Gojira
Godzilla film series character
The character in a 1984 movie
First appearanceGodzilla (1954)
Created by
Portrayed by
Designed by
  • Akira Watanabe[5]
  • Teizō Toshimitsu[5]
Information
Aliases
SpeciesPrehistoric monster[27]
FamilyMinilla and Godzilla Junior (adopted sons), Dagon (cousin)

Godzilla is a giant dinosaur-like monster who first appeared in movies from Japan, in the year 1954. Since then has been featured in thirty-eight movies. During his movie career, this large reptile fought against many other mythical monsters, including the giant moth-like Mothra, the three-headed King Ghidorah, his own robotic mirror image Mechagodzilla, and several more enemies. The original Japanese name, Gojira or ゴジラ, is a combination of the words gorilla and kujira (means whale). In countries where the primary language is English, the name has been changed to Godzilla, is an eponymous Japanese movie reptilian monster that has appeared in movies since 1954.

External video
""Godzilla: Wings of the Planet Eater"". YouTube (in Japanese). 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2021-01-01. - on Godzilla: The Planet Eater fan-made full CG animation short movie(in Japanese)
""Godzilla: The Planet Eater" Theme Song GODZILLA ver". YouTube (in Japanese). 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2018-11-06. - on Toho Co., Ltd. Official YouTube Channel(in Japanese)

Movie appearances

References

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