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This page is for the Godzilla film era. For the political era of Japan, see Heisei period.

The Heisei era,[1][2] also known as the Heisei Godzilla series (平成ゴジラシリーズ,   Heisei Gojira shirīzu),[3][4] Heisei Vs. series (平成VSシリーズ,   Heisei Buiesu shirīzu),[5] and several other names,[note 1] is the second distinct era of Godzilla films, generally regarded as lasting from 1984 to 1995. It receives its name from Japan's Heisei political period, during which the majority of its films were released. The exception to this, The Return of Godzilla, was released during the Shōwa period, but is commonly included in the Heisei era outside of Japan due to it sharing continuity with the other Heisei films rather than with the Showa era that preceded it. Within Japan, the exact boundaries of the Heisei series are disputed, and some sources argue that it began in 1989 with Godzilla vs. Biollante.[3][4][14]

Like the Showa era, the continuity of the Heisei era begins with the first Godzilla film from 1954; however, it diverges thereafter, with the remainder of the Showa films ignored (along with the version of Godzilla therein) and a new second Godzilla first appearing in 1984. The Heisei films also contain considerably more numerous recurring elements than the Showa films. Most prominently, the psychic girl Miki Saegusa is featured in all but The Return of Godzilla; Godzilla's adoptive son BabyGodzilla/LittleGodzilla/Godzilla Junior appears in each of the final three films at different stages of growth; and the "Super X" line of flying superweapons is iterated upon throughout the series, with the original Super X appearing in The Return of Godzilla, the Super X2 in Godzilla vs. Biollante, and the Super X3 in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.

Following the release of the final Heisei film—1995's Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, in which Godzilla is killed off—a new trilogy of Godzilla films were intended to be produced in the United States. Ultimately, only TriStar Pictures' 1998 film GODZILLA ever materialized, after which the Godzilla series was started back up in Japan with 1999's Godzilla 2000: Millennium. Despite also being produced during the Heisei period, Godzilla 2000 and the films released annually thereafter are not connected to the Heisei-era films, and have instead come to be grouped together as the "Millennium era." Moreover, yet another run of films began in 2016 (also during the Heisei period) but has been retroactively deemed the "Reiwa era" due to its overlap with Japan's current political period, the Reiwa period.

Entries

  1. The Return of Godzilla (1984)
  2. Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
  3. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
  4. Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
  5. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
  6. Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
  7. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)

Monsters introduced

The following monsters were created for, or made their Godzilla film debut in, the Heisei era:

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Other names include:
    • Heisei series (平成シリーズ,   Heisei shirīzu)[6][7]
    • Vs. series (VSシリーズ,   Buiesu shirīzu)[8][9]
    • Godzilla Vs. series (ゴジラVSシリーズ,   Gojira Buiesu shirīzu)[10]
    • Rebirth series (復活シリーズ,   Fukkatsu shirīzu)[11]
    • Reborn Godzilla series (復活ゴジラシリーズ,   Fukkatsu Gojira shirīzu)[12][13]
    • Miki Saegusa series (三枝未希シリーズ,   Saegusa Miki shirīzu)[14]

References

This is a list of references for Heisei era. 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

  • Baker, J.I.; Goehner, Amy Lennard (31 May 2019). "Godzilla Filmography". LIFE. Vol. 19 no. 15. LIFE Books. ISBN 978-1547853830.
  • Skipper, Graham (8 November 2022). Godzilla: The Official Guide to the King of the Monsters. Welbeck Publishing. ISBN 9781-787398993.
  • Matsunomoto, Kazuhiro; Kojima, Kazuhiro; Shimazaki, Jun; Tomoi, Taketo; Taketomi, Gentaro; Ofuna, Ryuji (14 June 2014). Heisei Godzilla Chronicle (2nd ed.). Kinema Junpo. ISBN 978-4-87376-319-4.
    • Nakajima, Shinsuke (2014a). "Preface: From the '84 Godzilla to the Birth of Biollante". In Matsunomoto et al. (2014), pp. 2-3.
    • Nakajima, Shinsuke (2014b). "Postface: The Heisei Godzilla Series and Beyond". In Matsunomoto et al. (2014), pp. 270-271.
  • Shimazaki, Jun; Nakamura, Satoshi; Maruyama, Takeshi; Tomoi, Kento (10 February 2012). Heisei Godzilla Perfection. ISBN 978-4-04-886119-9.
  • Aita, Hideo; Nakamura, Satoshi (6 July 2014). Common Knowledge of Godzilla. Futabasha. ISBN 978-4-575-30696-5.
  • Nomura, Kohei (7 August 2014). Godzilla Dictionary [New Edition]. Kasakura Publishing. ISBN 978-4-7730-8725-3.
  • Godzilla 2000: Millennium (theater program). Published by Hisanori Hiranuma. Toho. 11 December 1999.CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Inoue, Sakio; Suma, Akihiro; Sachia, Rei (15 January 1996). Special Graphix Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. Kindaieigasha.

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