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This is a '''list of all official [[Godzilla (Franchise)|Godzilla]] movies''' in order of release date. There are 31 released Godzilla movies, one in post-production, one in pre-production, and three announced. 29 of the films were produced by [[Toho]], while the remaining two were produced by the [[United States|American]] studios [[TriStar Pictures]] and [[Legendary Pictures]], respectively.
This is a '''list of all official feature-length ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' movies'''. There are currently 38 films in the franchise: 17 authored by [[Toho]] (one of which with [[Benedict Pictures Corporation|Benedict Pictures]]), three by [[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]], 13 by [[TOHO Studios|Toho Pictures]], one by [[TriStar Pictures]] et al., and four by [[Legendary Pictures]] and [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]] et al. Toho only considers the live action films that it or its subsidiaries have created to comprise the numerical entries in the franchise; as such, it excludes the Hollywood adaptations and animated films from the numerical order and maintains that ''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'' is the 30th ''Godzilla'' film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://godzilla-sp.jp/history/|title=Godzilla Film History (ゴジラ映画ヒストリー)|work=[[Godzilla Singular Point|godzilla-sp.jp]]|accessdate=28 December 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210040139/https://godzilla-sp.jp/history/|archivedate=10 December 2020}}</ref> The most recent film overall is ''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]''.
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|                                            |= [[Showa era]]
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|                                            |= [[Heisei era]]
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|                                            |= [[TriStar Pictures|TriStar]]
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|                                            |= [[Millennium era]]
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|                                            |= [[Monsterverse]]
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|                                            |= [[Reiwa era]]
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===Main series===
There are a total of 30 ''Godzilla'' movies which comprise the mainline series. The movies are split into four distinct subseries: the [[Showa era]], comprising the first 15 films; the [[Heisei era]], comprising the next seven films; the [[Millennium era]], comprising the next six films after that; and the [[Reiwa era]], which currently includes ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' and ''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'', as well as three animated films that are not counted among the mainline entries. Despite the Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras being named after the reigns of Japanese emperors (the [[Shōwa period]], [[Heisei period]], and [[Reiwa period]]), the periods of time in which they were released do not precisely correspond with the durations of the emperors' reigns; the first film of the Heisei era, ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'', was in fact released during the Shōwa period, and ''Shin Godzilla'' was released during the Heisei period. Moreover, the Millennium era was released entirely within the Heisei period.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"                    | {{tt|#|Number}}
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable"            | Poster
! rowspan="2"                                | Title<br>(Japanese)
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable"            | Release date
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable"            | Funded by
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable"            | Produced by
! rowspan="2"                                | Director(s)
! colspan="2"                                | Writer(s)
! rowspan="2"                                | {{tt|FX|Effects}} director(s)
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable"            | [[Kaiju|Monster(s)]]{{tt|*|Non-stock footage appearances}}
|-
! scope="col"                                | Story
! scope="col"                                | Screenplay
|-
| rowspan=15 style="background-color:#008000"|
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                    | {{big2|#1}}
|                                            | [[File:Gojira_1954_Japanese_poster.jpg|center|100px]]
|                                            | '''''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ}}
|                                            | November 3, [[1954]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="5"                    | [[Toho]]
|                                            | [[Ishiro Honda]]
| rowspan="2"                                | [[Shigeru Kayama]]
|                                            | [[Takeo Murata]]<br>[[Ishiro Honda]]
| rowspan=6                                  | [[Eiji Tsuburaya]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (First Generation)|Godzilla]]}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                    | {{big2|#2}}
|                                            | [[File:Godzilla_Raids_Again_Poster_A.png|center|100px]]
|                                            | '''''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラの逆襲|3=lit.<br>"''Godzilla's Counterattack''"}}
|                                            | April 24, [[1955]]
|                                            | [[Motoyoshi Oda]]
|                                            | Shigeaki Hidaka<br>[[Takeo Murata]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[Anguirus (First Generation)|Anguirus]]}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                    | {{big2|#3}}
|                                            | [[File:King_Kong_vs._Godzilla_Poster_A.png|center|100px]]
|                                            | '''''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|キングコング対ゴジラ}}
|                                            | August 11, [[1962]]
| rowspan=4                                  | [[Ishiro Honda]]
| rowspan=5 colspan="2"                      | [[Shinichi Sekizawa]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[King Kong (King Kong vs. Godzilla)|King Kong]]|[[Giant Octopus]]|[[Giant Lizard]]}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                    | {{big2|#4}}
|                                            | [[File:Mothra_vs._Godzilla_Poster_A.png|center|100px]]
|                                            | '''''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|モスラ対ゴジラ}}
|                                            | April 29, [[1964]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[Mothra]] ([[Mothra (First Generation)|imago]] and [[Mothra (Second Generation)|larvae]])|[[Mysterious Bones]]}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                    | {{big2|#5}}
|                                            | [[File:Ghidorah1-1.jpg |center|100px]]
|                                            | '''''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster|Ghidorah, the Three-<br>Headed Monster]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|三大怪獣 地球最大の決戦|3=<br>lit. "''Three Giant Monsters:<br>The Greatest Battle on Earth''"}}
|                                            | December 20, [[1964]]
| style="text-align:left"                   | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[Mothra (Second Generation)|Mothra]] (larva)|[[Rodan (Showa)|Rodan]]|[[King Ghidorah (Showa)|King Ghidorah]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="col"       | Number, International Title, and Release Date
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                    | {{big2|#6}}
! style="width:auto"| Poster
|                                            | [[File:Invasion_of_Astro-Monster_Poster_A.png|center|100px]]
! scope="col"       | Japanese Title
|                                            | '''''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|怪獣大戦争|3= lit.<br>"''The Great Monster War''"}}
! scope="col"      | Director
|                                            | December 19, [[1965]]
! scope="col"       | [[Kaiju|Monsters]]
|                                            | [[Toho]]<br>[[Benedict Pictures Corporation|Benedict Pictures]]
|                                           | [[Toho]]
| style="text-align:left"                   | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[Rodan (Showa)|Rodan]]|[[King Ghidorah (Showa)|King Ghidorah]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#1}}<br>''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} November 3, [[1954]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|#7}}
| [[File:Gojira_1954_Japanese_poster.jpg|center|100px]]
|                                            | [[File:Godzilla_vs_sea_monster_poster_01.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''Godzilla'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ|Gojira}}
|                                            | '''''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ・エビラ・<br>モスラ 南海の大決闘|3=<br>lit. "''Godzilla, Ebirah, Mothra:<br>Great Duel in the South Seas''"}}
| [[Ishiro Honda]]
|                                            | December 17, [[1966]]
| [[Godzilla/1954|Godzilla]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="5"                    | [[Toho]]
| rowspan=2                                  | [[Jun Fukuda]]
|                                           | [[Eiji Tsuburaya]]<br>[[Sadamasa Arikawa]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[Ebirah]]|[[Mothra (Second Generation)|Mothra]] (imago)|[[Giant Condor]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#2}}<br>''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} April 24, [[1955]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|#8}}
| [[File:Godzilla_Raids_Again_Poster_A.png|center|100px]]
|                                            | [[File:434px-Son_of_Godzilla_1967.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''Godzilla's Counterattack'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラの逆襲|Gojira no Gyakushū}}
|                                            | '''''[[Son of Godzilla]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|怪獣島の決戦 ゴジラの息子|3=<br>lit. "''The Battle of Monster<br>Island: Son of Godzilla''"}}
| [[Motoyoshi Oda]]
|                                            | December 16, [[1967]]
| [[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla]], [[Anguirus]]
| colspan=2                                  | [[Shinichi Sekizawa]]<br>Kazue Kiba
| rowspan="2"                                | [[Sadamasa Arikawa]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[Minilla]]|[[Kamacuras]]|[[Kumonga]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#3}}<br>''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} August 11, [[1962]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|#9}}
| [[File:King_Kong_vs._Godzilla_Poster_A.png|center|100px]]
|                                            | [[File:Destroy_all_monsters.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''King Kong Against Godzilla'' {{Nihongo|キングコング対ゴジラ|Kingu Kongu tai Gojira}}
|                                            | '''''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|怪獣総進撃|3=lit.<br>"''Monster Total Advancement''"}}
| [[Ishiro Honda]]
|                                            | August 1, [[1968]]
| [[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla]], [[King Kong]], [[Giant Octopus]], [[Giant Lizard]]
| rowspan=2                                  | [[Ishiro Honda]]
| colspan=2                                  | [[Ishiro Honda]]<br>[[Kaoru Mabuchi]]
| style="text-align:left"                    |
  {|
  | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[Mothra (Third Generation)|Mothra]] (larva)|[[Rodan (Showa)|Rodan]]|[[King Ghidorah (Showa)|King Ghidorah]]|[[Anguirus (Second Generation)|Anguirus]]|[[Kumonga]]}}
  | style="vertical-align:top"| {{bl|[[Gorosaurus]]|[[Manda]]|[[Baragon]]|[[Varan]]|[[Minilla]]}}
  |}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#4}}<br>''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} April 29, [[1964]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|#10}}
| [[File:Mothra_vs._Godzilla_Poster_A.png|center|100px]]
|                                            | [[File:Godzilla's_Revenge_1969.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''Mothra Against Godzilla'' {{Nihongo|モスラ対ゴジラ|Mosura tai Gojira}}
|                                            | '''''[[All Monsters Attack]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ・ミニラ・ガバラ<br>オール 怪獣大進撃|3=lit.<br>"''Godzilla, Minilla, Gabara:<br>All Monsters Attack''"}}
| [[Ishiro Honda]]
|                                            | December 20, [[1969]]
| [[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla]], [[Mothra]] (Imago and Larvae), [[Skeleturtle|Mystery Bones of Infant Island]]
| colspan="2                                | [[Shinichi Sekizawa]]
|                                           | [[Ishiro Honda]]<br>[[Teruyoshi Nakano]]{{sfn|Nakamura et al.|2014|pp=81, 96}}
| style="text-align:left"                    |
  {|
  | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[Minilla]]|[[Gabara]]}}
  | style="vertical-align:top"| {{bl|[[Kamacuras]]|[[Giant Condor|Giant Eagle]]|[[Maneater]]}}
  |}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#5}}<br>''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} December 20, [[1964]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|#11}}
| [[File:Ghidorah1-1.jpg |center|100px]]
|                                           | [[File:Godzilla_vs_Hedorah_1971.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''Three Giant Monsters: Earth's Greatest Battle'' {{Nihongo|三大怪獣　地球最大の決戦|San Daikaijū Chikyū Saidai no Kessen}}
|                                           | '''''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ対ヘドラ}}
| [[Ishiro Honda]]
|                                           | July 24, [[1971]]
| [[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla]], [[Mothra]] (Larva), [[Rodan]], [[King Ghidorah]]
|                                            | [[Yoshimitsu Banno]]
| colspan="2"                                | [[Yoshimitsu Banno]]<br>[[Kaoru Mabuchi]]
| rowspan=6                                  | [[Teruyoshi Nakano]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[Hedorah]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#6}}<br>''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} December 19, [[1965]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|#12}}
| [[File:Invasion_of_Astro-Monster_Poster_A.png|center|100px]]
|                                            | [[File:Godzilla_vs_Gigan_1972.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''Great Monster War'' {{Nihongo|怪獣大戦争|Kaijū Daisensō}}
|                                            | '''''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|地球攻撃命令<br>ゴジラ対ガイガン|3=lit.<br>"''Earth Attack Command:<br>Godzilla vs. Gigan''"}}
| [[Ishiro Honda]]
|                                            | March 12, [[1972]]
| [[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla]], [[Rodan]], [[King Ghidorah]]
|                                            | [[Toho]]
|                                            | [[Toho]]<br>[[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]]
| rowspan=3                                  | [[Jun Fukuda]]
| colspan="2"                                | [[Shinichi Sekizawa]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[Gigan]]|[[King Ghidorah (Showa)|King Ghidorah]]|[[Anguirus (Second Generation)|Anguirus]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#7}}<br>''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} December 17, [[1966]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|#13}}
| [[File:Godzilla_vs_sea_monster_poster_01.jpg  |center|100px]]
|                                            | [[File:Megalon-big.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''Godzilla, Ebirah, Mothra: Great Duel in the South Seas'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ　南海の大決闘|Gojira Ebira Mosura Nankai no Daikettō}}
|                                            | '''''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ対メガロ}}
| [[Jun Fukuda]]
|                                            | March 17, [[1973]]
| [[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla]], [[Ebirah]], [[Mothra]] (Imago), [[Giant Condor]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3"                    | [[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]]
|                                           | [[Shinichi Sekizawa]]
|                                            | [[Jun Fukuda]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[Megalon]]|[[Gigan]]|[[Jet Jaguar]]|[[Anguirus (Second Generation)|Anguirus]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#8}}<br>''[[Son of Godzilla]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} December 16, [[1967]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   |{{big2|#14}}
| [[File:434px-Son_of_Godzilla_1967.jpg |center|100px]]
|                                            | [[File:Godzilla_vs_Mechagodzilla_1974.jpg |center|100px]]
| ''Monster Island's Decisive Battle: Godzilla's Son'' {{Nihongo|怪獣島の決戦 ゴジラの息子|Kaijū-tō no Kessen Gojira no Musuko}}
|                                            | '''''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ対メカゴジラ}}
| [[Jun Fukuda]]
|                                            | March 21, [[1974]]
| [[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla]], [[Minilla]], [[Kamacuras]], [[Kumonga]]
|                                            | [[Shinichi Sekizawa]]<br>Masami Fukushima
|                                           | [[Hiroyasu Yamaura]]<br>[[Jun Fukuda]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[Mechagodzilla (Showa)|Mechagodzilla]]/[[Fake Godzilla]]|[[Anguirus (Second Generation)|Anguirus]]|[[King Caesar]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#9}}<br>''[[Destroy All Monsters]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} August 1, [[1968]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|#15}}
| [[File:Destroy_all_monsters.jpg|center|100px]]
|                                           | [[File:Terror_of_MechaGodzilla_1975.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''Attack of the Marching Monsters'' {{Nihongo|怪獣総進撃|Kaijū Sōshingeki}}
|                                            | '''''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|メカゴジラの逆襲|3=lit.<br>"''Mechagodzilla's<br>Counterattack''"}}
| [[Ishiro Honda]]
|                                           | March 15, [[1975]]
| [[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla]], [[Mothra]] (Larva), [[Rodan]], [[King Ghidorah]], [[Anguirus]], [[Kumonga]], [[Gorosaurus]], [[Manda]], [[Baragon]], [[Varan]], [[Minilla]]
|                                           | [[Ishiro Honda]]
| colspan="2"                                | [[Yukiko Takayama]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[Mechagodzilla (Showa)|Mechagodzilla 2]]|[[Titanosaurus]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#10}}<br>''[[All Monsters Attack]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} December 20, [[1969]]
| rowspan=7 style="background-color:#e70000" |
| [[File:Godzilla's_Revenge_1969.jpg|center|100px]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|#16}}
| ''Godzilla, Minilla, Gabara: All Monsters Attack'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ・ミニラ・ガバラ オール 怪獣大進撃|Gojira Minira Gabara Ōru Kaijū Daishingeki}}
|                                           | [[File:The_Return_of_Godzilla_Poster_Japan_1.png |center|100px]]
| [[Ishiro Honda]]
|                                           | '''''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ|3=lit. "''Godzilla''"}}
| [[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla]], [[Minilla]], [[Gabara]], [[Kamacuras]], [[Ebirah]] (stock footage), [[Kumonga]] (stock footage), [[Anguirus]] (stock footage), [[Giant Condor|Giant Condor]] (stock footage, as Giant Eagle), [[Manda]] (stock footage), [[Maneater]]
|                                           | December 15, [[1984]]
| rowspan="7"                                | [[TOHO Studios|Toho Pictures]]
|                                            | [[TOHO Studios|Toho Pictures]]<br>[[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]]
|                                            | [[Koji Hashimoto]]
|                                            | [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]
|                                            | [[Hideichi Nagahara]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Heisei)|Godzilla]]|[[Shockirus]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#11}}<br>''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} July 24, [[1971]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|#17}}
| [[File:Godzilla_vs_Hedorah_1971.jpg|center|100px]]
|                                            | [[File:Godzilla vs. Biollante Poster Japan 2.png|center|100px]]
| ''Godzilla Against Hedorah'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ対ヘドラ|Gojira Tai Hedora}}
|                                            | '''''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ{{ruby|VS|たい}}ビオランテ}}
| [[Yoshimitsu Banno]]
|                                            | December 16, [[1989]]
| [[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla]], [[Hedorah]]
| rowspan="6"                                | [[TOHO Studios|Toho Pictures]]<br>[[Toho Eizo Bijutsu]]
| rowspan=2                                  | [[Kazuki Omori]]
|                                           | Shinichiro Kobayashi
|                                           | [[Kazuki Omori]]
| rowspan=6                                  | [[Koichi Kawakita]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Heisei)|Godzilla]]|[[Biollante]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#12}}<br>''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} March 12, [[1972]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|#18}}
| [[File:Godzilla_vs_Gigan_1972.jpg|center|100px]]
|                                           | [[File:Gvskg01.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''Earth Attack Command: Godzilla Against Gigan'' {{Nihongo|地球攻撃命令　ゴジラ対ガイガン|Chikyū Kōgeki Meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan}}
|                                           | '''''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ{{ruby|VS|たい}}キングギドラ}}
| [[Jun Fukuda]]
|                                           | December 14, [[1991]]
| [[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla]], [[Gigan]], [[King Ghidorah]], [[Anguirus]], [[Mothra]] (stock footage), [[Rodan]] (stock footage), [[Kamacuras]] (stock footage), [[Kumonga]] (stock footage), [[Gorosaurus]] (stock footage), [[Minilla]] (stock footage), [[Gaira]] (stock footage, erroneous)
| rowspan=2 colspan="2"                      | [[Kazuki Omori]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Heisei)|Godzilla]]|[[King Ghidorah (Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah)|King Ghidorah]]|[[Mecha-King Ghidorah]]|[[Godzillasaurus]]|[[Dorat]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#13}}<br>''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} March 17, [[1973]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|#19}}
| [[File:Megalon-big.jpg|center|100px]]
|                                           | [[File:Gvm.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''Godzilla Against Megalon'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ対メガロ|Gojira tai Megaro}}
|                                           | '''''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ{{ruby|VS|たい}}モスラ}}
| [[Jun Fukuda]]
|                                           | December 12, [[1992]]
| [[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla]], [[Megalon]], [[Gigan]], [[Jet Jaguar]], [[Anguirus]], [[Rodan]] (stock footage), [[Gaira]] (stock footage, erroneous)
| rowspan=2                                  | [[Takao Okawara]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Heisei)|Godzilla]]|[[Mothra (Godzilla vs. Mothra)|Mothra]] (larva and imago)|[[Battra]] (larva and imago)}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#14}}<br>''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} March 21, [[1974]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|#20}}
| [[File:Godzilla_vs_Mechagodzilla_1974.jpg |center|100px]]
|                                            | [[File:Godzilla-vs-mechagodzilla-movie-poster-1020433270.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ対メカゴジラ|Gojira tai Mekagojira}}
|                                            | '''''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ{{ruby|VS|たい}}メカゴジラ|3=lit.<br>"''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla''"}}
| [[Jun Fukuda]]
|                                           | December 11, [[1993]]
| [[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla]], [[Mechagodzilla (Showa)|Mechagodzilla]]/[[Fake Godzilla]], [[King Caesar]], [[King Ghidorah]] (stock footage)
| colspan="2"                                | [[Wataru Mimura]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Heisei)|Godzilla]]|[[Mechagodzilla (Heisei)|Mechagodzilla/Super Mechagodzilla]]|[[Rodan (Heisei)|Rodan/Fire Rodan]]|[[Godzilla Junior|BabyGodzilla]]|[[Mecha-King Ghidorah]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#15}}<br>''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} March 15, [[1975]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|#21}}
| [[File:Terror_of_MechaGodzilla_1975.jpg|center|100px]]
|                                           | [[File:Godzilla_vs._SpaceGodzilla_Poster_B.png|center|100px]]
| ''Mechagodzilla's Counterattack'' {{Nihongo|メカゴジラの逆襲|Mekagojira no Gyakushū}}
|                                            | '''''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ{{ruby|VS|たい}}スペースゴジラ}}
| [[Ishiro Honda]]
|                                           | December 10, [[1994]]
| [[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla]], [[Mechagodzilla (Showa)|Mechagodzilla 2]], [[Titanosaurus]], [[Fake Godzilla]] (stock footage), [[Manda]] (stock footage), [[King Ghidorah]] (stock footage), [[Rodan]] (stock footage), [[King Caesar]] (stock footage)
|                                            | [[Kensho Yamashita]]
| colspan="2"                                | [[Hiroshi Kashiwabara]]
| style="text-align:left"                    |
  {|
  | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Heisei)|Godzilla]]|[[SpaceGodzilla]]|[[Moguera|MOGUERA]]}}
  | style="vertical-align:top"| {{bl|[[Godzilla Junior|LittleGodzilla]]|[[Fairy Mothra]]|[[Mothra (Godzilla vs. Mothra)|Mothra]]}}
  |}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#16}}<br>''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} December 15, [[1984]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|#22}}
| [[File:The_Return_of_Godzilla_Poster_Japan_1.png |center|100px]]
|                                            | [[File:Godzilla.jp_-_22_-_Godzilla_vs._Destoroyah.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''Godzilla'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ|Gojira}}
|                                            | '''''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ{{ruby|VS|たい}}デストロイア}}
| [[Koji Hashimoto]]
|                                            | December 9, [[1995]]
| [[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]], [[Shockirus]]
| rowspan="2"                                | [[Takao Okawara]]
| colspan="2"                                | [[Kazuki Omori]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Heisei)|Burning Godzilla]]|[[Destoroyah]]|[[Godzilla Junior]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#17}}<br>''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} December 16, [[1989]]
| rowspan=6 style="background-color:#F16412" |
| [[File:Godzilla_vs_biollante_poster.jpg|center|100px]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|{{tt|#23|24th film overall}}}}
| ''Godzilla vs. Biollante'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラＶＳビオランテ|Gojira buiesu Biorante}}
|                                            | [[File:Godzilla_2000_poster_01.jpg|center|100px]]
| [[Kazuki Omori]]
|                                            | '''''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ2000 ミレニアム}}
| [[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]], [[Biollante]]
|                                            | December 11, [[1999]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="6"                    | [[TOHO Studios|Toho Pictures]]
| rowspan=2 colspan="2"                      | [[Hiroshi Kashiwabara]]<br>[[Wataru Mimura]]
| rowspan=2                                  | [[Kenji Suzuki]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Godzilla 2000: Millennium)|Godzilla]]|[[Millennian]]/[[Orga]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#18}}<br>''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} December 14, [[1991]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|{{tt|#24|25th film overall}}}}
| [[File:Godzilla_vs._King_Ghidorah_Poster_C.png|center|100px]]
|                                            | [[File:Godzilla_vs_megaguirus_poster_02.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラＶＳキングギドラ|Gojira buiesu Kingu Gidora}}
|                                            | '''''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ{{ruby|×|たい}}メガギラス {{ruby|G|ジー}}消滅作戦|3=<br>lit. "''Godzilla × Megaguirus:<br>The G Annihilation Strategy''"}}
| [[Kazuki Omori]]
|                                           | December 16, [[2000]]
| [[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]], [[King Ghidorah]], [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]], [[Godzillasaurus]], [[Dorat]]
|                                           | [[Masaaki Tezuka]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Godzilla vs. Megaguirus)|Godzilla]]|[[Megaguirus]]|[[Meganulon|Meganulon/Meganula]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#19}}<br>''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} December 12, [[1992]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|{{tt|#25|26th film overall}}}}
| [[File:Godzilla_vs._Mothra_Poster_B.png|center|100px]]
|                                            | [[File:2001_gmk_theatrical_poster.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''Godzilla vs. Mothra'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラＶＳモスラ|Gojira buiesu Mosura}}
|                                            | '''''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack|Godzilla, Mothra and<br>King Ghidorah: Giant<br>Monsters All-Out Attack]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ・モスラ・<br>キングギドラ 大怪獣総攻撃}}
| [[Takao Okawara]]
|                                            | December 15, [[2001]]
| [[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]], [[Mothra]] (Larva and Imago), [[Battra]]
|                                            | [[Shusuke Kaneko]]
| colspan="2"                                | Keiichi Hasegawa<br>[[Masahiro Yokotani]]<br>[[Shusuke Kaneko]]
|                                           | [[Makoto Kamiya]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (GMK)|Godzilla]]|[[Baragon]]|[[Mothra (GMK)|Mothra]] (larva and imago)|[[King Ghidorah (Millennium)|King Ghidorah]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#20}}<br>''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} December 11, [[1993]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|{{tt|#26|27th film overall}}}}
| [[File:Godzilla_vs._MechaGodzilla_2_Poster_Japan_2.jpg|center|100px]]
|                                            | [[File:Godzilla_X_MechaGodzilla_Poster.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラＶＳメカゴジラ|Gojira buiesu Mekagojira}}
|                                           | '''''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ{{ruby|×|たい}}メカゴジラ|3=lit.<br>"''Godzilla × Mechagodzilla''"}}
| [[Takao Okawara]]
|                                           | December 14, [[2002]]
| [[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]], [[Mechagodzilla (Heisei)|Mechagodzilla]]/[[Mechagodzilla (Heisei)#Super Mechagodzilla|Super Mechagodzilla]], [[Rodan]]/[[Rodan#Fire Rodan|Fire Rodan]], [[Godzilla Junior|Baby Godzilla]], [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]], [[Mothra]] (stock footage)
| rowspan=2                                  | [[Masaaki Tezuka]]
| colspan="2"                                | [[Wataru Mimura]]
|                                            | [[Yuichi Kikuchi]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Kiryu series)|Godzilla]]|[[Kiryu]]|[[Godzilla (First Generation)|First Generation Godzilla]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#21}}<br>''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} December 10, [[1994]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|{{tt|#27|28th film overall}}}}
| [[File:Godzilla_vs_space_godzilla_poster_01.jpg|center|100px]]
|                                            | [[File:Gmmg-poster2.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラＶＳスペースゴジラ|Gojira buiesu Supēsugojira}}
|                                           | '''''[[Godzilla: Tokyo SOS]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ×モスラ×<br>メカゴジラ 東京{{ruby|SOS|エス・オー・エス}}|3=<br>lit. "''Godzilla × Mothra ×<br>Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS''"}}
| [[Kensho Yamashita]]
|                                           | December 13, [[2003]]
| [[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]], [[SpaceGodzilla]], [[M.O.G.U.E.R.A.]], [[Godzilla Junior|Little Godzilla]], [[Fairy Mothra]], [[Mothra]], [[Biollante]] (stock footage), [[Battra]] (stock footage)
| colspan="2"                                | [[Masahiro Yokotani]]<br>[[Masaaki Tezuka]]
| rowspan=2                                  | [[Eiichi Asada]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Kiryu series)|Godzilla]]|[[Kiryu]]|[[Mothra (Godzilla: Tokyo SOS)|Mothra]] (imago and larvae)|[[Kamoebas]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#22}}<br>''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} December 9, [[1995]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|{{tt|#28|29th film overall}}}}
| [[File:Godzilla_vs_destroyer_poster_01.jpg|center|100px]]
|                                            | [[File:433248_1020_A.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''Godzilla vs. Destroyer'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラＶＳデストロイア|Gojira buiesu Desutoroia}}
|                                            | '''''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ {{ruby|FINAL|ファイナル}} {{ruby|WARS|ウォーズ}}}}
| [[Takao Okawara]]
|                                            | December 4, [[2004]]
| [[Godzilla/Heisei|Burning Godzilla]], [[Destoroyah]], [[Godzilla Junior]], [[Godzilla/1954|Original Godzilla]] (stock footage)
|                                            | [[Ryuhei Kitamura]]
| colspan="2"                                | [[Wataru Mimura]]<br>Isao Kiriyama
| style="text-align:left"                    |
  {|
  | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Godzilla Final Wars)|Godzilla]]|[[Mothra (Godzilla Final Wars)|Mothra]] (imago)|[[Rodan (Millennium)|Rodan]]|[[Anguirus (Millennium)|Anguirus]]|[[King Caesar]]|[[Kumonga]]}}
  | {{bl|[[Kamacuras]]|[[Ebirah]]|[[Hedorah]]|[[Zilla]]|[[Gigan]]|[[Monster X|Monster X/Keizer Ghidorah]]}}
  |}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|{{tt|#23|overall; 1st American film}}}}<br>''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]''<br>{{flag|USA}} May 19, [[1998]]
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:#8100EA" |
| [[File:1998godzilla-1266293297.jpg|center|100px]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|{{tt|#29|31st film overall}}}}
| ''GODZILLA'' {{Nihongo|{{tt|ＧＯＤＺＩＬＬＡ|ゴジラ}}|Gojira}}
|                                            | [[File:Shin_Gojira_Theatrical_Poster.jpg|center|100px]]
| [[Roland Emmerich]]
|                                            | '''''[[Shin Godzilla]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|シン・ゴジラ}}
| [[Zilla|Godzilla]], [[Baby Zilla|Baby Godzillas]], [[Godzilla/Godzilla: The Series|Second Godzilla]]
|                                            | July 29, [[2016]]
| rowspan="2"                                | [[Toho]]
|                                           | [[TOHO Studios|Toho Pictures]]<br>[[Cine Bazar]]
|                                           | [[Hideaki Anno]]<br>[[Shinji Higuchi]]
| colspan="2"                                | [[Hideaki Anno]]
|                                            | [[Shinji Higuchi]]<br>[[Katsuro Onoue]]<ref group="lower-alpha">Though Higuchi is credited as ''tokugi kantoku'' (特技監督, "director of special effects") in Japanese, Toho's English-language press notes specify that he is the VFX director. Onoue was the director for the film's second unit, which shot a small number of practical effects sequences, making him more akin to the special effects directors of prior ''Godzilla'' films.</ref>
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Shin Godzilla)|Godzilla]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|{{tt|#24|overall; 23rd Japanese film}}}}<br>''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} December 11, [[1999]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|{{tt|#30|37th film overall}}}}
| [[File:Godzilla_2000_poster_01.jpg|center|100px]]
|                                            | [[File:Godzilla Minus One Japanese poster.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''Godzilla 2000: Millennium'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ２０００ ミレニアム|Gojira Nisen: Mireniamu}}
|                                            | '''''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ{{ruby|-1.0|マイナスワン}}}}
| [[Takao Okawara]]
|                                            | November 3, [[2023]]
| [[Godzilla/Godzilla 2000|Godzilla]], [[Millennian]]/[[Orga]]
|                                            | [[TOHO Studios]]<br>[[ROBOT]]
| colspan="3"                                | [[Takashi Yamazaki]]
|                                            | [[Kiyoko Shibuya]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Godzilla Minus One)|Godzilla]]}}
|}
===Hollywood films===
Five ''Godzilla'' movies have been produced entirely by Hollywood studios. However, it should be noted that three of the Japanese ''Godzilla'' films were brought to the United States with new footage shot by American studios inserted into them. These include ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]]'' (a [[1956]] Americanization of 1954's ''Godzilla''), the [[1963]] American release of ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'', and ''[[The Return of Godzilla|Godzilla 1985]]'' (a [[1985]] Americanization of [[1984]]'s ''The Return of Godzilla''). Though these are generally not included in the tally of American ''Godzilla'' films, the 2016 Japanese book ''[[Shin Godzilla Walker: The New Legend of the King of the Monsters]]'' does treat ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!'' as a distinct work.{{sfn|Kikuchi|Kato|Yamamoto|2016|pp=52, 81}}
 
There have also been two ''Godzilla'' films created as cooperations between American and Japanese companies from their inception. ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' was produced in Japan but co-funded by [[Benedict Pictures Corporation]] of the [[United States]], while ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' was shot in America but co-funded by Toho. Despite this, ''Invasion of Astro-Monster'' is primarily considered a Japanese film and is part of the main ''Godzilla'' series, while ''Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' is primarily an American film and is included among the American spinoffs.
 
The 1998 film by [[TriStar Pictures|TriStar]] et al. is standalone, while the other four American ''Godzilla'' films, produced by [[Legendary Pictures]], share continuity and make up the [[Monsterverse]] series along with the [[2017]] ''[[King Kong (franchise)|King Kong]]'' film ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:auto%; text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|{{tt|#25|overall; 24th Japanese film}}}}<br>''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} December 16, [[2000]]
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"                   | {{tt|#|Number}}
| [[File:Godzilla_vs_megaguirus_poster_02.jpg|center|100px]]
! rowspan="2"                                | Poster
| ''Godzilla {{tt|X|Against}} Megaguirus: G Extermination Strategy'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ{{tt|×|たい}}メガギラス {{tt|Ｇ|ジー}}消滅作戦|Gojira tai Megagirasu: Jī Shōmetsu Sakusen}}
! rowspan="2"                                | Title<br>(Japanese)
| [[Masaaki Tezuka]]
! rowspan="2"                                | Release date
| [[Godzilla/Godzilla vs. Megaguirus|Godzilla]], [[Megaguirus]], [[Meganulon]]/[[Meganulon#Meganula|Meganula]]
! rowspan="2"                                | Funded by
! rowspan="2"                                | Produced by
! rowspan="2"                                | Director(s)
! colspan="2"                                | Writer(s)
! rowspan="2"                                | {{tt|VFX|Visual effects}} supervisor
! rowspan="2"                                | [[Kaiju|Monsters]]{{tt|*|Non-stock footage appearances}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|{{tt|#26|overall; 25th Japanese film}}}}<br>''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} December 15, [[2001]]
! scope="col"                               | Story
| [[File:GMK_Japanese_Poster.jpg|center|100px]]
! scope="col"                               | Screenplay
| ''Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ・モスラ・キングギドラ 大怪獣総攻撃|Gojira, Mosura, Kingu Gidora: Daikaijū Sōkōgeki}}<br>''GMK'' {{Nihongo|{{tt|ＧＭＫ|ジーエムケイ}}|Jī Emu Kei}}
| [[Shusuke Kaneko]]
| [[Godzilla/GMK|Godzilla]], [[Baragon]], [[Mothra]] (Larva and Imago), [[King Ghidorah]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|{{tt|#27|overall; 26th Japanese film}}}}<br>''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} December 14, [[2002]]
| style="background-color:#33FF00"          |
| [[File:Ef_gxmg.jpg|center|100px]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|{{tt|#1|23rd film overall}}}}
| ''Godzilla {{tt|X|Against}} Mechagodzilla'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ{{tt|×|たい}}メカゴジラ|Gojira tai Mekagojira}}
|                                           | [[File:1998godzilla-1266293297.jpg|center|100px]]
| [[Masaaki Tezuka]]
|                                           | '''''[[GODZILLA (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]''''' {{Nihongo|{{ruby|GODZILLA|ゴジラ}}}}
| [[Godzilla/Kiryu Saga|Godzilla]], [[Kiryu]], [[Godzilla/1954|Original Godzilla]], [[Mothra]] (stock footage), [[Gaira]] (stock footage)
|                                           | May 19, [[1998]]
|                                            | [[TriStar Pictures]]<br>Fried Films<br>Independent Pictures
|                                            | Centropolis Entertainment
|                                            | [[Roland Emmerich]]
| colspan="2"                                | [[Dean Devlin]]<br>[[Roland Emmerich]]
|                                            | [[Volker Engel]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (TriStar)|Godzilla]]|[[Baby Godzilla (TriStar)|Baby Godzilla]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|{{tt|#28|overall; 27th Japanese film}}}}<br>''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} December 13, [[2003]]
| rowspan=4 style="background-color:#0070FF" |
| [[File:Gmmg-poster2.jpg|center|100px]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|{{tt|#2|30th film overall}}}}
| ''Godzilla, Mothra, Mechagodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ×モスラ×メカゴジラ 東京{{tt|ＳＯＳ|エス・オー・エス}}|Gojira Mosura Mekagojira Tokyo Esu Ō Esu}}
|                                            | [[File:Godzilla_2014_Poster.png|center|100px]]
| [[Masaaki Tezuka]]
|                                            | '''''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|GODZILLA ゴジラ}}
| [[Godzilla/Kiryu Saga|Godzilla]], [[Kiryu]], [[Mothra]] (Imago and Larvae), [[Kamoebas]], [[Godzilla/1954|Original Godzilla]] (stock footage), [[Vampire Plant]] (stock footage)
|                                            | May 16, [[2014]]
|                                            | [[Legendary Pictures]]<br>[[Warner Bros.]]<br>[[RatPac-Dune Entertainment]]
| rowspan="4"                                | [[Legendary Pictures]]
|                                           | [[Gareth Edwards]]
|                                            | David Callaham
|                                            | [[Max Borenstein]]
|                                            | [[Jim Rygiel]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Monsterverse)|Godzilla]]|[[MUTO]] (male and female)}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|{{tt|#29|overall; 28th Japanese film}}}}<br>''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} December 4, [[2004]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|{{tt|#3|35th film overall}}}}
| [[File:433248_1020_A.jpg|center|100px]]
|                                           | [[File:Godzilla King of the Monsters Poster 2.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''Godzilla: FINAL WARS'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ {{tt|ＦＩＮＡＬ　ＷＡＲＳ|ファイナルウォーズ}}|Gojira: Fainaru Wōzu}}
|                                           | '''''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters|Godzilla: King<br>of the Monsters]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ キング・<br>オブ・モンスターズ|3=lit.<br>"''Godzilla: King of Monsters''"}}
| [[Ryuhei Kitamura]]
|                                           | May 31, [[2019]]
| [[Godzilla/Final Wars|Godzilla]], [[Mothra]] (Imago), [[Rodan]], [[Anguirus]], [[King Caesar]], [[Kumonga]], [[Kamacuras]], [[Ebirah]], [[Hedorah]], [[Zilla]], [[Gigan]], [[Monster X]]/[[Monster X#Keizer Ghidorah|Keizer Ghidorah]], [[Godzilla Junior]] (stock footage), [[Varan]] (stock footage), [[Baragon]] (stock footage), [[Gaira]] (stock footage), [[Gezora]] (stock footage), [[Titanosaurus]] (stock footage), [[Megaguirus]] (stock footage), [[Fake Godzilla]] (stock footage)
|                                           | [[Legendary Pictures]]<br>[[Warner Bros.]]<br>[[Toho]]<br>Huahua Media{{#tag:ref|Huahua Media purchased a stake in the film just before release,<ref name="Huahua">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/huahua-buys-stake-legendarys-godzilla-king-monsters-1205898/|title=China’s Huahua Media Buys Stake in Legendary’s ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ (Exclusive)|first=Patrick|last=Brzeski|date=30 April 2019|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> and therefore could not have contributed to its production budget.|group="lower-alpha"}}
|                                            | [[Michael Dougherty]]
|                                            | [[Max Borenstein]]<br>[[Michael Dougherty]]
|                                            | [[Michael Dougherty]]<br>[[Zach Shields]]
|                                            | [[Guillaume Rocheron]]
| style="text-align:left"                    |
  {|
  | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Monsterverse)|Godzilla]]|[[Mothra (Monsterverse)|Mothra]] (larva and imago)|[[Rodan (Monsterverse)|Rodan]]|[[King Ghidorah (Monsterverse)|King Ghidorah]]|[[Scylla]]}}
  | style="vertical-align:top"| {{bl|[[Methuselah]]|[[Behemoth]]|[[MUTO|Queen MUTO]]|[[Leafwing]]}}
  |}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|{{tt|#30|overall; 2nd American film}}}}<br>''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]''<br>{{flag|USA}} May 16, [[2014]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|{{tt|#4|36th film overall}}}}
| [[File:Godzilla_2014_Poster.png|center|100px]]
|                                            | [[File:Godzilla vs. Kong poster 1.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''GODZILLA Godzilla'' {{Nihongo|ＧＯＤＺＩＬＬＡ ゴジラ|Gojira}}
|                                            | '''''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'''''<br>{{nihongo|ゴジラ{{ruby|vs|ブイエス}}コング}}
| [[Gareth Edwards]]
|                                            | March 31, [[2021]]
| [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]], [[M.U.T.O.]] (Winged Male and Eight-legged Female)
|                                           | [[Legendary Pictures]]<br>[[Warner Bros.]]
| rowspan="2"                                | [[Adam Wingard]]
|                                           | [[Terry Rossio]]<br>[[Michael Dougherty]]<br>[[Zach Shields]]
|                                           | Eric Pearson<br>[[Max Borenstein]]
|                                            | [[John DesJardin]]
| style="text-align:left"                    |
  {|
  | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Monsterverse)|Godzilla]]|[[King Kong (Monsterverse)|King Kong]]|[[Mechagodzilla (Monsterverse)|Mechagodzilla]]|[[Skullcrawler]]|[[Warbat]]}}
  | style="vertical-align:top"| {{bl|[[Hellhawk]]|[[Leafwing]]|[[Rockclaw]]|[[Doug]]}}
  |}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|{{tt|#31|overall; 29th Japanese film}}}}<br>''[[Godzilla Resurgence]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} July 29, [[2016]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|{{tt|#5|38th film overall}}}}
| [[File:Shin_Gojira_Theatrical_Poster.jpg|center|100px]]
|                                            | [[File:GxK_2nd_poster.jpg|center|100px]]
| ''Shin Godzilla'' {{Nihongo|シン・ゴジラ|Shin Gojira}}
|                                            | '''''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire|Godzilla x Kong:<br>The New Empire]]'''''<br>{{nihongo|ゴジラxコング<br>新たなる帝国}}
| [[Hideaki Anno]] and [[Shinji Higuchi]]
|                                            | March 29, [[2024]]
| [[Godzilla/2016|Godzilla (First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth forms)]]
|                                           | [[Legendary Pictures]]<br>[[Warner Bros.]]
|                                            | [[Terry Rossio]]<br>[[Adam Wingard]]<br>Simon Barrett
|                                            | [[Terry Rossio]]<br>Simon Barrett<br>Jeremy Slater
|                                           | [[Alessandro Ongaro]]
| style="text-align:left"                    |
{|
| {{bl|[[Godzilla (Monsterverse)|Godzilla]]|[[King Kong (Monsterverse)|King Kong]]|[[Skar King]]|[[Shimo]]|[[Suko]]|[[Doug]]|[[Mothra (Monsterverse)|Mothra]]|[[Tiamat]]|[[Scylla]]}}
| style="vertical-align:top"| {{bl|[[Warbat]]|[[Leafwing]]|[[Wart Dog]]|[[Parrot Frog]]|[[Drownviper]]|[[Verticine]]|[[Tree Mimic]]|[[Great Ape]]}}
|}
|-
|}
 
===Animated films===
A trilogy of animated ''Godzilla'' films was created by Toho, but is not considered to be part of the main film series, likely because of the films' lack of live action cinematography. The films are, however, counted as part of the [[Reiwa era]].
 
Peculiarly, Godzilla.com, the official international website for the ''Godzilla'' franchise, previously counted the shows ''[[Godzilla (series)|Godzilla]]'', ''[[Godzilla: The Series]]'', and ''[[Godzilla Singular Point]]'' as "films," bringing its tally of animated movies to six.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://godzilla.com/filmography/#animated-version|title=Filmography|work=Godzilla.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914214442/https://godzilla.com/filmography/#animated-version|archivedate=14 September 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:auto%; text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|{{tt|#32|overall; 30th Japanese film}}}}<br>''[[Godzilla: Monster Planet|GODZILLA: Monster Planet]]''<br>{{flag|JP}} November [[2017]] [post-production]
! colspan="2" rowspan="2"                   | {{tt|#|Number}}
| [[File:2017 Godzilla Monster Planet Poster.jpg|center|100px]]
! rowspan="2"                                | Poster
| ''GODZILLA: Monster Planet'' {{Nihongo|{{tt|ＧＯＤＺＩＬＬＡ|ゴジラ}} 怪獣惑星|Gojira: Kaijū Wakusei}}
! rowspan="2"                                | Title<br>(Japanese)
| [[Kobun Shizuno]] and [[Hiroyuki Seshita]]
! rowspan="2"                                | Release date
| [[Godzilla]]
! rowspan="2"                                | Funded by
! rowspan="2"                                | Animated by
! rowspan="2"                                | Director(s)
! colspan="2"                                | Writer(s)
! rowspan="2"                                | [[Kaiju|Monsters]]{{tt|*|Non-stock footage appearances}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#3?}}<br>''GODZILLA Chapter 2''<br>{{flag|JP}} 20??<br>[announced]<ref name="ANN">[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-25/godzilla-anime-is-film-trilogy-starring-mamoru-miyano/.113950 Godzilla Anime Is Film Trilogy Starring Mamoru Miyano - Anime News Network]</ref>
!                                           | Story
| [[File:Test Image.png|center|100px]]
!                                            | Screenplay
|
| TBA
| [[Godzilla]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#3?}}<br>''GODZILLA Chapter 3''<br>{{flag|JP}} 20??<br>[announced]<ref name="ANN"/>
| rowspan=3 style="background-color:#8100EA" |
| [[File:Test Image.png|center|100px]]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|{{tt|#1|32nd overall film}}}}
|  
|                                            | [[File:GODZILLA Planet of the Monsters new poster.jpg|center|100px]]
| TBA
|                                            | '''''[[GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters|GODZILLA: Planet<br>of the Monsters]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|{{ruby|GODZILLA|ゴジラ}} 怪獣惑星}}
| [[Godzilla]]
|                                            | November 17, [[2017]]
| rowspan="3"                                | [[Toho]]
| rowspan="3"                                | Polygon Pictures
| rowspan="3"                                | [[Kobun Shizuno]]<br>[[Hiroyuki Seshita]]
| rowspan="3"                               | [[Gen Urobuchi]]
|                                           | [[Gen Urobuchi]]
| style="text-align:left"                    |
  {|
  | {{bl|[[Godzilla Earth]]|[[Godzilla Filius]]|[[Servum]]|[[Mechagodzilla (anime trilogy)|Mechagodzilla]]|[[Dagahra]]}}
  | {{bl|[[Dogora]]|[[Orga]]|[[Kamacuras]]|[[Rodan]]|[[Anguirus]]}}
  |}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#3?}}<br>''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''<br>{{flag|USA}} March 22, [[2019]]<br>[pre-production]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|{{tt|#2|33rd overall film}}}}
| [[File:Test Image.png|center|100px]]
|                                            | [[File:Godzilla_Chapter_2_Poster_2.jpg|center|100px]]
|  
|                                            | '''''[[GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle|GODZILLA: City on<br>the Edge of Battle]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|{{ruby|GODZILLA|ゴジラ}} 決戦機動増殖都市|3=<br>lit. "''GODZILLA: Battle<br>Mobile Proliferation City''"}}
| [[Michael Dougherty]]
|                                           | May 18, [[2018]]
| [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]], [[Mothra]], [[Rodan]] [[King Ghidorah]] (tentatively)
|                                           | Sadayuki Murai<br>[[Tetsuya Yamada]]<br>[[Gen Urobuchi]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla Earth]]|[[Mechagodzilla (anime trilogy)|Mechagodzilla City]]|[[Servum]]}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"|{{big2|#3?}}<br>''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]''<br>{{flag|USA}} May 29, [[2020]]<br>[announced]
! scope="row" rowspan="1"                   | {{big2|{{tt|#3|34th overall film}}}}
| [[File:Test Image.png|center|100px]]
|                                            | [[File:GODZILLA The Planet Eater poster.jpg|center|100px]]
|  
|                                            | '''''[[GODZILLA: The Planet Eater]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|{{ruby|GODZILLA|ゴジラ}} 星を喰う者}}
| TBA
|                                            | November 9, [[2018]]
| [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]], [[King Kong]]
|                                            | [[Gen Urobuchi]]
| style="text-align:left"                    | {{bl|[[Godzilla Earth]]|[[King Ghidorah (anime trilogy)|Ghidorah]]|[[Servum]]|[[Mothra (anime trilogy)|Mothra]] (vision)}}
|}
|}
==See Also==
*[[List of Godzilla film continuities]]
*[[List of King Kong movies]]
*[[List of Gamera movies]]


==See also==
*[[List of Godzilla film continuities|List of ''Godzilla'' film continuities]]
*[[List of King Kong movies|List of ''King Kong'' movies]]
*[[List of Gamera movies|List of ''Gamera'' movies]]
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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===Bibliography===
*{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]|date=29 November 2014|publisher=[[Kadokawa|ASCII MEDIA WORKS]]
|last=Nakamura|first=Satoshi|author-link=Satoshi Nakamura
|last2=Shiraishi|first2=Masahiko
|last3=Aita|first3=Tetsuo
|last4=Tomoi|first4=Taketo
|last5=Shimazaki|first5=Jun
|last6=Maruyama|first6=Takeshi
|last7=Shimizu|first7=Toshifumi
|last8=Hayakawa|first8=Masaru|isbn=978-4-04-866999-3|ref={{harvid|Nakamura et al.|2014}}}}
*{{Cite book|title=[[Shin Godzilla Walker: The New Legend of the King of the Monsters]]|edition=3rd
|editor-last=Kikuchi|editor-first=Takeshi
|editor-last2=Kato|editor-first2=Yuto
|editor-last3=Yamamoto|editor-first3=Kyotaro|date=26 September 2016|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|isbn=978-4-04-895632-1}}
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This is a list of all official feature-length Godzilla movies. There are currently 38 films in the franchise: 17 authored by Toho (one of which with Benedict Pictures), three by Toho Eizo, 13 by Toho Pictures, one by TriStar Pictures et al., and four by Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures et al. Toho only considers the live action films that it or its subsidiaries have created to comprise the numerical entries in the franchise; as such, it excludes the Hollywood adaptations and animated films from the numerical order and maintains that Godzilla Minus One is the 30th Godzilla film.[1] The most recent film overall is Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.

List

= Showa era
= Heisei era
= TriStar
= Millennium era
= Monsterverse
= Reiwa era

Main series

There are a total of 30 Godzilla movies which comprise the mainline series. The movies are split into four distinct subseries: the Showa era, comprising the first 15 films; the Heisei era, comprising the next seven films; the Millennium era, comprising the next six films after that; and the Reiwa era, which currently includes Shin Godzilla and Godzilla Minus One, as well as three animated films that are not counted among the mainline entries. Despite the Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras being named after the reigns of Japanese emperors (the Shōwa period, Heisei period, and Reiwa period), the periods of time in which they were released do not precisely correspond with the durations of the emperors' reigns; the first film of the Heisei era, The Return of Godzilla, was in fact released during the Shōwa period, and Shin Godzilla was released during the Heisei period. Moreover, the Millennium era was released entirely within the Heisei period.

# Poster Title
(Japanese) 		Release date Funded by Produced by Director(s) Writer(s) FX director(s) Monster(s)*
Story Screenplay
#1
Gojira 1954 Japanese poster.jpg
 Godzilla
(ゴジラ) 		November 3, 1954 Toho Ishiro Honda Shigeru Kayama Takeo Murata
Ishiro Honda 		Eiji Tsuburaya
#2
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 Godzilla Raids Again
(ゴジラの逆襲, lit.
"Godzilla's Counterattack") 		April 24, 1955 Motoyoshi Oda Shigeaki Hidaka
Takeo Murata
#3
King Kong vs. Godzilla Poster A.png
 King Kong vs. Godzilla
(キングコング対ゴジラ) 		August 11, 1962 Ishiro Honda Shinichi Sekizawa
#4
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 Mothra vs. Godzilla
(モスラ対ゴジラ) 		April 29, 1964
#5
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 Ghidorah, the Three-
Headed Monster
(三大怪獣 地球最大の決戦,
lit. "Three Giant Monsters:
The Greatest Battle on Earth") 		December 20, 1964
#6
Invasion of Astro-Monster Poster A.png
 Invasion of Astro-Monster
(怪獣大戦争, lit.
"The Great Monster War") 		December 19, 1965 Toho
Benedict Pictures 		Toho
#7
Godzilla vs sea monster poster 01.jpg
 Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
(ゴジラ・エビラ・
モスラ 南海の大決闘,
lit. "Godzilla, Ebirah, Mothra:
Great Duel in the South Seas") 		December 17, 1966 Toho Jun Fukuda Eiji Tsuburaya
Sadamasa Arikawa
#8
434px-Son of Godzilla 1967.jpg
 Son of Godzilla
(怪獣島の決戦 ゴジラの息子,
lit. "The Battle of Monster
Island: Son of Godzilla") 		December 16, 1967 Shinichi Sekizawa
Kazue Kiba 		Sadamasa Arikawa
#9
Destroy all monsters.jpg
 Destroy All Monsters
(怪獣総進撃, lit.
"Monster Total Advancement") 		August 1, 1968 Ishiro Honda Ishiro Honda
Kaoru Mabuchi
#10
Godzilla's Revenge 1969.jpg
 All Monsters Attack
(ゴジラ・ミニラ・ガバラ
オール 怪獣大進撃, lit.
"Godzilla, Minilla, Gabara:
All Monsters Attack") 		December 20, 1969 Shinichi Sekizawa Ishiro Honda
Teruyoshi Nakano[2]
#11
Godzilla vs Hedorah 1971.jpg
 Godzilla vs. Hedorah
(ゴジラ対ヘドラ) 		July 24, 1971 Yoshimitsu Banno Yoshimitsu Banno
Kaoru Mabuchi 		Teruyoshi Nakano
#12
Godzilla vs Gigan 1972.jpg
 Godzilla vs. Gigan
(地球攻撃命令
ゴジラ対ガイガン, lit.
"Earth Attack Command:
Godzilla vs. Gigan") 		March 12, 1972 Toho Toho
Toho Eizo 		Jun Fukuda Shinichi Sekizawa
#13
Megalon-big.jpg
 Godzilla vs. Megalon
(ゴジラ対メガロ) 		March 17, 1973 Toho Eizo Shinichi Sekizawa Jun Fukuda
#14
Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla 1974.jpg
 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
(ゴジラ対メカゴジラ) 		March 21, 1974 Shinichi Sekizawa
Masami Fukushima 		Hiroyasu Yamaura
Jun Fukuda
#15
Terror of MechaGodzilla 1975.jpg
 Terror of Mechagodzilla
(メカゴジラの逆襲, lit.
"Mechagodzilla's
Counterattack") 		March 15, 1975 Ishiro Honda Yukiko Takayama
#16
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 The Return of Godzilla
(ゴジラ, lit. "Godzilla") 		December 15, 1984 Toho Pictures Toho Pictures
Toho Eizo 		Koji Hashimoto Tomoyuki Tanaka Hideichi Nagahara
#17
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 Godzilla vs. Biollante
(ゴジラVS (たい)ビオランテ) 		December 16, 1989 Toho Pictures
Toho Eizo Bijutsu 		Kazuki Omori Shinichiro Kobayashi Kazuki Omori Koichi Kawakita
#18
Gvskg01.jpg
 Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
(ゴジラVS (たい)キングギドラ) 		December 14, 1991 Kazuki Omori
#19
Gvm.jpg
 Godzilla vs. Mothra
(ゴジラVS (たい)モスラ) 		December 12, 1992 Takao Okawara
#20
Godzilla-vs-mechagodzilla-movie-poster-1020433270.jpg
 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
(ゴジラVS (たい)メカゴジラ, lit.
"Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla") 		December 11, 1993 Wataru Mimura
#21
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 Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
(ゴジラVS (たい)スペースゴジラ) 		December 10, 1994 Kensho Yamashita Hiroshi Kashiwabara
#22
Godzilla.jp - 22 - Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.jpg
 Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
(ゴジラVS (たい)デストロイア) 		December 9, 1995 Takao Okawara Kazuki Omori
#23
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 Godzilla 2000: Millennium
(ゴジラ2000 ミレニアム) 		December 11, 1999 Toho Pictures Hiroshi Kashiwabara
Wataru Mimura 		Kenji Suzuki
#24
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 Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
(ゴジラ× (たい)メガギラス G (ジー)消滅作戦,
lit. "Godzilla × Megaguirus:
The G Annihilation Strategy") 		December 16, 2000 Masaaki Tezuka
#25
2001 gmk theatrical poster.jpg
 Godzilla, Mothra and
King Ghidorah: Giant
Monsters All-Out Attack
(ゴジラ・モスラ・
キングギドラ 大怪獣総攻撃) 		December 15, 2001 Shusuke Kaneko Keiichi Hasegawa
Masahiro Yokotani
Shusuke Kaneko 		Makoto Kamiya
#26
Godzilla X MechaGodzilla Poster.jpg
 Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
(ゴジラ× (たい)メカゴジラ, lit.
"Godzilla × Mechagodzilla") 		December 14, 2002 Masaaki Tezuka Wataru Mimura Yuichi Kikuchi
#27
Gmmg-poster2.jpg
 Godzilla: Tokyo SOS
(ゴジラ×モスラ×
メカゴジラ 東京SOS (エス・オー・エス),
lit. "Godzilla × Mothra ×
Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS") 		December 13, 2003 Masahiro Yokotani
Masaaki Tezuka 		Eiichi Asada
#28
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 Godzilla Final Wars
(ゴジラ FINAL (ファイナル) WARS (ウォーズ)) 		December 4, 2004 Ryuhei Kitamura Wataru Mimura
Isao Kiriyama
#29
Shin Gojira Theatrical Poster.jpg
 Shin Godzilla
(シン・ゴジラ) 		July 29, 2016 Toho Toho Pictures
Cine Bazar 		Hideaki Anno
Shinji Higuchi 		Hideaki Anno Shinji Higuchi
Katsuro Onoue[a]
#30
Godzilla Minus One Japanese poster.jpg
 Godzilla Minus One
(ゴジラ-1.0 (マイナスワン)) 		November 3, 2023 TOHO Studios
ROBOT 		Takashi Yamazaki Kiyoko Shibuya

Hollywood films

Five Godzilla movies have been produced entirely by Hollywood studios. However, it should be noted that three of the Japanese Godzilla films were brought to the United States with new footage shot by American studios inserted into them. These include Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (a 1956 Americanization of 1954's Godzilla), the 1963 American release of King Kong vs. Godzilla, and Godzilla 1985 (a 1985 Americanization of 1984's The Return of Godzilla). Though these are generally not included in the tally of American Godzilla films, the 2016 Japanese book Shin Godzilla Walker: The New Legend of the King of the Monsters does treat Godzilla, King of the Monsters! as a distinct work.[3]

There have also been two Godzilla films created as cooperations between American and Japanese companies from their inception. Invasion of Astro-Monster was produced in Japan but co-funded by Benedict Pictures Corporation of the United States, while Godzilla: King of the Monsters was shot in America but co-funded by Toho. Despite this, Invasion of Astro-Monster is primarily considered a Japanese film and is part of the main Godzilla series, while Godzilla: King of the Monsters is primarily an American film and is included among the American spinoffs.

The 1998 film by TriStar et al. is standalone, while the other four American Godzilla films, produced by Legendary Pictures, share continuity and make up the Monsterverse series along with the 2017 King Kong film Kong: Skull Island.

# Poster Title
(Japanese) 		Release date Funded by Produced by Director(s) Writer(s) VFX supervisor Monsters*
Story Screenplay
#1
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 GODZILLA (GODZILLA (ゴジラ)) May 19, 1998 TriStar Pictures
Fried Films
Independent Pictures 		Centropolis Entertainment Roland Emmerich Dean Devlin
Roland Emmerich 		Volker Engel
#2
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 Godzilla
(GODZILLA ゴジラ) 		May 16, 2014 Legendary Pictures
Warner Bros.
RatPac-Dune Entertainment 		Legendary Pictures Gareth Edwards David Callaham Max Borenstein Jim Rygiel
#3
Godzilla King of the Monsters Poster 2.jpg
 Godzilla: King
of the Monsters
(ゴジラ キング・
オブ・モンスターズ, lit.
"Godzilla: King of Monsters") 		May 31, 2019 Legendary Pictures
Warner Bros.
Toho
Huahua Media[b] 		Michael Dougherty Max Borenstein
Michael Dougherty 		Michael Dougherty
Zach Shields 		Guillaume Rocheron
#4
Godzilla vs. Kong poster 1.jpg
 Godzilla vs. Kong
(ゴジラvs (ブイエス)コング) 		March 31, 2021 Legendary Pictures
Warner Bros. 		Adam Wingard Terry Rossio
Michael Dougherty
Zach Shields 		Eric Pearson
Max Borenstein 		John DesJardin
#5
GxK 2nd poster.jpg
 Godzilla x Kong:
The New Empire
(ゴジラxコング
新たなる帝国) 		March 29, 2024 Legendary Pictures
Warner Bros. 		Terry Rossio
Adam Wingard
Simon Barrett 		Terry Rossio
Simon Barrett
Jeremy Slater 		Alessandro Ongaro

Animated films

A trilogy of animated Godzilla films was created by Toho, but is not considered to be part of the main film series, likely because of the films' lack of live action cinematography. The films are, however, counted as part of the Reiwa era.

Peculiarly, Godzilla.com, the official international website for the Godzilla franchise, previously counted the shows Godzilla, Godzilla: The Series, and Godzilla Singular Point as "films," bringing its tally of animated movies to six.[5]

# Poster Title
(Japanese) 		Release date Funded by Animated by Director(s) Writer(s) Monsters*
Story Screenplay
#1
GODZILLA Planet of the Monsters new poster.jpg
 GODZILLA: Planet
of the Monsters
(GODZILLA (ゴジラ) 怪獣惑星) 		November 17, 2017 Toho Polygon Pictures Kobun Shizuno
Hiroyuki Seshita 		Gen Urobuchi Gen Urobuchi
#2
Godzilla Chapter 2 Poster 2.jpg
 GODZILLA: City on
the Edge of Battle
(GODZILLA (ゴジラ) 決戦機動増殖都市,
lit. "GODZILLA: Battle
Mobile Proliferation City") 		May 18, 2018 Sadayuki Murai
Tetsuya Yamada
Gen Urobuchi
#3
GODZILLA The Planet Eater poster.jpg
 GODZILLA: The Planet Eater
(GODZILLA (ゴジラ) 星を喰う者) 		November 9, 2018 Gen Urobuchi

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Though Higuchi is credited as tokugi kantoku (特技監督, "director of special effects") in Japanese, Toho's English-language press notes specify that he is the VFX director. Onoue was the director for the film's second unit, which shot a small number of practical effects sequences, making him more akin to the special effects directors of prior Godzilla films.
  2. ↑ Huahua Media purchased a stake in the film just before release,[4] and therefore could not have contributed to its production budget.

References

This is a list of references for List of Godzilla movies. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. ↑ "Godzilla Film History (ゴジラ映画ヒストリー)". godzilla-sp.jp. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Nakamura et al. 2014, pp. 81, 96.
  3. ↑ Kikuchi, Kato & Yamamoto 2016, pp. 52, 81.
  4. ↑ Brzeski, Patrick (30 April 2019). "China's Huahua Media Buys Stake in Legendary's 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. ↑ "Filmography". Godzilla.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022.

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