Kaiju
Gappa, the Triphibian Monster (1967) NeoDB TMDB Douban WikiData IMDb
大巨獣ガッパ
director: Haruyasu Noguchi actor: Tamio Kawachi / Yōko Yamamoto
other title: Gappa - Il mostro che minaccia il mondo / Gappa - Invasion der fliegenden Bestien
An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners to leave the hatching alone, but they don't listen and take it back to a zoo in Japan. Soon after, moma and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.
June 15, 2026 watched
Big budget kaiju movie full of tropes, but maybe originated some of them?

Watched in #MonsterMiru watch party on Mastodon after #Monsterdon
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Godzilla (1954) KevGa-NeoDB TMDB NeoDB Douban Bangumi IMDb WikiData
ゴジラ
director: Ishirō Honda actor: Akira Takarada / Momoko Kôchi
other title: O Monstro do Oceano Pacífico / Godzilla, Japón bajo el terror del monstruo
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.
June 8, 2026 watched
Surprisingly serious and dark origin for a franchise that has taken varying paths over the years.

Watched in #ReMonsterdon watch party on Mastodon.
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Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967) IMDb WikiData
대괴수 용가리
director: Kim Kee-duk actor: Oh Yeong-il / Nam Jeong-im
other title: Yongary il più grande mostro / Yongary - Das Monster aus der Tiefe
Earthquakes in central Korea turn out to be the work of Yongary, a prehistoric gasoline-eating reptile that soon goes on a rampage through Seoul.
Yonggary (1999) IMDb WikiData
용가리
director: Shim Hyung-rae actor: Dan Cashman / Bruce Cornwell
other title: Reptilian / 용가리
A team of scientists working on a remote dig site find the buried body of an enormous monster, perfectly preserved even after 200 million years. As soon as the beast is uncovered, however, an alien spacecraft suddenly appears above them and brings the monster back to life! The creature immediately sets about levelling the surrounding urban landscape and shrugging off the best firepower the military can throw at it. A lone scientist, working on decrypting an ancient set of hieroglyphics, may be on the verge of finding the aliens' weak point, but will it be too late?
Space Monster Wangmagwi (1967) IMDb WikiData
우주괴인 왕마귀
director: Kwon Hyeok-Jin actor: Nam Koong Won / Kim Hea-kyung
other title: 우주괴인 왕마귀 / Space Monster, Wangmagwi
A space creature named Wangmagwi lands on Earth in a flying saucer with plans to dominate the planet. Koreans of every corner of the world battle against the colossal invader as it wreaks havoc across the land.
The Super Inframan (1975) NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
中國超人
director: Hua Shan actor: Danny Lee Sau-Yin / Wang Hsieh
other title: Inframan l'altra dimensione / Invasion aus dem Inneren der Erde
The surface of the Earth is under attack, thousands of people are killed in this unprovoked attacked. The cause, Princess Dragonmon and her army of monsters have decided to invade. Princess Dragonmon is an alien whose race has been hiding under us for centuries waiting to attack at the time is right. A doctor has been preparing for something like this and turns his assistant Rayma into the cyborg hero known as Inframan. Now only Inframan stands between the Earth and Princess Dragonmon but when a close friend is captured and brainwashed, can she be stopped with this inside man feeding her info?
The X from Outer Space (1967) TMDB IMDb WikiData
宇宙大怪獣ギララ
director: Kazui Nihonmatsu actor: Shunya Wazaki / Itoko Harada
other title: Odissea sulla Terra / Guila - Frankensteins Teufelsei
The spaceship AAB-Gamma is dispatched from FAFC headquarters in Japan to make a landing on the planet Mars and investigate reports of UFOs in the area. As they near the red planet, they encounter a mysterious UFO that coats the ship's hull with unusual spores. Taking one of the specimens back to earth, it soon develops and grows into a giant chicken-lizard-alien monster that tramples Japan.
Nov. 24, 2025 watched
Space gorditas, space spores, space bossa nova: this movie's got it all!

Watched in #MonsterMiru #WatchParty on Mastodon after #Monsterdon
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Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) TMDB IMDb Douban WikiData
ゴジラ ファイナルウォーズ
director: Ryuhei Kitamura actor: Masahiro Matsuoka / Rei Kikukawa
other title: Gojira - Final Wars / Godzilla: Final wars
Humanity finally rids themselves of Godzilla, imprisoning him in an icy tomb in the South Pole. All is peaceful until various monsters emerge to lay waste to Earth's cities. Overwhelmed, humanity is seemingly saved by a race of benevolent aliens known as Xiliens. But not all is what it seems with these bizarre visitors. If humanity wishes to survive, they must reluctantly resurrect their most hated enemy, Godzilla.
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) IMDb TMDB WikiData
ゴジラ・モスラ・キングギドラ大怪獣総進撃
director: Shusuke Kaneko actor: Chiharu Niiyama / Ryudo Uzaki
other title: Godzilla, Mothra e King Ghidorah - Assalto di mostri giganti / Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack
Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter Yuri investigates the legend of the guardian monsters, who must rise to protect Japan against the vengeful spirits within Godzilla that seek to destroy both the nation and its people for the suffering they inflicted in the Pacific conflict.
War of the Ninja Monsters: Jaron vs Goura (2024) IMDb TMDB NeoDB
忍獣大戦記 蛇龍対號羅
director: Shinpei Hayashiya actor: Mizuho Yoshida / Keiki Hayashiya
other title: 忍獣大戦記 蛇龍対號羅
Two men, tired from work, visit the town of Chichibu to enjoy their favorite hobby - exploring caves. But little do they know, the town has been secretly protected by the descendants of the righteous Shinobi ninja since the Sengoku period. The two unlucky friends accidentally break a spell that awakens two colossal beasts, Jaron and Goura. The area’s rival clans manipulate them into a fierce battle, bringing chaos to the area. But a righteous female ninja steps up, wanting to stop the destruction and restore the seal. Can she defeat the evil ninjas that stand in her way before Chichibu is completely destroyed by two kaiju?
Sept. 22, 2025 watched
Not a lot of war, ninjas or monsters. A lot of tone shifts & grating comedy music.

Watched in the #MonsterMiru #WatchParty on miru.miyaku.media and Mastodon, after #Monsterdon's showing of 'The Angry Red Planet' (1959).
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