Godzilla film series
Theatrical poster for Godzilla (1954)
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| Studios |
Toho TriStar Pictures Legendary Pictures |
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| No. of films | 31 |
| Years active | 1954–present |
| Main character | Godzilla |
| First film | Godzilla (1954) |
| Last film | Shin Godzilla (2016) |
| Genre(s) |
Kaiju Tokusatsu Monster movies Science fiction |
| Country |
Japan United States |
The Godzilla (ゴジラ Gojira?) franchise is a series of multi-media featuring the monster Godzilla, owned by Toho. It is recognized by Guinness World Records to be the longest continuously running movie franchise, having been in on-going production from 1954 to the present day (with several hiatuses). The film franchise consists of 29 films produced by Toho (three of which had American adaptations and two Hollywood reboot films). A reboot by Toho was released in July 2016 while Legendary Pictures is proceeding with a shared cinematic franchise of their own with Godzilla: King of the Monsters to be released on March 22, 2019, and Godzilla vs. Kong to be released on May 29, 2020.
The first film, Godzilla, directed by Ishirō Honda, is an early and influential classic in the monster film genre and was initially released by Toho in 1954. Utilizing an hydrogen bomb incident to unleash the monster, the film tapped into political undertones and feelings common to Japan at the time. The original introduced an acclaimed music score by Akira Ifukube, which was reused in many of the later films. The original also introduced the work of Toho special effects master Eiji Tsuburaya who used miniatures and "suitmation" to convey the large scale of the monster and its destruction. For its North American release, the film was reworked as an adaptation and released in 1956 as Godzilla, King of the Monsters!. The film featured new footage with Raymond Burr edited together with the original Japanese footage.
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