Note: This list has been updated to include kaiju added in 2014’s Godzilla ... MegaguirusAppearances: Godzilla vs. Megaguirus There are only so many “flying monster” designs out there ...

These kaiju films (kaiju is the Japanese term for giant monster) are marked by their dramatic shift in tone, from the somber and haunting original to the wonderfully ludicrous “Godzilla vs.