Godzilla Movies/Films
This bleak, black-and-white masterpiece directed by Ishirō Honda introduced the world to the giant radiation-born monster.
What is Godzilla? (Gojira or Godzilla, King of the Monsters!)
This 2014 Hollywood film successfully kicked off the massive modern MonsterVerse franchise with a realistic take on the giant beast.
What is Godzilla?
Spanning from 1954 to 1975, this first official era is named after the reigning Japanese Emperor of the time and saw Godzilla shift from a terrifying villain to a heroic defender of Earth.
What is the Showa era?
This three-headed, golden space dragon is widely considered to be Godzilla's ultimate, definitive arch-nemesis.
Who is King Ghidorah? (Monster Zero)
This is Godzilla's signature weapon, a powerful beam of energy fired from his mouth after his dorsal plates glow.
What is Atomic Breath? (atomic ray / atomic blast)
This 1962 smash hit was the very first time the Japanese King of the Monsters clashed with America’s most famous giant ape in full color.
What is King Kong vs. Godzilla?
To celebrate Godzilla's 50th anniversary in 2004, Toho released this action-packed crossover movie where he battles almost every classic monster in his catalog.
What is Godzilla: Final Wars
Starting with 1984's The Return of Godzilla, this era connected all its films into one strict continuity, culminating in Godzilla's heart melting down from nuclear overload in 1995.
What is the Heisei era?
Originally fighting Godzilla as his second-ever opponent in 1955, this spiky, four-legged ankylosaur went on to become his most fiercely loyal ally.
Who is Anguirus?
Godzilla is instantly recognizable by the rows of jagged, maple-leaf-shaped spikes running down this part of his body.
What is his back? (Spine or dorsal fins/plates)
This massive 2004 crossover movie served as Godzilla's 50th-anniversary celebration and featured him fighting almost every classic monster in rapid succession all over the globe.
What is Godzilla: Final Wars?
The tragic 1995 finale of the Heisei era features this name in the title, showcasing Godzilla's final showdown against a demon born from the Oxygen Destroyer.
What is Godzilla vs. Destroyah?
Launched by Godzilla 2000, this era abandoned strict continuity, choosing instead to make almost every movie an independent, standalone sequel to the original 1954 classic.
What is the Millennium era?
This cyborg kaiju from the Showa era features giant metal hooks for hands, a buzzsaw embedded in its chest, and a laser visor.
Who is Gigan?
This is the primary source of energy that fuels Godzilla, which he often absorbs from power plants or submarines.
What is radiation? (Nuclear energy)
Disliked by many purists, this 1998 TriStar Pictures film marked Hollywood's first attempt at a live-action Godzilla, featuring a redesigned creature that nested in Madison Square Garden.
What is Godzilla? (Godzilla 1998)
This 1993 Heisei-era film features Godzilla going head-to-head with a massive, pilotable robotic clone built by humans from the remains of Mecha-King Ghidorah.
What is Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II? (Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla / Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1993)
Beginning with Legendary Pictures' 2014 film, this massive American cinematic universe features Godzilla sharing the big screen with King Kong and other "Titans."
What is the Monsterverse?
Born from prehistoric crustaceans mutated by the 1954 Oxygen Destroyer, this devilish, micro-oxygen-spewing monster actually managed to kill Godzilla in 1995.
Who is Destroyah?
Aside from stamping his feet, Godzilla frequently uses this long, powerful appendage to whip enemies and smash buildings.
What is his tail?
Set in post-WWII Japan, this powerful 2023 masterpiece made cinema history by becoming the first-ever Godzilla movie to win an Academy Award (for Best Visual Effects).
What is Godzilla Minus One?
This 1964 Showa-era classic features Godzilla's very first battle against a giant, benevolent insect goddess protecting her giant egg on a tropical island.
What is Mothra vs. Godzilla? (Godzilla vs. The Thing)
This current Japanese era includes the terrifying Shin Godzilla (2016), the anime trilogy, and the critically acclaimed, Oscar-winning global phenomenon Godzilla Minus One (2023).
What is the Reiwa era
In Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973), Godzilla famously shakes hands with this heroic, size-changing robot built by a human scientist.
Who is Jet Jaguar
In the 2016 film Shin Godzilla, the monster shocks audiences by firing destructive lasers not just from his mouth, but also from these two other body parts.
What are his dorsal plates (back spikes) and his tail?