Gojira (ゴジラ) is the original Japanese name for
Godzilla, a giant monster at the center of a media franchise.
It may also refer to:
Films
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''Godzilla'' franchise, known as ''ゴジラ'' (''Gojira'') in Japan
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''Godzilla'' (1954 film), released as ''ゴジラ'' (''Gojira'') in Japan
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The Return of Godzilla'', released as ''ゴジラ'' (''Gojira'') in Japan
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''Godzilla'' (1998 film), an American film released as ''ゴジラ'' (''Gojira'') in Japan
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Zilla (Godzilla)
, formerly known as Godzilla, is a film monster originating from the 1998 film ''Godzilla'', released by TriStar Pictures. It was initially created as a reimagining of Toho's Godzilla but was later re-branded as a separate character. Patrick Tat ...
(ジラ Jira), the title character of 1997's ''Godzilla'' technically named "Gojira"
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''Godzilla'' (2014 film), an American film released as ''ゴジラ'' (''Gojira'') in Japan
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Shin Godzilla'', released as ''シン・ゴジラ'' (''Shin Gojira''), a 2016 reboot
Derivative usages
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Gojira (band), a French heavy metal band
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, an asteroid
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Gojirasaurus
''Gojirasaurs'' (meaning "Godzilla lizard")K. Carpenter, 1997, "A giant coelophysoid (Ceratosauria) theropod from the Upper Triassic of New Mexico, USA", ''Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen'' 205 (#2): 189-208 is ge ...
'', the "Godzilla lizard", a Triassic-period dinosaur
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Gojiro
''Gojiro'' is the 1991 debut novel by former ''Esquire'' columnist Mark Jacobson. It reinterprets the ''Godzilla'' film series from the perspective of the daikaiju—not a fictional creature depicted on-screen via suitmation, but an irradiated ...
'', a 1991 novel by Mark Jacobson
*''MV Gojira'', the original name of the ''
MV Brigitte Bardot
MV ''Brigitte Bardot'' (formerly MV ''Gojira'', ''Rat Race Media Adventurer'', ''Ocean 7 Adventurer'' and ''Cable and Wireless Adventurer'') is a unique high-tech stabilized monohull twin diesel engine powered vessel designed by Nigel Irens. C ...
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*A nickname given to Japanese baseball player
Hideki Matsui
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Jira (software), a software product developed by Atlassian
See also
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Godzilla (disambiguation)
Godzilla, also known as Gojira, is a fictional Japanese monster.
Godzilla may also refer to:
Film
* Godzilla (franchise), ''Godzilla'' (franchise), the franchise featuring the monster
** Godzilla (1954 film), ''Godzilla'' (1954 film), also known ...
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