Akihiko Hirata

The famed studio Toho, of the “Godzilla” films, made this 1958 sci-fi horror film about a killer monster created by hydrogen bomb testing.

American nuclear weapons testing results in the creation of a seemingly unstoppable, dinosaur-like beast.

Miners uncover the nest of a giant pterodactyl.

When the Black Hole Aliens hatch a sinister scheme to unleash a robotic, laser-shooting monster on Tokyo, Godzilla is humanity’s only hope to stop it.

A teenager searching for his brother who stowed away on a crook’s boat must rouse Godzilla on the island where terrorist slavers found the wreckage.

Godzilla meets his match: an ultra-powerful robotic version of himself helmed by alien invaders! But saving the planet from MechaGodzilla is not a one-monster job as the big G must rely on help from his pals King Caesar and Anguirus.

Scientists get caught in the middle when Godzilla fights to protect his newborn son from prehistoric monsters.

The monster is awakened by an undersea explosion and wreaks havoc on the citizens of Tokyo.

The O.G. of Japanese kaiju films! When nuclear testing awakens the fire-breathing lizard known as Godzilla, the destruction soon begins. A brilliant scientist who wants to study the beast may be the only one with the secret to destroying it.

Toshiro Mifune furiously embodies swordsman Musashi Miyamoto as he comes into his own in the action-packed middle section of the Samurai Trilogy. Duel at Ichijoji Temple furthers Miyamoto along his path to spiritual enlightenment, as well as further from the arms of the two women who love him: loyal Otsu (Kaoru Yachigusa) and conniving yet tragic Akemi (Mariko Okada). The film also brings him face to face with hoards of rivals intent on cutting him down, especially his legendary rival Kojiro (Koji Tsuruta). The titular climax is one of Japanese cinema’s most rousingly choreographed conflicts, intensified by Jun Yasumoto’s color cinematography and Ikuma Dan’s triumphant score.

Detectives race to thwart a mysterious, diabolical killer who uses a matter-transmitting device to teleport to his victims, and then escape.

When his race attacks Earth, an alien who refuses to kill gets branded a traitor and joins up with a band of humans who think he's one of them.