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{{quote|''"Monsters are born too tall, too strong, too heavy, that is their tragedy."''|''Ishiro Honda''}}
Giant Japanese monsters that assault [[The Tokyo Fireball|Tokyo]], hapless island explorers, or each other are called ''Kaiju''. [[wikipedia:Kaiju|Just ask]] [[Wikipedia|The Other Wiki]]. The really big ones are called "daikaiju" (literally "big kaiju").
Typically they arrive from somewhere Far Away. Whether that means space, [[Beneath the Earth]], or a South Pacific island varies. Expect lots of [[Stuff Blowing Up]] to result, but, since [[Giant Equals Invincible]], don't expect the explosions to actually hurt them. ''Do'' expect at least one case of [[Helicopter Flyswatter]]. Examples of this genre can range from straight-up [[Disaster Movie]] (''[[Cloverfield]]'', the first ''[[Gojira (film)|Godzilla]]'' movie) to all-out wrestling matches between [[People in Rubber Suits]] (Most of the later [[Godzilla]] movies). As this genre features a judicious application of [[Rule of Cool]], expect the [[MST3K Mantra]] to be in full effect. Often, you'll only watch this kind of movie [[Just Here for Godzilla|to see the monsters fight]], which can often involve an [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny]] (such as ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]].'')
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