Daikaiju Eiga

Japanese: "dai" = giant; "kaiju" = monster; "eiga" = film

Godzilla

Original Series (1954-1974)

1. Gojira (1954; dir. Ishiro Honda) aka Godzilla: King of the Monsters (US, 1956; Ishiro Honda/Terry Morse)
2. Gojira no gyakushu [Counterattack of Godzilla] (1955; dir. Motoyoshi Oda) aka Godzilla Raids Again, Gigantis, the Fire Monster (US, 1959)
3. Kingu Kongu tai Gojira [King Kong vs Godzilla] (1962; dir. Ishiro Honda) aka King Kong vs. Godzilla (US, 1963; dir. Ishiro Honda and Thomas Montgomery)
4. Mosura tai Gojira [Mothra vs Godzilla] (1964; dir. Ishiro Honda) aka Godzilla vs. The Thing (US, 1964)
5. San daikaiju chikyu saidai no kessen [Three Giant Monsters' Decisive Battle for Earth] (1964; dir. Ishiro Honda) aka Ghidrah, The Three-Headed Monster (1965)
6. Kaiju daisenso [War of the Monsters] (1965; dir. Ishiro Honda) aka Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (US, 1970), Invasion of the Astro Monster
7. Nankai no daiketto [South Seas Giant Battle] (1966; dir. Jun Fukuda) aka Godzilla vs The Sea Monster (US, 1968), Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
8. Kaiju to no kessen-Gojira no Musuko [Battle of Monster Island-Godzilla's Son] (1967; dir. Jun Fukuda) aka Son of Godzilla (US, 1969)
9. Kaiju soshingeki [Parade of Monsters] (1968) aka Destroy All Monsters (US, 1969)
10. Oru kaiju daishingeki [All Monsters Giant Attack] (1969; dir. Ishiro Honda) aka Godzilla's Revenge (US, 1972)
11. Gojira tai Hedora [Godzilla vs Hedorah] (1971; dir. Yoshimitsu Banno) aka Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (US, 1972)
12. Chikyu kogeki meirei-Gojira tai Gaigan [Earth Destruction Directive: Godzilla vs Gigan] (1972; dir. Jun Fukuda) aka Godzilla on Monster Island (US, 1978), Godzilla vs. Gigan
13. Gojira tai Megaro [Godzilla vs. Megalon] (1973; dir. Jun Fukuda) aka Godzilla vs Megalon (US, 1976)
14. Gojira tai Mekagojira [Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla] (1974; dir. Jun Fukuda) aka Godzilla vs. The Cosmic Monster (US, 1978), Godzilla vs. The Bionic Monster, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
15. Mekagojira no gyakushu [Mechagodzilla's Counterattack] (1975) aka Revenge of Mechagodzilla (US), Terror of Mechagodzilla, Terror of Godzilla

"Heisei" Series (1984-1995)

1. Gojira 1984 (1984; dir. Kohji Hashimoto) aka Godzilla 1985 (US, 1985; dir. Kohji Hashimoto and R.J. Kizer), The Return of Godzilla
2. Gojira tai Biollante [Godzilla vs. Biollante] (1989; dir. Kazuki Omori) aka Godzilla vs. Biollante (US, 1993)
3. Gojira tai Kingu Gidora [Godzilla vs King Ghidorah ] (1991; dir. Kazuki Omori)
4. Gojira tai Mosura [Godzilla vs. Motha] (1992; dir. Takao Okawara)
5. Gojira tai Mekagojira [Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II] (1993; dir. Takao Okawara)
6. Gojira tai Supesu Gojira [Godzilla vs Space Godzilla] (1994; dir. Kensho Yamashita)
7. Gojira tai Desutoroya [Godzilla vs. Destroyah] (1995; dir. Takao Okawara)

"Alternate Reality" Series (1999- )

1. Gojira ni-sen mireniamu [Godzilla 2000 Millennium] (1999; dir. Takao Okawara) aka Godzilla 2000 (US, 1999), Godzilla vs Orga
2. Gojira tai Megagirasu: Jii Shômetsu Sakusen [Godzilla vs. Megaguiras: G-Eradication Command (2000; dir. Masaaki Tezuka)
3. Gojira, Mosura, Kingu Gidora: Daikaiju soukougeki [Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: The Giant Monsters' General Offensive] (2001; dir. Shusuke Kaneko) aka Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
4. Gojira tai Mekagojira [Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla] (2002, dir. Masaaki Tezuka)
5. Gojira tai Mosura tai Mekagojira: Tôkyô S.O.S. [Godzilla, Mothra, Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS] (2003, dir. Masaaki Tezuka]
6. Gojira: Fainaru uozu [Godzilla: Final Wars] (2004; dir. Ryuhei Kitamura)

Gamera

'Old' Gamera

1. Daikaiju Gamera [Giant Monster Gamera] (1965; dir. Noriaki Yuasa) aka Gammera the Invincible (US, 1966)
2. Daikaiju ketto Gamera tai Barugon [Great Monster Duel: Gamera vs. Barugon] (1966; dir. Shigeo Tanaka) aka War of the Monsters (US, 1967)
3. Daikaiju kuchesen Gamera tai Gaosu [Giant Monster Air Battle: Gamera vs Gyaos] (1967; dir. Noriaki Yuasa) aka Return of the Giant Monsters, Gamera vs. Gaos (US, 1967)
4. Gamera tai uchu kaiju Bairasu [Gamera vs the Outer Space Monster Virus] (1968; dir. Noriaki Yuasa) aka Destroy All Planets, Gamera vs. Viras (US, 1968)
5. Gamera tai daiakuju Giron [Gamera vs the Giant Evil Beast Guiron] (1969; dir. Noriaki Yuasa) aka Attack of the Monsters, Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)
6. Gamera tai maju Jaiga [Gamera vs the Demon Beast Jaiga] (1970; dir. Noriaki Yuasa) aka Gamera vs Monster X, Gamera vs. Juiger (US, 1970)
7. Gamera tai shinkai kaiju Jigura [Gamera vs the Deep Sea Monster Zigra] (1971; dir. Noriaki Yuasa) aka Gamera vs. Zigra (1971)
8. Uchu kaiju Gamera [Super Monster Gamera] (1980; dir. Noriaki Yuasa) aka Super Monster (US, 1980)

'New' Gamera

1. Gamera daikaiju kuchu kessen [Gamera: Giant Monster Midair Showdown] (1995; dir. Shusuke Kaneko) aka Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe (US, 1995; dir. Shusuke Kaneko and Matt Greenfield)
2. Gamera 2: Region shurai [Gamera 2: Attack of Legion] (1996; dir. Shusuke Kaneko) aka Gamera 2: Advent of Legion, Gamera 2: Assault of the Legion
3. Gamera 3: Iris kakusei (1999; dir. Shusuke Kaneko) aka Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris and Gamera 3: The Awakening of Iris
4. Gamera 4: Truth (2003; dir. Shinpei Hayashiya)
5. Gamera: Chiisaka yusha-tachi (2006; dir. Ryuta Tazaki) aka Gamera the Brave -- review

Gamera Song

You're so groovy, Gamera
You're so groovy, Gamera
You're so groovy, Gamera
M! M! J! V! (Mars! Mercury! Jupiter! Venus!)
M! M! J! V! (Mars! Mercury! Jupiter! Venus!)
Monsters coming from Mars, or some other alien world?
Come on, space monsters! Bring it on! Let's cut and poke! Okay, go-go-go...
Using spinning jets, he will win!

Other Daikaiju (Japanese)

• Sora no daikaiju Radon [Rodan, Giant Monster of the Sky] (1956; dir. Ishiro Honda) aka Rodan (US, 1957)
• Chikyu boeigun [Earth Defence Force] (1957; dir. Ishiro Honda) aka The Mysterians (US, 1959)
• Daikaiju Baran [Giant Monster Varan] (1958; dir. Ishiro Honda) aka Varan the Unbelievable (US, 1962)
• Mosura [Mothra] (1961; dir. Ishiro Honda) aka Mothra (US, 1962) Kaitei gunkan [Undersea Battleship] (1963; dir. Ishiro Honda) aka Atragon (US, 1965)
• Uchu daikaiju Dogora [Space Giant Monster Dogora] (1964; dir. Ishiro Honda) aka Dagora, the Space Monster (US, 1965)
• Furankenshutain tai chitei kaiju Baragon [Frankenstein vs the Subterranean Monster Baragon] (1965; dir. Ishiro Honda) aka Frankenstein Conquers the World (US, 1966)
• Kai tatsu daikessen [Decisive Battle of the Giant Magic Dragons] (1966; dir. Tetsuya Yamauchi and Kunio Kunisada) aka The Magic Serpent (US, 1968)
• Dai Majin [Great Majin] (1966; dir. Kimiyoshi Yasuda) aka Majin, Majin, the Hideous Idol (US, 1968)
• Furankenshutain no kaiju-Sanda tai Gaira [Frankenstein Monsters-Sanda vs Gaira] (1966; dir. Ishiro Honda) aka War of the Gargantuas (US, 1970)
• Dai Majin ikaru [The Giant Majin Grows Angry] (1966; dir. Kenji Misumi) aka The Return of the Giant Majin (US, 1968)
• Dai Majin gyakushu [The Great Majin's Counterattack] (1966; dir. Issei Mori) aka Majin Strikes Again
• Uchu daikaiju Girara [Giant Space Monster Girara] (1967; dir. Kazui Nihonmatsu) aka The X from Outer Space (US, 1968)
• Dai kyoju Gappa [Great Giant Monster Gappa] (1967; dir. Haruyasu Nogushi) aka Monster from a Prehistoric Planet, Gappa, the Triphibian Monster (US, 1968)
• Kingukongu no gyakushu [King Kong's Counterattack] (1967; dir. Ishiro Honda) aka King Kong Escapes (1968)
• Ido zero daiakusen [Laitude Zero: Great Military Battle] (1969; dir. Ishiro Honda) aka Latitude Zero (US, 1970)
• Kessen! Nankai no daikaiju Gezora, Ganime, Kameba [Decisive Battle! Giant Monsters of the South Seas: Gezora, Ganime, and Kameba] (1970; dir. Ishiro Honda) aka Yog-Monster from Space (US, 1971)
• Kaijû daifunsen: Daigorou tai Goriasu [Daigoro vs Goliath] (1972; dir. Toshihiro Iijima)
• Yamato Takeru (1994; dir. Takao Okawara) aka Orochi, The Eight Headed Serpent (US, 1999)
• Mosura (1996; dir. Okihiro Yoneda) aka Rebirth of Mothra (US, 1999)
• Mosura 2 (1997; dir. Kunio Miyoshi) aka Rebirth of Mothra 2 (US, 1997)
• Mosura 3: King Ghidora Attacks (1998; dir. Okihiro Yoneda)
• Saikyoujuu tanjou: Nezulla (2002; dir. Tagawa Mikita) [aka Nezulla the Rat Monster] ???
• Wakusei daikaiju Negadon (2005; dir. Jun Awazu) aka Negadon: the Monster from Mars
• Yokai daisenso (2005; dir. Takashi Miike) aka The Great Yokai War

Ultraman

• Urutoraman (1966- ) aka Ultraman (various TV series)
• Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000; dir. Hirochika Muraishi)
• Urutoraman Teiga & Urutoraman Daina: Hikari no hoshi no senshi tachi [Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light ] (1998; dir. Kazuya Konaku) aka Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna (US, 2002)
• Urutoraman Teiga & Urutoraman Daina & Urutoraman Gaia: Choujikuu no daiketsugeki [Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Gaia: The Great Decisive Attack of Super-Time & Space (1999; dir. Kazuya Konaku) aka Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace (US, 2002)
• Urutoraman Kosumosu: First Contact [Ultraman Cosmos: First Contact] (2001; dir. Toshihiro Iijima)
• Urutoraman Kosumosu 2: The Blue Planet [Ultraman Cosmos: The Blue Planet] (2002)
• Ultraman Cosmos vs Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (2003)
• Ultraman (2004; dir. Kazuya Konaka) aka Ultraman: The Next

Non-Japanese Giant Monsters (films which feature a giant thingy in a significant part of it)

• The Lost World (US, 1925; dir. Harry O. Hoyt)
• King Kong (US, 1933; dir. Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack)
• Son of Kong (US, 1933; dir. Ernest B. Schoedsack)
• Mighty Joe Young (US, 1949; dir. Ernest B. Schoedsack)
• The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (US, 1953; dir. Eugene Lourie)
• Them! (US, 1954; dir. Gordon Douglas)
• The Monster From the Ocean Floor (US, 1954; dir. Wyatt Ordung)
• It Came From Beneath the Sea (US, 1955; dir. Robert Gordon)
• Tarantula (US, 1955; dir. Jack Arnold)
• El Monstruo de la Montana Hueca (Mexico/US, 1956; dir. Edward Nassour and Ismael Rodriguez) aka The Beast from Hollow Mountain
• Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (US, 1956; dir. Dan Milner)
• X-The Unknown (UK, 1956; dir. Leslie Norman)
• The Amazing Colossal Man (US, 1957; dir. Bert I. Gordon)
• Attack of the Crab Monsters (US, 1957; dir. Roger Corman)
• The Beginning of the End (US, 1957; dir. Bert I. Gordon)
• The Black Scorpian (US, 1957; dir. Edward Ludwig)
• The Deadly Mantis (US, 1957; dir. Nathan Duran)
• The Giant Behemoth (US, 1957; dir. Eugene Lourie) aka Behemoth, the Sea Monster
• The Giant Claw (US, 1957; dir. Fred F. Sears)
• Kronos (US, 1957; dir. Kurt Neumann)
• The Monolith Monsters (US, 1957; dir. John Sherwood)
• Monster from Green Hell (US, 1957; dir. Kenneth Crane)
• The Monster That Challenged the World (US, 1957; dir. Arnold Laven)
• Twenty Million Years to Earth (US, 1957; dir. Nathan Juran)
• Attack of the 50-Foot Woman (US, 1958; dir. Nathan Juran)
• The Blob (US, 1958; dir. Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr)
• Colossus of New York (US, 1958; dir. Eugene Lourie)
• Earth vs the Spider (US, 1958; dir. Bert I. Gordon)
• War of the Colossal Beast (US, 1958; dir. Bert I. Gordon)
• The Strange World of Planet X (UK, 1958; dir. Gilbert Gunn) aka The Cosmic Monsters
• Attack of the Giant Leeches (US, 1959; dir. Bernard L. Kowalski)
• The Giant Gila Monster (US, 1959; dir. Ray Kellogg)
• Dinosaurus! (US, 1960; dir. Irwin S. Yeaworth Jr)
• Konga (GB, 1960; dir. John Lemont)
• Gorgo (GB, 1961; dir. Eugene Lourie)
• Reptilicus (Denmark, 1962; dir. Poul Bang and Sidney Pink)
• Les Escargots (Fr, 1965; dir. René Laloux)
• Taekoesu Yonggary (South Korea, 1967; dir. Ki-duk Kim)
• King of Kong Island (Italy, 1968; dir. Roberto Mauri) aka Eva, la Venere selvaggia
• The Mighty Gorga (US, 1969; dir. David L. Hewitt)
• Yongary, Monster from the Deep The Valley of Gwangi (US, 1969; dir. Jim O'Connolly)
• Beware! The Blob (US, 1972: Larry Hagman) aka Son of Blob
• The Giant Spider Invasion (US, 1975; dir. Bill Rebane)
• Food of the Gods (US, 1976; dir. Bert I Gordon)
• King Kong (US, 1976; dir. John Guillermin)
• A*P*E (South Korea/US, 1976; dir. Paul Leder) aka King Kongui daeyeokseub; Attack of the Giant Horny Gorilla
• Queen Kong (UK/Italy, 1976; dir. Frank Agrama)
• Hsing Hsing wang [King Hsing hsing] (HK, 1977; dir. Ho Meng-Hwa) aka The Mighty Peking Man
• Goliathon Alligator (US, 1980; dir. Lewis Teague)
• Q - the Winged Serpent (US, 1982; dir. Larry Cohen)
• Gazorra: Beast from the Depths of the Earth [aka Gazorra: Bestie die aus den Erdinnern] (Germany-1984; dir. Jörg Buttgereit)
• Pulgasari (North Korea, 1985; dir. Chong Gon Jo and Sang-ok Shin)
• King Kong Lives! (US, 1986; dir. John Guillermin and Charles McCracken)
• The Blob (US, 1988; dir. Chuck Russell)
• Tremors (US, 1990; dir. Ron Underwood)
• Alligator II: The Mutation (US, 1991; dir. Jon Hess)
• Attack of the 50-Foot Woman (US, 1993; dir. Christopher Guest)
• Carnosaur (US, 1993; dir. Adam Simon)
• Ticks (US, 1993; dir. Tony Randell)
• Attack of the 60-Foot Centerfolds (US, 1995; dir. Fred Olen Ray) -- review
• Carnosaur 2 (US, 1995; dir. Louis Morneau)
• Mosquito (US, 1995; dir. Gary Jones)
• Carnosaur 3: Primal Species (US, 1996; dir. Jonathan Winfrey)
• Tremors II: Aftershocks (US-1996; dir. S.S. Wilson)
• Zarkorr! The Invader (US, 1996; dir. Michael Deak, Aaron Osborne)
• Anaconda (US/Brazil, 1997; dir. Luis Llosa)
• 'Mecha-Streisand', South Park episode (US, 1997, dir. Trey Parker and Matt Stone)
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2 (US, 1997; dir. Steven Spielberg)
• Deep Rising (US, 1998; dir. Stephen Sommers)
• Gargantua (US, 1998; dir. Bradford May)
• Godzilla (US, 1998; dir. Roland Emmerich)
• Kraa! The Sea Monster (US, 1998; dir. Michael Deak, Aaron Osborne, Dave Parker)
• Mighty Joe Young (US, 1998; dir. Ron Underwood) Lake Placid (Canada/US, 1999; dir. Steve Miner)
• Wild Wild West (US, 1999; dir. Barry Sonnenfeld)
• Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (US-2001; dir. Brent Maddock)
• Yonggary 2001 (South Korea, 1999; dir. Hyung-rae Shim) aka Reptilian (US, 2001)
• King Cobra (US, 1999; dir. David and Scott Hillenbrand)
• Komodo (US-1999; dir. Michael Lantieri)
• New Alcatraz (US, 2000; dir. Phillip Roth) aka Boa
• Octopus (US, 2000; dir. John Eyres)
• Spiders (US, 2000; dir. Gary Jones)
• Python (US, 2000; dir. Richard Clabaugh)
• Arachnid (US, 2001; dir. Jack Sholder)
• Spiders II: Breeding Ground (US, 2001; dir. Sam Firstenberg)
• Octopus II (US, 2001; dir. Yossi Wein) -- review
• Jurassic Park III (US, 2001; dir. Joe Johnston)
• Python II (US, 2001; dir. Lee McConnell) -- review
• Attack of the B-Movie Monster (US, 2002; dir. Wayne Berwick and Ted Newsom)
• Eight Legged Freaks (US, 2002; dir. Ellory Elkayem)
• Curse of the Komodo (US, 2003; dir. Jim Wynorski)
• Tremors: the Series (US-2003, TV series; dir. various, created by Nancy Roberts and S.S. Wilson)
• Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (US, 2004; dir. Dwight H. Little)
• Boa vs Python (US, 2004; dir. David Flores) -- review
• Garuda (Thai, 2004; dir. Monthon Arayangkoon) -- review
• Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (US/UK/Italy, 2004; dir. Kerry Conran)
• Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (US-2004; dir. S.S. Wilson)
• King Kong (NZ/US, 2005; dir. Peter Jackson)
• Komodo vs. Cobra (US-2005; dir. Jim Wynorski)
• Pteradactyl (US, 2005; dir. Mark L. Lester)
• The Snake King (US, 2005; dir. Allan A. Goldstein)
• Basilisk: The Serpent King (US, 2006; dir. Louie Myman)
• Cry of the Winged Serpent (US, 2006; dir. Jamie Wagner)
• D-War (South Korea, 2006; dir. Hyung-rae Shim)
• The Fallen Ones (US, 2005; dir. Kevin VanHook) -- review
• Gwoemul (South Korea, 2006; dir. Joon-ho Bong) aka The Host -- review
• Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep (US, 2006; dir. Tibor Takács)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (US, 2006; dir. Gore Verbinski)
• Ice Spiders (US-2007; dir. Tibor Takács)
• King of the Lost World (US-2005; dir. Leigh Scott)
• Transformers (US-2007; dir. Michael Bay) -- review