A The '''Kaijugiant monster'''film genre is especially popular in Japan, translated, is a the birthplace of [[JapaneseGodzilla]]; see [[kaiju]] word meaning "weird beast" or simply "monster". The word ''daikaiju'' instigates a giant monster, and "daikaiju eiga" is a "giant monster film". The most famous example of a ''kaiju'' is the giant monster genre got its start with [[GodzillaKing Kong]], who was perhaps the first Japanese daikaiju huge prehistoric ape from Skull Island captured and brought to hit [[New York City]] where it climbed the screen. Godzilla has since been joined by numerous other monsters with which he has co-starred, and some have had movies all world's tallest building hoping to their own. Some kaiju, such as in popular Japanese television, have been based on things such as tomatoes and common household objects (such as toasters and umbrellas)evade capture. ==Famous Daikaiju==
==Famous giant monsters==
*[[Godzilla]]
*[[Mothra]]
*[[Zilla]] (Toho Studio's name for the creature of the 1998 film)
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