Kaiju films from the United States, films involving giant monsters. A subgenre of science-fiction, more precisely monster films, its widespread contemporary use is credited to tokusatsu (special effects) director Eiji Tsuburaya and filmmaker Ishirō Honda, who popularized the kaiju film genre by creating the Godzilla franchise and its spin-offs.The term can also refer to the monsters themselves, which are usually depicted attacking major cities and battling either the military or other creatures.
Subcategories
This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
C
- Cloverfield (franchise) (7 P)
G
K
M
- Monsterverse films (6 P)
P
- Pacific Rim (franchise) (10 P)
- Power Rangers films (4 P)
Pages in category "American kaiju films"
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