Gojira

Gojira (ゴジラ) is the original Japanese name for Godzilla, a giant monster at the center of a media franchise of the same name.

Gojira may also refer to:

Films

  • Godzilla franchise, known as Gojira (ゴジラ) in Japan
    • Godzilla (1954 film), released as Gojira (ゴジラ) in Japan
    • The Return of Godzilla, 1984 film released as Gojira (ゴジラ) in Japan
    • Godzilla (1998 film), an American film released as Gojira (ゴジラ) in Japan
      • Zilla (ジラ, Jira), the title character of 1998's Godzilla
    • Godzilla (2014 film), an American film released as Gojira (ゴジラ) in Japan
    • Shin Godzilla, released as Shin Gojira (シン・ゴジラ), a 2016 reboot

Derivative usages

  • Gojira (band), a French heavy metal band
  • 101781 Gojira, an asteroid
  • Gojirasaurus, the "Godzilla lizard", a Triassic-period dinosaur
  • Gojiro, a 1991 novel by Mark Jacobson
  • MV Gojira, the original name of the MV Brigitte Bardot
  • A nickname given to Japanese baseball player Hideki Matsui
  • Jira (software), a software product developed by Atlassian

See also

  • Godzilla (disambiguation)