Kaiju - Definition and Overview

Kaijū (怪獣) is a popular Japanese term referring to monsters, especially giant monsters as portrayed in Japanese fantasy films, more precisely termed daikaijū. The similar term kaijin refers to human-like monsters in related genre. The most famous of these creatures is Godzilla.

See also:

• Anguirus
• Bagan
• Baltan
• Baragon
• Barugon
• Battra
• Biollante
• Dagarah
• The Deadly Mantis
• Death Ghidorah
• Destoroyah
• Dogora
• Ebirah
• Eleking
• Gabara
• Gaira
• Gamera
• Ganime
• Gappa
• Gezora
• The Giant Behemoth
• The Giant Claw
• The Giant Gila Monster
• Giant Robo
• Gigan
• Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee
• Godzilla: Save the Earth
• Godzilla Junior
• Godzuki
• Gomora
• Gorgo
• Gorosaurus
• Guilala
• Guiron
• Gyaos
• Hedorah
• Irys
• Jet Jaguar
• Jiger
• Jiras
• Johnny Sokko's Flying Robot
• Kaiju Big Battel
• Kamacuras
• Kameba
• King Caesar
• King Ghidorah
• King Joe
• King Kong
• Kraa
• Kumonga
• Legion
• Magma
• Maijin
• Manda
• Mechagodzilla
• Megaguirus
• Megalon
• Mighty Joe Young
• Mighty Peking Man
• Minya
• Moguera
• Monster Island
• Monster X
• Mothra
• Orga
• Pulgasari
• Q the Flying Serpent
• Red King
• Reptilicus
• Rhedosaurus (The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms)
• Rodan
• Sanda
• SpaceGodzilla
• Them!
• Titanosaurus
• Ultraman
• Varan
• Viras
• War of the Monsters
• Yamato no Orochi
• Ymir (20,000,000 Miles to Earth)
• Yongary (1967)
• Yonggary (1999)
• Zarkorr
• Zetton
• Zigra
• Zilla (American Godzilla)