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This is a '''list of all official feature-length ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' movies'''. There are currently 36 films in the franchise: 15 authored by [[Toho]]; one by Toho and [[UPA|Benedict Pictures]]; three by [[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]]; 13 by [[TOHO Studios|Toho Pictures]]; one by [[TriStar Pictures]], Fried Films, and Independent Pictures; and three by [[Legendary Pictures]] and [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]]. Toho only considers the live action films that it or its subsidiaries create 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 ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' is the 29th ''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> There are two upcoming ''Godzilla'' films currently confirmed to be in development. The first, given the working title ''[[Blockbuster Monster Movie]]'', will be the 30th mainline entry in the series and is set for release on November 3, [[2023]]. The other, ''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]'', will be the fifth entry in the [[ | This is a '''list of all official feature-length ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' movies'''. There are currently 36 films in the franchise: 15 authored by [[Toho]]; one by Toho and [[UPA|Benedict Pictures]]; three by [[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]]; 13 by [[TOHO Studios|Toho Pictures]]; one by [[TriStar Pictures]], Fried Films, and Independent Pictures; and three by [[Legendary Pictures]] and [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]]. Toho only considers the live action films that it or its subsidiaries create 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 ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' is the 29th ''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> There are two upcoming ''Godzilla'' films currently confirmed to be in development. The first, given the working title ''[[Blockbuster Monster Movie]]'', will be the 30th mainline entry in the series and is set for release on November 3, [[2023]]. The other, ''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]'', will be the fifth entry in the [[Monsterverse]] series of films produced by Legendary and will release on March 24, [[2024]]. | ||
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There have also been three ''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 (a subsidiary of [[Henry G. Saperstein]]'s [[UPA|United Productions of America]]), while ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' and ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' were shot in America but produced in association with Toho, with Toho president and CEO [[Hiro Matsuoka]] serving as an executive producer on the former. Despite this, ''Invasion of Astro-Monster'' is primarily considered a Japanese film and is part of the main ''Godzilla'' series, while the other two are primarily American films and are included among the American spinoffs. | There have also been three ''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 (a subsidiary of [[Henry G. Saperstein]]'s [[UPA|United Productions of America]]), while ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' and ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' were shot in America but produced in association with Toho, with Toho president and CEO [[Hiro Matsuoka]] serving as an executive producer on the former. Despite this, ''Invasion of Astro-Monster'' is primarily considered a Japanese film and is part of the main ''Godzilla'' series, while the other two are primarily American films and are included among the American spinoffs. | ||
The 1998 film by [[TriStar Pictures|TriStar]] et al. is standalone, while the other three American ''Godzilla'' films, produced by [[Legendary Pictures]], share continuity and make up the [[ | The 1998 film by [[TriStar Pictures|TriStar]] et al. is standalone, while the other three American ''Godzilla'' films, produced by [[Legendary Pictures]], share continuity and make up the [[Monsterverse]] series along with the ''[[King Kong (franchise)|King Kong]]'' film ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''. | ||
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Revision as of 15:52, 24 May 2023
This is a list of all official feature-length Godzilla movies. There are currently 36 films in the franchise: 15 authored by Toho; one by Toho and Benedict Pictures; three by Toho Eizo; 13 by Toho Pictures; one by TriStar Pictures, Fried Films, and Independent Pictures; and three by Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures. Toho only considers the live action films that it or its subsidiaries create 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 Shin Godzilla is the 29th Godzilla film.[1] There are two upcoming Godzilla films currently confirmed to be in development. The first, given the working title Blockbuster Monster Movie, will be the 30th mainline entry in the series and is set for release on November 3, 2023. The other, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, will be the fifth entry in the Monsterverse series of films produced by Legendary and will release on March 24, 2024.
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Main series
There are a total of 29 Godzilla movies which comprise the mainline series, with a 30th in development. The movies are split into four distinct subseries: Showa, comprising the first 15 films; Heisei, comprising the next seven films; Millennium, comprising the next six films after that; and Reiwa, which includes the most recent film Shin Godzilla and three animated films which are considered spinoffs. Despite the Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa series being named after political periods of Japan, the series do not neatly map on to the eras; the first film of the Heisei series, The Return of Godzilla, was in fact released during the Showa era, and Shin Godzilla in the Heisei era. Moreover, all of the Millennium series was released during the Heisei era.
Hollywood films
Four Godzilla movies have been produced entirely by Hollywood studios, with a fifth in development. 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 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 three 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 (a subsidiary of Henry G. Saperstein's United Productions of America), while Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs. Kong were shot in America but produced in association with Toho, with Toho president and CEO Hiro Matsuoka serving as an executive producer on the former. Despite this, Invasion of Astro-Monster is primarily considered a Japanese film and is part of the main Godzilla series, while the other two are primarily American films and are included among the American spinoffs.
The 1998 film by TriStar et al. is standalone, while the other three American Godzilla films, produced by Legendary Pictures, share continuity and make up the Monsterverse series along with the King Kong film Kong: Skull Island.
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Release date | Funded by | Produced by | Director(s) | Writer(s) | VFX supervisor | Monsters* | ||
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#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. Pictures 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. Pictures |
Michael Dougherty | Max Borenstein Michael Dougherty |
Michael Dougherty Zach Shields |
Guillaume Rocheron |
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#4 | Godzilla vs. Kong (ゴジラ |
March 31, 2021 | Adam Wingard | Terry Rossio Michael Dougherty Zach Shields |
Eric Pearson Max Borenstein |
John DesJardin |
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#5 | Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire | March 15, 2024 | To be announced. | 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 series.
Peculiarly, Godzilla.com, the official international website for the Godzilla franchise, counts the shows Godzilla, Godzilla: The Series, and Godzilla Singular Point as "films," bringing its tally of animated movies to six.[4]
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#1 | GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters ( |
November 17, 2017 | Toho | Polygon Pictures | Kobun Shizuno Hiroyuki Seshita |
Gen Urobuchi | Gen Urobuchi |
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#2 | GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle ( lit. "GODZILLA: Battle Mobile Proliferation City") |
May 18, 2018 | Sadayuki Murai Tetsuya Yamada Gen Urobuchi |
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#3 | GODZILLA: The Planet Eater ( |
November 9, 2018 | Gen Urobuchi |
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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.
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]
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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.
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