The Japanese movie monster is a force for good, even shooting streams of goo. For her first American appearance, her Toho Studios roots are evident. By Robert Ito Of all the legendary Japanese beasts ...

She’s been called the Queen of the Monsters, and she is perhaps the most beautiful and mystical of the classic Toho kaiju. While colleagues like Godzilla and Rodan have been ambivalent about their ...

Godzilla and Ghidorah were plenty destructive in their battle to be recognized as the King of the Monsters. But Mothra is the undisputed Queen. The giant moth-like monster first appeared in the 1961 ...

Even if you don’t know Japanese director Ishiro Honda, you know some of his offspring. They tend to be large, mostly lizardlike creatures with attitude problems and a propensity for tromping ...

Mothra was the third major addition to the Toho Studios' giant-monster stable after Godzilla and Rodan, and the first female beast in the series. The creature begins Ishiro Honda's entertaining film ...

Mothra has long held a place in the “Kaiju-Verse” with Godzilla. First appearing in 1961 with her own self-titled picture, the giant moth has been in combat with the lizard king as well as assisting ...

The newest official entry to the world of Godzilla comes from the U.S. and takes on some of the 65-year-old series’ most iconic monsters, including the titular reptile and his famed fellow kaiju King ...

Toho’s monsters don’t begin their existences as bodysuits. Illustrators must first sketch out every atomic spike, nuclear fang, and cybernetic proboscis adorning their rubbery hides. Check out Toho’s ...

The giant moth-like monster first appeared in the 1961 Toho film ‘Mothra’ The crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who ...