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Godzilla Minus Zero

Written & directed by Takashi YamazakiRated R, a first for GodzillaRuntime 135 min

War reduced Japan to zero, and Godzilla plunged it into minus. Two years have passed since then, and the country has faced agonizing struggles to achieve recovery and finally reclaim its daily life. Just as humanity managed to cling to a hard-won peace, a new threat strikes, crushing hope in an instant.

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SEP 26World premiere, New York Film Festival
NOV 3Japan
NOV 6US & Canada, IMAX

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4 updates
  1. NewWorld premiere at the New York Film Festival
    First reactions are glowing. Several critics call it better than Minus One.
  2. OfficialRated R, a franchise first
    Yamazaki talks about making the first R-rated Godzilla film.
  3. OfficialIMAX trailer released
    “There is no third time. Everything ends here.”
  4. OfficialFirst look teaser
    Ryunosuke Kamiki and Minami Hamabe return as Koichi and Noriko.

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  • Josh Holloway on Lost, Doing His Own Stunts and New Western ‘Flint’ + Movie Review: Heart of the Beast + Trailer Park: Godzilla Minus ZeroMovie Mike's Movie Podcast · 2d ago · 60 min
  • Takashi Yamazaki, Ryunosuke Kamiki, and Minami Hamabe on Godzilla Minus ZeroFilm at Lincoln Center Podcast · 2d ago · 19 min
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  • Disney Plus Revives Darkwing Duck, Choosin Texas Sets Record, Godzilla Minus Zero Shocks IMAX, OutKast Innovates Hip Hop, and more...Entertainment News Daily · 6d ago · 10 min
  • 018 - REVIEW DE MARVEL’S WOLVERINE + GODZILLA MINUS ZERO + NOVO AVATARInteligência Ltda. · 9d ago · 109 min

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First reactions

Joins Terminator 2 and The Dark Knight as one of the greatest sequels ever made.

Anthony Orlando · Digital Trends

The kind of blockbuster that would never be allowed to exist in the West.

Andrew J. Salazar · Discussing Film

Another masterpiece from Takashi Yamazaki.

Eric Francisco · Esquire
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LiveTop comments on “Takashi Yamazaki, Ryunosuke Kamiki, and Minami Hamabe on Godzilla Minus Zero”

The interpreter is superb. I can't imagine how difficult it is to convey a speaker's thoughts so quickly and articulately.

@derekchin624220 likes · 2d ago · YouTube

We are witnessing something very special with Takashi and the cast and crew. Very happy Toho did not shy away from the R rating!

@Picard47Lock19 likes · 2d ago · YouTube

Incredible Interpreter he did such a good job balancing the conversation without just translating for the audience.

@KameZX16 likes · 1d ago · YouTube
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The first Japanese production Filmed For IMAX.

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Minus One (2023) is set in postwar Japan, 1945–1947, and follows failed kamikaze pilot Koichi Shikishima. It won the Oscar for Visual Effects, the first for a Godzilla film.

  • Minus Zero picks up in 1949, two years later
  • The title idea: “War reduced Japan to zero, and Godzilla plunged it into minus”
  • This is the 39th Godzilla film and the sixth of the Reiwa era
  • Yamazaki writes, directs and supervises the visual effects himself