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  2. Kaiju - Wikipedia

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    In the "Sorcerous Stabber Orphen" series kaiju are sent as a form of punishment for the breakage of everlasting laws of the world by the Goddesses of Fate. [36] Batholith the Summit Kaiju (Japanese: バソリス) is a mountain (kaiju) originating from "Summit Kaiju International", an American media company based in Denver, Colorado.

  3. Tokusatsu - Wikipedia

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    ' special filming ') is a Japanese term for live-action films or television programs that make heavy use of practical special effects. Credited to special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya , tokusatsu mainly refers to science fiction , war , fantasy , or horror media featuring such technology but is also occasionally dubbed a genre itself.

  4. Godzilla - Wikipedia

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    Godzilla (/ ɡ ɒ d ˈ z ɪ l ə / ɡod-ZIL-ə) [c] is a fictional monster, or kaiju, that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda. [2] The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing in various media: 33 Japanese films produced by Toho Co., Ltd., five American films, and numerous video games, novels, comic books, and television ...

  5. MUTO - Wikipedia

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    The MUTOs (acronym for Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism) are fictional monsters, or kaiju, in Legendary Pictures' MonsterVerse media franchise. The characters first appeared as the antagonists in Godzilla (2014), directed by Gareth Edwards. While the term "MUTO" is mainly used to label the two parasitic monsters, it is intended to flag ...

  6. Rodan - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese name Radon is a contraction of Pteranodon. The spelling of Radon in Japanese also corresponds to the name of Ladon, the dragon guarding the Hesperides in Greek mythology - since there is no distinction between "l" and "r" in Japanese. It was changed to Rodan for English-speaking markets in order to avoid confusion with the element ...

  7. Kyoei Toshi - Wikipedia

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    Kyoei Toshi (巨影都市, lit. City of Giant Shadows), [1] known in English as City Shrouded in Shadow, [2] is a 2017 survival video game developed by Granzella and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for the PlayStation 4.

  8. Varan - Wikipedia

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    Varan (Japanese: バラン, Hepburn: Baran) is a fictional monster, or kaiju, that first appeared in the 1958 film Varan the Unbelievable directed by Ishirō Honda and produced and distributed by Toho. The creature is depicted as a giant, dinosaurian, prehistoric reptile capable of gliding flight.

  9. The Great Buddha Arrival - Wikipedia

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    The Great Buddha Arrival (Japanese: 大仏廻国, Hepburn: Daibutsu Kaikoku) is a 2018 Japanese kaiju film directed by Hiroto Yokokawa ().The film was based on the lost 1934 film of the same name, made with the cooperation of director Yoshiro Edamasa's grandson. [3]