters|title=Monarch: Legacy of Monsters|type=tv|access-date=December 25, 2023|website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]''
|{{nts|54}}% (235 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'' |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_x_kong_the_new_empire |access-date=April 18, 2024 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |language=en}}</ref>
|{{nts|47}} (51 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'' |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>
|}

=== Box office performance ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" |Film
! rowspan="2" |Year
!Box office gross revenue ({{estimation}})
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="currency" |Budget
|-
!Worldwide
|-
! colspan="4" |Toho productions
|-
|''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]''
|1954
|{{USD|2,250,000|long=no}}
|{{JPY|63 million}}<br>({{USD|900,000|long=no}})
|-
|''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]''
|1955
|≈ {{JPY|170 million}}<br>(Japan rentals)
|{{JPY|32 million}}
|-
|''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]]''
|1956
|≈ {{USD|2,000,000|long=no}}
|{{USD|100,000|long=no}}
|-
|''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''
|1962
|≈ {{USD|8,700,000|long=no}}
|{{JPY|150 million}}<br>({{USD|420,000|long=no}})
|-
|''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]''
|1964
|≈ ¥3,200,000,000
|{{JPY|123 million}}
|-
|''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]''
|1964
|≈ $2,300,000<br>(US/Japan rentals)
|{{JPY|133 million}}
|-
|''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]''
|1965
|≈ $4,200,000<br>(US/Japan rentals)
|¥132 million
|-
|''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]''
|1966
|≈ ¥330,000,000<br>(Japan rentals)
| rowspan="2" {{N/a}}
|-
|''[[Son of Godzilla]]''
|1967
|≈ ¥260,000,000<br>(Japan rentals)
|-
|''[[Destroy All Monsters]]''
|1968
|≈ ¥230,000,000
|¥200 million
|-
|''[[All Monsters Attack]]''
|1969
|≈ ¥260,000,000 (Japan rentals)
|{{N/a}}
|-
|''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]''
|1971
|≈ ¥300,000,000 (Japan rentals)
|¥100 million
|-
|''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]''
|1972
|≈ $20,000,000
|$1.2 million
|-
|''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]''
|1973
|≈ $20,000,000
|$1.2 million
|-
|''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]''
|1974
|≈ $20,000,000
|$1.2 million
|-
|''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''
|1975
|≈ $20,000,000
|$1.2 million
|-
|''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''
|1984
|≈ $14,000,000
|$6.25 million
|-
|''[[Godzilla 1985]]''
|1985
|≈ $4,120,000
|$2 million
|-
|''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]''
|1989
|≈ ¥1,040,000,000
|¥700 million
|-
|''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]''
|1991
|≈ ¥1,450,000,000
|¥1.5 billion
|-
|''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]''
|1992
|≈ ¥3,770,000,000
|¥1 billion
|-
|''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]''
|1993
|≈ $36,000,000
|$9.5 million
|-
|''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]''
|1994
|≈ ¥1,650,000,000
|¥1 billion
|-
|''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]''
|1995
|≈ $34,500,000
|¥1 billion
|-
|''[[Godzilla 2000|Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]''
|1999
|≈ $12,900,000
|¥1.65 billion
|-
|''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]''
|2000
|≈ ¥1,200,000,000
|¥700-800 million<br>({{USD|7–9 million|long=no}})
|-
|''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack|Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah:<br>Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]''
|2001
|≈ $20,000,000
|¥700-800 million<br>({{USD|7–9 million|long=no}})
|-
|''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]''
|2002
|$14,122,958
|¥1 billion
|-
|''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]''
|2003
|$10,724,345
|{{N/a}}
|-
|''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]''
|2004
|$9,167,302
|¥1.9 billion
|-
|''[[Shin Godzilla]]''
|2016
|$78,053,145
|¥1.3 billion
|-
|''[[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters]]''
|2017
|$3,285,291
| rowspan="3" {{N/a}}
|-
|''[[Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle]]''
|2018
|≈ ¥100,000,000
|-
|''[[Godzilla: The Planet Eater]]''
|2018
|$1,523,168
|-
|''[[Godzilla Minus One]]''
|2023
|$115,857,413
|$10–12 million
|-
! colspan="4" |American productions
|-
|''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]''
|1998
|$379,014,294
|$130–150 million
|-
|''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]''
|2014
|$529,076,069
|$160 million
|-
|''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''
|2019
|$387,300,138
|$170–200 million
|-
|''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]''
|2021
|$470,116,094
|$155–200 million
|-
|''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]''
|2024
|$571,850,016
|$135–150 million
|}

* N/A = no known data

==Other media==
===Television===
====Japan====
In 1973, Godzilla was featured in Toho's ''[[tokusatsu]]'' series ''[[Zone Fighter]]'', which also featured King Ghidorah and Gigan in a few episodes. Several filmmakers who had worked on previous Godzilla films participated in the series; [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]] produced the series, directors [[Ishirō Honda]] and [[Jun Fukuda]] directed some episodes. Fukuda wrote episode four, effects director [[Teruyoshi Nakano]] contributed to the special effects, while [[Kōichi Kawakita]] (who would direct the effects for Toho's [[Heisei era]] films) served as assistant effects director.{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=192 & 193}} 

In 1992, Toho produced a children's educational animated series titled ''[[Godzilland]]'' which featured live-action segments mixed with [[Chibi (style)|chibi]]-styled animation.<ref name="ANN Toole Cartoons">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2021-06-02/mike-toole-presents-a-crash-course-in-godzilla-cartoons/.171426|title=Mike Toole Presents: A Crash Course in Godzilla Cartoons|first=Mike|last=Toole|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=June 2, 2021|access-date=January 28, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=January 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128204432/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2021-06-02/mike-toole-presents-a-crash-course-in-godzilla-cartoons/.171426}}</ref> In 1997, Toho produced a children's series titled ''Godzilla Island'', centered on Godzilla toys. Toho made the series available worldwide on their official YouTube channel in November 2022.<ref name="THR New Godzilla 2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-godzilla-movie-japan-toho-1235255536/|title=New 'Godzilla' Movie Coming Next Year From Japan's Toho|first=Patrick|last=Brzeski|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 3, 2022|access-date=January 28, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=January 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128203038/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-godzilla-movie-japan-toho-1235255536/}}</ref> In 2018, GEMSTONE, a web content subsidiary of Toho, held a competition for filmmakers to produce short films based on the Godzilla franchise with finalists receiving a cash prize and the opportunity to work with Toho in an official capacity.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gemstoneaudition.com/awarded | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427031843/https://gemstoneaudition.com/awarded | archive-date=2023-04-27 | title=入賞作品 &#124; Gemstone }}</ref> One of these finalists, the puppet short ''Godziban'', would become an ongoing [[YouTube]] web series in August 2019, with a selection of 20 episodes being offered on [[Amazon Prime Video]] and [[Hulu]] in Japan in 2024.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1791277158507450498 |user=AtelierGodziban |title=Amazon prime http://amazon.co.jp/dp/B0D292S71M?… BANDAI CHANNEL http://sp.b-ch.com/titles/8589/ FOD http://fod.fujitv.co.jp/title/11pr/ Hulu http://hulu.jp/godziban U-NEXT http://video.unext.jp/title/SID01022… #ゴジばん 配信開始です。 新構成でまとめた20話が登場しました。 ゴジダンもいろんなバージョンがあります🎵 https://pic.x.com/gnzarwutcy}}</ref> 

In October 2020, Toho announced ''[[Godzilla Singular Point]]''; an [[anime]] series directed by Atsushi Takahashi, written by [[Toh EnJoe]], and animated by Japanese studios [[Bones (studio)|Bones]] and [[Orange (animation studio)|Orange]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/godzilla-singular-point-netflix-new-original-anime-series-2021-1234592659/|title='Godzilla Singular Point': Netflix Announces New Original Godzilla Anime Series For 2021|date=October 6, 2020|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Alexandria |last=Del Rosario|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007003211/https://deadline.com/2020/10/godzilla-singular-point-netflix-new-original-anime-series-2021-1234592659/|archive-date=October 7, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 7, 2020}}</ref> ''Godzilla Singular Point'' aired on Japanese television in April 2021 and was released worldwide on [[Netflix]] in June 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2021-05-18/godzilla-singular-point-anime-debuts-on-netflix-outside-of-japan-on-june-24/.172922|title=Godzilla Singular Point Anime Debuts on Netflix Outside of Japan on June 24|first=Alex|last=Mateo|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 18, 2021|access-date=May 18, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=January 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128205214/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2021-05-18/godzilla-singular-point-anime-debuts-on-netflix-outside-of-japan-on-june-24/.172922}}</ref> ''[[Chibi Godzilla Raids Again]]'', a short anime series produced by Toho and Pie in the sky, aired in 2023.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/04/mini-monster-mayhem-returns-in-chibi-godzilla-raids-again/|title=Mini-Monster Mayhem Returns in 'Chibi Godzilla Raids Again'!|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|date=April 11, 2023|magazine=[[Animation Magazine]]|access-date=April 16, 2023}}</ref>

====United States====
Godzilla and its likeness has appeared in various television-related media, including ''[[Robot Chicken]]'', ''[[Roseanne]]'', ''[[Animaniacs]]'', ''[[South Park]]'', ''[[Malcolm In The Middle]]'', ''[[Chappelle's Show]]'', ''[[Rugrats]]'', a [[Nike (company)|Nike]] commercial with [[Charles Barkley]] battling Godzilla, and multiple appearances on ''[[The Simpsons]]'', including a Halloween spoof titled ''[[Treehouse of Horror XXVI|Homerzilla]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/godzilla-references-pop-culture/|title=From The Simpsons To Shrek 2: A History Of Godzilla In Pop Culture|first=Alastair|last=Plumb|work=Empire|date=May 14, 2014|access-date=January 28, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=January 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128221310/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/godzilla-references-pop-culture/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-10-24/homer-spoofs-godzilla-in-sunday-simpsons-halloween-episode/.94438|title=Homer Spoofs Godzilla in Sunday's Simpsons Halloween Episode|first=Lynzee|last=Loveridge|work=Anime News Network|date=October 24, 2015|access-date=January 28, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=January 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128224401/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-10-24/homer-spoofs-godzilla-in-sunday-simpsons-halloween-episode/.94438}}</ref>

In 1978, [[Hanna-Barbera]] produced the animated series ''[[Godzilla (1978 TV series)|Godzilla]]'' and ran for two seasons on [[NBC]].{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=209}} In 2022, Toho made the complete Hanna-Barbera series available worldwide on their official YouTube channel.<ref name="HB Godzilla on YT"/> In 1991, the English dubbed versions of ''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (as ''Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster'') and ''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' were riffed on ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/mst3k-giant-monster-movies-mystery-science-theater-3000/|title=MST3K: A Guide to the Giant Monster Movies of Mystery Science Theater 3000|first=Gavin|last=Jasper|work=[[Den of Geek]]|date=June 1, 2019|access-date=January 28, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=January 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128220723/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/mst3k-giant-monster-movies-mystery-science-theater-3000/}}</ref> In 1998, [[Columbia TriStar Television]] produced ''[[Godzilla: The Series]]''; developed by Jeff Kline and Richard Raynis, the series served as a sequel to the 1998 film ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'' and ran for two seasons on [[Fox Kids]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/no-godzooky-everything-you-didnt-know-about-godzilla-the-series|title=No Godzooky! Everything You Didn't Know About Godzilla: The Series|first=|last=|work=Syfy Wire|date=July 23, 2020|access-date=January 28, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=January 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128220258/https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/no-godzooky-everything-you-didnt-know-about-godzilla-the-series}}</ref> In January 2022, [[Legendary Television]] announced that [[Apple TV+]] had ordered a live-action series set in the [[Monsterverse]] titled ''[[Monarch: Legacy of Monsters]]''.<ref name="Apple Deadline">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/apple-tv-godzilla-legendary-monsterverse-1234916545/|title=Apple TV+ Lands Godzilla & Titans Series Based On Legendary's Monsterverse|first=Justin|last=Kroll|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=January 20, 2022|access-date=January 20, 2022|url-status=live|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120233013/https://deadline.com/2022/01/apple-tv-godzilla-legendary-monsterverse-1234916545/}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="50"|Year
! style="width:200px;" | Title
! Notes
|-
|1973
|''[[Zone Fighter]]''
|The series features Godzilla in five episodes.{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=192 & 193}}
|-
|1978–1979
|''[[Godzilla (1978 TV series)|Godzilla]]''
| In 2006, Classic Media released the first eight episodes on two volume DVD's as ''Godzilla: The Original Animated Series''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scifijapan.com/dvd-blu-ray-digital/hanna-barberas-godzilla-comes-to-dvd|title=Hanna-Barbera's Godzilla Comes to DVD|first=Keith|last=Aiken|work=SciFi Japan|date=April 5, 2006|access-date=January 28, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=April 8, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060408164048/https://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2006/04/05/hanna-barberas-godzilla-comes-to-dvd/}}</ref> In 2022, [[Toho International|Toho International Inc.]] released the complete series on their official YouTube channel.<ref name="HB Godzilla on YT">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/godzilla-animated-series-re-released-youtube/|title=Classic 'Godzilla' Animated Series to be Re-Released For Free After 40 Years|first=Marco Vito|last=Oddo|work=Collider|date=June 2, 2022|access-date=January 28, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=January 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128215108/https://collider.com/godzilla-animated-series-re-released-youtube/}}</ref>
|-
|1992
|''[[Godzilland]]''
|
|-
|1993
|''Godzilland 2''
|
|-
|1994-1996
|''Get Going! Godzilland''
|
|-
|1997–1998
|''[[Godzilla Island]]''
|
|-
|1998–2000
|''[[Godzilla: The Series]]''
|
|-
|2019-
|''Godziban''
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Godzilla Singular Point]]''
|
|-
|2023
|''[[Monarch: Legacy of Monsters]]''
|
|-
|2023-2024
|''[[Chibi Godzilla Raids Again]]''
|
|}

===Video games===
{{Main|List of Godzilla games}}

A game called ''Gojira-kun'' (which was originally going to be titled ''Gojiraland'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tcrf.net/Godzilla-kun|title=Godzilla-kun – The Cutting Room Floor|work=tcrf.net}}</ref> was released for the [[MSX]] in 1985. In 1990, ''[[Godzilla (1990 video game)|Gojira-kun: Kaijū Daikōshin]]'' was released for the Game Boy. In 1993, ''[[Super Godzilla]]'' was released for the SNES.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3561435/best-godzilla-games/|title=King of the Consoles: 7 of the Best 'Godzilla' Games|first=Neil|last=Bolt|work=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |date=May 22, 2019|access-date=October 19, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019065914/https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3561435/best-godzilla-games/}}</ref> In 2004, ''[[Godzilla: Save the Earth]]'' was released by Atari. In 2007, ''[[Godzilla: Unleashed]] '' was released for the [[Wii]] and DS. The 2014 video game ''[[Godzilla (2014 video game)|Godzilla]]'' was released by [[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Bandai Namco]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamestop.com/ps4/games/godzilla/119160|title=Godzilla for PlayStation 4|work=Gamestop| access-date=May 30, 2015}}</ref> In May 2022, ''[[Call of Duty: Warzone]]'' featured a cross-over event for ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/23035927/godzilla-vs-king-kong-call-of-duty-warzone-crossover|title=Call of Duty: Warzone getting Godzilla and King Kong crossover|first=Matt|last=Leone|work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=April 21, 2022|access-date=April 21, 2022|url-status=live|archive-date=April 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421181853/https://www.polygon.com/23035927/godzilla-vs-king-kong-call-of-duty-warzone-crossover}}</ref> Godzilla would be confirmed to play in the Kaiju fighting game [[GigaBash]] as a guest character.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/gigabash-godzilla-collaboration-teases-the-king-of-the-monsters/ | title=GigaBash Godzilla Collaboration Teases the King of the Monsters | date=15 September 2022 }}</ref> Godzilla is slated to appear in Chapter 6: Season 1 of ''[[Fortnite: Battle Royale]]''.

===Novels===
A ''Godzilla'' series of novels was published by [[Random House]] during the late 1990s and the first half of 2000. The company created different series for different age groups, the [[Godzilla (Scott Ciencin series)|Scott Ciencin series]] being aimed at preteens and the [[Godzilla (Marc Cerasini series)|Marc Cerasini series]] being aimed at teens and young adults. 

To tie-in with the 2014 film, three books were published. [[Titan Books]] published a novelization of the film in May 2014, written by Greg Cox. The graphic novel ''Godzilla: Awakening'' by Max Borenstein, Greg Borenstein and Eric Battle served as a prequel, and ''Godzilla: The Art of Destruction'' by Mark Cotta told about the making of the film. 

=== Comics ===
{{Main|Godzilla (comics)}}
Several [[manga]] have been derived from specific ''Godzilla'' films and both [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] and [[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse]] have published ''Godzilla'' comic book series (1977–1979 and 1987–1999, respectively). In 2011, IDW Publishing started a new series, ''Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters'' (published in book form under the same title), rebooting the Godzilla story. It was followed by two sequel series, ''Godzilla'' (published in book form as ''Godzilla: History's Greatest Monster'') and ''Godzilla: Rulers of Earth'' (published in book form as ''Godzilla: Complete Rulers of Earth Volume 1'' and ''Godzilla: Complete Rulers of Earth Volume 2''), as well as seven five-issue miniseries to date.

Godzilla has been referenced in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' comics on three separate occasions. The character is featured in ''Bart Simpson's Guide to Life'' where it and other kaiju characters such as [[Minilla]] and [[King Ghidorah]] can be seen; it is featured in the comic "''An Anime Among Us!''" and ''K-Bart''.  Godzilla is also featured in the comic ''Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror 7'' where it and other kaiju can be seen referenced on the front cover.

===Music===
''[[Godzilla: The Album]]'', the [[soundtrack album]] of ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1998), sold 2.5{{nbsp}}million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dud 'Godzilla' Still Music To Sony's Ears |url=http://articles.philly.com/1998-07-22/news/25735413_1_music-sales-soundtrack-albums-biggest-album |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922112642/http://articles.philly.com/1998-07-22/news/25735413_1_music-sales-soundtrack-albums-biggest-album |archive-date=September 22, 2015 | access-date=September 22, 2015 |work=[[New York Daily News]] |date=July 22, 1998}}</ref> The album's lead single, "[[Come with Me (Puff Daddy song)|Come with Me]]" by [[Puff Daddy]] featuring [[Jimmy Page]], sold a certified 2.025{{nbsp}}million copies worldwide.<ref>See {{Section link|Come with Me (Puff Daddy song)|Certifications}}</ref> Its Japan-exclusive single, "[[Shinshoku (Lose Control)|Lose Control]]" by [[Japanese rock]] band [[L'Arc-en-Ciel]], sold 938,401 copies in Japan.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} ''[[Shin Godzilla|Shin Godzilla Ongakushuu]]'', the soundtrack album of ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016), sold 43,951 copies in Japan.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} ''[[Mars (B'z album)|Mars]]'' (1991), an album by the Japanese rock duo [[B'z]] featuring a Godzilla-themed song, sold 1,730,500 copies in Japan.<ref>{{cite news |title=B'z、さらなる記録更新へ！ニューアルバムリリース決定！ |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/21023/full/ |work=[[Oricon News]] |publisher=[[Oricon]] |date=2006-05-10 |language=ja-JP}}</ref>

[[Blue Öyster Cult]] released the song "[[Godzilla (Blue Öyster Cult song)|Godzilla]]" in 1977. It was the first track, and the second of four singles, from their fifth studio album ''[[Spectres (album)|Spectres]]'' (also 1977). Artists such as [[Fu Manchu (band)|Fu Manchu]], [[Racer X (band)|Racer X]] and [[Double Experience]] have included cover versions of this song on their albums. American musician [[Michale Graves]] wrote a song titled "Godzilla" for his 2005 album ''Punk Rock Is Dead''. The lyrics mention Godzilla and several on-screen adversaries such as Mothra, Hedorah, Destoroyah and Gigan.<ref>''[[Punk Rock Is Dead]]''</ref> The Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura has a song titled "Biotech is Godzilla" on its 1993 release ''Chaos A.D''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lyricsfreak.com/s/sepultura/biotech%20is%20godzilla_20123343.html|title=Biotech Is Godzilla Lyrics – Sepultura|work=lyricsfreak.com}}</ref>

Composer [[Eric Whitacre]] wrote a piece for wind ensemble titled "Godzilla Eats Las Vegas!" The work was commissioned by Thomas Leslie of the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] and was premiered in 1996 by the university's wind band. Annotations on the score instruct performers to dress in costume and a "script" is provided for the audience. Since the piece's premiere, it has been performed by notable ensembles including the [[United States Marine Band]] and the Scottish National Wind Symphony.<ref name="whitacre">{{cite web |last1=Whitacre |first1=Eric |title=Godzilla Eats Las Vegas! |url=https://ericwhitacre.com/music-catalog/godzilla-eats-las-vegas |access-date=2 November 2020}}</ref>

The French death metal band [[Gojira (band)|Gojira]] named the band after Godzilla's name in Japanese.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/gojira-mn0000721409/biography |title=Gojira: Biography |website=allmusic | access-date=January 14, 2018}}</ref> The song "Simon Says" by Pharoahe Monch is a hip-hop remix of the "Godzilla March" theme song. The instrumental version of this song was notably used in the 2000 film ''[[Charlie's Angels (2000 film)|Charlie's Angels]]''. The British band [[Lostprophets]] released a song called "[[We Are Godzilla, You Are Japan]]" on its second studio album ''[[Start Something]]''. The American punk band [[Groovie Ghoulies]] released a song called "Hats off to You (Godzilla)" as a tribute to Godzilla. It is featured on the EP ''Freaks on Parade'' released in 2002.

The American artist [[Doctor Steel]] released a song called 'Atomic Superstar' about Godzilla on his album ''[[People of Earth (album)|People of Earth]]'' in 2002. In 2003, the British singer [[Siouxsie Sioux]] released the album ''[[Hái!]]'' with her band [[The Creatures]]; the album had a Japanese theme with a song dedicated to the monster, simply titled "[[Godzilla!]]". The record label Shifty issued the compilation album ''Destroysall'' with 15 songs from 15 bands, ranging from hardcore punk to doom-laden death metal. Not all of the songs are dedicated to Godzilla, but all do appear connected to monsters from Toho Studios. Fittingly, the disc was released on August 1, 2003, the 35th anniversary of the Japanese release of ''Destroy All Monsters''.

King Geedorah (a.k.a. [[MF Doom|MF DOOM]]) released ''[[Take Me to Your Leader (King Geedorah album)|Take Me to Your Leader]]'', a hip-hop album featuring guests from the group [[Monsta Island Czars]], another Godzilla-themed hip-hop group. These albums include multiple Godzilla samples throughout the series. Taiwanese American electronic musician [[Mochipet]] released the EP ''Godzilla Rehab Center'' on August 21, 2012, featuring songs named after monsters in the series including Gigan, King Ghidorah, Moguera and Hedorah.

In 2019, American rock band Think Sanity released their debut album featuring songs based on Godzilla, Mothra, and Hedorah. The songs are titled "Sad Kaiju", "Mothra", and "Sludge", respectively. The monsters are also mentioned by name on the track "News at Six" in which they are comically described by newscaster Chip Bentley as destroying a nearby town. The band has mentioned in interviews that they have also written songs based on Biollante, King Ghidorah, and Rodan as well.

===Geographic features===
The largest [[megamullion]], located 600 kilometres to the south-east of [[Okinotorishima]], the southernmost Japanese island, is named the [[Godzilla Megamullion]]. The [[Japan Coast Guard]] played a role in name, reaching an agreement with [[Toho]] who owns the rights to Godzilla. Toho's Chief Godzilla officer Keiji Ota stated that "I am truly honored that (the megamullion) bears Godzilla's name, the Earth's most powerful monster."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14521947|title=Pacific undersea province given name 'Godzilla Megamullion'
|first=Masanori|last=Isobe|work=[[The Asahi Shimbun]] |date=January 14, 2022|access-date=January 15, 2022|url-status=live|archive-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115084311/https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14521947}}</ref>

==Cultural impact==
{{Main|Godzilla in popular culture}}

Godzilla is one of the most recognizable symbols of [[Japanese popular culture]] worldwide and is an important facet of Japanese films, embodying the [[Kaijū|kaiju]] subset of the [[tokusatsu]] genre. It has been considered an allegory of nuclear weapons. The earlier ''Godzilla'' films, especially the original ''Godzilla'', portrayed Godzilla as a frightening, nuclear monster. Godzilla represented the fears that many Japanese held about the nuclear attacks on [[Hiroshima]] and [[Nagasaki]] and the possibility of recurrence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/popcult/handouts/metaphor/godzilla/godzilla.html |title=The Monster That Morphed Into a Metaphor |author=Terrence Rafferty |date=May 2, 2004 }}</ref>

As the series progressed, so did Godzilla, changing into a less destructive and more heroic character.<ref name="Huffington">{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-lankes/godzillas-secret-history_b_5192284.html|title=Godzilla's Secret History|last=Lankes|first=Kevin|work=[[Huffington Post]]|date=June 22, 2014|access-date=March 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-comprehensive-history-of-tohos-original-kaiju-and-atomic-allegory-godzilla|title=A Comprehensive History of Toho's Original Kaiju (and Atomic Allegory) Godzilla|last=Goldstein|first=Rich|work=Daily Beast|date=May 18, 2014|access-date=March 19, 2018}}</ref> ''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) was the turning point in Godzilla's transformation from villain to hero, by pitting him against a greater threat to humanity, [[King Ghidorah]].<ref name="Syfy">{{cite web |last1=Grebey |first1=James |title=The history of Ghidorah, Godzilla's rival for the title of King of the Monsters |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-history-of-ghidorah-godzillas-rival-for-the-title-of-king-of-the-monsters |website=[[Syfy Wire]] |publisher=[[NBCUniversal]] |access-date=27 May 2020 |date=28 May 2019}}</ref> Godzilla has since been viewed as an [[anti-hero]].<ref name="Huffington"/> [[Roger Ebert]] cites Godzilla as a notable example of a villain-turned-hero, along with King Kong, the [[James Bond film]]s' [[Jaws (James Bond)|Jaws]], the [[Terminator (character)|Terminator]], and ''[[Rambo (franchise)|Rambo]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |author1-link=Roger Ebert |title=Ebert's Bigger Little Movie Glossary |date=2013 |publisher=[[Andrews McMeel Publishing]] |isbn=978-0-7407-9246-5 |page=22 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q-U8ZWC-Ip0C&pg=PT22}}</ref>

Godzilla is considered "the original radioactive [[superhero]]" due to his accidental radioactive [[origin story]] predating [[Spider-Man]] (1962 debut),<ref name="Huffington"/> though Godzilla did not become a hero until ''Ghidorah'' in 1964.<ref name="Syfy"/> By the 1970s, Godzilla came to be viewed as a superhero, with the magazine ''King of the Monsters'' in 1977 describing Godzilla as "Superhero of the '70s."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Glut |first1=Donald F. |chapter=Godzilla, Saurian Superhero |title=Jurassic Classics: A Collection of Saurian Essays and Mesozoic Musings |date=2001 |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |isbn=978-0-7864-6246-9 |pages=225–229 (225) |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O5znudeYRzEC&pg=PA225}}</ref> In 1973, Godzilla was voted the most popular [[movie monster]] in ''[[The Monster Times]]'' poll, beating [[Count Dracula]], [[King Kong]], [[Werewolf fiction|Wolf Man]], [[The Mummy (Universal film franchise)|The Mummy]], [[Creature From the Black Lagoon]], and [[Frankenstein's monster]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kogan |first1=Rick |title='It Was A Long Time Coming, But Godzilla, ''This Is Your Life'' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-09-15-8503020410-story.html |access-date=22 May 2020 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=September 15, 1985}}</ref>

In 2010, the [[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]] named their most recently acquired scout vessel MV ''Gojira''. Toho, the people in charge of the ''Godzilla'' franchise, served them with a notice to remove the name and in response the boat's name was changed in May 2011 to [[MV Brigitte Bardot|MV ''Brigitte Bardot'']].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-110525-1.html |title=The Beast Transforms into a Beauty as Godzilla Becomes the Brigitte Bardot – Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |publisher=Seashepherd.org |date=2011-05-25 | access-date=2013-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703225105/http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-110525-1.html |archive-date=2011-07-03 }}</ref>

[[Steven Spielberg]] cited ''Godzilla'' as an inspiration for ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' (1993), specifically ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]]'' (1956), which he grew up watching.{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=15}} During its production, Spielberg described ''Godzilla'' as "the most masterful of all the dinosaur movies because it made you believe it was really happening."{{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=17}} ''Godzilla'' also influenced the Spielberg film ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' (1975).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Freer |first1=Ian |title=The Complete Spielberg |date=2001 |publisher=[[Virgin Books]] |isbn=9780753505564 |page=[https://archive.org/details/completespielber0000free/page/48 48] |url=https://archive.org/details/completespielber0000free|url-access=registration }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Derry |first1=Charles |title=Dark Dreams: A Psychological History of the Modern Horror Film |date=1977 |publisher=A. S. Barnes |isbn=9780498019159 |page=[https://archive.org/details/darkdreamspsycho0000derr/page/82 82] |url=https://archive.org/details/darkdreamspsycho0000derr|url-access=registration }}</ref> ''Godzilla'' has also been cited as an inspiration by actor [[Tim Allen]] and filmmakers [[Martin Scorsese]] and [[Tim Burton]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kalat |first1=David |title=A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series, 2d ed. |date=2017 |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |isbn=978-1-4766-3265-0 |page=318 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VsE8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT318}}</ref>

===Awards===
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==== Won ====
* 1954 Japan Movie Association Awards – Special Effects (''Godzilla'' (1954)){{sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=47}}
* 1966 Japan Academy Award – Special Effects (''Invasion of Astro-Monster'')
* 1986 Japan Academy Award – Special Effects and Newcomer of the Year (''The Return of Godzilla'')
* 1986 Razzie Awards – Worst Supporting Actor and Worst New Star (''The Return of Godzilla'')
* 1992 Japan Academy Award – Special Effects (''Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah'')
* 1993 Tokyo Sports Movie Awards – Best Leading Actor (''Godzilla vs. Mothra'')
* 1993 Best Grossing Films Award – Golden Award and Money-Making Star Award (''Godzilla vs. Mothra'')
* 1993 Japan Academy Award – Best Score (''Godzilla vs. Mothra'')
* 1994 Japan Academy Award – Best Score (''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'')
* 1995 Best Grossing Films Award – Silver Award (''Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla'')
* 1996 Best Grossing Films Award – Golden Award (''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'')
* 1996 Japan Academy Award – Special Effects (''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'')
* 1996 [[MTV Movie Awards]] – Lifetime Achievement*
* 1998 Golden Raspberry Awards – Worst Supporting Actress and Worst Remake or Sequel (''Godzilla'' (1998))
* 1999 Saturn Awards – Best Special Effects (''Godzilla'' (1998))
* 2001 Saturn Awards – Best Home Video Release (''Godzilla 2000'')
* 2002 Best Grossing Films Award – Silver Award (''Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'')
* 2004 [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000693/2004|title=Walk of Fame (2004)|work=imdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://walkoffame.com/godzilla/ | title=Godzilla | date=25 October 2019 }}</ref> – (''Godzilla: Final Wars'')
* 2007 Saturn Awards – Best DVD Classic Film Release (''Godzilla'' (1954))
* 2014 22nd Annual Japan Cool Content Contribution Award (''Godzilla'' (2014))<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/legendarys-godzilla-receive-japanese-governmental-725714|title=Legendary's 'Godzilla' to Receive Japanese Governmental Award|last=Siegemund-Broka|first=Austin|work=Hollywood Reporter|date=August 14, 2014| access-date=January 19, 2016}}</ref>
* 2017 [[40th Japan Academy Prize]] – Best Picture, Best Director, Cinematography, Lighting Direction, Art Direction, Sound Recording, Film Editing (''Shin Godzilla'')<ref>{{cite web |url= http://japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/40_special.html|title= 日本アカデミー賞公式サイト|work= Japan Academy Prize}}</ref>
* 2017 [[11th Asian Film Awards]] – Best Visual Effects (''Shin Godzilla)''<ref>{{Cite web |title=11th – Asian Film Awards Academy |url=https://www.afa-academy.com/awards/11th/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2021 [[Golden Trailer Awards|21st Golden Trailer Awards]] – Best Fantasy Adventure TV Spot for a Feature Film ( ''Godzilla: King of the Monsters)''<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Perez |first1=Allison Crist,Lexy |last2=Crist |first2=Allison |last3=Perez |first3=Lexy |date=2021-07-23 |title=Golden Trailer Awards: 'A Quiet Place: Part II', 'Black Widow' Among Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2021-golden-trailer-awards-winners-list-1234978230/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2022 [[47th Saturn Awards]] – Best Special Effects (''Godzilla vs. Kong)''<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Rourke |first=Ryan |date=2022-10-26 |title=Saturn Award Winners Headlined By 'Everything Everywhere All At Once,' 'Top Gun Maverick,' and 'Better Call Saul' |url=https://collider.com/saturn-award-winners-2022-better-call-saul-top-gun-maverick/ |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref>
* 2024 [[17th Asian Film Awards]] – Best Sound and Best Visual Effects (''Godzilla Minus One)''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brzeski |first=Patrick |date=2024-03-10 |title=Asia Film Awards: Ryusuke Hamaguchi's 'Evil Does Not Exist' Wins Best Film |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/asia-film-awards-2024-winners-1235846437/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2024 [[47th Japan Academy Film Prize]] – Best Picture, Best Screenplay (Yamazaki), Best Supporting Actress (Sakura Ando), Best Cinematography, Best Lighting Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Recording and Best Film Editing (''Godzilla Minus One)''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-08 |title=『ゴジラ-1.0』作品賞など最多8冠で圧倒！山崎貴監督ガッツポーズ：第47回日本アカデミー賞｜シネマトゥデイ |url=https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0141865 |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=シネマトゥデイ |language=ja}}</ref>
* 2024 [[96th Academy Awards]] – [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]] (''Godzilla Minus One)''<ref name="Oscar">{{cite news |last=Lattanzio |first=Ryan |title=Japan Wins First Best Visual Effects Oscar for 'Godzilla Minus One' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/awards/results/japan-wins-first-best-visual-effects-oscar-godzilla-minus-one-1234960633/ |access-date=March 11, 2024 |work=IndieWire |date=March 11, 2024}}</ref>

(*) In 1996 Godzilla received an award for Lifetime Achievement at the MTV Movie Awards. Creator and producer Shōgo Tomiyama accepted on his behalf via satellite and was joined by "Godzilla" himself.

==== Nominations ====

* 2022 [[20th Visual Effects Society Awards]] – Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature, Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project,  Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature (''Godzilla vs. Kong)''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tangcay |first=Jazz |date=2022-01-18 |title='Dune' and 'Encanto' Lead Visual Effects Society Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2022/artisans/awards/visual-effects-society-awards-nominations-dune-encanto-1235156134/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2024 [[22nd Visual Effects Society Awards]] – Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature for''"Godzilla"'' (''Godzilla Minus One)''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Giardina |first=Carolyn |date=2024-01-16 |title='The Creator' Leads Visual Effects Society Feature Competition With 7 Nominations |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/visual-effects-society-2024-nominations-list-1235788527/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2024 22nd Visual Effects Society Awards – Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode ( ''Monarch: Legacy of Monsters)''

===Name usage===
{{Main|-zilla}}
"-zilla" is a well-known [[slang]] suffix, used to imply some form of excess to a person, object or theme;<ref>William Tsutsui (2004) "Godzilla on My Mind", p,8.</ref> some examples being the [[Reality television|reality TV show]] ''[[Bridezillas]]'' and the [[Netscape]]-derived [[web browser]] [[Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]].

==See also==
* [[List of films featuring dinosaurs]]
* [[List of films featuring giant monsters]]
* [[Godzilla]]
* [[King Kong (franchise)]]
* [[Gamera]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
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* {{cite book|first=J. I.|last=Baker|year=2019|title=Life Special: Godzilla, the King of the Monsters|publisher=[[Life (magazine)|Life Magazine]]|isbn=9781547846993}}
* {{cite book|last=England|first=Norman|title=Behind the Kaiju Curtain: A Journey Onto Japan's Biggest Film Sets|publisher=Awai Books|date=November 22, 2021|isbn=9781937220105}}
* {{cite book|last=Galbraith IV|first=Stuart|year=1994|title=Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films: A Critical Analysis of 103 Features Released in the United States, 1950-1992|publisher=McFarland|isbn=0899508537}}
* {{cite book|last=Galbraith IV|first=Stuart|title=Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo! The Incredible World of Japanese Fantasy Films|publisher=Feral House|date=1998|isbn=0922915474}}
* {{cite book|last=Galbraith IV|first=Stuart|year=2008|title=The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9781461673743}}
* {{cite journal|last=Godziszewski|first=Ed|url=https://archive.org/details/JapaneseFantasyFilmJournal141982Jodyanimator/Japanese%20Fantasy%20Film%20Journal%2013%20%281981%29%20jodyanimator/|title=Making of Godzilla・Japan's Master of Monsters|journal=The Japanese Fantasy Film Journal|year=1981|issue=13|publisher=Greg Shoemaker}}
* {{cite book|last=Godziszewski|first=Ed|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Godzilla|publisher=Daikaiju Enterprises|year=1994}}
* {{cite book|last=Kalat|first=David|year=1997|title=A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series|edition=First|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786447497}}
* {{cite book|last=Kalat|first=David|year=2010|title=A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series|edition=Second|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786447497}}
* {{cite journal|title=Life: Godzilla|journal=Life Books|year=2019|volume=19|issue=15, May 31, 2019|ref={{harvid|Kennedy, et al.|2019}}|first1=Kostya|last1=Kennedy|first2=J. J.|last2=Baker|first3=Joel|last3=Van Liew|first4=Amy|last4=Lennard Goehner|display-authors=1|location=New York, New York, U.S.}}
* {{cite book|last1=Lees|first1=J. D.|last2=Cerasini|first2=Marc|title=The Official Godzilla Compendium|publisher=Random House|year=1998|isbn=0679888225|url=https://archive.org/details/officialgodzilla00lees}}
* {{cite book|last=Lichtenfeld|first=Eric|year=2007|title=Action Speaks Louder: Violence, Spectacle and the American Action Movie|publisher=Wesleyan University Press|isbn=9780819568014}}
* {{cite book|last=Ragone|first=August|year=2007|title=Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters|publisher=Chronicle Books|isbn=9780811860789}}
* {{cite book|title=Japan's Green Monsters: Environmental Commentary in Kaiju Cinema|last=Rhoads and McCorkle|first=Sean and Brooke|year=2018|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476663906}}
* {{cite book|last=Ryfle|first=Steve|title=Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of the Big G|year=1998|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=9781550223484|url=https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl}}
*{{cite AV media|first1=Steve|last1=Ryfle|first2=Ed|last2=Godziszewski|title=Gojira Audio Commentary|type=DVD|publisher=Classic Media|year=2006}}
* {{cite book|last1=Ryfle|first1=Steve|last2=Godziszewski|first2=Ed|title=Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa|publisher=Wesleyan University Press|year=2017|isbn=9780819570871}}
* {{cite book|last=Solomon|first=Brian|year=2017|title=Godzilla FAQ: All that's Left to Know about the King of the Monsters|publisher=Applause Theatre & Cinema Books|isbn=9781495045684}}
* {{cite book|last=Tsutsui|first=William|title=Godzilla on my Mind: Fifty Years of the King of Monsters|year=2004|publisher=Palgrave MacMillan|isbn=1403964742}}
* {{cite AV media|last=TV Shinshu|author-link=TV Shinshu|title=映画監督 山崎貴の世界|trans-title=The World of Film Director Takashi Yamazaki|url=https://tver.jp/series/srhhopnsbq|language=ja|type=television special|date=October 7, 2023|publisher=TV Shinshu|via=[[TVer (streaming service)|TVer]]}}
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==External links==
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* [https://godzilla.com Official ''Godzilla'' website] by [[Toho|Toho Co., Ltd.]] {{in lang|en}}
* [http://www.toho.co.jp/ Official website] of Toho Co., Ltd. {{in lang|ja}}

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