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"Godzilla and Biollante aren't monsters. It's the unscrupulous scientists who create them "Godzilla is the son of the atomic bomb. He is a nightmare created out of the darkness of the
Godzilla or Gojira was a monster created by Japanese filmmakers as a response to
and exploitation of societal fears of atomic power and nuclear weapons.
who are monsters." — Dr. Genichiro Shiragami
human soul. He is the sacred beast of the apocalypse." — Tomoyuki Tanaka
h i s t o r y
h e r e
The Gojira/Godzilla monster movie series began in 1954, and so far includes 28 films.
Godzilla has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Godzilla entry at Wikipedia
Godzilla disambiguation at Wikipedia
Movies of Godzilla
The Gojira/Godzilla monster movie series began in 1954, and so far includes 28 films.
list of films featuring Godzilla at Wikipedia
credits for character 'Godzilla' at Internet Movie Database
search on keywords 'godzilla gojira' on DVD for Godzilla at Amazon
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 | "A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series" [2007] by David Kalat McFarland & Co. 10x7 pb [4/2007] out of print/used McFarland & Co. 2nd edition 10x7¼ hardcover [7/2010] for $51.76 |
 | "Godzilla: 5 Rampaging Movies" DVD Box Set [1999]
Simitar Ent. widescreen DVD [2/99] 5 disks - out of prodn/used contains five feature films: "Godzilla: King of The Monsters" [1956], "Godzilla vs. Mothra" [1964], "Godzilla vs. Monster Zero" [1965], "Godzilla's Revenge" [1969], and "Terror of Mechagodzilla" [1975]; extras include trivia games & film facts, theatrical trailers, video art gallery, photo art gallery, sci-fi monsters documentary featurette |
 | "Godzilla Collection" 6-disk DVD Box Set [1999]
Simitar Ent. DVD set [8/99] 6 disks - out of prodn/used contains six feature films: "Godzilla, King of The Monsters" [1956], "Godzilla vs. Mothra" [1964], "Godzilla vs. Monster Zero" [1965], "Godzilla's Revenge" [1969], "Terror of Mechagodzilla" [1975], and "The Art of Illusion" [1990] documentary narrated by Adrienne Barbeau |
 | "Godzilla: The Ultimate Collection" DVD Box Set [2002]
Classic Media / Sony Wonder DVD set [9/2002] 5 disks - out of prodn/used contains five feature films: "Rodan" [1956], "Godzilla, King of The Monsters" [1956], "Godzilla vs. Mothra" [1964], "Godzilla's Revenge" [1969], and "Terror of Mechagodzilla" [1975] |
 | "Godzilla 50th Anniversary Collection" DVD Box Set [2004]
Sony Pictures Home Ent. DVD set [10/2004] 7 disks - out of prodn/used contains nine feature films: "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla" [1974], "Godzilla vs. King Ghidora" [1991], "Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle For Earth" [1992], "Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla" [1994], "Godzilla vs. Destroyer" [1995], "Godzilla" [1998 remake] directed by Roland Emmerich, "Godzilla 2000" [1999], "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus" [2000], and "Giant Monsters All Out Attack" [2001] |
 | "Godzilla 50th Anniversary DVD Collection 5-Pack" DVD Box Set [2004]
Sony Pictures Home Ent. widescreen color DVD set [10/2004] 5 disks - out of prodn/used contains five feature films: "Godzilla vs. Hedorah" [1971], "Godzilla vs. Gigan" [1972], "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla" [1974], Roland Emmerich's "Godzilla" [1998], and "Godzilla 2000: Millennium" [1999] |
 | "Godzilla 50th Anniversary DVD Collection 3-Pack" Boxed Set [2004]
Sony Pictures Home Ent. widescreen color DVD set [12/2004] 3 disks - out of prodn/used contains three movies directed by Masaaki Tezuka: "Son of Godzilla" [1967], "Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla" [2002], and "Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S." [2003] |
 | "Godzilla 50th Anniversary DVD Collection 3-Pack" DVD Box Set [2005]
Sony Pictures Home Ent. DVD set [12/2005] 3 disks - out of prodn/used contains three feature films: "Godzilla vs. Hedorah" [1971], "Godzilla vs. Gigan" [1972], and Roland Emmerich's "Godzilla" [1998] |
 | "The Godzilla Collection" DVD box set [2007]
Classic Media DVD set [11/2007] 8 disks for $25.99 contains eight Gojira/Godzilla films: original "Gojira" [1954]; "Gojira Strikes Again" [1955] co-starring Anguirus; "Godzilla, King of The Monsters!" [1956] (English-language version of the 1954 original, with added footage); "Mothra vs. Godzilla" [1964]; "Ghidora, The Three-Headed Monster" [1964]; "Invasion of Astro-Monster" [1965] co-starring Monster Zero; "All Monsters Attack" [1968] featuring Rodan, Mothra, Anguilas, Minya & King Ghidrah; and "The Terror of Mechagodzilla" [1975]; PLUS bonus items including featurettes about Ishiro Honda, Akira Ifukube, Tonoyuki Tanaka, and others |
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original "Gojira"
[Toho Japan Nov 1954, Rialto USA May 2004]
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An atomic test revives a 164-foot {50 meters) -tall reptile with radioactive breath that soon attacks Tokyo Co-written & directed by Ishirô Honda; co-written by Shigeru Kayama & Takeo Murata; starring Akira Takarada, Momoko Kôchi, Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata, Fuyuki Murakami, Sachio Sakai, Toranosuke Ogawa, Ren Yamamoto, with Katsumi Tezuka & Haruo Nakajima as Gojira full credits at IMDb • Rialto Pictures official movie page the Criterion releases include high-def digitally-restored original 1954 feature film and the 1956 American version, commentary, trailers, featurette, booklet Criterion Collection Blu-ray [1/2012] for $27.99 
Criterion Collection DVD [1/2012] 2 disks for $21.59
the Classic Media releases include the original 1954 feature film, the 1956 American version, original trailers, commentaries, "Making of The Godzilla Suit" featurette, "Godzilla: Story Development" featurette Classic Media 70th Anniversary b&w Blu-ray [9/2009] for $16.16 Classic Media 70th Anniversary b&w DVD [9/2006] 2 disks for $7.99 |
watch 1954 Japanese-language trailer [2:54] free online at YouTube
"Gojira Strikes/Raids Again" [1955] co-starring Anguirus /tt0048127/
"Godzilla, King of The Monsters!" [1956] /tt0197521/
English-language version of the 1954 original, with added footage
http://www.archive.org/details/GodzillaKingOfTheMonstersTrailer
"King Kong vs. Godzilla" [1962] /tt0056142/
"Mothra vs. Godzilla" [1964] /tt0058379/
"Ghidora, The Three-Headed Monster" [1964] /tt0058544/
"Invasion of Astro-Monster" [1965] co-starring Monster Zero /tt0059346/
"Ebirah, Horror of The Deep" [1966]
"Son of Godzilla" [1967]
http://www.amazon.com/Son-Godzilla-Tadao-Takashima/dp/B00066KWCO/
"Destroy All Monsters" [1968]
http://www.archive.org/details/IshirHondasDestroyAllMonsters1968UsMovieTrailer
"All Monsters Attack" [1968] /tt0063172/
featuring Rodan, Mothra, Anguilas, Minya & King Ghidrah
"Godzilla's Revenge" [1969]
"Bambi Meets Godzilla" student cartoon short [1969]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambi_Meets_Godzilla
http://www.amazon.com/Bambi-Meets-Godzilla-Other-Cartoons/dp/6300229386/
"Godzilla vs. Hedorah" [1971]
"Godzilla vs. Gigan" [1972]
"Godzilla vs. Megalon" [1973]
http://www.archive.org/details/GodzillaVs.Megalon1973ExtendedTrailer
"Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla" [1974] /tt0071565/
"The Terror of Mechagodzilla" [1975] /tt0073373/
"Godzilla" animated TV series [Toho/NBC-TV 1978-80]
 | 26 half-hour episodes from Hanna-Barbera; the crew of the research vessel Calico rescue baby Godzooky, offspring of Godzilla, and so can call for Godzilla's help when they encounter another evil monster starring Jeff David, Al Eisenmann, Hilly Hicks & Brenda Thompson Season 1, Volume 1: Classic Media color DVD [6/2006] 4 episodes for $7.95 Season 1, Volume 2: Classic Media color DVD [6/2006] 4 episodes for $7.95 Season 1, Volume 3: Classic Media color DVD [8/2007] 5 episodes for $7.95 series credits from IMDb |
"The Return of Godzilla" [1984] aka "Godzilla 1985"
http://www.amazon.com/Making-Godzilla-1985-Shogakukan/dp/409103151X/
"Godzilla vs. Biollante" [1989]
"Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah" [1991]
"Godzilla vs. Mothra: The Battle For Earth" [1992]
"Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II" [1993] /tt0107027/
"Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla" [1994]
"Godzilla vs. Destroyer" [1995]
color "Godzilla" remake [1998] directed by Roland Emmerich
http://www.amazon.com/Making-Godzilla-Volker-Engel/dp/0061073172/
http://www.amazon.com/GODZILLA-FREDERIC-VANDOME-MCBREWSTER-MILLER/dp/6130757077/
http://www.amazon.com/Godzilla-Novelization-H-B-Gilmour/dp/0590047310/
http://www.amazon.com/Godzilla-Theme-TriStar-Picture-Godzilla/dp/B0037B32BI/
http://www.amazon.com/Godzilla-Album-1998-Various-Artists/dp/B000006O86/
"Godzilla Island" [1997-1998]
animated toy show that ran in Japan
"Godzilla: The Series" [Toho/TriStar 1998-2000]
 | 39 episodes starring Ian Ziering, Malcolm Danare, Rino Romano, Charity James, Brigitte Bako, David Newsom & Tom Kenny
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000E5KUL0/ http://www.amazon.com/Godzilla-Monster-Trilogy-Ian-Ziering/dp/B0002GTWQK/ http://www.amazon.com/Godzilla-Monster-Mayhem-Ian-Ziering/dp/B000E5KUKQ/ series credits from IMDb |
"Godzilla 2000: Millennium" [1999]
"Godzilla vs. Megaguirus" [2000]
"Giant Monsters All-Out Attack" [2001]
featuring Godzilla, Mothra & King Ghidorah
"Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla" [2002] /tt0314111/
"Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S." [2003]
basically an engaging three-way battle between Godzilla, Mechagodzilla, and Mothra
"Godzilla" in 3-D [Warner Bros. release in 2014?] 
Announced 1/2011: Director Gareth Edwards is attached, with Thomas Tull & Jon Jashni producing
for Legendary Pictures; David S. Goyer was added in July to re-write the script, then replaced by
Max Borenstein in November
• latest info from IMDb
Godzilla In Other Media
browse Action Figures / Godzilla category at Amazon
 | "Monster Mania: Music From The Classic Godzilla Films, 1954-1995" [1998]
Varese Sarabande soundtrack CD [8/98] 22 tracks for $39.37 includes main title music and love themes from "Destroy All Monsters", "Godzilla" [1984], "Godzilla, King of The Monsters", "Godzilla vs. Biollante", "Godzilla vs. Destroyer", "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah", "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla", "Godzilla vs. Mothra", "Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster", "Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla", "King Kong vs. Godzilla", and "Son of Godzilla" |
 | "Godzilla: 50th Anniversary Edition Soundtrack Album" [2004] Composed by Akira Ifukube The complete original motion picture soundtrack of the classic 1954 film "Godzilla" La-La Land Records soundtrack CD [8/2004] 26 tracks for $16.44 |
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Godzilla-1954-1975-Original-Soundtracks/dp/B0000061GJ/
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Godzilla-1984-1995-Original-Soundtracks/dp/B000007OF8/
Random House published four books by Marc Cerasini featuring Godzilla and other kaiju of the Toho franchise
between 1996 and 1998: "Godzilla Returns", "Godzilla 2000", "Godzilla At World's End", and "Godzilla vs.
The Robot Monsters". The fifth book, "Godzilla and The Lost Continent" was planned but canceled when
Random House's license for Godzilla expired.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla_(Marc_Cerasini_series)
Works About Godzilla
 | "G-Fan Magazine" [est. 1992] published by Daikaiju Enterprises Ltd. in Canada not available via Amazon subscription magazine official website direct subscription: $20 for 4 issues/year (using PayPal) |
 | "Godzilla and Other Movie Monsters" documentary [1998]
Passport Intl. color/b&w DVD [5/2000] for $9.77 88-minute documentary compilation from mostly public domain sources about Gammera, Ghidrah, Godzilla/Gojira, Hedor, King Kong, Mothra & Rodan; extras include the "Godzilla Rap" music video, highlights from 1920s silent animated "The Lost World" feature film, and the wonderful "Bambi Meets Godzilla" short cartoon Written & directed by Robert Weaver credits at IMDb |
 | "Godzilla On My Mind: Fifty Years of The King of Monsters" [2004] by William M. Tsutsui Palgrave Macmillan 7¾x5½ pb [9/2004] for $9.58 |
http://www.amazon.com/GODZILLA-UNAUTHORIZED-AUTOBIOGRAPHY-Steve-Ryfle/dp/0440507391/
http://www.amazon.com/Pictorial-Book-Godzilla-Years-Fantastic/dp/4894250594/
http://www.amazon.com/Meet-Godzilla-Famous-Movie-Monsters/dp/1404202692/
http://www.amazon.com/Eiji-Tsuburaya-Monsters-Defending-Ultraman/dp/0811860787/
http://www.amazon.com/Godzillas-Footsteps-Japanese-Culture-Global/dp/1403964610/
http://www.amazon.com/Official-Godzilla-Compendium-Year-Retrospective/dp/0679888225/
http://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Godzilla-Movie-Monsters-Step-/dp/1615330178/
http://www.amazon.com/Godzilla-Book-Jim-Harmon/dp/0809580802/
http://www.amazon.com/Japans-Favorite-Mon-Star-Unauthorized-Biography/dp/1550223488/
http://www.amazon.com/Godzilla-Collection-1954-1955-Japanse-Language/dp/B0014M3KJ6/
http://www.amazon.com/Monsters-Are-Attacking-Tokyo-Incredible/dp/0922915474/
http://www.amazon.com/Godzilla-Monsters-Illustrated-Japanese-Monster/dp/1888214015/
http://www.amazon.com/official-Godzilla-Movie-Fact-Book/dp/B0016FYIB0/
Godzilla Links
Godzilla entry at Wikipedia
credits for character 'Godzilla' at Internet Movie Database
search on keywords 'godzilla gojira' on DVD for Godzilla at Amazon
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