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Gojira is a French heavy metal band from Ondres.Founded as Godzilla in 1996, the band's lineup—brothers Joe (lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar) and Mario Duplantier (drums), Christian Andreu (lead and rhythm guitar), and Jean-Michel Labadie (bass)—has been the same since the band changed its name to Gojira in 2001.
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 ...
Gojira (band), a French heavy metal band; 101781 Gojira, an asteroid; Gojirasaurus, the "Godzilla lizard", a Triassic-period dinosaur; Gojiro, a 1991 novel by Mark Jacobson; MV Gojira, the original name of the MV Brigitte Bardot; A nickname given to Japanese baseball player Hideki Matsui; Jira (software), a software product developed by Atlassian
Godzilla changed its name to Gojira, which rose from obscurity to international prominence. He is also the former bassist of Cavalera Conspiracy , to which Gloria and Max Cavalera invited him. Duplantier possesses United States nationality by parentage, which led him to settle in New York City in 2011.
AKA Gojira, Ebirah, Mosura: Nankai no Daikettō (Godzilla, Ebirah, Mothra: Big Duel in the South Seas); the first Godzilla film in which the main setting is a barren South Pacific island rather than a city; first appearance of the giant lobster Ebirah; originally meant to be a King Kong film made in collaboration with Rankin/Bass Productions ...
In the United States, Godzilla films from Toho had been airing on television every week since 1960 up until the 1990s. [9] Motifs from the series have been echoed, parodied or paid tribute to in numerous later films. Godzilla movies were frequently a target for commentary by the Mystery Science Theater 3000 television series, which parodied B ...
Toho, the people in charge of the Godzilla franchise, served them with a notice to remove the name and in response the boat's name was changed in May 2011 to MV Brigitte Bardot. [225] Steven Spielberg cited Godzilla as an inspiration for Jurassic Park (1993), specifically Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956), which he grew up watching. [226]
Godzilla is referred to by Ishirō Serizawa, played by Ken Watanabe, as "Gojira" (ゴジラ) though later on he would be referred to by other characters as "Godzilla". ". Watanabe argued with the producer to have his character refer to Godzilla by his Japanese name, stating, "the important thing is where the icon come