Toho Godzilla Movie Universe
List of the shared-universe movies about Japanese Godzilla and related recurring characters. Entire collection spreads across multiple alternate timelines, with a shifting alignment (hero/villain) of Godzilla to humanity.
Additionally, each secondary monster appearance is also included per timeline, with individual monster alignments per movie for tracking.
Additionally, each secondary monster appearance is also included per timeline, with individual monster alignments per movie for tracking.
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- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsTakashi ShimuraAkihiko HirataAkira TakaradaAfter a dinosaur-like beast - awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing - ravages Tokyo, a scientist must decide if his similarly dangerous weapon should be used to destroy it.Original film, branches into several different series.
1st appearance of Godzilla, neutral evil. - DirectorMotoyoshi OdaIshirô HondaStarsHiroshi KoizumiSetsuko WakayamaMinoru ChiakiScout pilots for a fishing company are startled to discover a second Godzilla, whose battle with rival monster Anguirus threatens to destroy Osaka.Showa series #1, branches off from Godzilla (1954).
2nd appearance of Godzilla, neutral evil.
1st appearance of Anguirus, chaotic neutral. - DirectorIshirô HondaStarsKenji SaharaYumi ShirakawaAkihiko HirataA mining engineer investigates the deaths of his colleagues, discovering prehistoric nymphs and a creature capable of flying - and wrecking havoc - at supersonic speeds.Showa series #2.
1st appearance of Rodan, chaotic neutral. - DirectorIshirô HondaStarsFurankî SakaiHiroshi KoizumiKyôko KagawaAn expedition to Infant Island uncovers a native tribe and twin tiny fairy priestesses of a mythical deity, who sets out to rescue the pair after they are kidnapped by a greedy businessman.Showa series #3.
1st appearance of Mothra, neutral good. - DirectorIshirô HondaTom MontgomeryStarsTadao TakashimaKenji SaharaYû FujikiA UN reporter covers the appearance of a prehistoric monster that emerges from hibernation, while a pharmaceutical company seeks publicity with a monster of their own.Showa series #4.
3rd appearance of Godzilla, neutral evil.
1st appearance of King Kong, chaotic good. - DirectorIshirô HondaShûe MatsubayashiStarsTadao TakashimaYôko FujiyamaYû FujikiWhen an ancient underground civilization and their snake-like guardian plots to reclaim the surface world, those of the surface fights back.Showa series #5.
1st appearance of Manda, lawful neutral.
1st appearance of Gotengo, lawful good. - DirectorIshirô HondaStarsAkira TakaradaYuriko HoshiHiroshi KoizumiWhen opportunistic tycoons refuse to return Mothra's egg to Infant Island, its people must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help when Godzilla arises near Nagoya.Showa series #6.
4th appearance of Godzilla, neutral evil.
2nd appearance of Mothra, neutral good. - DirectorIshirô HondaStarsYôsuke NatsukiYuriko HoshiHiroshi KoizumiA detective protects a princess who prophecies Earth's destruction by a powerful alien dragon, which Mothra and her fairies - aided by Godzilla and Rodan - must battle against.Showa series #7.
5th appearance of Godzilla, chaotic neutral.
3rd appearance of Mothra, neutral good.
2nd appearance of Rodan, chaotic neutral.
1st appearance of Ghidorah, neutral evil. - DirectorIshirô HondaStarsNick AdamsAkira TakaradaJun TazakiAstronauts encounter the Xiliens, who ask Earth to rid their planet of "Monster Zero", but when one astronaut romances a mysterious woman, he uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.Showa series #8.
6th appearance of Godzilla, true neutral.
3rd appearance of Rodan, true neutral.
2nd appearance of Ghidorah, chaotic neutral. - DirectorJun FukudaStarsAkira TakaradaKumi MizunoChôtarô TôginFour men searching for one's brother are shipwrecked on Letchi Island, where they encounter Godzilla, a monstrous lobster, and terrorists who have enslaved the natives of Infant Island.Showa series #9.
7th appearance of Godzilla, true neutral.
4th appearance of Mothra, neutral good.
1st appearance of Ebirah, chaotic neutral.
1st appearance of Giant Condor, chaotic neutral. - DirectorJun FukudaStarsTadao TakashimaAkira KuboBibari MaedaA reporter stumbles upon weather experiments on a tropical island, discovering giant mantises, a castaway woman, and an infant monster that Godzilla must learn to raise as a son.Showa series #10.
8th appearance of Godzilla, true neutral.
1st appearance of Minilla, neutral good.
1st appearance of Kamacuras, chaotic neutral.
1st appearance of Kumonga, chaotic neutral. - DirectorIshirô HondaStarsRhodes ReasonMie HamaLinda MillerThe evil Dr. Who captures King Kong to dig for Element X when his robot duplicate, Mechani-Kong, is unable to do the job, but Kong soon escapes and battles his doppelganger.Showa series #11.
2nd appearance of King Kong, chaotic good.
1st appearance of MechaKong, lawful evil.
1st appearance of Gorosaurus, chaotic neutral. - DirectorIshirô HondaJun FukudaStarsAkira KuboJun TazakiYukiko KobayashiIn 1999, a race of she-aliens, the Kilaaks, brainwash Earth's monsters into attacking major cities, prompting a team of astronauts to stop the invaders while the monsters battle Ghidorah.Showa series #12.
9th appearance of Godzilla, chaotic neutral.
5th appearance of Mothra, chaotic neutral.
4th appearance of Rodan, chaotic neutral.
3rd appearance of Ghidorah, neutral evil.
2nd appearance of Anguirus, chaotic neutral.
2nd appearance of Gorosaurus, chaotic neutral.
2nd appearance of Manda, chaotic neutral.
2nd appearance of Minilla, chaotic neutral.
2nd appearance of Kumonga, chaotic neutral.
1st appearance (canon) of Baragon, chaotic neutral.
1st appearance (canon) of Varan, chaotic neutral. - DirectorIshirô HondaJun FukudaKengo FurusawaStarsKenji SaharaMachiko NakaTomonori YazakiA latchkey child living in the industrial city of Kawasaki confronts his loneliness through his escapist dreams of Monster Island and friendship with Minilla.Showa series #13.
10th appearance of Godzilla, lawful neutral.
3rd appearance of Minilla, neutral good.
2nd appearance of Kamacuras, chaotic neutral.
1st appearance of Gabara, neutral evil.
Stock footage appearance of Ebirah.
Stock footage appearance of Kumonga.
Stock footage appearance of Giant Condor.
Stock footage appearance of Anguirus.
Stock footage appearance of Gorosaurus.
Stock footage appearance of Manda. - DirectorIshirô HondaStarsAkira KuboAtsuko TakahashiYukiko KobayashiA space probe is infiltrated by alien beings and then crashes on a remote Pacific atoll. A group of people discover it to be inhabited by giant mutant monsters, created by the aliens in an attempt to conquer the world.Showa series #14.
1st appearance of Gezora.
1st appearance of Ganimes.
1st appearance of Kamoebas. - DirectorYoshimitsu BannoIshirô HondaStarsAkira YamanouchiToshie KimuraHiroyuki KawaseA toxic, ever-evolving alien life-form from the Dark Gaseous Nebula arrives to consume rampant pollution, threatening to destroy all life in its wake unless Godzilla is able to stop it.Showa series #15.
11th appearance of Godzilla.
1st appearance of Hedorah, chaotic evil. - DirectorJun FukudaYoshimitsu BannoIshirô HondaStarsHiroshi IshikawaYuriko HishimiMinoru TakashimaAfter a manga artist and his friends uncover a plot by his employers at an amusement park to lure aliens Ghidorah and Gigan to Earth, Godzilla and Anguirus set out to defeat them.Showa series #16.
12th appearance of Godzilla.
4th appearance of Ghidorah.
3rd appearance of Anguirus.
1st appearance of Gigan.
Stock footage appearance of Mothra.
Stock footage appearance of Rodan.
Stock footage appearance of Kumonga.
Stock footage appearance of Kamacuras.
Stock footage appearance of Gorosaurus.
Stock footage appearance of Minilla. - DirectorJun FukudaYoshimitsu BannoIshirô HondaStarsKatsuhiko SasakiHiroyuki KawaseYutaka HayashiMegalon, the monster god of the vengeful underground kingdom of Seatopia, is aided by Gigan in attacking the surface world, until android Jet Jaguar teams up with Godzilla to fight them.Showa series #17.
13th appearance of Godzilla.
4th appearance of Anguirus.
2nd appearance of Gigan, lawful evil.
1st appearance of Megalon, lawful evil.
1st appearance of Jet-Jaguar, neutral good.
Stock footage appearance of Rodan. - DirectorJun FukudaStarsMasaaki DaimonKazuya AoyamaReiko TajimaAn Okinawan prophecy appears to foretell Earth's destruction at the hands of Godzilla, only for the true Godzilla to reveal his doppelganger as a mechanical alien weapon.Showa series #18.
14th appearance of Godzilla.
5th appearance of Anguirus.
1st appearance of Mechagodzilla, lawful evil.
1st appearance of King Caesar, chaotic good.
Stock footage appearance of Ghidorah. - DirectorIshirô HondaJun FukudaStarsKatsuhiko SasakiTomoko AiAkihiko HirataAn Interpol investigation uncovers a shunned biologist and his daughter, who are involved in an alien plot to use Mechagodzilla and Titanosaurus to defeat Godzilla and wipe out humanity.Showa series #19.
15th appearance of Godzilla.
2nd appearance of Mechagodzilla, lawful evil.
1st appearance of Titanosaurus, lawful neutral.
Stock footage appearance of Ghidorah.
Stock footage appearance of Rodan.
Stock footage appearance of King Caesar.
Stock footage appearance of Manda. - DirectorKoji HashimotoR.J. KizerIshirô HondaStarsRaymond BurrKeiju KobayashiKen TanakaThirty years after the original monster's rampage, a new Godzilla emerges and attacks Japan.Rebooted Heisei series #1, branches off from Godzilla (1954), ignores all Showa content.
2nd appearance of Godzilla. - DirectorKazuki ÔmoriKoji HashimotoKenjirô OhmoriStarsKunihiko MitamuraYoshiko TanakaMasanobu TakashimaDesolate by the loss of his daughter, a geneticist creates a monstrous new mutation.Heisei series #2.
3rd appearance of Godzilla.
1st appearance of Biollante. - DirectorKazuki ÔmoriKoji HashimotoStarsKôsuke ToyoharaAnna NakagawaMegumi OdakaTime travelers use Godzilla in their scheme to destroy Japan to prevent the country's future economic reign.Heisei series #3.
4th appearance of Godzilla.
1st appearance of Ghidorah. - DirectorTakao OkawaraStarsTetsuya BesshoSatomi KobayashiTakehiro MurataJapan is caught in the middle of a three way battle between Godzilla, the divine Mothra, and her dark counterpart Battra.Heisei series #4.
5th appearance of Godzilla.
1st appearance of Mothra.
1st appearance of Battra. - DirectorTakao OkawaraKazuki ÔmoriStarsMasahiro TakashimaRyoko SanoMegumi OdakaThe United Nations assembles the ultimate weapon to defeat Godzilla, while scientists discover a fresh pteranodon egg on a remote Japanese island.Heisei series #5.
6th appearance of Godzilla.
2nd appearance of Ghidorah.
1st appearance of Mechagodzilla.
1st appearance of Rodan.
1st appearance of Godzilla-Junior.
Stock footage appearance of Mothra. - DirectorKenshô YamashitaTakao OkawaraKazuki ÔmoriStarsJun HashizumeMegumi OdakaZenkichi YoneyamaGodzilla is threatened by two new forces: Mogera - another UN built machine; and Space Godzilla - a beast spawned from Godzilla's particles in space.Heisei series #6.
7th appearance of Godzilla.
2nd appearance of Mothra.
2nd appearance of Godzilla-Junior.
1st appearance of Spacegodzilla, chaotic evil.
1st appearance of Moguera, lawful good.
Stock footage appearance of Biollante.
Stock footage appearance of Battra. - DirectorTakao OkawaraIshirô HondaKoji HashimotoStarsTakurô TatsumiYôko IshinoYasufumi HayashiThe aftermath of the Oxygen Destroyer brings forth Destoroyah, a beast intent on killing Godzilla, who is on the verge of a nuclear meltdown.Heisei series #7.
8th appearance of Godzilla.
3rd appearance of Godzilla-Junior.
1st appearance of Destoroyah, chaotic evil. - DirectorOkihiro YonedaStarsMegumi KobayashiSayaka YamaguchiAki HanoA new Mothra takes to the air and must battle Death Ghidora to save humanity.Heisei series #8 (alternate timeline).
1st appearance of Mothra.
1st appearance of Desghidorah.
1st appearance of Garu-Garu. - DirectorKunio MiyoshiStarsMegumi KobayashiSayaka YamaguchiAki HanoMothra's twin nymphs and children from the city find a lost city, as well as a giant monster that is attracted to environmental calamities.Heisei series #9 (alternate timeline).
2nd appearance of Mothra.
2nd appearance of Garu-Garu.
1st appearance of Dagahra. - DirectorOkihiro YonedaStarsMegumi KobayashiMisato TateAki HanoTo save the world, Mothra goes back in time in an attempt to defeat a younger King Ghidorah.Heisei series #10 (alternate timeline).
3rd appearance of Mothra.
3rd appearance of Garu-Garu.
1st appearance of Ghidorah. - DirectorTakao OkawaraStarsTakehiro MurataHiroshi AbeNaomi NishidaAn independent group of researchers actively track Godzilla as a giant meteor is discovered. The mysterious rock begins to levitate as its true intentions for the world and Godzilla are revealed.Rebooted Millennium series #1, branches off from Godzilla (1954), ignores all Showa/Heisei.
2nd appearance of Godzilla.
1st appearance of Orga, neutral evil. - DirectorMasaaki TezukaIshirô HondaStarsMisato TanakaShôsuke TaniharaMasatô IbuJapan creates an artificial black hole device to trap Godzilla forever, but a test of the device creates new foes for Godzilla, car-sized dragonflies called meganula and their queen, Megaguirus.Millennium series #2.
3rd appearance of Godzilla.
1st appearance of Megaguirus. - DirectorShûsuke KanekoStarsChiharu NiiyamaRyûdô UzakiMasahiro KobayashiA reporter, notorious for working on pseudo-documentaries, must uncover the legend of the three guardian monsters who must rise to defend Japan from the vengeful spirits within Godzilla.Millennium series #3.
4th appearance of Godzilla.
1st appearance of Mothra.
1st appearance of Ghidorah.
1st appearance of Baragon. - DirectorMasaaki TezukaKazuki ÔmoriStarsYumiko ShakuShin TakumaKana OnoderaA new Godzilla causes the JSDF to construct a cyborg countermeasure from the original monster's remains. The beast's restless soul is discovered to inhabit the machine as the pilot must learn to find value in her own life.Millennium series #4.
5th appearance of Godzilla.
1st appearance of Mechagodzilla.
Stock footage appearance of Mothra. - DirectorMasaaki TezukaKoji HashimotoTakao OkawaraStarsNoboru KanekoMiho YoshiokaMickey KogaMothra and her fairies return to Japan to warn mankind that they must return Kiryu to the sea, for the dead must not be disturbed. However Godzilla has survived to menace Japan leaving Kiryu as the nation's only defense.Millennium series #5.
6th appearance of Godzilla.
2nd appearance of Mechagodzilla.
2nd appearance of Mothra.
1st appearance of Kamoebas. - DirectorRyûhei KitamuraKoji HashimotoShûsuke KanekoStarsMasahiro MatsuokaRei KikukawaDon FryeGodzilla's fiftieth Anniversary project, in which Godzilla travels around the world to fight his old foes and his allies plus a new, mysterious monster named Monster X.Millennium series #6.
7th appearance of Godzilla, chaotic good.
3rd appearance of Mothra.
2nd appearance of Ghidorah.
1st appearance of Gigan.
1st appearance of Rodan.
1st appearance of Anguirus.
1st appearance of King Caesar.
1st appearance of Ebirah.
1st appearance of Minilla.
1st appearance of Zilla.
1st appearance of Kamacuras.
1st appearance of Kumonga.
1st appearance of Manda.
1st appearance of Hedorah.
1st appearance of Gotengo, lawful good.
Stock footage appearance of Varan.
Stock footage appearance of Baragon.
Stock footage appearance of Gezora.
Stock footage appearance of Titanosaurus.
Stock footage appearance of Megaguirus.
Stock footage appearance of Mechagodzilla.
Stock footage appearance of Godzilla-Junior.