Through the years, this iconic and massive fire-breathing beast continuously trots out its unparalleled power to big screens since 1954.
Godzilla or "Gojira" as how the Japanese call this prodiguous creature (combining gorilla and "kujira" or whale), is a mutant monster spawned from nuclear testing, and emerged on the Pacific, thus attacked Japan. It was the first Japanese monster-themed movie produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka of Toho Studios, insipred by the second release of another big hit on 1950s, King Kong.
After 60 years, the world still loves the movie, and creates impact on the surging issues on nuclear hysteria. Let's backtrack and pay tribute to this train-chomping behemoth from 1950s down to 2016.
Godzilla (1954)
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The granddaddy of all monsters' first premiere was a hit. It looked like a dinosaur then, and still maintained the ugly look until today. The monster showed-off its power by wrecking power stations and buildings, and chomping aircrafts and trains.
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
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After a year, another sequel has been released. This time, Godzilla confronted another atrocious beast.
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956)
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Two years of success had brought Godzilla to Hollywood. On this year, the Americans adaptation was released.
Godzilla vs. King Kong (1962)
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After a hiatus, Godzilla finally made its comeback with King Kong. both are using their physical strength in attempt to destroy each other.
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1964)
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The director Ishiro Honda kept on using the versus formula in making the success of the movie. This time, Godzilla uses its destructive breath to destroy a huge moth named Mothra.
Invasion of Astro Monster (1965)
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Because the audiences loved the beast battles, on the same year, Honda filmed the Invasion of Astro Monster-- which was the three-headed dragon-like creature named Ghidorah. Another sequels that used beast battle concept are Godzilla vs. Hedorah in 1971, Godzilla vs. Gigan in 1972, and Godzilla vs. Megalon in 1973.
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
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Another Godzilla film had gone wild in the big screen. This is the first time that Godzilla confronts a bionic creature under the name Mechagodzilla. It was the last among the original Godzilla series.
The Return of Godzilla (1984)
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After 10 years, Godzilla came back to life to invade. He is more savage and attacked people in this episode, instead of beasts. It was then released in U.S. as Godzilla 1985.
Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla (1994)
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A monster emerged from a huge crystal asteroid landed on earth to invade and dominate. These two monsters doubled the challenge for the G-Force to keep the world in order.
Godzilla 1998
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In 1998, the full-American adaptation of Godzilla had its remake, completely produced in a Hollywood studio. It looked like more of a Tyrannosaurus-Rex. Before that, six films were released with the famed beast fighting King Ghidorah, SpaceGodzilla and Destoryah.
Godzilla 2000
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The new millennium was the perfect release for Godzilla's another comeback in theaters. It has more modern feel, and more destructive than its previous versions. He also got bigger dorsal fins.
Godzilla: Final Wars 2004
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As the title suggests, after years of many sequels, it was the last Godzilla film that was produced by Toho in Japan, overall, the 28th, and the last on the Millennium series. Could they still escape his atomic breath?
Godzilla 2014
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As the skyscrappers are getting higher, Godzilla takes a new form and got a huge rough body that will enable him to destruct everything he passes. It is the 30th in the series, and the second to be produced by the Americans.
Godzilla Resurgence/Shin-Godzilla 2016
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Godzilla came back to Tokyo Bay and took many forms. Now, he doesn't just breathe fire, but a very destructive violet ray of laser.
Would the coagulated monster return to life again?
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