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Godzilla

Godzilla (/ɡɒdˈzɪlə/ ɡod-ZIL-ə) is a giant monster, or daikaijū, that first appeared in the 1954 film of the same name, directed by Ishirō Honda. The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing in various media: 33 Japanese films by Toho, five American films, and numerous video games, novels, comic books, and television shows.…

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Aliases
Gigantis · Monster Zero-One · Titanus Gojira
Created by
Tomoyuki Tanaka · Eiji Tsuburaya[a] · Ishirō Honda[a] · Shigeru Kayama [ja]
Designed by
Akira Watanabe Teizō Toshimitsu
Family
Minilla and Godzilla Junior (adopted sons)
First appearance
Godzilla (1954)
Motion capture
Legendary Pictures: · T. J. Storm · Reiwa era: · Mansai Nomura

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Godzilla

Nodes210
Edges209
Triples188
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009524
Components1

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Godzilla

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related to Naming · 27
Godzilla → Although, Amikura, BBC, Eiji Tsuburaya, Godzilla's, Gojira, Gujira, Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Honda, Honda's, However, Ichirō Satō, Ishirō Honda, Iwao Mori, Japanese, Kimi, Kōji Kajita, Mori, November, Satō
has effect · 23
Godzilla → Biollante, Destoroyah, Eiji Tsuburaya, Godzilla's, Haruo Nakajima, However, In Godzilla, It, Japan, Kenpachiro Satsuma, King Kong, Kurt Carley, Nakajima, Prior, Satsuma, Several, SpaceGodzilla, Taking, The, The Return
related to Characterization · 20
Godzilla → Akira Watanabe, Although, Art, Fathoms, Godzilla's, Hiroshima, Iguanodon, In, Inspired, Japanese, Life, Millennium, Ray Harryhausen, Rhedosaurus, Stegosaurus, The, The Beast, To, Tyrannosaurus, Within
Portrayed by · 17
Godzilla → Haruo Nakajima, Heisei era:, Hiroshi Sekida, Hurricane Ryu (Adventure! Godzilland), Isao Zushi, Katsumi Tezuka, Kenpachiro Satsuma, Kurt Carley, Millennium era:, Mizuho Yoshida, Naoki Bandō (Get Going! Godzilland), Seiji Onaka, Shinji Takagi, Shōwa era:, Toru Kawai, TriStar Pictures:, Tsutomu Kitagawa
related to CGI · 15
Godzilla → At, CG, CGI, Godzilla's, In Godzilla, King, Komodo, Monsters, Motion, Moving Picture Company, MPC, Patrick Tatopoulos, Storm, Tatopoulos, To
has impact · 11
Godzilla → Audiences, Deep, Godzilla's, In, Japanese, Keukdong Entertainment Company, Monster, South Korea, The, Toei Company, Yongary
related to Cultural ambassador · 11
Godzilla → During, Godzilla's, In April, Japan, Kenichi Yoshizumi, Reporters, Shinjuku, Shinjuku's, The, Toho, Tokyo
Voiced by · 8
Godzilla → Frank Welker (vocal effects), Hanna-Barbera:, Heisei era:, Shōwa era:, Ted Cassidy (vocal effects), Ted Thomas[b], TriStar Pictures:, Yūko Mita (Get Going! Godzilland)
related to Appearances · 8
Godzilla → American, First, Japanese, Legendary Pictures, Ltd, The, Toho Co, TriStar Pictures
Created by · 4
Godzilla → Eiji Tsuburaya[a], Ishirō Honda[a], Shigeru Kayama [ja], Tomoyuki Tanaka

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GodzillaAliasesGigantis1.00infobox
GodzillaAliasesMonster Zero-One1.00infobox
GodzillaAliasesTitanus Gojira1.00infobox
GodzillaCreated byTomoyuki Tanaka1.00infobox
GodzillaCreated byEiji Tsuburaya[a]1.00infobox
GodzillaCreated byIshirō Honda[a]1.00infobox
GodzillaCreated byShigeru Kayama [ja]1.00infobox
GodzillaDesigned byAkira Watanabe Teizō Toshimitsu1.00infobox
GodzillaFamilyMinilla and Godzilla Junior (adopted sons)1.00infobox
GodzillaFirst appearanceGodzilla (1954)1.00infobox
GodzillaMotion captureLegendary Pictures:1.00infobox
GodzillaMotion captureT. J. Storm1.00infobox
GodzillaMotion captureReiwa era:1.00infobox
GodzillaMotion captureMansai Nomura1.00infobox
GodzillaPortrayed byShōwa era:1.00infobox
GodzillaPortrayed byHaruo Nakajima1.00infobox
GodzillaPortrayed byKatsumi Tezuka1.00infobox
GodzillaPortrayed byHiroshi Sekida1.00infobox
GodzillaPortrayed bySeiji Onaka1.00infobox
GodzillaPortrayed byShinji Takagi1.00infobox
GodzillaPortrayed byIsao Zushi1.00infobox
GodzillaPortrayed byToru Kawai1.00infobox
GodzillaPortrayed byHeisei era:1.00infobox
GodzillaPortrayed byKenpachiro Satsuma1.00infobox
GodzillaPortrayed byHurricane Ryu (Adventure! Godzilland)1.00infobox
GodzillaPortrayed byNaoki Bandō (Get Going! Godzilland)1.00infobox
GodzillaPortrayed byTriStar Pictures:1.00infobox
GodzillaPortrayed byKurt Carley1.00infobox
GodzillaPortrayed byMillennium era:1.00infobox
GodzillaPortrayed byTsutomu Kitagawa1.00infobox

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