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Kaiju

Kaiju (怪獣（かいじゅう）, kaijū; lit. 'strange beast') is a term used in film and media for a subgenre of monster films produced in Japan known as kaiju eiga (monster films), also serving as a subgenre of tokusatsu (special effects filmmaking). Similar to its Western counterpart, kaiju eiga usually depict creatures of varying origins and sizes attacking cities…

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Triples425
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Television · 127
Kaiju → ACTV Japan, Ambassador Magma, Apes, Apple TV, April, Assault, Assemblage Entertainment, Attack, August, Betterman, Bio Planet WoO, BKN, Captain Ultra, Chibi Godzilla, Chouseishin Series, Dai-Guard, Daimajin Kanon, Daitetsujin, Darling, December
related to Video games · 76
Kaiju → Aegis Rim, Atlus, Attack, Bandai, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Beastlink, Bluepoint Games, Born Lucky Games, Cancelled, City, City Shrouded, Colossal Kaiju Combat, Colossus, DAIKAIJU DAIKESSEN, Dawn, DEMOLITION ROBOTS, Developed, Digerati Distribution, Entity3, Fight Crab
related to Manga · 31
Kaiju → Attack, Cloverfield/Kishin, December, GAEA-TIMA, Gigantis, Go Nagai Creator, Godzilla, June, Kadokawa Shoten, Kaiju Girl Caramelise, Kaiju Kamui, Kaiju No, KaijusGarla, Kiriwo Terrible, Kodansha, Ltd, Machine Sauer, MachineSaur, March, Mashinzaura
related to Kaiju · 30
Kaiju → Anguirus, Baragon, Fathoms, Gamera, Gappa, Gigan, Godzilla, Gorgo, Guilala, Hail Mary, In Japanese, Invincible, Japanese, King Ghidorah, King Kong, Mechagodzilla, Megalon, Mothra, Other, Others
related to Kaijin · 23
Kaiju → After, Akechi's Sherlock, Catching, Century Japanese, Edogawa Rampo's, Edogawa's, Fiend, Kaijin, Kamen Rider Series, Kogoro Akechi's, Moriarty, Pacific War, Power Rangers, Strange, Super Sentai, Super Sentai's English, The, The Fiend, The Great Buddha Arrival, These
related to Mutant and atomic monster era (1950s) · 22
Kaiju → After World War II, Arctic Circle, Attack, Cold War, Fathoms, Foot Woman, Godzilla, H-Bomb Giant Monster Movie, It, Japan, June, One, Ray Bradbury's, Ray Harryhausen, Rhedosaurus, Saturday Evening Post, Suibaku Daikaiju Eiga, Tarantula, The American, The Atomic Kaiju Appears
related to Comics · 20
Kaiju → AfterShock, American Gothic Press/IDW Publishing, Behemoth, ComiXology Original, Dark Horse Comics, Dinosaurs Attack, Enormous, Godzilla, IDW, Image Comics, Jeremy Robinson, Marvel Comics, Matt Frank, The Kaiju Score, The Nemesis Saga, The Stone King, Toho, Tokyo Storm Warning, Topps Comics/IDW, Wildstorm
related to Novels · 20
Kaiju → Ashtaroth, Drakon, Giger, Helix-14, Hyperion, Jeremy Robinson, John Scalzi, Karkinos, Lovecraft, Mechakaiju, Nemesis, Nemesis Saga, Origins, Owen Bauerson, Scryon, Scylla, St Martins Press/Breakneck Media, The Kaiju Preservation Society, Tor, Typhon
related to 1960s-1970s · 19
Kaiju → During, Earth, Examples, Ghidorah, Giant, Godzilla, Ishirō Honda, Japanese, King Ghidorah, King Kong, King Kong Escapes, Outer Space, RKO Pictures, Space Age, Space Race, The, Three-Headed Monster, Toho, With
related to First Japanese kaiju movies (1930s) · 19
Kaiju → Although, Appeared, Early, Edo, Godzilla-esque, It, Japanese, King Kong, Metropolis, Superman, The, The Arctic Giant, The Great Buddha Arrival, The Japanese, The King Kong That, Tyrannosaurus, Ultraman, Wasei Kingu Kongu, World War II

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monster giant japanese godzilla film king movie monsters kong first term films movies toho japan genre tsuburaya 1954 series creatures

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Wasei Kingu Konguinstance ofThe Japanese style of giant monster movies with suitmation starts as early as the 1930s with movies0.80text
the Art Institute of Chicagoinstance ofpterosaurs and other creatures attacking or otherwise interacting with famous Chicago landmarks0.80text
the Montgomery Ward Building towerinstance ofpterosaurs and other creatures attacking or otherwise interacting with famous Chicago landmarks0.80text
the Lincoln Park Zooinstance ofpterosaurs and other creatures attacking or otherwise interacting with famous Chicago landmarks0.80text
The X from Outer Spaceinstance ofbut also more obscure films0.80text
Kaijurelated to 1960s-1970sDuring0.60section
Kaijurelated to 1960s-1970sJapanese0.60section
Kaijurelated to 1960s-1970sToho0.60section
Kaijurelated to 1960s-1970sRKO Pictures0.60section
Kaijurelated to 1960s-1970sKing Kong0.60section
Kaijurelated to 1960s-1970sGodzilla0.60section
Kaijurelated to 1960s-1970sKing Kong Escapes0.60section

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