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Plot Summary:
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 rises from Lake Yakumo to settle a score of his own.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 930
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, psychotronic, cult film
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Ape vs. Mecha Ape (2023)
Plot Summary:
Recognizing the destructive power of its captive giant Ape, the military makes its own battle-ready A.I., Mecha Ape. But its first practical test goes horribly wrong, leaving the military no choice but to release the imprisoned giant ape to stop the colossal robot before it destroys downtown Chicago.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 250
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: mecha
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Princess from the Moon (1987)
Plot Summary:
Two poor, married farmers have recently lost their only child; after a freak visitation, they pry open an alien cocoon to greet their new daughter.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 597
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: mind bending, psychedelic, surreal, mythical, visual, atmospheric, touching, offbeat, serious, stylized
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Majin the Monster of Terror (1966)
Plot Summary:
A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, grindhouse, psychotronic, natural horror, cult film
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What to Do With the Dead Kaiju? (2022)
Plot Summary:
A large monster attacks Japan, but dies suddenly. While the people rejoice and bask in relief, the giant corpse left behind begins to slowly rot and bloat. If it explodes, the nation will be destroyed.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 265
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Godzilla (1977)
Plot Summary:
The film is a re-edited Italian-language dubbed version of Godzilla featuring 80 minutes of footage from the original Gojira (1954) and the US version Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) plus 25 minutes of WWII newsreel footage and clips from other monster 1950's movies. The re-edited film was then colorized via a process called Spectorama 70 consisting of applying various colored gels to the black and white footage. The film also features a new music score composed by musician Vince Tempera (under the pseudonym Magnetic System).
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 538
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA, Italy
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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Moon Over Tao: Makaraga (1997)
Plot Summary:
A retired warrior comes to see his former lord and learns that someone is making indestructible swords from some unknown metal. He is sent together with a swordsman to investigate the source. Along the way they meet a young girl working as a beekeeper. She is later witness to the appearance of three strange females from another dimension. They are searching for a lost weapon that has landed on earth and as one of them lay dying she enlists the girl to help them control the strange beast/weapon. Meanwhile the warrior and the swordsman learn that an old nemesis has created the swords from the shell that surrounded the alien weapon. Soon the alien beast/weapon is awakened and battle for control ensues.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 200
Genere: Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: splatter
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Reigo, the Deep-Sea Monster vs. the Battleship Yamato (2005)
Plot Summary:
Set in World War II, the film depicts the story of the real-life Japanese battleship, the Yamato, which is confronted in the Pacific Ocean by giant monsters, including the most fearsome of them all, Reigo.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 209
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: suspense
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Takeru Yamato (1994)
Plot Summary:
After killing his brother, Prince Yamato is banished from his father's kingdom until he can bring his dangerous powers under control. On his journey, he meets and joins with the magical priestess Oto, and together they go to fight against an evil god that has been ravaging the Earth in the form of an enormous hydra. Will Yamato ever return home to reclaim his rightful place on the throne?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 312
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: mythical, daikaiju, bizarre
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Undersea Battleship (1963)
Plot Summary:
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 only defense.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, psychotronic, suspense, grindhouse, natural horror, bizarre, cult film
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The Magic Serpent (1966)
Plot Summary:
In ancient Japan, a good lord is killed and his throne is taken by the trecherous Yuki Daijo and his wizard friend Oroki-maru. The young prince Ikazuki-maru is rescued from the jaws of death by a magic bird sent by a wizard. Ten years later, Ikazuki-maru embarks on an adventure to avenge his parents and the wizard's death with his magic powers he learned from the wizard. He kills Yuki Daijo but then must battle Oroki-maru in a battle to the death.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 409
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: mythical, psychotronic
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Anak Ng Bulkan (1997)
Plot Summary:
Remake of the 1959 film Anak ng Bulkan.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Giant Monster Gamera (1965)
Plot Summary:
A nuclear explosion in the far north unleashes Gamera, the legendary flying turtle, from his sleep under the ice. In his search for energy, Gamera wreaks havoc over the entire world, and it's up to the scientists, assisted by a young boy with a strange sympathic link to the monster, to put a stop to Gamera's rampage.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, suspense, grindhouse, classic horror, natural horror, psychotronic, cult film
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Boyichi and the Supermonster (1967)
Plot Summary:
Gamera's back, and just in time to save Japan from Gyaos, a mysterious bat-like creature awakened by a volcanic eruption. As in the first Gamera movie, a young boy establishes an emotional link with Gamera, and the two work together, with the help of the world's scientists, to put and end to Gyaos' violent rampage.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: suspense, cult classic, classic horror, daikaiju, natural horror, scary, exciting, serious, suspenseful, campy
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Super Monster (1980)
Plot Summary:
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 Gamera. The Friend of All Children then battles Gyaos (a flying monster), Zigra (an alien shark), Viras (a space squid), Jiger (a giant lizard), Guiron (a space beast) and finally Barugon (another giant lizard). Gamera then sacrifices himself to kill Zanon by destroying the space pirate's ship.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, natural horror, psychotronic, cult film
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Varan the Unbelievable (1962)
Plot Summary:
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 monster Obaki from hibernation at the lake's bottom, and it proceeds to attack Japan.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 832
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, classic horror, natural horror, psychotronic, independent film, vintage, cult film
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Shin Ultraman (2022)
Plot Summary:
The Japanese government sets up a special task force to fight the giant creatures suddenly appearing across the country. Soon, the squad unexpectedly meets a giant silver humanoid who starts appearing every time a space monster attacks!.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: anime
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Bulgasari (1985)
Plot Summary:
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 returns the property to the people, an old blacksmith is imprisoned and starved to death. His last creation is a tiny figurine of a monster- Pulgasari, a Godzilla-like creature that eats iron. The blood of his daughter brings the creature to life, and fights with the poor, starving peasants to overthrow the corrupt monarchy.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: North Korea
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, allegory, exciting, serious, suspenseful, weird
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Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
Plot Summary:
This final installment of the recent Gamera trilogy begins with schoolgirl Ayana discovering a large egg in a cave that, according to legend, houses demons. The egg hatches into a small monster, which Ayana decides to raise and quickly develops a psychic bond with. As Ayana's monster, named Iris, grows to adulthood, the flying turtle Gamera begins to take an interest in this new potential threat. Who will be the victor in the final battle, and how much of Japan will be left standing at the end?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: cult classic, daikaiju, natural horror, serious, suspenseful, post modern, cult film
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Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)
Plot Summary:
A hibernating species of giant carnivorous bird is awakened on a Japanese island shortly after the Japanese military encounters an unidentified mass moving beneath the water off-shore.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, natural horror, suspenseful, semi serious, cult film
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Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
Plot Summary:
Earthquakes in central Korea turn out to be the work of Yongary, a prehistoric gasoline-eating reptile that soon goes on a rampage through Seoul.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: South Korea, Japan
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, scary, suspense, grindhouse, classic horror, daikaiju, natural horror, fast
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Gamera the Brave (2005)
Plot Summary:
Toru Aizawa, a 11 year old boy suddenly finds a tiny egg on a red mysterious stone. the egg hatches and comes out an abnormal little turtle (Toto) which not only grows rapidly, but also flies in the air and even blows fireballs. At the meantime, a series of mysterious ship wrecks are reported. Later on, even more disasters happen when a huge evil ferocious monster Lizard (Zeus) suddenly comes out from the sea and attacks, wrecks and demolishes the world. the last hope of mankind relies on the friendly great monster, Gamera, which looks similar to Toto, but disappeared 33 years ago. Is Toto the descendant of Gamera? is Toto able to fight against the huge evil?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, entertaining, suspense, scenic, cult classic, daikaiju, natural horror, offbeat
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Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)
Plot Summary:
Mothra's twin nymphs and children from the city find a lost city, as well as a giant monster that is attracted to environmental calamities.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, scary, exciting, offbeat, serious, suspenseful, stylized, psychotronic, cult film
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Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion (1996)
Plot Summary:
A strange meteor lands in Japan unleashing hundreds of insect-like "legion" creatures which find their way into Tokyo. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera shows up to deal with the ever-evolving space adversary.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, natural horror, serious, suspenseful, fast, cult film
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Gappa the Triphibian Monsters (1967)
Plot Summary:
An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners to leave the hatching alone, but they don't listen and take it back to a zoo in Japan. Soon after, moma and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, retro, suspense, grindhouse, classic horror, daikaiju, scary, humorous, semi serious, campy
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Son of Godzilla (1967)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, daikaiju, natural horror, exciting, offbeat, suspenseful, grindhouse, classic horror, humorous
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War of the Monsters (1966)
Plot Summary:
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 save the day.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: daikaiju, suspense, grindhouse, cult classic, classic horror, natural horror, scary, serious, suspenseful, gay cinema
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Monster Portal (2022)
Plot Summary:
A cult is about to waken H.P. Lovecraft's most feared creature.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 272
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, disturbing, lovecraft
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Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Plot Summary:
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 up on a nearby beach. The developer's plans go awry when he disrupts Godzilla's rest and the monster goes stomping through Tokyo. It's up to Mothra defend its egg and Japan from Godzilla. One of the most popular films in the original Godzilla series.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspense, grindhouse, daikaiju, natural horror, classic horror, epic, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, scary
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
Plot Summary:
The United Nations assembles the ultimate weapon to defeat Godzilla, while scientists discover a fresh pteranodon egg on a remote Japanese island.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: natural horror, sad, daikaiju, suspenseful, semi serious, psychotronic, parody, light, thought provoking, unusual plot structure
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Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Plot Summary:
Three ancient guardian beasts awaken to protect Japan against Godzilla.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, daikaiju, natural horror, scary, post modern