Tazaki Jun

Jun Tazaki was a Japanese actor best known for his various roles from Kaiju films produced by Toho, often cast in the roles of scientists or military personnel.

Mizuno Kumi

Japanese actress, most famous for appearing in several Toho Kaiju films of the 1960s and early 1970s. Her most famous roles include Miss Namikawa in Invasion of Astro-Monster, Dr. Sueko Togami in Frankenstein Conquers the World, and the island girl Dayo in Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster. She is also known…

Hongo Kojiro

Hongo Kojiro was a Japanese actor born in Omotecho, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture. He was perhaps most well-known for his roles in Daiei's tokusatsu and kaiju films in the 1960's, particularly the Gamera films. His acting career lasted from 1959 to 2004, at which point he suffered a stroke and was…

Kaneko Shusuke

Shusuke Kaneko was born in Tokyo, 8 June 1955. Drawn to film as a young boy, he filled his early years with science fiction and kaiju movies, giant monsters such as Godzilla and Gamera. Much of TV in Japan in the early and mid-60s was made up of imported shows from America, and Kaneko's imagination…

Honda Ishiro

Honda Ishiro was a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. He is best known for his kaiju and tokusatsu films, including several entries in the Godzilla series, but also worked extensively in the documentary and war genres earlier in his career. His early film career included working…

Hoshi Yuriko

Born on December 6 1943, Yuriko Hoshi was one of the younger members of the Toho stable of actors during the 1960s. She made a big impression in the Wakadasho (Young Guy) movies and was recognized for her youthful energy. Eventually she became more known for her roles in kaiju eiga films such as Mosura…

Nakajima Haruo

Nakajima was born in Yamagata, Japan. His first credited role in a motion picture was in the 1952 film Sword for Hire. He began his career as a stunt actor in samurai films and he acted in a small role in the 1954 film Seven Samurai, portraying a bandit. He was considered by many to be the best suit…

Higuchi Shinji

Higuchi Shinji, born in Tokyo, is a Japanese director and former special effects director. Higuchi has done much to overhaul the visual effects landscape of Japanese films, starting with the critically acclaimed Gamera trilogy in the 90s. He encouraged the melding of CGI with traditional “suitmation”…

Akashiya Sanma

Sanma Akashiya, born in Kushimoto, Wakayama, is a Japanese TV comedian and actor simply known as Sanma. His real name is Takafumi Sugimoto .His talent agency is Yoshimoto Corporation. Together with Beat Takeshi and Tamori, Sanma is said to be one of the "Big Three" tarento of Japan. Sanma's nickname…

Tsukamoto Shinya

In 1986 a new film blasted to the centre of Japanese cinema, gaining international acclaim with its singularly inventive style and cataclysmic violence. Shinya Tsukamoto directed this 16-mm sci fi horror called Tetsuo - a story of a human being who becomes a monster of metal. This radical auteur quickly…

Ike! Godman

6.5

One or more kaiju appear and menace Japan, until Godman, the show's titular hero, is called from his home planet by a person in peril calling for his name. (Source: Wikizilla)

Flaming Superman Megaloman

8.0

Science Fiction/superhero/kaiju TV series. Created by Tetsu Kariya, the show was produced by Toho Company Ltd. Starting with Episode 14, the show's title became Flaming Superman Megaloman. This series features a superhero…

Ultraman Omega

7.7

On an Earth where neither heroes nor kaiju exist, an alien suddenly falls from the sky. This Ultra's symbol is the red space boomerang he holds, the Omega Slugger, and his name means "ultimate." "Omega" is an alien…

Akio Jissoji's Ultraman

7.3

Akio Jissoji's Ultraman is a 1979 Japanese tokusatsu kaiju film directed by Akio Jissoji. It is a compilation film made up of scenes from Jissoji's episodes of the original Ultraman TV series. (Source: themoviedb)

Ultra Q

7.2

Ultra Q can be described as a half-hour Toho kaiju film. Although series creator Eiji Tsuburaya intended this series to be more like The Twilight Zone and focus less on the monsters, TBS convinced Eiji to add more…

Ultraman Blazar Special Episodes

7.2

>> Special Episode 1: "Uncover the True Identity of the Giant Creatures" Ultraman Blazar has fought many kaiju over the days. How do citizens view him? Reiko, Saburota, and Takuma examine Blazar from a new perspective.…

Ultraman Blazar

7.8

Established in 1966 by nations all around the world in response to the worldwide outbreak of Kaiju disasters, the Global Guardian Force (GGF) deals with Kaiju and extraterrestrial life forms’ attacks on Earth. Today,…

Ultraman Z Special Episode

7.0

ULTRAMAN Z Special Episode 1: “Special Airborne Armor Secret File” Ultraman Z fused with the brave youth Haruki Natsukawa to protect the peace on Earth. This special highlights reel introduces the robots of the…

Sevenger Fight

7.5

The robot Sevenger, from STORAGE in Ultraman Z, fights a variety of kaiju monsters in several different environments. (Source: TVDb)

Ultraman Arc

7.5

In a town called Hoshimoto City… A giant object towers in Mt. Shishio. Named “Monohorn”, it is actually a kaiju’s horn stuck in the ground since an incident 16 years ago. The incident when kaiju appeared simultaneously…