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In the context of Japanese monster cinema (daikaiju eiga) the Heisei Era refers not to the current era in Japan but to all daikaiju eiga made between 1984 (Toho's The Return of Godzilla) and 1999 (Toho's Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys, before Kadokawa Pictures released Gamera the Brave). It follows the Shōwa era by several years but closely precedes the Millennium era, which begins with Godzilla 2000, also released in 1999.

Within the Godzilla and Gamera film franchises, this term refers to the VS Series (1984's The Return of Godzilla to 1995's Godzilla vs. Destoroyah) and Gamera Trilogy (1995's Gamera: Guardian of the Universe to 1999's Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys), respectively. During that era, there was also the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy. Also considered in this category was Yonggary, despite being a Korean daikaiju film rather than Japanese, as well as the American Godzilla film.

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