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  2. Kaiju - Wikipedia

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    Kaiju (Japanese: 怪獣 ( かいじゅう ), Hepburn: kaijū, lit. ' strange beast ' ; Japanese pronunciation: [ka̠iʑɨː] ) is a Japanese term that is commonly associated with media involving giant monsters.

  3. List of English words of Japanese origin - Wikipedia

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    kaiju 怪獣, Japanese genre of horror and science fiction films featuring giant monsters. kakemono [6] 掛け物, a vertical Japanese scroll, of ink-and-brush painting or calligraphy, that hangs in a recess on a wall inside a room. kakiemon

  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. Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The Kenkyūsha New Japanese-English Dictionary 5th Edition with leather back and the iPhone Edition running on an iPhone 5.. First published in 1918, Kenkyusha’s New Japanese-English Dictionary (新和英大辞典, Shin wa-ei daijiten) has long been the largest and most authoritative Japanese-English dictionary.

  6. 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.

  7. Daikaiju (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Daikaiju is a Japanese term meaning "giant strange beast" or "great strange beast". Daikaiju may also refer to: Daikaiju (band), an American surf rock band; Daikaijū Gamera, a 1965 Japanese kaiju film; Daikaijū Monogatari, a 1994 role-playing video game; Daikaijū no Gyakushū, a 1986 shoot 'em up arcade game

  8. 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]

  9. Varan - Wikipedia

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    Varan made his first foray away from the silver screen in the comic book anthology series The Godzilla Comic, first published on February 10, 1990.In the comic's seventh segment Monster Warrior Godzilla, Varan exists in an alternate reality where all kaiju, including himself, are humanoid warriors living on different planets. [17]