"King Kong vs. Godzilla" and "King Kong Escapes," meanwhile, are directly tied into the many, many films in Toho's Showa era of Godzilla movies. Godzilla's Showa era ran from 1954 to 1975 ...

If you're asked to pick a defining movie monster of the 20th century, it’s going to be a toss-up between King Kong and Godzilla. Godzilla might be the King of the Monsters, and have more movies ...