THE MUST SEE TOP 30 NON GODZILLA KAIJU // SCI-FI TOHO//DINO FILMS
After a huge research and owning all available Godzilla and non Godzilla monster movies here are my top 3O must see list sci-fi kaiju non Godzilla Jurrasic park and US KING KONG movies which most people already know those films.
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- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsKenji SaharaYumi ShirakawaAkihiko HirataA mining engineer investigates the deaths of his colleagues, discovering prehistoric nymphs and a creature capable of flying - and wrecking havoc - at supersonic speeds.One of the best toho films the film which introduced us to rodan who later appeared in many Godzilla films as Godzilla's ally and friend.
- DirectorIshirô HondaMotoyoshi OdaStarsKôzô NomuraAyumi SonodaKoreya SendaOriginal Japanese version. Research in the Tohoku region comes across a monster known to the locals as the mountain god Baradagi.After Godzilla 1954 toho introduced us to a few monsters which got their solo films before most of them appeared later in the numerous Godzilla films. first of those films was RODAN in 1956 and then toho introduced us to VARAN in 1958 which released in America in 1962 as VARAN THE UNBELIEVABLE .
Varan film was a missed opportunity but it's a must have for those who want to have all Godzilla related films . varan was to appear later briefly in destroy all monsters and final wars and as stock footage in Godzilla's revenge - DirectorIshirô HondaStarsFurankî SakaiHiroshi KoizumiKyôko KagawaAn expedition to Infant Island uncovers a native tribe and twin tiny fairy priestesses of a mythical deity, who sets out to rescue the pair after they are kidnapped by a greedy businessman.In 1961 toho introduced us to the 4rth monster which was to appear in later Godzilla movies after anguirus in the 1955 Godzilla film, rodan in the 1956 solo film and varan in the 1958 solo film.
Mothra 1961 was a great film a must have and introduced us to the most popular non Godzilla kaiju monster which was to appear in the most Godzilla films ever in the later years. - DirectorIshirô HondaStarsRhodes ReasonMie HamaLinda MillerThe evil Dr. Who captures King Kong to dig for Element X when his robot duplicate, Mechani-Kong, is unable to do the job, but Kong soon escapes and battles his doppelganger.toho's king kong version first appeared in the 1962 film together with Godzilla but this is the only solo film kong appeared in toho's version and it's different....hilarious and very entertaining.....really one of the greats non Godzilla toho films.
- DirectorIshirô HondaShûe MatsubayashiStarsTadao TakashimaYôko FujiyamaYû FujikiWhen an ancient underground civilization and their snake-like guardian plots to reclaim the surface world, those of the surface fights back.Atragon is really a sci-fi toho film but it's really the film which introduced us to one of my fav kaiju monsters of all time. THE GREAT SNAKE-DRAGON MANDA.
I love manda I loved it from the moment I saw it in atragon his first solo movie.
sadly manda went to appear only in 3 later Godzilla movies. his most memorable appearance was his great scene of destruction in paris when manda brought destruction to the bridge smashing it with his body in the great film destroy all monsters.
manda appeared again in final wars and as stock footage in Godzilla's revenge. - DirectorIshirô HondaStarsKenji SaharaYumi ShirakawaMomoko KôchiShortly after a giant robot destroys a village, aliens from outer space arrive offering friendship. Will the people of Earth tie these two events together?the most recognizable sci-fi film from toho a film which proved toho could make interesting sci-fi films even without involving any kaiju well known monster. there is a so called monster in this film but for a brief time only.
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsRyô IkebeKyôko AnzaiMinoru TakadaThe nations of the Earth unite in a common cause to fight off an invader from outer space.A semi-sequel to the mysterians this is another sci-fi gem from toho NOT TO MISS.
- DirectorJun FukudaIshirô HondaToshio MasudaStarsKensaku MoritaYûko AsanoRyô IkebeEarth is attacked by alien spacecraft from Venus. But a Japanese scientist has constructed a space craft, the Gohten, with which he may save humanity.considered the final entry in the so called toho's space opera trilogy this film is a worthy entry in the sci-fi genre
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsRyô IkebeYumi ShirakawaAkira KuboA Tokyo scientist and his colleagues shift Earth to avoid a red-hot planet on a collision course.not well known like the toho trilogy I posted above but as much as good is this film which is not to miss.
- DirectorNoriaki YuasaStarsEiji FunakoshiHarumi KiritachiJunichiro YamashitaFrom out of the arctic comes a gigantic flying, fire-breathing turtle that sets its sights on destroying Tokyo.released in America as gamera the invinsible in 1966 this monster is the answer to Godzilla the most successful monster non named Godzilla which made it's own franchise of more than 10 films in total.
this was the breakthrough film which made gamera the children's fav monster in the 60s. - DirectorShigeo TanakaNoriaki YuasaStarsKôjirô HongôKyôko EnamiYûzô HayakawaA giant monster that emits a destructive ray from its back attacks Japan and takes on Gamera.2nd film in the franchise which introduced the monster barugon which also starred in later Godzilla films and in toho's Frankenstein version in 1965.
- DirectorNoriaki YuasaShigeo TanakaStarsKôjirô HongôKichijirô UedaReiko KasaharaVolcanic activity unleashes a bloodthirsty monster called Gyaos that Gamera must confront.third entry with the monster gyaos. a giant bat which was my fav monster from the gamera series.
- DirectorNoriaki YuasaShigeo TanakaStarsKôjirô HongôTôru TakatsukaCarl CraigGamera the Flying Turtle falls under the spell of evil aliens, but two children free him and he returns to fight the aliens' monster, Viras.4rth entry also known as destroy all planets introducing kaiju monster viras
- DirectorNoriaki YuasaStarsNobuhiro KajimaMiyuki AkiyamaChristopher MurphyAliens kidnap two children and take them to another planet for the purpose of getting knowledge from their brains, but Gamera follows and tries to rescue them.Another gamera entry with the monster Guirron.
- DirectorNoriaki YuasaShigeo TanakaStarsTsutomu TakakuwaKelly VarisKatherine MurphyWhen an ancient statue is moved for display in Expo '70, a giant, vaguely Triceratops-like monster is released. The monster goes to Japan in pursuit of the statue and ends up battling Gamera, the giant flying turtle.one of the great gamera movies
- DirectorNoriaki YuasaStarsKôji FujiyamaDaigo InoueReiko KasaharaSpace aliens arrive on Earth with their giant shark and intend to take over the planet but they must first destroy Gamera.zigra monster is introduced in this one the 7nth gamera film.
- DirectorNoriaki YuasaShigeo TanakaStarsMach FumiakeYaeko KojimaYoko KomatsuUsing several clips from previous Gamera entries, this film deals with alien forces sending all the monsters Gamera has faced in one final battle to rid the planet of its last hope.Gamera the super monster is the last film in the early gamera franchise the 8th and final entry in which we have a reunion of monsters as gyaos returns for a final showdown.
Later in the new millennium 4 more gamera films were to be made a new reboot trilogy in the late 90s and a final film in 2006 gamera the brave but those films were inferior to the original ganera films. - DirectorIshirô HondaStarsNick AdamsKumi MizunoTadao TakashimaAn American scientist and his Japanese colleagues study a mysterious feral boy who is seemingly resistant to radiation, while a subterranean dinosaur ravages the Japanese countryside.a weird toho's adaption to the monster Frankenstein which was hilarious and cheesy as they have Frankenstein battle with the kaiju monster....barugon in one of the most weird battles.
a must have for the fans. - DirectorIshirô HondaStarsRuss TamblynKumi MizunoKenji SaharaA giant, cannibalistic humanoid's rampage through Tokyo is halted by his more docile twin, but neither their reunion nor their scientist caretakers can prevent their eventual duel.a direct sequel to Frankenstein 1965 this movie starts where the last film left of with two frankensteins emerged from the sea now called gargantuas and their battle against humanity.
- DirectorHiroshi NoguchiStarsTamio KawajiYôko YamamotoYûji OdakaMagazine reporters Hiroyuki Kurosaki and his colleagues brought back to Japan a monster child who had just hatched from an egg issued on the isolated island of Obelisk in the South Sea.gappa is one of the best entries in the kaiju series a film which reminds of rodan film involving a giant bird and is a must have.
- DirectorEugène LouriéStarsBill TraversWilliam SylvesterVincent WinterGreedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus, inciting the wrath of the creature's much-larger mother.Another fav kaiju entry a fav from my childhood.
- DirectorPoul BangSidney W. PinkStarsBent MejdingAsbjørn AndersenPovl WøldikeAfter copper miners discover a piece of the frozen tail of a giant prehistoric reptile in Lapland, scientists inadvertently bring it back to life.nice kaiju flick from 1961
- DirectorEugène LouriéStarsPaul HubschmidPaula RaymondCecil KellawayA ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City.the film which inspired the makers of Godzilla in 1954 is enough reason to own this film.
- DirectorRobert GordonStarsKenneth TobeyFaith DomergueDonald CurtisA giant, radioactive octopus rises from the Philippine Trench to terrorize the North American Pacific Coast.A radioactive octopus is starring in this film.
- DirectorKim Ki-dukStarsYeong-il OhJeong-im NamLee Soon-jaeEarthquakes in central Korea turn out to be the work of Yongary, a prehistoric gasoline-eating reptile that soon goes on a rampage through Seoul.another Godzilla imitator monster which is more for children.
- DirectorKevin ConnorStarsDoug McClureJohn McEnerySusan PenhaligonDuring World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British ship and takes the survivors on board. After it takes a wrong turn, the submarine takes them to the unknown land of Caprona, where they find dinosaurs and neanderthals.this is the Jurassic park of the 70s and that is said it all.
a great film not to miss. - DirectorKevin ConnorStarsPatrick WayneDoug McClureSarah DouglasIn 1919, a British expedition in the Antarctica region is searching for a lost American explorer and finds a hidden prehistoric world instead.a lesser but still enjoyable sequel which deserves to be in your collection.
- StarsShinji HirotaAsao MatsumotoNobuhiko ShimaA truck carrying uranium falls off a cliff into the ocean awakening a giant monster that wreaks havoc on Japan.this long forgotten gem consists of 4 episodes and it's a Godzilla replica so go for it.
- DirectorKazui NihonmatsuStarsShun'ya WazakiItoko HaradaShin'ichi YanagisawaWhen a crew of scientists returns from Mars with a sample of the space spores that contaminated their ship, the sample escapes and grows into an enormous, rampaging beaked beast.hard to find dvd this is another kaiju sci-fi toho gem.
- DirectorNathan JuranStarsWilliam HopperJoan TaylorThomas Browne HenryThe first U.S. spaceship to Venus crash-lands off the coast of Sicily on its return trip. A dangerous, lizard-like creature comes with it and quickly grows gigantic.a classic which need no further recomendations