Cinematograficamente parlandoAnche le tecniche si differenziano sostanzialmente fra i mostri americani e quelli giapponesi. Se in America, inizialmente, venivano utilizzati i modellini per realizzare la stop motion, in Giappone sin da subito, dal primo Godzilla, si è utilizzata la tecnica delle suit. Questa prevedeva l’ausilio di costumi e di modellini di città in scala ridotta rispetto al mostro che si voleva portare in scena.
Nel 1955 i Giapponesi presentarono al mondo il primo vero scontro tra kaijū con Godzilla e Anguirus, il secondo kaijū della storia: una sorta di Anchilosauro dalle immani dimensioni.
Ultimamente in questo genere di produzioni si è passati all’utilizzo della CGI per realizzare film del calibro di Pacific Rim. In ultimo vi lasciamo una lista con tutti i film, fumetti e giochi con queste “strane bestie” come protagoniste della vicenda.
GiapponesiGodzilla (1954)
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
Rodan (1956)
The Mysterians (1957)
Varan the Unbelievable (1958)
The Three Treasures (1959)
Mothra (1961)
Gorath (1962)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
Atragon (1963)
Dogora (1964)
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965)
The Magic Serpent (1966)
Daimajin (1966)
The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)
Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)
The X from Outer Space (1967)
Gappa: The Triphibian Monster (1967)
King Kong Escapes (1967)
Son of Godzilla (1967)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Gamera vs. Viras (1968)
Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)
All Monsters Attack (1969)
Space Amoeba (1970)
Gamera vs. Jiger (1970)
Gamera vs. Zigra (1971)
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972)
Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
Gamera: Super Monster (1980)
The Return of Godzilla (1984)
Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)
Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)
Rebirth of Mothra III (1998)
Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris (1999)
Godzilla 2000 (1999)
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
Ultraman: The Next (2004)
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
Negadon: The Monster from Mars (2005)
Gamera the Brave (2006)
Deep Sea Monster Reigo (2008)
Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit (2008)
Deep Sea Monster Raiga (2009)
Gehara: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster (2009)
Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy (2009)
Death Kappa (2010)
Earth Defense Widow (2014)
Zella: Monster Martial Law (2014)
Shin Godzilla (2016)
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017)
AmericaniKing Kong (1933)
The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
Them! (1954)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (1956)
The Giant Claw (1957)
It Came from Beneath the Sea (1957)
The Giant Gila Monster (1959)
Q – The Winged Serpent (1982)
Zarkorr! The Invader (1996)
Godzilla (1998)
Cloverfield (2008)
Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus (2009)
Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus (2010)
Pacific Rim (2013)
Godzilla (2014)
Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark (2014)
Mega Shark Versus Kolossus (2015)
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Colossal (2017)
Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
Rampage (2018)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Godzilla vs. Kong (2020)
InglesiGorgo (1961)
CoreaniYongary: Monster from the Deep (1967)
Pulgasari (1985)
Yonggary (1999)
The Host (2006)
D-War (2007)
ThailandesiGaruda (2004)
DanesiReptilicus (1961)
Comics MangaCloverfield/Kishin – Manga published by Kadokawa (2008)
Hakaiju (2010 – 2014)
Comic AmericaniGamera the Guardian of the Universe – Dark Horse Comics (1996, #1-4)
Tokyo Storm Warning – WildStorm (2003)
Giant Monster – RedSkullFace Dead – Boom! Studios (2005)
Enormous (2012, 2014 – present)
Pacific Rim: Tales from Year Zero – Legendary Comics (2013)[20]
Godzilla: Rulers of Earth[21] – Godzilla Comics Series (IDW; 2013, #1 – 25)
Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift – Legendary Comics (2015, 2016)[22]
Project Nemesis – American Gothic Press (2015)
Kodoja – 215 Ink (2015, 2016)
Kaijumax – Oni Press (2015 – Present)
Skull Island: The Birth of Kong – Legendary Comics (2017, #1-4)
King of Zombies – Antarctic Press (2018)[citation needed]
Kronen’s Kaiju – American mythology Production (2018)
Pacific Rim: Aftermath – Legendary Comics (2018)[23]
Rampage 2018 The Comic – Warner Bros. Comic (2018)
GIANTS Giant – Dark Horse Comics 2017-present. Godzilla, Gamera, Cloverfield and possibly perfect Spiritual Successor to Pacific Rim...
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TelevisioneMarine Kong (Nisan Productions; April 3 – September 25, 1960)
Ultra Series (Tsuburaya Productions; January 2, 1966 – present)
Ambassador Magma (P Productions; July 4, 1966 – September 25, 1967)
The King Kong Show (Toei Animation; September 10, 1966 – August 31, 1969)
Kaiju Booska (Tsuburaya Productions; November 9, 1966 – September 27, 1967)
Captain Ultra (Toei Company; April 16 – September 24, 1967)
Kaiju Ouji (P Productions; October 2, 1967 – March 25, 1968)
Giant Robo (Toei Company; October 11, 1967 – April 1, 1968)
Giant Phantom Monster Agon (Nippon Television; January 2 – January 8, 1968)
Mighty Jack (Tsuburaya Productions; April 6 – June 29, 1968)
Spectreman (P Productions; January 2, 1971 – March 25, 1972)
Silver Kamen (Senkosha Productions; November 28, 1971 – May 21, 1972)
Mirrorman (Tsuburaya Productions; December 5, 1971 – November 26, 1972)
Redman (Tsuburaya Productions; April 3 – September 8, 1972)
Thunder Mask (Nippon Television; October 3, 1972 – March 27, 1973)
Ike! Godman (Toho Company; October 5, 1972 – April 10, 1973)
Assault! Human!! (Toho Company; October 7 – December 30, 1972)
Iron King (Senkosha Productions; October 8, 1972 – April 8, 1973)
Jumborg Ace (Tsuburaya Productions; January 17 – December 29, 1973)
Fireman (Tsuburaya Productions; January 17 – July 31, 1973)
Zone Fighter (Toho Company; April 2 – September 24, 1973)
Ike! Greenman (Toho Company; November 12, 1973 – September 27, 1974)
Super Sentai (Toei Company; April 5, 1975 – present)
Dinosaur War Izenborg (Tsuburaya Productions; October 17, 1977 – June 30, 1978)
Spider-Man (Toei Company; May 17, 1978 – March 14, 1979)
Godzilla (Hanna-Barbera; September 9, 1978 – December 8, 1979)
Megaloman (Toho Company; May 7 – December 24, 1979)
Denkou Choujin Gridman (Tsuburaya Productions; April 3, 1993 – January 8, 1994)
Power Rangers (Saban Entertainment; August 28, 1993 – present)
Neon Genesis Evangelion (Gainax; October 4, 1995 – March 27, 1996)
Godzilla Island (Toho Company; October 6, 1997 – September 30, 1998)
Godzilla: The Series (Sony Pictures Television; September 12, 1998 – April 22, 2000)
Kong: The Animated Series (BKN; September 9, 2000 – March 26, 2001)
SFX Giant Legend: Line (Independent; April 25 – May 26, 2003)
Chouseishin Series (Toho Company; October 4, 2003 – June 24, 2006)
Bio Planet WoO (Tsuburaya Productions; April 9 – August 13, 2006)
Daimajin Kanon (Kadokawa Pictures; April 2 – October 1, 2010)
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