List of Godzilla movies: Difference between revisions
From Wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
No edit summary |
|||
| (62 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''Godzilla'' movies}} | {{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''Godzilla'' movies}} | ||
This is a '''list of all official feature-length ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' movies'''. There are currently | 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]]''. | ||
{{TOC}} | {{TOC}} | ||
==List== | ==List== | ||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
{| | {| | ||
| style="background-color:#008000; width:9px"| | | style="background-color:#008000; width:9px"| | ||
| |= [[Showa era | | |= [[Showa era]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
| | | | ||
{| | {| | ||
| style="background-color:#e70000; width:9px"| | | style="background-color:#e70000; width:9px"| | ||
| |= [[Heisei era | | |= [[Heisei era]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
| | | | ||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
{| | {| | ||
| style="background-color:#F16412; width:9px"| | | style="background-color:#F16412; width:9px"| | ||
| |= [[Millennium era | | |= [[Millennium era]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
| | | | ||
{| | {| | ||
| style="background-color:#0070FF; width:9px"| | | style="background-color:#0070FF; width:9px"| | ||
| |= [[ | | |= [[Monsterverse]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
| | | | ||
{| | {| | ||
| style="background-color:#8100EA; width:9px"| | | style="background-color:#8100EA; width:9px"| | ||
| |= [[Reiwa era | | |= [[Reiwa era]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Main series=== | ===Main series=== | ||
There are a total of | 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;" | {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:auto; text-align:center;" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | # | ! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | {{tt|#|Number}} | ||
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Poster | ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Poster | ||
! rowspan="2" | Title<br>(Japanese) | ! rowspan="2" | Title<br>(Japanese) | ||
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Release date | ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Release date | ||
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | | ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Funded by | ||
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Produced by | ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Produced by | ||
! rowspan="2" | Director(s) | ! rowspan="2" | Director(s) | ||
! colspan="2" | Writer(s) | ! colspan="2" | Writer(s) | ||
! rowspan="2" | | ! rowspan="2" | {{tt|FX|Effects}} director(s) | ||
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | [[Kaiju| | ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | [[Kaiju|Monster(s)]]{{tt|*|Non-stock footage appearances}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="col" | | ! scope="col" | Story | ||
! scope="col" | | ! scope="col" | Screenplay | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=15 style="background-color:#008000"| | | rowspan=15 style="background-color:#008000"| | ||
| Line 97: | Line 97: | ||
| | '''''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|怪獣大戦争|3= lit.<br>"''The Great Monster War''"}} | | | '''''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|怪獣大戦争|3= lit.<br>"''The Great Monster War''"}} | ||
| | December 19, [[1965]] | | | December 19, [[1965]] | ||
| | [[Toho]]<br>[[ | | | [[Toho]]<br>[[Benedict Pictures Corporation|Benedict Pictures]] | ||
| | [[Toho]] | | | [[Toho]] | ||
| style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[Rodan (Showa)|Rodan]]|[[King Ghidorah (Showa)|King Ghidorah]]}} | | style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[Rodan (Showa)|Rodan]]|[[King Ghidorah (Showa)|King Ghidorah]]}} | ||
| Line 107: | Line 107: | ||
| colspan="2" rowspan="5" | [[Toho]] | | colspan="2" rowspan="5" | [[Toho]] | ||
| rowspan=2 | [[Jun Fukuda]] | | 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]]}} | | style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[Ebirah]]|[[Mothra (Second Generation)|Mothra]] (imago)|[[Giant Condor]]}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Line 115: | Line 115: | ||
| | December 16, [[1967]] | | | December 16, [[1967]] | ||
| colspan=2 | [[Shinichi Sekizawa]]<br>Kazue Kiba | | colspan=2 | [[Shinichi Sekizawa]]<br>Kazue Kiba | ||
| rowspan="2" | [[Sadamasa Arikawa]] | |||
| style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[Minilla]]|[[Kamacuras]]|[[Kumonga]]}} | | style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[Minilla]]|[[Kamacuras]]|[[Kumonga]]}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Line 134: | Line 135: | ||
| | December 20, [[1969]] | | | December 20, [[1969]] | ||
| colspan="2 | [[Shinichi Sekizawa]] | | colspan="2 | [[Shinichi Sekizawa]] | ||
| | [[Ishiro Honda]] | | | [[Ishiro Honda]]<br>[[Teruyoshi Nakano]]{{sfn|Nakamura et al.|2014|pp=81, 96}} | ||
| style="text-align:left" | | | style="text-align:left" | | ||
{| | {| | ||
| Line 156: | Line 157: | ||
| | [[Toho]] | | | [[Toho]] | ||
| | [[Toho]]<br>[[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]] | | | [[Toho]]<br>[[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]] | ||
| rowspan= | | rowspan=3 | [[Jun Fukuda]] | ||
| colspan="2" | [[Shinichi Sekizawa]] | | colspan="2" | [[Shinichi Sekizawa]] | ||
| style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[Gigan]]|[[King Ghidorah (Showa)|King Ghidorah]]|[[Anguirus (Second Generation)|Anguirus]]}} | | style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]]|[[Gigan]]|[[King Ghidorah (Showa)|King Ghidorah]]|[[Anguirus (Second Generation)|Anguirus]]}} | ||
| Line 179: | Line 180: | ||
! scope="row" rowspan="1" | {{big2|#15}} | ! scope="row" rowspan="1" | {{big2|#15}} | ||
| | [[File:Terror_of_MechaGodzilla_1975.jpg|center|100px]] | | | [[File:Terror_of_MechaGodzilla_1975.jpg|center|100px]] | ||
| | '''''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|メカゴジラの逆襲|3=lit.<br>"''Mechagodzilla's Counterattack''"}} | | | '''''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|メカゴジラの逆襲|3=lit.<br>"''Mechagodzilla's<br>Counterattack''"}} | ||
| | March 15, [[1975]] | |||
| | [[Ishiro Honda]] | | | [[Ishiro Honda]] | ||
| colspan="2" | [[Yukiko Takayama]] | | colspan="2" | [[Yukiko Takayama]] | ||
| Line 192: | Line 194: | ||
| | [[TOHO Studios|Toho Pictures]]<br>[[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]] | | | [[TOHO Studios|Toho Pictures]]<br>[[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]] | ||
| | [[Koji Hashimoto]] | | | [[Koji Hashimoto]] | ||
| | | | [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]] | ||
| | [[Hideichi Nagahara]] | |||
| style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Heisei)|Godzilla]]|[[Shockirus]]}} | | style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Heisei)|Godzilla]]|[[Shockirus]]}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Line 211: | Line 214: | ||
| | December 14, [[1991]] | | | December 14, [[1991]] | ||
| rowspan=2 colspan="2" | [[Kazuki Omori]] | | 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]] | | 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|#19}} | ! scope="row" rowspan="1" | {{big2|#19}} | ||
| Line 259: | Line 262: | ||
! scope="row" rowspan="1" | {{big2|{{tt|#24|25th film overall}}}} | ! scope="row" rowspan="1" | {{big2|{{tt|#24|25th film overall}}}} | ||
| | [[File:Godzilla_vs_megaguirus_poster_02.jpg|center|100px]] | | | [[File:Godzilla_vs_megaguirus_poster_02.jpg|center|100px]] | ||
| | '''''[[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 | | | '''''[[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''"}} | ||
| | December 16, [[2000]] | | | December 16, [[2000]] | ||
| | [[Masaaki Tezuka]] | | | [[Masaaki Tezuka]] | ||
| Line 275: | Line 278: | ||
! scope="row" rowspan="1" | {{big2|{{tt|#26|27th film overall}}}} | ! scope="row" rowspan="1" | {{big2|{{tt|#26|27th film overall}}}} | ||
| | [[File:Godzilla_X_MechaGodzilla_Poster.jpg|center|100px]] | | | [[File:Godzilla_X_MechaGodzilla_Poster.jpg|center|100px]] | ||
| | '''''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ{{ruby|×|たい}}メカゴジラ}} | | | '''''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ{{ruby|×|たい}}メカゴジラ|3=lit.<br>"''Godzilla × Mechagodzilla''"}} | ||
| | December 14, [[2002]] | | | December 14, [[2002]] | ||
| rowspan=2 | [[Masaaki Tezuka]] | | rowspan=2 | [[Masaaki Tezuka]] | ||
| Line 284: | Line 287: | ||
! scope="row" rowspan="1" | {{big2|{{tt|#27|28th film overall}}}} | ! scope="row" rowspan="1" | {{big2|{{tt|#27|28th film overall}}}} | ||
| | [[File:Gmmg-poster2.jpg|center|100px]] | | | [[File:Gmmg-poster2.jpg|center|100px]] | ||
| | '''''[[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''}} | | | '''''[[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''"}} | ||
| | December 13, [[2003]] | | | December 13, [[2003]] | ||
| colspan="2" | [[Masahiro Yokotani]]<br>[[Masaaki Tezuka]] | | colspan="2" | [[Masahiro Yokotani]]<br>[[Masaaki Tezuka]] | ||
| Line 308: | Line 311: | ||
| | July 29, [[2016]] | | | July 29, [[2016]] | ||
| rowspan="2" | [[Toho]] | | rowspan="2" | [[Toho]] | ||
| | [[TOHO Studios|Toho Pictures]]<br>Cine Bazar | | | [[TOHO Studios|Toho Pictures]]<br>[[Cine Bazar]] | ||
| | [[Hideaki Anno]]<br>[[Shinji Higuchi]] | | | [[Hideaki Anno]]<br>[[Shinji Higuchi]] | ||
| colspan="2" | [[Hideaki Anno]] | | colspan="2" | [[Hideaki Anno]] | ||
| | [[Shinji Higuchi]] | | | [[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 | | style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Shin Godzilla)|Godzilla]]}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" rowspan="1" | {{big2|{{tt|#30|37th film overall}}}} | ! scope="row" rowspan="1" | {{big2|{{tt|#30|37th film overall}}}} | ||
| | [[File:Godzilla | | | [[File:Godzilla Minus One Japanese poster.jpg|center|100px]] | ||
| | '''''[[ | | | '''''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|ゴジラ{{ruby|-1.0|マイナスワン}}}} | ||
| | November 3, [[2023]] | | | November 3, [[2023]] | ||
| | [[ | | | [[TOHO Studios]]<br>[[ROBOT]] | ||
| colspan="3" | [[Takashi Yamazaki]] | |||
| colspan=" | | | [[Kiyoko Shibuya]] | ||
| | | | style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Godzilla Minus One)|Godzilla]]}} | ||
| style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[Godzilla]]}} | |||
|} | |} | ||
===Hollywood films=== | ===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 | 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 | 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;" | {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:auto%; text-align:center;" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | # | ! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | {{tt|#|Number}} | ||
! rowspan="2" | Poster | ! rowspan="2" | Poster | ||
! rowspan="2" | Title<br>(Japanese) | ! rowspan="2" | Title<br>(Japanese) | ||
! rowspan="2" | Release date | ! rowspan="2" | Release date | ||
! rowspan="2" | | ! rowspan="2" | Funded by | ||
! rowspan="2" | Produced by | ! rowspan="2" | Produced by | ||
! rowspan="2" | Director(s) | ! rowspan="2" | Director(s) | ||
| Line 343: | Line 345: | ||
! rowspan="2" | [[Kaiju|Monsters]]{{tt|*|Non-stock footage appearances}} | ! rowspan="2" | [[Kaiju|Monsters]]{{tt|*|Non-stock footage appearances}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="col" | | ! scope="col" | Story | ||
! scope="col" | | ! scope="col" | Screenplay | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="background-color:#33FF00" | | | style="background-color:#33FF00" | | ||
| Line 355: | Line 357: | ||
| | [[Roland Emmerich]] | | | [[Roland Emmerich]] | ||
| colspan="2" | [[Dean Devlin]]<br>[[Roland Emmerich]] | | colspan="2" | [[Dean Devlin]]<br>[[Roland Emmerich]] | ||
| | Volker Engel | | | [[Volker Engel]] | ||
| style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[Godzilla (TriStar)|Godzilla]]|[[Baby Godzilla (TriStar)|Baby Godzilla]] | | style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[Godzilla (TriStar)|Godzilla]]|[[Baby Godzilla (TriStar)|Baby Godzilla]]}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=4 style="background-color:#0070FF" | | | rowspan=4 style="background-color:#0070FF" | | ||
| Line 363: | Line 365: | ||
| | '''''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|GODZILLA ゴジラ}} | | | '''''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'''''<br>{{Nihongo|GODZILLA ゴジラ}} | ||
| | May 16, [[2014]] | | | May 16, [[2014]] | ||
| | | | [[Legendary Pictures]]<br>[[Warner Bros.]]<br>[[RatPac-Dune Entertainment]] | ||
| rowspan="4" | [[Legendary Pictures]] | | rowspan="4" | [[Legendary Pictures]] | ||
| | [[Gareth Edwards]] | | | [[Gareth Edwards]] | ||
| | | | | David Callaham | ||
| | [[Max Borenstein]] | | | [[Max Borenstein]] | ||
| | [[Jim Rygiel]] | | | [[Jim Rygiel]] | ||
| style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[Godzilla ( | | style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Monsterverse)|Godzilla]]|[[MUTO]] (male and female)}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" rowspan="1" | {{big2|{{tt|#3|35th film overall}}}} | ! scope="row" rowspan="1" | {{big2|{{tt|#3|35th film overall}}}} | ||
| Line 375: | Line 377: | ||
| | '''''[[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''"}} | | | '''''[[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''"}} | ||
| | May 31, [[2019]] | | | May 31, [[2019]] | ||
| | [[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]] | | | [[Michael Dougherty]] | ||
| | [[Max Borenstein]]<br>[[Michael Dougherty]] | | | [[Max Borenstein]]<br>[[Michael Dougherty]] | ||
| | [[Michael Dougherty]]<br>[[Zach Shields]] | | | [[Michael Dougherty]]<br>[[Zach Shields]] | ||
| | Guillaume Rocheron | | | [[Guillaume Rocheron]] | ||
| style="text-align:left" | | | style="text-align:left" | | ||
{| | {| | ||
| {{bl|[[Godzilla ( | | {{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]] | | style="vertical-align:top"| {{bl|[[Methuselah]]|[[Behemoth]]|[[MUTO|Queen MUTO]]|[[Leafwing]]}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Line 389: | Line 392: | ||
| | '''''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'''''<br>{{nihongo|ゴジラ{{ruby|vs|ブイエス}}コング}} | | | '''''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'''''<br>{{nihongo|ゴジラ{{ruby|vs|ブイエス}}コング}} | ||
| | March 31, [[2021]] | | | March 31, [[2021]] | ||
| | [[Legendary Pictures]]<br>[[Warner Bros.]] | |||
| rowspan="2" | [[Adam Wingard]] | | rowspan="2" | [[Adam Wingard]] | ||
| | [[Terry Rossio]]<br>[[Michael Dougherty]]<br>[[Zach Shields]] | | | [[Terry Rossio]]<br>[[Michael Dougherty]]<br>[[Zach Shields]] | ||
| | | | | Eric Pearson<br>[[Max Borenstein]] | ||
| | John DesJardin | | | [[John DesJardin]] | ||
| style="text-align:left" | | | style="text-align:left" | | ||
{| | {| | ||
| {{bl|[[Godzilla ( | | {{bl|[[Godzilla (Monsterverse)|Godzilla]]|[[King Kong (Monsterverse)|King Kong]]|[[Mechagodzilla (Monsterverse)|Mechagodzilla]]|[[Skullcrawler]]|[[Warbat]]}} | ||
| style="vertical-align:top"| {{bl|[[Hellhawk]] | | style="vertical-align:top"| {{bl|[[Hellhawk]]|[[Leafwing]]|[[Rockclaw]]|[[Doug]]}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" rowspan="1" | {{big2|{{tt|#5|38th film overall}}}} | ! scope="row" rowspan="1" | {{big2|{{tt|#5|38th film overall}}}} | ||
| | [[File: | | | [[File:GxK_2nd_poster.jpg|center|100px]] | ||
| | '''''[[ | | | '''''[[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}} | ||
| | March | | | March 29, [[2024]] | ||
| | | | | [[Legendary Pictures]]<br>[[Warner Bros.]] | ||
| | | | [[Terry Rossio]]<br>[[Adam Wingard]]<br>Simon Barrett | ||
| | Alessandro Ongaro | | | [[Terry Rossio]]<br>Simon Barrett<br>Jeremy Slater | ||
| style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[King Kong ( | | | [[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=== | ===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 | 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, | 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;" | {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:auto%; text-align:center;" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="2" | ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | {{tt|#|Number}} | ||
! | ! rowspan="2" | Poster | ||
! | ! rowspan="2" | Title<br>(Japanese) | ||
! | ! rowspan="2" | Release date | ||
! | ! 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}} | ||
|- | |||
! | Story | |||
! | Screenplay | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=3 style="background-color:#8100EA" | | | rowspan=3 style="background-color:#8100EA" | | ||
| Line 431: | Line 445: | ||
| rowspan="3" | [[Toho]] | | rowspan="3" | [[Toho]] | ||
| rowspan="3" | Polygon Pictures | | rowspan="3" | Polygon Pictures | ||
| rowspan=3 | | rowspan="3" | [[Kobun Shizuno]]<br>[[Hiroyuki Seshita]] | ||
| rowspan="3" | [[Gen Urobuchi]] | |||
| | [[Gen Urobuchi]] | | | [[Gen Urobuchi]] | ||
| style="text-align:left" | | | style="text-align:left" | | ||
| Line 441: | Line 456: | ||
! scope="row" rowspan="1" | {{big2|{{tt|#2|33rd overall film}}}} | ! scope="row" rowspan="1" | {{big2|{{tt|#2|33rd overall film}}}} | ||
| | [[File:Godzilla_Chapter_2_Poster_2.jpg|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= | | | '''''[[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''"}} | ||
| | May 18, [[2018]] | | | May 18, [[2018]] | ||
| | Sadayuki Murai<br>Tetsuya Yamada<br>[[Gen Urobuchi]] | | | Sadayuki Murai<br>[[Tetsuya Yamada]]<br>[[Gen Urobuchi]] | ||
| style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[Godzilla Earth]]|[[Mechagodzilla (anime trilogy)|Mechagodzilla City]]|[[Servum]]}} | | style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[Godzilla Earth]]|[[Mechagodzilla (anime trilogy)|Mechagodzilla City]]|[[Servum]]}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Line 453: | Line 468: | ||
| style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[Godzilla Earth]]|[[King Ghidorah (anime trilogy)|Ghidorah]]|[[Servum]]|[[Mothra (anime trilogy)|Mothra]] (vision)}} | | style="text-align:left" | {{bl|[[Godzilla Earth]]|[[King Ghidorah (anime trilogy)|Ghidorah]]|[[Servum]]|[[Mothra (anime trilogy)|Mothra]] (vision)}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Godzilla film continuities|List of ''Godzilla'' film continuities]] | *[[List of Godzilla film continuities|List of ''Godzilla'' film continuities]] | ||
| Line 458: | Line 474: | ||
*[[List of Gamera movies|List of ''Gamera'' movies]] | *[[List of Gamera movies|List of ''Gamera'' movies]] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
{{notelist}} | {{notelist|lower-alpha}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
===Bibliography=== | ===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 | *{{Cite book|title=[[Shin Godzilla Walker: The New Legend of the King of the Monsters]]|edition=3rd | ||
|editor-last=Kikuchi|editor-first=Takeshi | |editor-last=Kikuchi|editor-first=Takeshi | ||
| Line 468: | Line 493: | ||
{{Comments|scroll=yes}} | {{Comments|scroll=yes}} | ||
{{Era|TOH|TRI|LEG|FIL|GOD}} | {{Era|TOH|TRI|LEG|FIL|GOD}} | ||
[[Category:Lists]] | [[Category:Lists]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:18, 19 April 2024
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
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 |  |
GODZILLA ( |
May 19, 1998 | TriStar Pictures Fried Films Independent Pictures |
Centropolis Entertainment | Roland Emmerich | Dean Devlin Roland Emmerich |
Volker Engel | |||
| #2 |  |
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 (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 (ゴジラ |
March 31, 2021 | Legendary Pictures Warner Bros. |
Adam Wingard | Terry Rossio Michael Dougherty Zach Shields |
Eric Pearson Max Borenstein |
John DesJardin |
| ||
| #5 |  |
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 ( |
November 17, 2017 | Toho | Polygon Pictures | Kobun Shizuno Hiroyuki Seshita |
Gen Urobuchi | Gen Urobuchi |
| |||
| #2 |  |
GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle ( lit. "GODZILLA: Battle Mobile Proliferation City") |
May 18, 2018 | Sadayuki Murai Tetsuya Yamada Gen Urobuchi |
||||||||
| #3 |  |
GODZILLA: The Planet Eater ( |
November 9, 2018 | Gen Urobuchi |
| |||||||
See also
Notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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]
|
Bibliography
- Nakamura, Satoshi; Shiraishi, Masahiko; Aita, Tetsuo; Tomoi, Taketo; Shimazaki, Jun; Maruyama, Takeshi; Shimizu, Toshifumi; Hayakawa, Masaru (29 November 2014). Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection. ASCII MEDIA WORKS. ISBN 978-4-04-866999-3.
- Kikuchi, Takeshi; Kato, Yuto; Yamamoto, Kyotaro, eds. (26 September 2016). Shin Godzilla Walker: The New Legend of the King of the Monsters (3rd ed.). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-04-895632-1.
Comments
Showing 28 comments. When commenting, please remain respectful of other users, stay on topic, and avoid role-playing and excessive punctuation. Comments which violate these guidelines may be removed by administrators. Loading comments...
|
|
|
|
|
|
