Godzilla Movies - Watch Order: King Ghidorah Films

1964 - 20198 Films13h 51m4 Average

This watch order chronicles every appearance of King Ghidorah, Godzilla's golden arch-nemesis and one of the most powerful kaiju in the franchise. The three-headed space dragon represents chaos and destruction across multiple continuities, serving various roles from alien weapon to guardian monster. His gravity-defying abilities and distinctive cackle make him instantly recognizable.

King Ghidorah's appearances mark many of the franchise's most epic battles, often requiring multiple monsters to unite against him. From his debut as an extraterrestrial threat to his modern incarnation as an ancient alpha predator, this order showcases why Ghidorah remains Godzilla's ultimate rival and a fan-favorite villain who elevates every film he appears in.

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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster poster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

19641h 32m4
Director: Ishirō Honda
Cast: Yōsuke Natsuki, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Takashi Shimura, Emi Ito

After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat.

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Invasion of Astro-Monster poster

Invasion of Astro-Monster

19651h 36m3.9
Director: Ishirō Honda
Cast: Nick Adams, Akira Takarada, Keiko Sawai, Kumi Mizuno, Jun Tazaki

Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world from "Monster Zero". In exchange for borrowing Godzilla and Rodan, the Xiliens offer a cure for cancer. As Glenn investigates, he develops a romance with Miss Namikawa and uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.

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Destroy All Monsters poster

Destroy All Monsters

19681h 29m3.9
Director: Ishirō Honda
Cast: Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yukiko Kobayashi, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Chōtarō Tōgin

At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.

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Godzilla vs. Gigan poster

Godzilla vs. Gigan

19721h 29m3.6
Director: Jun Fukuda
Cast: Hiroshi Ishikawa, Tomoko Umeda, Yuriko Hishimi, Minoru Takashima, Zan Fujita

Manga artist Gengo Odaka lands a job with the World Children's Land amusement park only to become suspicious of the organization when a garbled message is discovered on tapes. As Gengo and his team investigate, Godzilla and Anguirus quickly decipher the message and begin their own plan of action.

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Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah poster

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

19911h 43m4
Director: Kazuki Ōmori
Cast: Katsuhiko Sasaki, Kosuke Toyohara, Anna Nakagawa, Megumi Odaka, Akiji Kobayashi

The Futurians, time-travelers from the 23rd century, arrive in Japan to warn them of the nation's destruction under Godzilla. They offer to help erase Godzilla from history by preventing his creation. With Godzilla seemingly gone, a new monster emerges as the Futurians' true intentions are revealed.

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Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack poster

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

20011h 45m4.4
Director: Shusuke Kaneko
Cast: Chiharu Niiyama, Ryudo Uzaki, Masahiro Kobayashi, Shirō Sano, Takashi Nishina

Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter Yuri investigates the legend of the guardian monsters, who must rise to protect Japan against the vengeful spirits within Godzilla that seek to destroy both the nation and its people for the suffering they inflicted in the Pacific conflict.

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Godzilla: Final Wars poster

Godzilla: Final Wars

20042h 5m4.1
Director: Ryûhei Kitamura
Cast: Masahiro Matsuoka, Rei Kikukawa, Don Frye, Maki Mizuno, Kazuki Kitamura

Humanity finally rids themselves of Godzilla, imprisoning him in an icy tomb in the South Pole. All is peaceful until various monsters emerge to lay waste to Earth's cities. Overwhelmed, humanity is seemingly saved by a race of benevolent aliens known as Xiliens. But not all is what it seems with these bizarre visitors. If humanity wishes to survive, they must reluctantly resurrect their most hated enemy, Godzilla.

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters poster

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

20192h 12m3.8
Director: Michael Dougherty
Cast: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe, Zhang Ziyi

Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.

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