is the original Japanese name for
Godzilla
is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by IshirÅ Honda. The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing in various media: 33 Japanese films p ...
, a giant monster at the center of a media franchise.
It may also refer to:
Films
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''Godzilla'' franchise, known as in Japan
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''Godzilla'' (1954 film), released as in Japan
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The Return of Godzilla
, is a 1984 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Koji Hashimoto, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. Distributed by Toho and produced under their subsidiary Toho Pictures, it is the 16th film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, the last film ...
'', released as in Japan
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''Godzilla'' (1998 film), an American film released as in Japan
***, the title character of 1998's ''Godzilla''
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''Godzilla'' (2014 film), an American film released as in Japan
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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, Toho Pictures and Cine Bazar and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the 31st film in the ...
'', released as , a 2016 reboot
Derivative usages
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Gojira (band)
Gojira is a French Heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Ondres. Founded as Godzilla in 1996, the band's lineup - brothers Joe Duplantier, Joe (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Mario Duplantier (drums), Christian Andreu (lead guitar), and Jean-Mich ...
, a French heavy metal band
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101781 Gojira, an asteroid
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Gojirasaurus
''Gojirasaurus'' (meaning "Godzilla lizard") is a genus of " coelophysoid" theropod dinosaur from the Late Triassic of New Mexico. It is named after the giant monster movie character , and contains a single species, ''Gojirasaurus quayi''.
D ...
'', the "Godzilla lizard", a Triassic-period dinosaur
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Gojiro'', a 1991 novel by Mark Jacobson
*''MV Gojira'', the original name of the ''
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*A nickname given to Japanese baseball player
Hideki Matsui
, nicknamed "Godzilla", is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays, and in Nipp ...
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Jira (software)
Jira ( ) is a software product developed by Atlassian that allows bug tracking, issue tracking and agile project management. Jira is used by a large number of clients and users globally for project, time, requirements, task, bug, change, code, ...
, a software product developed by Atlassian
See also
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Godzilla (disambiguation)
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