Gojira (ゴジラ) is the original Japanese name for

Godzilla is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film '' Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produ ...

, a giant monster at the center of a media franchise. It may also refer to:

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* ''Godzilla'' franchise, known as ''ゴジラ'' (''Gojira'') in Japan ** ''Godzilla'' (1954 film), released as ''ゴジラ'' (''Gojira'') in Japan **''

The Return of Godzilla is a 1984 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Koji Hashimoto, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. The film features the fictional monster character Godzilla. Distributed by Toho and produced under their subsidiary Toho Pictures, it is t ...

'', released as ''ゴジラ'' (''Gojira'') in Japan ** ''Godzilla'' (1998 film), an American film released as ''ゴジラ'' (''Gojira'') in Japan ***

Zilla (Godzilla) , formerly known as Godzilla, is a film monster originating from the 1998 film ''Godzilla'', released by TriStar Pictures. It was initially created as a reimagining of Toho's Godzilla but was later re-branded as a separate character. Patrick Tat ...

(ジラ Jira), the title character of 1997's ''Godzilla'' technically named "Gojira" ** ''Godzilla'' (2014 film), an American film released as ''ゴジラ'' (''Gojira'') in Japan **''

Shin Godzilla is a 2016 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, with a screenplay by Anno and visual effects by Higuchi. Produced by Toho Pictures and Cine Bazar and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the 31st film in the '' ...

'', released as ''シン・ゴジラ'' (''Shin Gojira''), a 2016 reboot

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Gojira (band) Gojira is a French heavy metal band from Ondres. Founded as Godzilla in 1996, the band's lineup—brothers Joe (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Mario Duplantier (drums), Christian Andreu (lead guitar), and Jean-Michel Labadie (bass)&md ...

, a French heavy metal band *

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, an asteroid *''

Gojirasaurus ''Gojirasaurs'' (meaning "Godzilla lizard")K. Carpenter, 1997, "A giant coelophysoid (Ceratosauria) theropod from the Upper Triassic of New Mexico, USA", ''Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen'' 205 (#2): 189-208 is gen ...

'', the "Godzilla lizard", a Triassic-period dinosaur *''

Gojiro ''Gojiro'' is the 1991 debut novel by former ''Esquire'' columnist Mark Jacobson. It reinterprets the ''Godzilla'' film series from the perspective of the daikaiju—not a fictional creature depicted on-screen via suitmation, but an irradiated ...

'', a 1991 novel by Mark Jacobson *''MV Gojira'', the original name of the ''

MV Brigitte Bardot MV ''Brigitte Bardot'' (formerly MV ''Gojira'', ''Rat Race Media Adventurer'', ''Ocean 7 Adventurer'' and ''Cable and Wireless Adventurer'') is a unique high-tech stabilized monohull twin diesel engine powered vessel designed by Nigel Irens. C ...

'' *A nickname given to Japanese baseball player

Hideki Matsui , nicknamed "Godzilla", is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter who played baseball in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and Major League Baseball (MLB). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Matsui pl ...

Jira (software) Jira ( ) is a proprietary issue tracking product developed by Atlassian that allows bug tracking and agile project management. Naming The product name comes from the second and third syllables of the Japanese word pronounced as ''Gojira' ...

, a software product developed by Atlassian

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