Looking for the best films with huge, city-destroying monsters beyond our wildest imaginations?
Monster movies have been around for decades, but there's a very special type of monster movie that was popularized by Japan involving huge, towering creatures of destruction: the kaiju movie.
The term kaiju literally translates as "strange beast," so when you think of a traditional kaiju, it's a colossal creature with strange origins.
A common theme in the kaiju genre is mutation. Mankind's ignorance towards Mother Nature—often in the form of nuclear activity and environmental abuse—is always a fitting origin story for a kaiju. This explains their tendency to go on city-destroying rampages, which trigger military responses and frighten citizens.
Yet, as frightening as they are, we still admire the monsters that have cemented the legacy of kaiju movies. Here are the best kaiju movies of all time, from Toho originals to Hollywood's modern homages.
