Godzilla Geography: The Fictional Places of Toho's Kaiju Films

Currently, this page is merely a listing of fictional islands and other places seen in Toho's various monster films, especially those relating to Godzilla (but not of the later Heisei films, those films made in the 80s and 90s). Maybe someday, I'll get around to a much improved version of this page, with more extensive information on these places and their approximate locations. Don't hold your breath, though.

Years are of Japanese Release.
 
 

Islands

Monster Island                   Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
Monsterland                      Destroy All Monsters (1968)
         (may be same as Monster Island)
Infant Island                    Mothra (1961), et al
Faro Island                      King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
Mondo Island                     King Kong Escapes (1967)
Sollgel Island                   Son of Godzilla (1967)
Letchi Island                    Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966)

Other Earthly Places

Rolisica                         Mothra (1961)
Selgina                          Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Mu                               Atoragon (1963)
Seatopia                         Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)

Places in Outer Space

Planet X                         Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1965)
Kilaak                           Destroy all Monsters (1968)
Space Hunter M Nebula            Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
3rd Planet from the Black Hole   Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)


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