Godzilla

[god-zil-uh]

Trademark.

1. a science-fiction monster that resembles an enormous bipedal lizard, featured in Japanese and American films, television, and comic books.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Godzilla¹

1950–55; an Anglicized version of the Japanese name Gojira < Japanese gorira gorilla + kujira whale

Example Sentences

The physical embodiment of this character comes courtesy of none other than Ken Watanabe, the acclaimed actor known in Hollywood for films ranging from “The Last Samurai” and “Memoirs of a Geisha” to “Letters from Iwo Jima” and “Godzilla: King of Monsters.”

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The deal allows Warner Bros. to continue to distribute some films, including co-productions “Dune: Part Three” in 2026 and “Godzilla x Kong: Supernova” in 2027.

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“Trainwreck” went up against nine other theatrical re-releases, including “Black Swan,” “Shin Godzilla” and “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” the last of which made only a few more dollars per screen than “Trainwreck.”

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She finished shooting a third Enola Holmes film at the end of June, and has also starred in Netflix's Damsel and The Electric State, as well as two Godzilla films.

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It’s also far behind the rerelease of 2016’s “Shin Godzilla,” a kaiju movie that’s mostly about the horrors of government bureaucracy.

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