Godzilla, or Gojira, is a fictional monster originating from a series of Japanese films of the same name.
The character first appeared in IshirΕ Honda's 1954 film Gojira and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media,
including 32 films produced by Toho, four Hollywood films and numerous video games, novels, comic books and television
shows. Godzilla has been dubbed the King of the Monsters, a phrase first used in Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, the
Americanized version of the original film.