Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (
1995) | IMDb:
6.9
A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like beings are seemingly born of the Oxygen Destroyer, the weapon that killed the original Godzilla.
Starring:
Takuro Tatsumi
,
Yoko Ishino
,
Yasufumi Hayashi
,
Megumi Odaka
,
Sayaka Osawa
,
Saburo Shinoda
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (
1994) | IMDb:
5.8
A mysterious extraterrestrial being resembling Godzilla rapidly approaches Earth. The monster, dubbed SpaceGodzilla, lands to challenge the King of the Monsters.
Starring:
Megumi Odaka
,
Jun Hashizume
,
Zenkichi Yoneyama
,
Akira Emoto
,
Towako Yoshikawa
,
Yôsuke Saitô
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (
1993) | IMDb:
6.5
The U.N.G.C.C. (United Nations Godzilla Countermeasure Center) recovers the remains of Mecha-King Ghidorah and construct Mechagodzilla as a countermeasure against Godzilla. Meanwhile, a giant egg is discovered along with a new monster called Rodan. The egg is soon found to be none other than an infant Godzillasaurus.
Starring:
Masahiro Takashima
,
Ryoko Sano
,
Megumi Odaka
,
Daijirô Harada
,
Yūsuke Kawazu
,
Ichirota Miyagawa
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (
1991) | IMDb:
6.4
The Futurians, time-travelers from the 23rd century, arrive in Japan to warn them of the nation's destruction under Godzilla. They offer to help erase Godzilla from history by preventing his creation. With Godzilla seemingly gone, a new monster emerges as the Futurians' true intentions are revealed.
Starring:
Katsuhiko Sasaki
,
Kosuke Toyohara
,
Anna Nakagawa
,
Megumi Odaka
,
Akiji Kobayashi
,
Tokuma Nishioka
Godzilla vs. Biollante (
1989) | IMDb:
6.5
After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new mutation.
Starring:
Kunihiko Mitamura
,
Yoshiko Tanaka
,
Masanobu Takashima
,
Kōji Takahashi
,
Tōru Minegishi
,
Megumi Odaka
Directed by:
Kazuki Ōmori
Gunhed (
1989) | IMDb:
5.3
High-concept Sci-Fi adventure about an island that actually is a computer called Kyron 5, itself created to design and manufacture super-advanced robots to be used as slaves for the rest of the world. One day Kyron decides that human beings are unnecessary, so it declares war on the world. But Kyron cannot be tamed, and after many lives are lost in the attempt, mankind decides to leave Kyron to its own devices.
Starring:
Masahiro Takashima
,
Brenda Bakke
,
James Brewster Thompson
,
Aya Enjoji
,
Kaori Mizushima
,
Yôsuke Saitô
The Return of Godzilla (
1984) | IMDb:
6.8
After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla. However, efforts to bring the story to light are suppressed by the Japanese government amid growing political tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, who are both willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster.
Starring:
Ken Tanaka
,
Yasuko Sawaguchi
,
Yōsuke Natsuki
,
Keiju Kobayashi
,
Shin Takuma
,
Eitarō Ozawa
Kagemusha (
1980) | IMDb:
7.9
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.
Starring:
Tatsuya Nakadai
,
Tsutomu Yamazaki
,
Kenichi Hagiwara
,
Jinpachi Nezu
,
Hideji Ōtaki
,
Daisuke Ryū
Directed by:
Akira Kurosawa
The War in Space (
1977) | IMDb:
5
The year is 1988, and in the midst of recovering from a near-miss with a large comet, Earth finds that there are much worse matters at hand: the sudden arrival of a strange army of aliens and their fleet of unstoppable warships.
Submersion of Japan (
1973) | IMDb:
5.5
A team of geophysicists investigating seismic activity on the seafloor discover that the islands of Japan, after suffering from massive volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, will be pulled into the ocean, killing millions.
Starring:
Keiju Kobayashi
,
Hiroshi Fujioka
,
Ayumi Ishida
,
Tetsurō Tamba
,
Shōgo Shimada
,
John Fujioka
Directed by:
Shirō Moritani