Godzilla - Twisted Kaiju Theater, Godzilla in Popular Culture, Powers and Abilities of Godzilla, List of Fictional Locations in T (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Twisted Kaiju Theater, Godzilla in popular culture, Powers and abilities of Godzilla, List of fictional locations in the Godzilla films, Monsterland and Monster Island, Godzilla roar, The Arctic Giant, Godzilla vs. Charles Barkley, Oxygen Destroyer, Robert Dunham, Godzilla March, Monster Planet Of Godzilla. Excerpt: Godzilla Gojira) is a popular series of giant monster films. Starting in 1954, the Godzilla series has become one of the longest running film series in movie history. The first film, Godzilla, was first released in the United States in 1955 in Japanese-American communities only. In 1956, it was adapted by an American company into Godzilla, King of the Monsters , edited and with added principal scenes featuring Raymond Burr, and this version became an international success. The original Godzilla was greatly inspired by the commercial success of the 1952 re-release of King Kong, and the 1953 success of The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms. Godzilla would go on to inspire Gorgo, Gamera, Cloverfield, and many others. The name "Godzilla" is a romanization, by the film production company Toho Company Ltd., of the original Japanese name "Gojira" - which is a combination of two Japanese words: gorira ( ) 'gorilla' and kujira (, ) 'whale'. The word alludes to the size, power and aquatic origin of Godzilla. The Godzilla series is generally broken into three eras reflecting a characteristic style and corresponding to the same eras used to classify all 'daikaiju eiga' (monster movies) in Japan. The first two eras refer to the Japanese emperor during production: the Sh wa era, and the Heisei era. The third is called the Millennium era as the emperor (Heisei) is the same but these films are considered to have a different style and storyline than the prior era. The initial series of movies is named for...