Heisei era (daikaiju eiga)

Heisei era (daikaiju eiga)

In the context of Japanese monster cinema ("daikaiju eiga") the Heisei Era refers not to the current era in Japan but to all daikaiju eiga made between 1984 (Toho's "The Return of Godzilla") and 1999 (Daiei's '). It follows the Shōwa era by several years but closely precedes the Millennium era, which begins with ', also released in 1999.

Within the Godzilla and Gamera film franchises this term refers to the VS Series and Gamera Trilogy, respectively. During that era, there was also the Mothra Trilogy (aka "The Rebirth of Mothra" series). Also considered in this category was Yonggary despite being a Korean daikaiju film rather than a Japanese, as well as the American Godzilla film.


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