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() is a fictional giant monster originating from a series of tokusatsu films of the same name from Japan.

It first appeared in Ishirō Honda's 1954 film Godzilla.

Since then, Godzilla has gone on to become a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in numerous media including video games, novels, comic books, television shows, 29 films produced by Toho and two Hollywood films.

The character is commonly alluded by the epithet "King of the Monsters"; a phrase first used in Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, the Americanized version of Honda's original 1954 film.

is a giant monster or daikaiju originating from a series of Japanese tokusatsu films of the same name.

He first appeared in Daiei Film's 1965 film , which was initially produced to rival the success of Toho's Godzilla, however, Gamera has gained fame and notoriety as a Japanese icon in his own right.

The character has appeared in other media such as comic books and video games.

King Kong is a giant movie monster, resembling a giant ape or gorilla, that has appeared in various media since 1933.

The character first appeared in the 1933 film King Kong from RKO Pictures, which received universal acclaim upon its initial release and re-releases.

A sequel quickly followed that same year with Son of Kong, featuring a Little Kong.

In the 1960s, Toho produced King Kong vs.

Godzilla (1962), pitting a much larger Kong against Toho's own Godzilla, and King Kong Escapes (1967), based on The King Kong Show (1966-69) from Rankin/Bass Productions.

In 1976, Dino De Laurentiis produced a modern remake of the original film directed by John Guillermin.

A sequel, King Kong Lives, followed a decade later featuring a Lady Kong.

Another remake of the original, this time set in 1933, was released in 2005 from filmmaker Peter Jackson.

(from Japanese "strange beast") is a Japanese film genre that features monsters, usually attacking major cities and engaging the military and other monsters in battle.

It is a subgenre of tokusatsu (special effects-based) entertainment.

This word originated from Shan Hai Jing (The Classic of Mountains and Seas).

is a Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company.

It has its headquarters in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group.

Outside Japan, it is best known as the producer and distributor of many kaiju and tokusatsu films, the Chouseishin tokusatsu superhero television franchise, the films of Akira Kurosawa, and the anime films of Studio Ghibli.

Other famous directors, including Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Masaki Kobayashi, and Mikio Naruse, also directed films for Toho.