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  2. Kaiju - Wikipedia

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    Poster for Godzilla (1954), widely considered the first kaiju film. Kaiju (Japanese: 怪獣 ( かいじゅう ), Hepburn: kaijū, lit. ' strange beast '; Japanese pronunciation: [ka̠iʑɨː]) is a Japanese term that is commonly associated with media involving giant monsters.

  3. Gigan - Wikipedia

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    Gigan (Japanese: ガイガン, Hepburn: Gaigan) is a kaiju from Toho's Godzilla franchise who first appeared in the 1972 film, Godzilla vs. Gigan.Gigan is a giant extraterrestrial space monster, resembling a species of reptile, who was turned into a cyborg by the alien race known as the Nebulans.

  4. Godzilla - Wikipedia

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    Godzilla (/ ɡ ɒ d ˈ z ɪ l ə / ɡod-ZIL-ə) [c] is a fictional monster, or kaiju, that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda. [2] The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing in various media: 33 Japanese films produced by Toho Co., Ltd., five American films, and numerous video games, novels, comic books, and television ...

  5. Rodan - Wikipedia

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    A version of Rodan appears in the 1986 novel It by Stephen King, in which the eponymous creature takes the form of the bird-like kaiju. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) [20] Godzilla King of the Monsters (1994) Godzilla vs. Gigan and the Smog Monster (1996) [21] Godzilla on Monster Island (1996) [22] Godzilla Saves America: A Monster ...

  6. King Ghidorah - Wikipedia

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    King Ghidorah (キングギドラ, Kingu Gidora) is a fictional monster, or alien, or kaiju, which first appeared in Ishirō Honda's 1964 film Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster. The creature was initially created by Tomoyuki Tanaka, Eiji Tsuburaya, and Shinichi Sekizawa as an homage to the eight-headed mythological Japanese dragon Yamata no ...

  7. MUTO - Wikipedia

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    The MUTOs (acronym for Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism) are fictional monsters, or kaiju, in Legendary Pictures' MonsterVerse media franchise. The characters first appeared as the antagonists in Godzilla (2014), directed by Gareth Edwards. While the term "MUTO" is mainly used to label the two parasitic monsters, it is intended to flag ...

  8. Tokusatsu - Wikipedia

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    Kaiju (怪獣, kaijū, literally "mysterious beast") productions primarily feature monsters, or giant monsters (大怪獣, daikaijū). Such series include Ultraman , the Godzilla film series, the Gamera series, the Daimajin series, and films such as Mothra , The War of the Gargantuas , and The X from Outer Space ( 宇宙大怪獣ギララ ...

  9. List of English words of Japanese origin - Wikipedia

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    kaiju 怪獣, Japanese genre of horror and science fiction films featuring giant monsters. kakemono [6] 掛け物, a vertical Japanese scroll, of ink-and-brush painting or calligraphy, that hangs in a recess on a wall inside a room. kakiemon