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| Although as Godzilla fans we regularly compare and contrast all these movies because they feature the Godzilla character, I didn't want to rank all 34 (soon to be 35) films against each other here. The series has been running for so long and has reflected many filmmaking trends, techniques, styles, and goals that I don't think it's fair to group 34 wildly different movies together. Instead of drawing lines with each successive series of Godzilla films, I've chosen to group the films by the Japanese periods in which they were made. There were a few reasons for doing so:
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| *As of 2019, there are 32 Japanese Godzilla films. Sixteen each were produced during the Shōwa and Heisei eras.
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| *Although the Shōwa era ends with a film that would receive six Heisei era sequels, and although the Heisei era encompasses at least three different Godzilla series, I think this organizational method better groups the films together by the key personnel that worked on them. For example, two of the principals on ''The Return of Godzilla'' (Tomoyuki Tanaka and Teruyoshi Nakano) served the same role they'd had in earlier entries and director Koji Hashimoto had been an assistant director for Ishiro Honda on six of his kaiju films. (That film is also not as far removed from some of its predecessors as ''Godzilla vs. Hedorah'' or ''Godzilla vs. Megalon'' had been.) And while some of the Shōwa era personnel would still work on the films of the '90s and 2000s, their roles were more limited as younger filmmakers took over as the primary contributors to the series. Furthermore, '''every''' Japanese director of the Godzilla films since 2000 grew up with the Shōwa Godzilla series, usually as a hardcore fan.
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| *In my opinion, ''Godzilla vs. Biollante'' is the first Godzilla film that feels more overtly influenced by Hollywood blockbusters than the classic Godzilla films. The influence of the Shōwa films is still felt in other later movies but generally speaking I think the films of the '90s and 2000s (and to a lesser degree the '10s entries) feel more alike each other than the '54 - '84 films.
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| *It's my user page and this is simply how I chose to do it.
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| The order of the Heisei era films is almost set in stone. The Shōwa era rankings are bit more difficult: a lot of those films are in virtual ties with each other, so the order could change the next time I watch any of those again.
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| ==Godzilla==
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| ===Shōwa Era (1926-12-25 to 1989-01-07)===
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| I don't think there's any question that ''Godzilla'' (1954) is the best film in the entire series, however, it's a heavy movie that depresses me to a point that I prefer a number of the sequels over it.
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| <gallery>
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| Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster Poster 1971.png|''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]''
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| Mothra vs. Godzilla Poster A.png|''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]''
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| Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla 1974.jpg|''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]''
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| Godzilla vs Gigan 1972.jpg|''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]''
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| IOAM - Poster With the KingGoji Suit 2.jpg|''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]''
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| Destroy all monsters.jpg|''[[Destroy All Monsters]]''
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| Godzilla vs sea monster poster 01.jpg|''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]''
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| Gojira 1954 Japanese poster.jpg|''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954)
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| Terror of MechaGodzilla 1975.jpg|''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''
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| Kong godzilla p.jpg|''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''
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| Megalon-big.jpg|''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]''
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| Godzilla Movie Posters - Son of Godzilla -Alternate Japanese-.png|''[[Son of Godzilla]]''
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| Godzilla vs Hedorah 1971.jpg|''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]''
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| The Return of Godzilla Poster Japan 1.png|''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''
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| Godzilla's Revenge 1969.jpg|''[[All Monsters Attack]]''
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| Godzilla Raids Again Poster A.png|''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]''
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| </gallery>
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| ===Heisei Era (1989-01-08 to 2019-04-30)===
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| <gallery>
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| Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Poster A.png|''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]''
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| Godzilla vs. Biollante Poster Japan 2.png|''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]''
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| Godzilla 2000 poster 01.jpg|''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]''
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| Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah - Giant Monsters All-Out Attack.jpg|''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack|GMK]]''
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| Gvm.jpg|''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]''
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| Shin Gojira Theatrical Poster.jpg|''[[Shin Godzilla]]''
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| Godzilla-vs-mechagodzilla-movie-poster-1020433270.jpg|''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]''
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| Godzilla vs destroyer poster 01.jpg|''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]''
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| Godzilla X MechaGodzilla Poster.jpg|''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]''
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| Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Poster B.png|''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]''
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| Godzilla Tokyo S.O.S. Poster.jpg|''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]''
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| Godzilla Chapter 2 Poster 2.jpg|''[[Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle]]''
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| GODZILLA Planet of the Monsters new poster.jpg|''[[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters]]''
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| GODZILLA The Planet Eater poster.jpg|''[[Godzilla: The Planet Eater]]''
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| Megaguirus p.jpg|''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]''
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| 433248 1020 A.jpg|''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]''
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| </gallery>
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| ===American Productions===
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| <gallery>
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| Godzilla 2014 Poster.png|''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' (2014)
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| Godzilla 98 Style D2 Poster.jpg|''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1998)
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| </gallery>
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| ====Americanizations of Japanese Films====
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| <gallery>
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| 3708208675 666e2d9505.jpg|''Godzilla vs the Thing''
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| Godzilla 2000 American poster 01.jpg|''Godzilla 2000''
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| Godzilla Poster.jpg|''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!'' (1956)
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| Ztpxu6ECtM1ImlNFjeLA5pfIJYK.jpg|''Godzilla: 1985''
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| Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster Poster United States.png|''Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster''
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| KingKongVsGodzilla.jpg|''King Kong vs. Godzilla''
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| Gigantis The Fire Monster Poster A.png|''Gigantis, the Fire Monster''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Toho Genre Films==
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| Hold that thought.
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| ==Gamera==
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| <gallery>
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| Gamera95.jpg|''[[Gamera: Guardian of the Universe|Guardian of the Universe]]''
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| Gamera99.jpg|''[[Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris|Incomplete Struggle]]''
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| Gamera96.jpg|''[[Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion|Advent of Legion]]''
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| Gamera67.jpg|''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos|Return of the Giant Monsters]]''
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| Gamera66.jpg|''[[Gamera vs. Barugon|War of the Monsters]]''
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| Gamerabrave.jpg|''[[Gamera the Brave|The Brave]]''
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| Jigerposter1.jpg|''[[Gamera vs. Jiger|Gamera vs. Monster X]]''
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| Gamera1968.jpeg|''[[Gamera vs. Viras|Destroy All Planets]]''
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| Tumblr nfkj6oiBEw1qgckmbo1 500.jpg|''[[Gamera (film)|Gammera, the Invincible]]''
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| Gamera69.jpg|''[[Gamera vs. Guiron|Attack of the Monsters]]''
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| Gamera1965(1).jpg|''Gamera (1965)''
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| Gamera71.jpg|''[[Gamera vs. Zigra]]''
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| Gamerasuper.jpg|''[[Gamera: Super Monster|Super Monster]]''
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| </gallery>
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