I started Kaiju Fan not because I am a Kaiju fan but rather because I may become one. As I write this I am only about halfway through my first Godzilla movie which happens to be the original Japanese 1954 Godzilla movie. While Godzilla is definitely not the only kaiju, he is definitely the most famous of them, so my plan is to watch all the Godzilla movies first and then proceed to other daikaiju like Gamera.
Here is a list of the official Japanese Toho Godzilla movies:
| # | Official Toho title (alternate English titles) | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Godzilla (Gojira, Godzilla, King of the Monsters!) | 1954 | Ishirō Honda |
| 2 | Godzilla Raids Again (Gigantis, The Fire Monster) | 1955 | Motoyoshi Oda |
| 3 | King Kong vs. Godzilla | 1962 | Ishirō Honda |
| 4 | Mothra vs. Godzilla (Godzilla vs. the Thing; Godzilla vs. Mothra) | 1964 | Ishirō Honda |
| 5 | Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster) | 1964 | Ishirō Honda |
| 6 | Invasion of Astro-Monster (Monster Zero; Godzilla vs. Monster Zero) | 1965 | Ishirō Honda |
| 7 | Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster) | 1966 | Jun Fukuda |
| 8 | Son of Godzilla | 1967 | Jun Fukuda |
| 9 | Destroy All Monsters | 1968 | Ishirō Honda |
| 10 | All Monsters Attack (Godzilla’s Revenge) | 1969 | Ishirō Honda |
| 11 | Godzilla vs. Hedorah (Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster) | 1971 | Yoshimitsu Banno |
| 12 | Godzilla vs. Gigan (Godzilla on Monster Island; War of the Monsters) | 1972 | Jun Fukuda |
| 13 | Godzilla vs. Megalon | 1973 | Jun Fukuda |
| 14 | Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster; Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster) | 1974 | Jun Fukuda |
| 15 | Terror of Mechagodzilla (The Terror of Godzilla; Monsters from an Unknown Planet) | 1975 | Ishirō Honda |
| 16 | The Return of Godzilla (Godzilla 1984, Godzilla 1985) | 1984 | Koji Hashimoto |
| 17 | Godzilla vs. Biollante | 1989 | Kazuki Omori |
| 18 | Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah | 1991 | Kazuki Omori |
| 19 | Godzilla vs. Mothra (Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth) | 1992 | Takao Okawara |
| 20 | Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla) | 1993 | Takao Okawara |
| 21 | Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla | 1994 | Kensho Yamashita |
| 22 | Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (Godzilla vs. Destoroyer)[60] | 1995 | Takao Okawara |
| 23 | Godzilla 2000: Millennium (Godzilla 2000) | 1999 | Takao Okawara |
| 24 | Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (Godzilla X Megaguirus: The G Extermination Strategy) | 2000 | Masaaki Tezuka |
| 25 | Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (GMK) | 2001 | Shusuke Kaneko |
| 26 | Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (Godzilla X Mechagodzilla) | 2002 | Masaaki Tezuka |
| 27 | Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (Godzilla X Mothra X Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS) | 2003 | Masaaki Tezuka |
| 28 | Godzilla: Final Wars | 2004 | Ryuhei Kitamura |
| 29 | Shin Godzilla (Godzilla Resurgence) | 2016 | Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi |
| 30 | Godzilla | 2017 | Kobun Shizuno, Hiroyuki Seshita |