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The Films 54 - 59

The Films 60 - 69

The Films - 1970 onwards

1970: Yog - Monster From Space ( The Space Amoeba )
After being sabotaged by aliens a space probe crashes on a remote Pacific island and contaminating the surrounding waters with a plague virus. Normal sized sea creatures are turned into giant monsters whose sole aims in life are to fight each other and do as much damage to the island as possible. The main culprits are Gezora, a squid; Gamine, a crab and Kameba, a turtle.

1970: Gamera vs Jiger ( Gamera Tai Daimaju Jaiga )
An ancient statue is taken to Japan for Expo 70. A giant creature is disturbed during its removal and it follows it to Japan where it wreaks havoc. When Gamera tries to fight it, the creature injects Gamera with its spawn, forcing scientists to travel inside Gamera's body to eliminate the monsters.

1971: Gamera vs Zigra ( Gamera Tai Shinkai Kaiju Jigura )
An alien creature heads toward s Earth destroying a moonbase en route. Zigra can apparently metamorphose into different shapes and has a coma-causing stare. Zigra turns into a kind of giant swordfish to fight Gamera who turns up to save Japan.

1971: Godzilla vs The Smog Monster ( Godzilla vs Hedora )
A giant flying slug-like creature is created when life forms arriving on a meteorite are affected by heavy pollution. Godzilla, coming ashore to investigate the pollution, saves the day and eventually destroys the monster with his nuclear breath.

1972: Godzilla vs Gigan ( War Of The Monsters )( Godzilla On Monster Island )
Ghidrah is back on Earth and up to no good with his new pal Gigan. Godzilla teams up with Angilas to see them off.

1973: Godzilla vs Megalon ( Gojira vs Megaro )
The surface world is under threat from the undersea civilisation of Seatopia who send Megalon and Gigan to wipe it out. Godzilla manages to defeat them with the help of his new tag-team partner the robot Jet Jaguar.

1974: Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla ( Godzilla vs The Cosmic Monster )
A robot Godzilla is built by aliens from the Third Planet of the Black Hole who think they can use it to conquer Earth by defeating the real thing who is currently up and about after giving Angilas a hiding. They reckon without help for Godzilla from King Seesar, silly boys.

1975: Terror Of Mechagodzilla ( Monsters From An Unknown Planet )
Aliens from the Third Planet of the Black Hole use a reconstructed Mechagodzilla to help them invade Earth. Titanosaurus, a giant underwater monster controlled by a mad scientist also gets involved and poor old Godzilla is on the receiving end, but eventually triumphs with a little help from the puny humans who manage to neutralise Titanosaurus long enough for Godzilla to get the upper hand.

1980: Gamera: Super Monster ( Uchu Kaiju Gamera )
Alien 'Zanons' send all the super-monsters Gamera has ever fought to try and destroy Earth's hero monster in a final battle. The film uses a lot of footage from previous Gamera movies.

1984: Godzilla 1985 ( Godzilla ) ( The Return Of Godzilla )
The dinosaur with the dodgy breath is back as a more powerful revamp of the original movie.

1989: Godzilla vs Biollante ( Gojira vs Biollante )
Godzilla is free once more from his prison in a volcano. This time he battles with a creation resulting from a strange recombination of DNA.

1991: Godzilla vs King Ghidorah
A creature from the past is brought back by alien time travellers to do battle with Godzilla. Complicated to-ing and fro-ing in time results in the construction of MechaKing Ghidorah which 'perishes' in the sea with Godzilla as the human operator escapes.

1992: Godzilla vs Mothra ( The Battle For Earth )
Godzilla, Mothra and Battra are awoken when a meteorite hits the Earth. Mothra and Battra resume their ancient battle while Godzilla kicks Japanese buildings about. The Moths end up having to fight together against Godzilla in order to protect their eggs, Battra dying as they despatch the big green one back into the ocean. Mothra then keeps a promise to Battra by saving the Earth from a second meteorite. It's actually a bit more complicated than that, but you get the general idea?

1993: Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla
A new organisation, The United Nations Godzilla Countermeasures Center ( UNGCC ) builds a robotic giant to combat Godzilla and Rodan.

1994: Godzilla vs Space Godzilla
Godzilla DNA finds its way into a black hole, re-emerging as a super-monster that attacks both Godzilla and the new UNGCC robot giant Mogera.

1995: Gamera, Guardian Of The Universe
Gamera battles his legendary opponents, the Gyaos, when they leave their remote island and ravage the Japanese mainland.

1995: Godzilla vs Destroyer ( Gojira Tai Destroyah )
The weapon used to defeat the original Godzilla, the oxygen destroyer, is used again to create a monster to fight the latest Godzilla.

1996: Gamera 2: Advent Of Legion ( Gamera 2: Region Shurai )
A meteor lands in Japan and the resulting impact unleashes hundreds of giant insect-like creatures who head towards Tokyo. The military cannot cope so Gamera has to come to the rescue and battle with the ever-changing space creatures.

1996: Mothra ( Mosura )
Death Ghidora is released from a tomb during forestry work and a new Mothra has to defeat it to save Japan. New 'fairies' ( Moll and Lora ) in this one, which is the first of a trilogy of new Mothra films.

1997: Mothra 2 ( Mosura 2 ) ( Battle Under The Deep Sea )
A creature called Go-Go is discovered by fishermen and brought ashore. It escapes and is befriended by local children and Mothra's fairies. It leads them off in search of secret treasure, pursued by the fishermen under control of the evil fairy Belvera. Go-Go raises an underwater temple to the surface and they explore it, discovering that pollution in the water has awakened the sleeping monster Dagahra. It fights new versions of Mothra in MothraLeo and AquaMothra before it is defeated.

1998: Godzilla
The giant radiation-mutated dinosaur comes ashore in New York which it has chosen as its ideal nesting site and causes huge destruction in avoiding the efforts of all and sundry to destroy him. Brand new computer-generated Godzilla from Tristar. Pretty, but lacks personality.

1998: Mothra 3 ( Mosura 3 ) ( The Arrival Of King Ghidorah )
In order to save the present-day world Metal Mothra travels back in time to slice up a younger version of King Ghidorah.

1999: Gamera 3: the Awakening Of Iris ( Gamera 3: Iris Kakusei )
A young girl, whose parents were killed by Gamera in 1995 during his battle with the Gyaos, found a monster egg at the time and has been raising it ( called 'Iris' ) on blood ever since in order to get revenge on Gamera. Huge destruction follows and it includes a bit more human interest than others.

1999: Godzilla 2000 ( Gojira Ni-Sen Mireniamu )
The Godzilla Prediction Network tracks a Godzilla as it starts destroying a coastal city. A recently discovered 60 million year old underwater rock starts to float towards the creature which destroys it with its atomic breath, revealing a UFO inside. The UFO is damaged, but knocks out the Godzilla with a ray blast before heading inshore for repairs. Godzilla tracks it down and the UFO mysteriously transforms itself into a gigantic monster called Orga for the final showdown.

2000: Godzilla vs Megaguirus: G-EradicationOperation
Godzilla's old human adversaries get together again to create a plasma based ultimate anti-Godzilla weapon - 'Dimension Tide' - but a badly-aimed shot hits a nest of insect eggs, creating giant dragonflies called Meganura. Their queen, Megaguiras, sees Godzilla as a rival and the usual city-stomping action follows, with the evil scientists apparently trying to wipe out anything that is left standing as well.

2001: Gojira, Mosura, Kingu Gidora: Daikaiju Soukougeki
50 years on, Godzilla is attacking Japan again. Isayama, an aged member of a holy cult which protected Japan in ancient times, calls on his brotherhood to raise the three monsters King Ghidorah, Mothra and Baragon to protect them from the lizard. A survivor of Godzilla's last visit, now General Tachibana, has also been preparing for a rematch should Godzilla ever raise his head again. Tachibana's daughter Yuri follows the monster battles as a TV reporter and is uneasy about the strong sensation of hatred which she feels emanating from the Godzilla.

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The Films 54 - 59 The Films 60 - 69	The Films - 1970 onwards
	1970: Yog - Monster From Space ( The Space Amoeba ) After being sabotaged by aliens a space probe crashes on a remote Pacific island and contaminating the surrounding waters with a plague virus. Normal sized sea creatures are turned into giant monsters whose sole aims in life are to fight each other and do as much damage to the island as possible. The main culprits are Gezora, a squid; Gamine, a crab and Kameba, a turtle.
	1970: Gamera vs Jiger ( Gamera Tai Daimaju Jaiga ) An ancient statue is taken to Japan for Expo 70. A giant creature is disturbed during its removal and it follows it to Japan where it wreaks havoc. When Gamera tries to fight it, the creature injects Gamera with its spawn, forcing scientists to travel inside Gamera's body to eliminate the monsters.
	1971: Gamera vs Zigra ( Gamera Tai Shinkai Kaiju Jigura ) An alien creature heads toward s Earth destroying a moonbase en route. Zigra can apparently metamorphose into different shapes and has a coma-causing stare. Zigra turns into a kind of giant swordfish to fight Gamera who turns up to save Japan.
	1971: Godzilla vs The Smog Monster ( Godzilla vs Hedora ) A giant flying slug-like creature is created when life forms arriving on a meteorite are affected by heavy pollution. Godzilla, coming ashore to investigate the pollution, saves the day and eventually destroys the monster with his nuclear breath.
	1972: Godzilla vs Gigan ( War Of The Monsters )( Godzilla On Monster Island ) Ghidrah is back on Earth and up to no good with his new pal Gigan. Godzilla teams up with Angilas to see them off.
	1973: Godzilla vs Megalon ( Gojira vs Megaro ) The surface world is under threat from the undersea civilisation of Seatopia who send Megalon and Gigan to wipe it out. Godzilla manages to defeat them with the help of his new tag-team partner the robot Jet Jaguar.
	1974: Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla ( Godzilla vs The Cosmic Monster ) A robot Godzilla is built by aliens from the Third Planet of the Black Hole who think they can use it to conquer Earth by defeating the real thing who is currently up and about after giving Angilas a hiding. They reckon without help for Godzilla from King Seesar, silly boys.
	1975: Terror Of Mechagodzilla ( Monsters From An Unknown Planet ) Aliens from the Third Planet of the Black Hole use a reconstructed Mechagodzilla to help them invade Earth. Titanosaurus, a giant underwater monster controlled by a mad scientist also gets involved and poor old Godzilla is on the receiving end, but eventually triumphs with a little help from the puny humans who manage to neutralise Titanosaurus long enough for Godzilla to get the upper hand.
	1980: Gamera: Super Monster ( Uchu Kaiju Gamera ) Alien 'Zanons' send all the super-monsters Gamera has ever fought to try and destroy Earth's hero monster in a final battle. The film uses a lot of footage from previous Gamera movies.
	1984: Godzilla 1985 ( Godzilla ) ( The Return Of Godzilla ) The dinosaur with the dodgy breath is back as a more powerful revamp of the original movie.
	1989: Godzilla vs Biollante ( Gojira vs Biollante ) Godzilla is free once more from his prison in a volcano. This time he battles with a creation resulting from a strange recombination of DNA.
	1991: Godzilla vs King Ghidorah A creature from the past is brought back by alien time travellers to do battle with Godzilla. Complicated to-ing and fro-ing in time results in the construction of MechaKing Ghidorah which 'perishes' in the sea with Godzilla as the human operator escapes.
	1992: Godzilla vs Mothra ( The Battle For Earth ) Godzilla, Mothra and Battra are awoken when a meteorite hits the Earth. Mothra and Battra resume their ancient battle while Godzilla kicks Japanese buildings about. The Moths end up having to fight together against Godzilla in order to protect their eggs, Battra dying as they despatch the big green one back into the ocean. Mothra then keeps a promise to Battra by saving the Earth from a second meteorite. It's actually a bit more complicated than that, but you get the general idea?
	1993: Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla A new organisation, The United Nations Godzilla Countermeasures Center ( UNGCC ) builds a robotic giant to combat Godzilla and Rodan.
	1994: Godzilla vs Space Godzilla Godzilla DNA finds its way into a black hole, re-emerging as a super-monster that attacks both Godzilla and the new UNGCC robot giant Mogera.
	1995: Gamera, Guardian Of The Universe Gamera battles his legendary opponents, the Gyaos, when they leave their remote island and ravage the Japanese mainland.
	1995: Godzilla vs Destroyer ( Gojira Tai Destroyah ) The weapon used to defeat the original Godzilla, the oxygen destroyer, is used again to create a monster to fight the latest Godzilla.
	1996: Gamera 2: Advent Of Legion ( Gamera 2: Region Shurai ) A meteor lands in Japan and the resulting impact unleashes hundreds of giant insect-like creatures who head towards Tokyo. The military cannot cope so Gamera has to come to the rescue and battle with the ever-changing space creatures.
	1996: Mothra ( Mosura ) Death Ghidora is released from a tomb during forestry work and a new Mothra has to defeat it to save Japan. New 'fairies' ( Moll and Lora ) in this one, which is the first of a trilogy of new Mothra films.
	1997: Mothra 2 ( Mosura 2 ) ( Battle Under The Deep Sea ) A creature called Go-Go is discovered by fishermen and brought ashore. It escapes and is befriended by local children and Mothra's fairies. It leads them off in search of secret treasure, pursued by the fishermen under control of the evil fairy Belvera. Go-Go raises an underwater temple to the surface and they explore it, discovering that pollution in the water has awakened the sleeping monster Dagahra. It fights new versions of Mothra in MothraLeo and AquaMothra before it is defeated.
	1998: Godzilla The giant radiation-mutated dinosaur comes ashore in New York which it has chosen as its ideal nesting site and causes huge destruction in avoiding the efforts of all and sundry to destroy him. Brand new computer-generated Godzilla from Tristar. Pretty, but lacks personality.
	1998: Mothra 3 ( Mosura 3 ) ( The Arrival Of King Ghidorah ) In order to save the present-day world Metal Mothra travels back in time to slice up a younger version of King Ghidorah.
	1999: Gamera 3: the Awakening Of Iris ( Gamera 3: Iris Kakusei ) A young girl, whose parents were killed by Gamera in 1995 during his battle with the Gyaos, found a monster egg at the time and has been raising it ( called 'Iris' ) on blood ever since in order to get revenge on Gamera. Huge destruction follows and it includes a bit more human interest than others.
	1999: Godzilla 2000 ( Gojira Ni-Sen Mireniamu ) The Godzilla Prediction Network tracks a Godzilla as it starts destroying a coastal city. A recently discovered 60 million year old underwater rock starts to float towards the creature which destroys it with its atomic breath, revealing a UFO inside. The UFO is damaged, but knocks out the Godzilla with a ray blast before heading inshore for repairs. Godzilla tracks it down and the UFO mysteriously transforms itself into a gigantic monster called Orga for the final showdown.
	2000: Godzilla vs Megaguirus: G-EradicationOperation Godzilla's old human adversaries get together again to create a plasma based ultimate anti-Godzilla weapon - 'Dimension Tide' - but a badly-aimed shot hits a nest of insect eggs, creating giant dragonflies called Meganura. Their queen, Megaguiras, sees Godzilla as a rival and the usual city-stomping action follows, with the evil scientists apparently trying to wipe out anything that is left standing as well.
	2001: Gojira, Mosura, Kingu Gidora: Daikaiju Soukougeki 50 years on, Godzilla is attacking Japan again. Isayama, an aged member of a holy cult which protected Japan in ancient times, calls on his brotherhood to raise the three monsters King Ghidorah, Mothra and Baragon to protect them from the lizard. A survivor of Godzilla's last visit, now General Tachibana, has also been preparing for a rematch should Godzilla ever raise his head again. Tachibana's daughter Yuri follows the monster battles as a TV reporter and is uneasy about the strong sensation of hatred which she feels emanating from the Godzilla.