Godzilla Minus One

Name: Godzilla Minus One
Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-fi, Drama
Released: 2023
Duration: 2 h 4 min
Cast: Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Miou Tanaka, Yuya Endo

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Adventure
Fantasy

2023
Takashi Yamazaki
124 mins
12A

Summary

Monster horror starring Ryunosuke Kamiki. Towards the end of the Second World War, kamikaze pilot Koichi witnesses a devastating attack on a small island by a gigantic, lizard-like sea creature dubbed "gojira". Years later, the same creature re-emerges and begins to wreak terrible destruction on Japan. Koichi is haunted by his failure to act the first time around - can he now step up and help to defeat the monster?

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Review

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Jayne Nelson

When Godzilla first destroyed Tokyo in 1954, he was a metaphor for Japan's recent atomic terrors. Despite many outings since, rarely has he been as terrifying... until now. Godzilla Minus One refreshes this original tale and, crucially, remembers that it should be a horror movie. Despite this Japanese production's small budget (by Hollywood standards, at least), writer/director Takashi Yamazaki shows off the scaly beast's carnage as inventively as possible. Even when Godzilla isn't on screen, tension still builds; fans of Jaws may recognise certain tricks. The human cast is excellent, too, led by Ryunosuke Kamiki as kamikaze pilot Koichi Shikishima. Stumbling into a Godzilla attack at the start of the film, his cowardice costs lives. So, when the creature stirs again a few years later, Shikishima has a chance to redeem himself and save his new family, but can he face his greatest fear? A tough call, as this Godzilla is an elemental, uncaring force, a manifestation of Japan's darkest psychology. Just as he should be.

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7.6/10

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rolenameKoichi ShikishimaRyûnosuke KamikiNoriko OishiMinami HamabeShiro MizushimaYuki YamadaCaptain Tatsuo HottaMiou TanakaTadamasa SaitoYuya EndoAkio ItagakiKisuke IidaAkikoSae NagataniKenji NodaHidetaka YoshiokaSosaku TachibanaMunetaka AokiSumiko OtaSakura AndoSeiji AkitsuKuranosuke Sasaki