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Rebirth of Mothra (1996)

Let's get one thing straight, I absolutely love Mothra. She is my second favorite Kaiju (first being Godzilla of course). The rebirth of Mothra trilogy gets a bad wrap on account of how childish they are. Just keep in mind that these are children's fantasy films and if you view them as such, They're a lot of fun. Besides, King Ghidorah is almost as much of a foe for Mothra as he is Godzilla and it's kind of cool to see a retooled version of him in this trilogy. Also interesting is the creation of the evil fairy, Belvera as a foe for Mothra's twin fairies.
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I consider this to be the last film in the golden age of Toho monster movies. The godzilla movies of the 70's would devolve into psychedelic weirdness (although, they're kind of fun too) and the death of Eiji Tsuburaya and slashing of budgets would contribute to the slow death of Toho's giant monster movies. I'm a big fan of the origin of the monsters and the island setting gives you a real feeling of isolation.
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I always thought that this one was fairly underrated. The Toho Frankenstein is an interesting creation and there are scenes with him that are very atmospheric and memorable. This would also introduce Baragon, one of my favorites of the Toho monster menagerie.
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Atragon (1963)

The monster Manda is only seen briefly and barely consequential to the plot, but the underwater scenes and design of the submarine, Gotengo are incredible.
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This is Toho's first Alien invasion film and you can really see the influence that it would have on later entries in the Godzilla series. Moguera is also one of the strangest looking robots that you'll ever see in a movie and is special for being one of the first giant robots of the silver screen. The score by Akira Ifukube is also worth noting as it introduces some of his best military marches.
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Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

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This is the first Godzilla movie to introduce Aliens into the fold. It also gives Godzilla and company a truly worthy opponent in King Ghidorah, and fully established the Toho films as a shared film universe.
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Mothra is interesting in that she's a sympathetic monster and kind of a god, which separates her from every giant monster that came before. I absolutely love that there's a spiritualism with the character as opposed to the usual atomic radiation origin. Mothra is just a very unconventional giant monster movie.
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Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)

I like this film a lot less than a lot of people do, but it's still a decent Godzilla movie with a ton of incredible moments. Godzilla's orange glowing visage is really awesome looking and it's pretty cool that a villain that recalls the oxygen destroyer from the first movie was chosen, which seems like a perfect send off to our favorite giant monster. The scene where Godzilla melts down is also the single most heart wrenching scene in monster movie history.
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King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)

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Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)

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Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)

This one has it all; The zaniest Aliens ever to come out of one of these movies, space travel, and lots of monster destruction. The human drama is also quite good and the two leads are a lot of fun. I adore this movie and consider it to be the poster child for 1960's monster movies.
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Rodan is a beautiful monster design and his look here would never be improved upon. In fact, I would go so far as to say that the original Rodan is the most fully realized monster suit of the 50's-70's. Rodan is also interesting in that it begins as more of a horror film, with the human characters having to deal with a more personal and horrific foe, which then escalates into a giant monster invasion that soon effects the entire country. Rodan is also different in that he's a sort of tragic monster.
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Daimajin (1966)

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War of the Gargantuas (1966) (1966)

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Destroy All Monsters (1968)

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Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)

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Godzilla (1954)

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