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Godzilla Minus One

ゴジラ-1.0

Completed

Seen in a theater

In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair and fight back against an unrelenting horror.

Release year
2023
Released
Nov 3, 2023
Country
Japan
Genres
Science Fiction · Horror · Action
Directed by
Takashi Yamazaki
Cast
Ryunosuke Kamiki (Koichi Shikishima) · Minami Hamabe (Noriko Oishi) · Yuki Yamada (Shiro Mizushima) · Munetaka Aoki (Sosaku Tachibana) · Hidetaka Yoshioka (Kenji Noda) · Sakura Ando (Sumiko Ota) · Kuranosuke Sasaki (Yoji Akitsu) · Sae Nagatani (Akiko) · Miou Tanaka (Captain Tatsuo Hotta) · Yuya Endo (Tadayuki Saito)

Review

A godzilla movie that strips out subtext in favor of flashing neon lights screaming the themes of the film. And it really works, setting the movie right after ww2 and having the trauma, guilt, and shame of the war front and center creates a unique but very good monster movie.

Consumption history1

  1. Completed

    Theater viewing

External identifiers
tmdb
940721
letterboxd
zu4c