Top 10 Favorite Toku Films

[king_ghidorah]

Just thought I'd throw this question out there. What are your Top 10 favorite Toku (not just Godzilla and Gamera) films of all time?

For me, in no order:

Gamera GOTU (Ok I Lied this is my number 1...but everything else is out of order).
Gamera vs. Guiron
Gamera vs. Gyaos
Daimajin
Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare
Godzilla 1984
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Kamen Rider ZO
Zeiram

Top 5 Runner Ups

King Kong vs. Godzilla
Godzilla King of the Monsters
Gamera The Brave
Ultraman Mebius and the 8 Ultra Brothers
King Kong Escapes

[Legion]

Ummm...hmmm...

Mothra vs Godzilla
Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster
Destroy all Monsters
Godzilla vs Gigan
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Yog, Monster From Space
Gamera vs Gyaos
Gamera vs Guiron
Gamera 2
Ultra Galaxy: Mega Monster Battle

Yeah, it's pretty Godzilla-heavy, but that's how I'm wired.

[lhb412]

Godzilla (1954)
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Invasion of Astro Monster
Mothra
The H-Man
The Human Vapor
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
Daimajin
Yokai Daisenso (1968)

Runner ups:
Son of Godzilla
King Kong Escapes
Rodan
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

[king_ghidorah]

Wow, some really interesting and surprising lists actually so far.

I'm kind of shocked to see DAM land on anyone's top 10 of anything. It's always been such a bland movie to me but I have nothing but respect for you Legion so it's pretty interesting to see it on your list.

And lhb412 ...H-Man!!! Wow, didn't see that one ending up on anyone's list, really cool though!

[klen7]

No order and off the top of my head... so there's probably a serious snub happening.


Godzilla vs Gigan
Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla
Mothra vs Godzilla
GMK
King Kong Escapes
Rodan
Mothra
GOTU
Gamera the Brave
Super Inframan

[MekaGojira3k]

1. Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1954)
2. Mothra (1961)
3. The Human Vapor (1960)
4. Gamera 2: Advent of Legion (1997)
5. Daimajin (1966)
6. Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
7. Monster Zero (1965)
8. Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
9. King Kong Escapes (1967)
10. Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)

Runners up:
King Kong vs. Godzila
Yog: Monster from Space
Ultra Galaxy Legends
Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys
Godzilla vs. Biollante

[lhb412]

[Psycho Soldier]

I think I'll go for a chronological order. After Gojira, it's hard for me to rank them from favourite to least favourite.

Gojira
Mothra
Atragon
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Gamera 3
Godzilla 2000

[Jared]

1. GODZILLA
2. MOTHRA VS. GODZILLA
3. THE RETURN OF GODZILLA
4. EBIRAH, HORROR OF THE DEEP
5. GAMERA: GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE
6. MOTHRA
7. GHIDORAH, THE THREE-HEADED MONSTER
8. SON OF GODZILLA
9. INVASION OF ASTRO-MONSTER
10. GODZILLA 2000

[Benjamin Haines]

[H-Man]

The Mysterians
Mothra
Matango
Godzilla vs. The Thing
Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Gamera - The Guardian of the Universe

Narrowly missing the top 10:
Monster Zero
Gamera vs. Gyaos
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (74)

[klen7]

i think there is a bug with the forums... some of these lists are missing Godzilla vs Gigan!

[Psycho Soldier]

[tbeasley]

This is always hard... I'll cheat.

Top 10 -
Godzilla (1954)
The Mysterians (1957)
Mothra (1961)
Matango (1963)
Atragon (1963)
Mothra vs. Godzilla/ Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)/ War of the Gargantuas (1966)
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)/ Son of Godzilla (1967)
King Kong Escapes (1967)
Heisei Gamera Trilogy (1995-99)/ GMK (2001)

Honorable mentions -
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
Gamera (1965)
Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)
Daimajin Trilogy (1966)
Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Return of Godzilla (1984)
Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Gamera the Brave (2006)

[Gwangi]

10. King Kong Escapes
9. Destroy All Planets
8. Godzilla vs. The Thing
7. The Magic Serpent
6. Gamera vs. Mosnter X
5. Warning from Space
4. Ghidrah, The Three-Headed Monster
3. Monster Zero
2. War of the Gargantuas

and

1. Destroy All Monsters (AIP version) (People, please forget about the dreaded international version)

[ebirahsmeg1]

[Shin_Edda_Robo!!!!!]

1) Godzilla vs Biollante
2) Submersion of Japan (1973)
3) Zero Fighter Burns (1984)
4) Gamera 2
5) Mothra (1961)
6) Zero Pilot (1976)
7) Monster Zero
8 ) War of The Gargantuas
9) Message from Space (1978)
10) Gorath

[jellydonut25]

THis is a question I really am going to have to come back to...it's been YEARS since I've watched some movies (WotG, Rodan, FCtW, Dogora, Space Amoeba, Atragon, Mysterians) and some of these movies I've only seen once or twice. Godzilla and Gamera would definitely dominate my list, but I also know that I love movies like Matango, and Human Vapor and King Kong Escapes...

[Giganfan]

Yeah, this is the list I've been waiting for lol!! Godzilla ('54) stands above and beyond the rest, in a class by itself, so it's impossible for me to rank it against anything, really. Here are the rest...

The Mysterians
Ghidrah The Three-Headed Monster
Frankenstein Conquers The World
Rodan
Godzilla vs. The Thing
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Monster Zero
Destroy All Monsters
Atragon
War of the Gargantuas
Mothra
The H-Man
Godzilla Versus The Sea Monster
Battle In Outer Space
Gigantis The Fire Monster[i/]
[i]Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
Gamera 3: Incomplete Struggle
Gamera Guradian of the Universe
Matango
Gorath
Godzilla On Monster Island
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla 1985
Godzilla vs. The Cosmic Monster
The X From Outer Space
Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Varan The Unbelievable
King Kong Escapes
Space Monster Dogora
Yog The Monster From Space
Son of Godzilla
Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster
War of the Monsters
Gammera The Invincible
Godzilla x Mechagodzilla
Tokyo SOS
Latitude Zero
The Human Vapor
Attack of the Monsters
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Godzilla 2000
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Mothra ('96)
The Secret of the Telegian
The War in Space
Godzilla's Revenge
Godzilla x Megaguirus
Godzilla vs. Destroyah
Return of the Giant Monsters
Gamera vs. Monster X
Destroy All Planets
Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla
Gamera vs. Zigra
Mothra 2: Battle Under The Deep Sea

...and Godzilla Final Wars takes it's rightful spot, loudly and proudly, and ironically, as the perfect bookend to my entire list, at least insofar as I have been able to recall as many movies as possible. And yes, as I brought the entire tokusatsu fantasy genre together, it became apparent the mighty shake-ups when put into perspective. Some Godzilla movies rank so much higher, or lower here, as opposed to the innumerable lists I've made in the Godzilla series thread. It's all good though. I'm essentially positive about the top fifteen-twenty-ish.

THE MYSTERIANS
GHIDRAH THE THREE-HEADED MONSTER
FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD
RODAN
GODZILLA VS. THE THING

...and all the rest haha!!!

[Rodanex]

In no order:

Godzilla (1954)
Monster Zero
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Atragon
Mothra
Matango
The Return of Godzilla
Gamera: GOTU
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

[kiryugoji04]