Daikaiju movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant daikaiju movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out daikaiju, psychotronic, natural horror, suspenseful, serious and classic horror films and TV shows about / with kaiju, giant monster, monster, giant, giant animal, escapades, danger, mutant, dinosaur and heroes plots mostly in Sci-Fi, Adventure and Action genres shot in Japan, USA, Hong Kong and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as daikaiju: The Mighty Peking Man (1977), Varan the Unbelievable (1962), Gorath (1962), Dogora (1964), The X from Outer Space (1967), Majin the Monster of Terror (1966), Return of Daimajin (1966), Gamera vs. Viras (1968), Latitude Zero (1969), Gamera vs. Monster X (1970).
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List of daikaiju movies
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Word of a monster ape ten stories tall living in the Himalayas reaches fortune hunters in Hong Kong. They travel to India to capture it, but wild animals and quicksand dissuade all but Johnny, an adventurer with a broken heart. He finds the monster ...
Style:
daikaiju, prehistoric, horror comedy, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, boys' night
Plot:
jungle, tragedy, blonde, interracial romance, giant ape, monster, expedition, woman in jeopardy, evil man, heroine, crooked businessman, king kong ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
hong kong, himalaya, india, new jersey, japan ...
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military command is set up on an isolated Japanese island where an unusual salt water lake is situated. However, their purifying experiments arouse the prehistoric ...
Style:
daikaiju, cult horror, retro, black and white, cult classic ...
Plot:
giant monster, kaiju, monster, godzilla, sea monster, creature feature, lake, prehistoric creature, demolished city, island, panic, isolation ...
Time:
60s
Place:
japan
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
In 1980, a giant planetoid named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Even though it is smaller than Earth, its mass is huge enough to crush the Earth and destroy it. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destroyed after all ...
Style:
daikaiju, serious, suspenseful, futuristic, psychotronic
Plot:
kaiju, giant monster, monster, godzilla, disaster, saturn the planet, dinosaur, spacesuit, giant animal, virus, flood, walrus ...
Time:
future, 80s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
japan, antarctica, south pole, tokyo, asia
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The Earth is attacked by a giant jellyfish monster from outer space that, for some reason, has a sweet tooth for diamonds.
Style:
daikaiju, natural horror, grindhouse, detective, serious ...
Plot:
giant monster, kaiju, space monster, yakuza, diamond theft, alien, gangster, police detective, monster, godzilla, coal, jellyfish ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The spaceship AAB-Gamma is dispatched from FAFC headquarters in Japan to make a landing on the planet Mars and investigate reports of UFOs in the area. As they near the red planet, they encounter a mysterious UFO that coats the ship's hull with ...
Style:
daikaiju, grindhouse, retro, suspense, cult classic ...
Plot:
kaiju, giant monster, monster, ufo, mars, alien invasion, spacesuit, plumber, love triangle, food poisoning, nuclear power plant, alien ...
Time:
60s
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord.
Style:
daikaiju, grindhouse, psychotronic, natural horror
Plot:
giant monster, samurai, kaiju, monster, witch, earthquake, mountain, priestess, village, warning, rescue, sister ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
The tyrannical Lord Danjo Mikoshiba covets the rich, fertile lands surrounding Lake Yakumo. During a memorial ceremony for the late Chigusa lord, Mikoshiba launches an attack, overthrowing the honorable Lord Juro. Just when all seems lost, Daimajin ...
Style:
daikaiju, bleak, grim, cult classic, psychotronic ...
Plot:
giant monster, kaiju, monster, revenge, feudal japan, japanese mythology, sacrifice, spectacle, tyranny, lake, oppression, rebellion ...
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A group of aliens from another planet head for Earth with the intentions of conquering it. Their first ship is destroyed in transit by the giant flying turtle Gamera. A second ship makes it to Earth and captures two Boy Scouts and holds them captive ...
Style:
daikaiju, classic horror, suspense, grindhouse, natural horror ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
kaiju, giant monster, gamera, monster, turtle, deadly creature, prehistoric creature, reptiles, dinosaur, killer animal, boy scout, alien ...
Time:
prehistory
Place:
tokyo, japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A massive underwater volcano erupts and puts a group of investigative scientists in danger. They are rescued by an atomic super submarine named The Alpha under the command of Captain McKenzie. The group is quickly taken to a vast underwater city ...
Style:
daikaiju, mysterious, psychotronic
Plot:
kaiju, submarine, giant monster, underwater city, underwater, monster, biosphere, mad scientist, reporter, diver, exploitation, sea ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s
Place:
pacific ocean
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A giant creature attacks Japan during the World Fair and it's up to Gamera to stop it. But the monster injects Gamera with its offspring and a research team must take a craft into Gamera's body to eliminate the parasite.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, daikaiju ...
Plot:
monster, kaiju, giant monster, gamera, turtle, mutant, save the world, heroic mission, battles, chaos, good versus evil, superhero ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time. Soon, the parasitic life forms latch onto three indigenous critters -- a squid, a crab and a ...
Style:
daikaiju, classic horror, natural horror, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
kaiju, giant octopus, giant monster, monster, godzilla, space probe, space monster, alien invasion, ufo, dinosaur, alien, octopus ...
Time:
70s
Place:
japan, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A moon base is destroyed by a spaceship with a cluster of gumballs on its head. Later, at Sea World, dolphins are dying mysteriously. Zigra kidnaps two men and two children (one of whom is a Coke addict - Coca-Cola that is) and starts causing ...
Style:
daikaiju, natural horror, serious, bleak, offbeat ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kaiju, giant monster, monster, gamera, mutant, killer animal, dinosaur, mothra, reptiles, giant animal, giant octopus, octopus ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Great monster fight sequences are a highlight of the 14th Godzilla film. Aliens armed with a mechanical Godzilla intend to take over the planet. The earthlings summon the legendary King Seesar to assist Godzilla in the battle to defend earth.
Style:
futuristic, daikaiju, natural horror, classic horror, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kaiju, godzilla, robot, giant monster, giant robot, cyborgs, alien, giant animal, apocalypse, disguise, androids and robots, evil alien ...
Time:
jurassic, 70s
Place:
japan, okinawa japan, tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Godzilla comes to the rescue when an alien race rebuilds Mechagodzilla to destroy Earth's cities. A traitorous scientist gives them a second weapon: Titanosaurus.
Style:
daikaiju, natural horror, fast, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
kaiju, godzilla, giant monster, alien invasion, robot, dinosaur, mad scientist, evil alien, space and aliens, androids and robots, giant animal, reptiles ...
Time:
jurassic, year 1975, 70s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Is relevant?
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Genre: Adventure, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
In this remake of the 1933 classic about the giant ape, an oil company expedition disturbs the peace of Kong and brings him back to New York to exploit him. Even though a woman somewhat tames Kong, he finally breaks loose and terrorizes the city, ...
Style:
suspense, daikaiju, natural horror, funny, fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, date night
Plot:
king kong, monster, kaiju, beast, gorilla, giant ape, giant monster, giant snake, island, woman in jeopardy, full moon, world trade center manhattan new york city ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, jurassic, prehistoric times, 20th century ...
Place:
new york, fictional island, manhattan new york city, usa, asia ...
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Genre: Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When the evil alien Zanon comes to enslave Earth, all hope seems lost. The Earth's resident superheroes, the Spacewomen, are powerless to stop him. They must enlist the help of a young boy who has a special connection with the giant turtle ...
Style:
daikaiju, natural horror, psychotronic
Plot:
kaiju, giant monster, gamera, monster, killer animal, alien, turtle, superhero, legend, creature, supernatural being, alien invasion ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves ...
Style:
daikaiju, political thriller, natural horror, cult classic, serious ...
Plot:
kaiju, monster, godzilla, giant monster, disaster, giant animal, island, monster terrorizes city, dinosaur, mutant, scientist, undead ...
Time:
jurassic, year 1985, 80s
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia, soviet union, ussr
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: North Korea, Japan, China
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In feudal Korea, the evil King becomes aware that there is a peasant rebellion being planned in the country. He steals all the iron farming tools and cooking pots from the people so that he may make weapons to fend off the peasant army. After he ...
Style:
daikaiju, allegory, exciting, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
giant monster, ancient korea, kaiju, propaganda, battles, monster, priestess, tourism, wizards and magicians, living dead, creature, dinosaur ...
Time:
80s
Place:
asia, korea, north korea
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After a 7 year hiatus, Godzilla returned to the screen to take on King Kong in the 3rd film in the Godzilla franchise. A pharmaceutical company captures King Kong and brings him to Japan, where he escapes from captivity and battles a recently ...
Style:
cult classic, grindhouse, daikaiju, psychotronic, classic horror ...
Plot:
godzilla, king kong, kaiju, giant monster, monster, dinosaur, island, crossover, monkey, ape, giant ape, jungle ...
Time:
prehistoric times, jurassic, 60s
Place:
japan, mount fuji, tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The legendary empire of the lost continent of Mu reappears to threaten the world with domination. While countries unite to resist, an isolated World War II Captain has created the greatest warship ever seen, and possibly the surface world's ...
Style:
daikaiju, psychotronic, grindhouse, natural horror, suspense ...
Plot:
kaiju, giant monster, submarine, monster, beast, military, empress, giant animal, sea, water, ocean, fish ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s
Place:
pacific ocean
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The 9th Godzilla film was the last made by the original Godzilla creators, and was meant to be a grand finale. Aliens have released all the giant monsters from their imprisonment on Monster Island and are using them to destroy earth's major ...
Style:
grindhouse, daikaiju, classic horror, natural horror, suspense ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
kaiju, godzilla, giant monster, monster, monster terrorizes city, giant spider, mothra, dinosaur, giant animal, creature feature, alien, moon base ...
Time:
jurassic, future, 90s, prehistoric times, year 1999
Place:
japan, mount fuji, asia, paris france, moscow russia ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The 4th film in the Godzilla franchise restores the serious tone of the original Godzilla film. A greedy developer has placed huge machines to suck dry a part of the ocean near Tokyo so he can build luxury condos. After a storm, a giant egg washes ...
Style:
suspense, grindhouse, natural horror, daikaiju, light ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kaiju, godzilla, giant monster, monster, mothra, dinosaur, monster versus monster, giant animal, greed, island, creature feature, crossover ...
Time:
jurassic, 60s, 80s
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The 5th film in the original Godzilla franchise marked a turning point in the series. Godzilla, Rodan and Mothra must put aside their quarrelsome ways to become allies and defend earth from 3 headed Dragon King Ghidorah.
Style:
semi serious, suspenseful, stylized, tense, daikaiju ...
Plot:
giant monster, kaiju, dragon, godzilla, mothra, monster, monster terrorizes city, rescue, battles, danger, chaos, rivalry ...
Time:
jurassic, 60s
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the 6th Godzilla movie, mysterious aliens from the Planet X ask earth's people to help them save their world from the dreaded Ghidorah (aka "Monster Zero") by letting them "borrow" Godzilla and Rodan. Monster mayhem ...
Style:
grindhouse, daikaiju, natural horror, classic horror, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kaiju, giant monster, godzilla, alien invasion, monster, ufo, alien, impossible love, crossover, evil alien, creature, giant animal ...
Time:
jurassic, 60s, prehistoric times
Place:
japan, tokyo, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An experimental lab animal called a gargantua escapes from his captors and is suspected to be the creature that is killing people all over the countryside. But when the gargantua from the lab appears at the same time as the evil gargantua, the two ...
Style:
natural horror, daikaiju, classic horror, prehistoric, grindhouse ...
Plot:
frankenstein, kaiju, giant monster, cryptozoology, military, boat, storm, sea, giant animal, post apocalyptic, prehistoric man, 666 ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s
Place:
tokyo, asia, japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After a treacherous expedition to retrieve a giant opal, disaster strikes as the opal reveals itself to be an egg which spawns Barugon, demon dog from Hell! Armed with a deadly tongue and cold beams, Barugon wreaks havoc on Japan. Gamera comes to ...
Style:
daikaiju, suspense, natural horror, grindhouse, classic horror ...
Plot:
kaiju, giant monster, monster, gamera, mutant, prehistoric creature, dinosaur, killer animal, reptiles, mothra, dam, quicksand ...
Place:
japan, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The 7th film in the Godzilla series. After being caught in a storm in the south seas, several teenagers and thief arrive on an island where natives have been enslaved by a terrorist organization. They also discover a sleeping Godzilla and decide to ...
Style:
grindhouse, daikaiju, natural horror, suspense, classic horror ...
Plot:
kaiju, godzilla, giant monster, monster, mothra, giant lizard, disaster, killer animal, mutant, boat, creature, sea ...
Time:
year 1966, jurassic, 60s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
japan, tokyo, fictional island
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The 8th Godzilla film is aimed at an even younger audience than its predecessors. In the South Seas, scientists conducting weather experiments encounter gigantic mantises and a giant spider that are attacking Godzilla's offspring.
Style:
scary, suspense, natural horror, daikaiju, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
kaiju, giant monster, monster, island, godzilla, weather manipulation, giant spider, disaster, weather, danger, heroes, killer animal ...
Time:
year 1967, jurassic, 60s, 20th century
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
King Kong is brought in by an evil genius to dig for precious gems in a mine when the robot Mechani-Kong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle that threatens to level Japan.
Style:
daikaiju, suspense, classic horror, grindhouse, natural horror ...
Plot:
kaiju, giant monster, king kong, mad scientist, giant robot, dinosaur, giant ape, monster, ape, monkey, tokyo tower, reptiles ...
Time:
year 1967, jurassic, 60s
Place:
japan, tokyo, new york, asia, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
In his 13th film, Godzilla takes a supporting role to the far more prominently featured Jet Jaguar, an Ultra-Man like robot. Aliens take control of Earth's monsters and begin using them to destroy the human race. Jet Jaguar decides to stop the ...
Style:
natural horror, classic horror, daikaiju, semi serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
kaiju, godzilla, giant monster, robot, monster, cyclops, lost civilization, dinosaur, creature, giant animal, monster versus monster, giant robot ...
Time:
jurassic, 70s
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
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