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King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla
IMDb: 6.2
97

The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture…

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
IMDb: 7
103

A salaryman’s drunken ravings in public attract the attention of journalists who coerce him into telling them his life’s story.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
IMDb: 6.3
81

During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call ‘Godzilla’. The only hope…

Fugitive Alien

Fugitive Alien

Fugitive Alien
IMDb: 2.5
102

An alien is pursued as a traitor by his own race because he refuses to kill humans.

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
IMDb: 6.9
103

A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like beings are…

Sayonara Jupiter

Sayonara Jupiter

Sayonara Jupiter
IMDb: 4.3
130

In the 22nd century, scientists from an energy-depleted Earth research new fuel sources in the far corners of the solar system, where they discover an ancient alien race from Jupiter…

The War in Space

The War in Space

The War in Space
IMDb: 5
91

The year is 1988, and in the midst of recovering from a near-miss with a large comet, Earth finds that there are much worse matters at hand: the sudden arrival…

Terror of Mechagodzilla

Terror of Mechagodzilla

Terror of Mechagodzilla
IMDb: 6.1
83

A submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur named Titanosaurus. An Interpol investigation leads biologist Ichinose to uncover the work of Dr. Mafune…

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
IMDb: 6.2
84

An Okinawan prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Earth is seeming fulfilled when Godzilla emerges to return to his destructive roots. But not all is what it seems after…

Latitude Zero

Latitude Zero

Latitude Zero
IMDb: 5.9
89

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…

Son of Godzilla

Son of Godzilla

Son of Godzilla
IMDb: 5.2
86

Reporter Goro Maki stumbles upon scientists conducting weather experiments on Sollgel Island in the South Seas. He discovers the island is inhabited by giant mantis and a woman named Saeko…

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
IMDb: 5.5
87

Searching for his brother, Ryota stows away on a boat belonging to a criminal alongside two other teenagers. The group shipwrecks on Letchi island and discover the Infant Island natives…

Adventure in Kigan Castle

Adventure in Kigan Castle

Adventure in Kigan Castle
IMDb: 6.2
105

Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom in the Middle East,…

Genre: Adventure, Family
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
IMDb: 6.5
92

After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat.

Whirlwind

Whirlwind

Whirlwind
IMDb: 6.5
108

Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post battle chaos…

Atragon

Atragon

Atragon
IMDb: 5.8
96

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…

Varan the Unbelievable

Varan the Unbelievable

Varan the Unbelievable
IMDb: 4.5
70

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…

Daredevil in the Castle

Daredevil in the Castle

Daredevil in the Castle
IMDb: 6.3
95

During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by Toyotomi to overcome the seat of power, Osaka…

Genre: History, War
Mothra

Mothra

Mothra
IMDb: 6.6
101

Shipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific expedition that discovers a surviving native population along with the Shobijin, tiny twin fairy priestesses of the…

Westward Desperado

Westward Desperado

Westward Desperado
IMDb: 7
107

In this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do anything to win as they endeavor to sneak into Communist China to bring back…

Genre: Drama, War
The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls
TMDb: 7.594
N/A

Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Yemani soon discover something far more devastating than…

Status: Released
Samurai Saga

Samurai Saga

Samurai Saga
IMDb: 6.9
111

Edmund Rostand’s play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) loves a lady. But she sees him only as…

Genre: Drama
The Big Boss

The Big Boss

The Big Boss
IMDb: 7.1
101

Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead. Ryuta…

Genre: Crime
The H-Man

The H-Man

The H-Man
IMDb: 6
87

Nuclear tests create a radioactive man who can turn people into slime.

The Mysterians

The Mysterians

The Mysterians
IMDb: 6.1
89

In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to storm the city by night, after which…

Rodan

Rodan

Rodan
IMDb: 6.2
72

Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers when prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the mines. After an attack on the local village, Shigeru heads…

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
IMDb: 7.3
103

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan’s greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge…

Genre: Adventure, Drama
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
IMDb: 7.4
93

Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.

Genre: Adventure, Drama
Godzilla

Godzilla

Godzilla
IMDb: 7.5
96

Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Yemani soon discover something far more devastating than…

Ultraman

Ultraman

Ultraman
TMDb: 8.3
25 min

Hayata is a member of the Science Patrol, an organization tasked with investigating bizarre anomalies. He is mortally wounded when accidently encountering an alien being from Land of Light, who…

Status: Ended