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Godzilla

edited 2026-05-22

A complete viewing order for the Toho Godzilla franchise — all 29 Toho theatrical films across four production eras (Showa, Heisei, Millennium, Reiwa), plus the 1998 TriStar reimagining and the Netflix anime Godzilla: Singular Point. Includes a release-order view and per-era timeline variants so viewers can pick a self-contained continuity.

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Tags · [showa-era][heisei-era][millennium-era][reiwa-era][standalone]
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01FILM
1954Ishirō Honda's 1954 original, the film that founded the kaiju genre. Japanese fishing vessels are mysteriously destroyed near Odo Island, an…
1h 36m
02FILM
1984The 1984 series reboot directed by Kōji Hashimoto, returning the franchise to a darker, more serious tone after a nine-year hiatus. A new Go…
1h 43m
03FILM
1989The 1989 second Heisei film directed by Kazuki Ōmori, set five years after The Return of Godzilla. A biotech researcher (Kōji Takahashi) spl…
1h 45m
04FILM
1991The 1991 third Heisei film directed by Kazuki Ōmori, introducing time travel to the franchise. Visitors from the 23rd century travel to 1944…
1h 43m
05FILM
1992The 1992 fourth Heisei film directed by Takao Ōkawara, reintroducing Mothra and her shadow counterpart Battra. A meteor strike awakens a gia…
1h 42m
06FILM
1993The 1993 fifth Heisei film directed by Takao Ōkawara. The UN Godzilla Countermeasures Center constructs Mechagodzilla using salvaged Futuria…
1h 48m
07FILM
1994The 1994 sixth Heisei film directed by Kenshō Yamashita. Godzilla cells carried into space (either by Biollante or Mothra) interact with a b…
1h 48m
08FILM
1995The 1995 seventh and final Heisei film directed by Takao Ōkawara, designed to close out the continuity with Godzilla's death. Godzilla is un…
1h 43m