Kaiju (怪獣 kaijū?) is a Japanese word that literally translates to "giant beast." The word has been translated and defined in English as "strange monster" and is used to refer to a genre of tokusatsu entertainment. Kaiju films usually showcase monsters of any form, usually attacking a major Japanese city or engaging another (or multiple) monster(s) in battle.
Related terms include kaijū eiga (怪獣映画 kaijū eiga?, monster movie), a film featuring giant monsters or a single monster; kaijin (怪人?, referring to roughly humanoid monsters); and daikaiju (大怪獣 daikaijū?, giant kaiju), specifically meaning the larger variety of monsters.
Godzilla is an example of a daikaiju; others include Gamera, Mothra, King Ghidorah, Mechagodzilla, Anguirus, and Rodan. The term ultra-kaiju is longhand for kaiju in the Ultra Series.
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All Monsters Attack
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Atragon
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Cloverfield
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Daigoro vs. Goliath
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Daikaijū Tōkyō ni arawaru
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Daikyojū Gappa
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Daimajin (1966 film)
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Deep Sea Monster Reigo
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Destroy All Monsters
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Dogora
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Firebreather (film)
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Frankenstein Conquers the World
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Gamera (film)
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Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
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Gamera the Brave
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Gamera vs. Barugon
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Gamera vs. Guiron
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Gamera vs. Gyaos
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Gamera vs. Jiger
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Gamera vs. Viras
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Gamera vs. Zigra
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Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
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Gamera: Super Monster
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
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Godzilla (1954 film)
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Godzilla (1977 film)
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Godzilla (2014 film)
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Godzilla 1985
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Godzilla 2000
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Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
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Godzilla Raids Again
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Godzilla vs. Biollante
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Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
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Godzilla vs. Gigan
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Godzilla vs. Hedorah
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Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
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Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
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Godzilla vs. Megalon
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Godzilla vs. Mothra
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Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
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Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
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Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
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Godzilla: Final Wars
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Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
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Gorath
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Invasion of Astro-Monster
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King Kong Appears in Edo
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King Kong Escapes
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
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The Magic Serpent
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The Monster X Strikes Back/Attack the G8 Summit
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Mothra (film)
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Mothra vs. Godzilla
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The Mysterians
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Negadon: The Monster from Mars
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Pacific Rim (film)
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Rebirth of Mothra
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Rebirth of Mothra II
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Rebirth of Mothra III
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The Return of Godzilla
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Rodan (film)
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SciFi JAPAN TV
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Son of Godzilla
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Space Amoeba
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Terror of Mechagodzilla
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Varan the Unbelievable
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The War of the Gargantuas
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Wasei Kingu Kongu
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The X from Outer Space
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Yamata no Orochi no Gyakushū