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The “King of the Monsters” is 65 years old this year.

The iconic Japanese film “Godzilla” was released in Nagoya, Japan, on Oct. 27, 1954. A week later it was released throughout Japan. Two years later, the Americanized version, “Godzilla, King of the Monsters” was released. The large prehistoric-like monster supposedly is disturbed by underwater hydrogen bomb tests. Ships and fish begin to disappear. Homes are destroyed and people are killed. A paleontologist sent to investigate discovers radioactive footprints. Various tactics are deployed to kill the monster, most of which fail. Godzilla’s nickname by those who created him, was Gojira – a combination of the word gorilla and kujira (the Japanese word for whale). According to mentalfloss.com, Godzilla was originally going to be “a giant, mutated octopus” but the producer opted for a “dinosaur-like design instead.”

Since then there have been more than 30 Godzilla movies.

Godzilla, according to The Criterion Collection, “clawed its way out of the sea, destroying everything in its path – and changing movies forever. … Godzilla defended its throne against a host of other formidable creatures, transforming from a terrifying symbol of nuclear annihilation into a benevolent (if still belligerent) Earth protector.” The Godzilla movies, culled from several sources, including imdb.com and The Criterion Collection:

“Godzilla,” 1954

“Godzilla Raids Again,” 1955

“King Kong vs. Godzilla,” 1962

“Mothra vs. Godzilla,” 1964

“Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster,” 1964

“Invasion of Astro-Monster” (Monster Zero), 1965

“Ebirah, Horror of the Deep,” 1966

“Son of Godzilla,” 1967

“Destroy All Monsters,” 1968

“All Monsters Attack,” 1969

“Godzilla vs. Hedorah,” 1971

“Godzilla vs. Gigan,” 1972

“Godzilla vs. Megalon,” 1973

Mechagodzilla battles King Caesar in "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla," 1974. (Photo courtesy of the Criterion Collection)

“Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla,” 1974

“Terror of Mechagodzilla,” 1975

“The Return of Godzilla,” 1985

“Godzilla vs. Biollante,” 1989

“Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah,” 1991

“Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth,” 1992

“Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II,” 1993

“Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla,” 1994

“Godzilla vs. Destoroyah,” 1995

“Godzilla,” 1998

“Godzilla 2000,” 1999

“Godzilla vs. Megaguirus,” 2000

“Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack,” 2001

“Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla,” 2002

“Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.,” 2003

“Godzilla: Final Wars,” 2004

“Godzilla,” 2014

“Shin Godzilla,” 2016

“Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters,” 2017

“Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle,” 2018

“Godzilla: The Planet Eater,” 2018

“Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” 2019

“Godzilla vs. King Kong,” expected to be released in 2020

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