1989 marked the start of the Heisei era in Japan. It also marked a new direction in tokusatsu films beginning with
Godzilla vs. Biollante
and
Gunhed
. This tome covers all the Japanese giant monster movies produced from 1989 up to 2019's
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
. This book covers a broad range of titles, from well known fare such as
Gamera, Guardian of the Universe
(1995),
Rebirth of Mothra
(1996), and
Monster X Strikes Back
(2008) to independent kaiju movies
Reigo, King of the Sea Monsters
(2008) and
Attack of the Giant Teacher
(2019). In addition to giant monsters, this book also covers all of Tsuburaya Productions Heisei era Ultraman films from from
Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Dyna
(1998) all the way up to
Ultraman R/B The Movie
(2019).