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Japan (日本 is a country in the far east of Asia. An archipelago made up of over 6,500 islands, Japan's capital city is Nihon)Tokyo. As a result of Japan being the 'home country' for Toho and countless other film studios, it is the birthplace of the kaiju genre of movies and popular kaiju such as Godzilla and Gamera. It is also home to tokusatsu heroes such as Ultraman.
History
Toho Films
Showa era Godzilla
Godzilla (1954)
Godzilla, a giant 50-meter kaiju disturbed by the radioactivity from an H-bomb test, attacks Japan and completely destroys the country's capital city of Tokyo, but is ultimately killed by Daisuke Serizawa's Oxygen Destroyer.
Godzilla Raids Again
A second Godzilla appears and fights another monster dubbed Anguirus in Osaka.
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Godzilla breaks free from his glacial prison and attacks Japan again. He battles the giant ape King Kong, but is defeated after an epic battle on the slopes of Mount Fuji.
Mothra vs. Godzilla
After a large typhoon hits Japan, both the egg of Mothra and Godzilla himself are washed ashore, forcing the adult Mothra to venture to Japan to protect her egg, where she fights Godzilla and dies. When the egg hatches, two Mothra larvae attack their mother's murderer, wrapping Godzilla in silk and sending him crashing into the ocean.
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
A new Rodan, Godzilla and a larval Mothra ally to drive off the space monster King Ghidorah.
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Godzilla and Rodan are sent to Planet X to help the Xiliens in driving off King Ghidorah. When his proves to be a ruse, as the three monsters are placed under the control of the Xilians and sent to attack the Earth, humanity rises to the occasion and fights back, destroying the aliens and freeing the monsters from their control. Godzilla and Rodan then drive Ghidorah back into space.
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Godzilla is discovered sleeping on Letchi Island, a small island in the South Pacific that is the base of operations for the Red Bamboo. Godzilla is awakened and fights the Red Bamboo's two monster guards: Ebirah, a giant lobster, and a Giant Condor, then escapes from the island seconds before it is engulfed in a nuclear explosion.
Son of Godzilla
Godzilla finds and defends a newborn kaiju named Minilla from the bug monsters Kamacuras and Kumonga.
Destroy All Monsters
All of Earth's monsters, who had previously lived peacefully on Monster Island, are taken control of by the Kilaak aliens and sent to attack Earth's major cities. When they are freed, they team up to fight and defeat the space monster King Ghidorah.
All Monsters Attack
A boy named Ichiro Miki dreams of traveling to Monster Island, where he meets Minilla, the son of Godzilla, and helps him to face his fears and stand up for himself against the monster bully Gabara.
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Godzilla emerges to battle the smog monster Hedorah, a giant space creature that feeds on pollution.
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Aliens from Space Hunter Nebula M summon King Ghidorah and Gigan from space to destroy the Earth. Godzilla and Anguirus break out of Monster Island and venture to Japan and, after a long battle, drive the two space monsters away and save the Earth.
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Angered by nuclear tests that had destroyed Monster Island, an underwater civilization called Seatopia sends forth their monster god Megalon to destroy the surface world, and Gigan arrives on Earth to assist. Fortunately, Godzilla and a humanoid robot named Jet Jaguar arrive and team up to fight the two monsters, eventually driving Megalon back underground and forcing Gigan back into space.
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Aliens from the third planet of the Black Hole unleash Mechagodzilla, a robotic clone of Godzilla, upon Japan. Godzilla, along with an ancient guardian monster called King Caesar, fight and destroy Mechagodzilla and thwart the alien's invasion plans.
Terror of Mechagodzilla
The aliens from the Third Planet in the Black Hole return to conquer the Earth. Eith the deranged marine biologist Doctor Shinzo Mafune, they unleash a rebuilt Mechagodzilla and a dinosaur called Titanosaurus upon Japan. Thankfully, Godzilla arrives and does battle with the two monsters, eventually destroying Mechagodzilla for a second time and knocking Titanosaurus back into the sea.
Other Showa era Films
Invisible Man
Half Human
Five university students go on a vacation in the Japanese Alps and two of them go missing. They return in the spring and discover a large primate in the mountains. It was later killed by falling into a sulfur pit.
Rodan
Two Pteranodon monsters, dubbed Rodans, emerge from a mine in Mount Aso. They devastate the city of Fukuoka, but a plan by the JSDF leads to both monsters perishing in the crater of Mount Aso.
The Mysterians
An alien race known as the Mysterians attack the Earth with the robot monsters Moguera and take the women of Earth, but are soon defeated.
Varan
A monster dubbed Varan is discovered and attacks Japan, but is slain.
The H-Man
The shape-shifting organism called the H-Man arrives in Japan and kills many people, but is eventually destroyed by fire.
The Three Treasures
Battle in Outer Space
The Secret of the Telegian
A soldier known as Corporal Sudo under the alias Goro Nakamoto, uses a device that can give its user the ability to teleport anywhere to kill his fellow soldiers who robbed and left him for dead during WWII. He was defeated later.
The Human Vapor
Mizuno, a librarian at a sanatorium, has been given the ability to become vapor after a scientist does an experiment on him. Mizuno uses this power to engage in criminal activities, robbing banks to give the money to his dancer, but is later cornered and killed in a fire.
Mothra
Two small fairies called the Shobijin are discovered on the irradiated Infant Island, and are stolen. Their monster goddess Mothra hatches and crawls to Tokyo to save them. The giant larva then builds a cocoon and transforms into it's adult form. It then finally locates her small priestesses and takes them back to Infant Island.
The Last War
Gorath
Matango
A ship becomes stranded on an island off the coast of Japan populated by "mushroom people" called Matango. Only a single survivor is recovered and brought back to Japan, where he tells the story of what happened to the others. It is eventually discovered that he too is slowly being assimilated by the Matango.
Atragon
The ancient civilization of Mu prepares to attack the modern world, along with their sea dragon guardian Manda. However, the advanced submarine, the Gotengo, intervenes and saves humanity.
Dogora
The carbon-consuming space monster Dogora appears over Japan and is defeated.
Frankenstein vs. Baragon
The War of the Gargantuas
Two giant, humanoid monsters dubbed Sanda and Gaira emerge. Believed to have been created from the cells of Frankenstein's Monster, the two Gargantuas fight in Tokyo, but are eventually killed in a volcanic eruption.
King Kong Escapes
On Mondo Island, a giant ape called King Kong is discovered, along with a large assortment of other creatures, such as Gorosaurus and a Giant Sea Serpent. An evil scientist named Dr. Who invents a robotic clone of Kong called Mechani-Kong. The two monsters battle in Tokyo and King Kong emerges victorious. Kong then kills the robot's inventor and returns home.
Latitude Zero
Space Amoeba
Submersion of Japan
Prophecies of Nostradamus
ESPY
The Last Dinosaur
The War in Space
Magnitude 7.9
Bye-Bye Jupiter
Princess from the Moon
Heisei era Godzilla
The Return of Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Other Heisei era Films
Rebirth of Mothra
Rebirth of Mothra 2
Rebirth of Mothra 3
Gunhed
Mikadoroid
Reiko, the Psyche Resurrected
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
Super Atragon
Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie
Sinking of Japan
Go! Godman
Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1
Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2
Millennium era Godzilla
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
Godzilla: Tokyo SOS
Godzilla Final Wars
Other Millennium era Films
To be added.
Monsterverse
In 1999, 2 MUTO spores were found in a Philippines mine. The male MUTO would destroy the Janjira power plants in Japan. The male MUTO would release a electromagnetic pulse and feed on the reactors. The male MUTO would later enter a cocoon state.
Godzilla (2014)
Reiwa era Godzilla
Shin Godzilla
GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters
GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle
GODZILLA: The Planet Eater
Other Reiwa era Films
Shin Ultraman
Yokaipedia
Daiei Films
Showa era Gamera
Gamera
Gamera vs. Barugon
Gamera vs. Gyaos
Gamera vs. Viras
Gamera vs. Guiron
Gamera vs. Jiger
Gamera vs. Zigra
Gamera Super Monster
Other Showa era Films
The Invisible Man Appears
Warning from Space
The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly
The Ogre of Oeyama
Killer Whale
Daimajin
Return of Daimajin
Wrath of Daimajin
Yokai Monsters: One Hundred Monsters
Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
Heisei era Gamera
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Gamera the Brave
Other Heisei era Films
To be added.
Reiwa era Gamera
To be added.
Other Reiwa era Films
To be added.
Trivia
- Every Toho-produced Godzilla film has been set at least partially in Japan, with the exception of Son of Godzilla. Among the four American-made Godzilla films, however, only Godzilla (2014) has included scenes in Japan, none of them involving Godzilla himself.
- The Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras are named after Japan's political periods.
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