ˈæftɚ ðə səksˈɛs ʌv tˈoʊhoʊz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ fˈɪlm ɡɑːdzˈɪlə, wˌɪtʃ dᵻpˈɪktᵻd ɐ dʒˈaɪənt dˈaɪnəsˌɔːɹ ɐtˈækɪŋ tˈoʊkɪˌoʊ, mˈɛni dʒˌæpənˈiːz fˈɪlm stˈuːdɪˌoʊz bɪɡˈæn tə pɹədˈuːs sˈɪmɪlɚ mˈɔnstɚ fˈɪlmz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ wˈɔːɹnɪŋ fɹʌm spˈeɪs.
After the success of Toho's 1954 film Godzilla, which depicted a giant dinosaur attacking Tokyo, many Japanese film studios began to produce similar monster films, including Warning from Space.