Godzilla Minus One

*Godzilla Minus One*
Godzilla Minus One
	Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Katakana	ゴジラマイナスワン
Revised Hepburn
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburn	Gojira Mainasu Wan
Directed by	Takashi Yamazaki
Written by	Takashi Yamazaki
Produced by	Minami Ichikawa; Shūji Abe; Kenji Yamada; Kazuaki Kishida; Gō Abe; Keiichirō Moriya;
Starring	Ryunosuke Kamiki; Minami Hamabe; Yuki Yamada; Munetaka Aoki; Hidetaka Yoshioka; Sakura Ando; Kuranosuke Sasaki;
Cinematography	Kōzō Shibasaki
Edited by	Ryūji Miyajima
Music by	Naoki Satō
Production; companies	Toho Studios; Robot Communications
Distributed by	Toho
Release dates	October 18, 2023 (Shinjuku Toho Building); November 3, 2023 (Japan);
Running time	125 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	$115.8 million

Godzilla Minus One (ゴジラ-1.0（マイナスワン）, Gojira Mainasu Wan) is a 2023 Japanese epic^[a] kaiju film written, directed, and with visual effects by Takashi Yamazaki. Produced by Toho Studios and Robot Communications and distributed by Toho,^[7] it is the 37th film in the Godzilla franchise, Toho's 33rd Godzilla film, and the fifth film in the franchise's Reiwa era.^[i] Set in postwar Japan, the film stars Ryunosuke Kamiki as a former kamikaze pilot suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after encountering a giant monster known as "Godzilla". The ensemble supporting cast includes Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, and Kuranosuke Sasaki.

Following Shin Godzilla (2016), Toho was unable to produce another live-action Godzilla film until 2020, owing to a contract with Legendary Entertainment. Producer Minami Ichikawa appointed Yamazaki to create the movie upon the completion of The Great War of Archimedes (2019). Principal photography was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving Yamazaki three years to work on the script, taking inspiration from previous Godzilla movies and the works of Hayao Miyazaki and Steven Spielberg. In February 2022, Robot Communications publicized that Yamazaki would soon direct an untitled kaiju movie. Filming occurred primarily in Chūbu and Kantō from March to June 2022. Shirogumi's Chōfu studio spent eight months creating the visual effects. The film was revealed to be an installment in the Godzilla series in November 2022, and its title was announced in July 2023.

Godzilla Minus One premiered at the Shinjuku Toho Building on October 18, 2023, and was released in Japan on November 3, to celebrate the franchise's 70th anniversary.^[ii] Toho International later released the film in North America on December 1. It received mixed critical reviews in Japan while many critics overseas praised it as one of the best films of 2023 and among the greatest in the Godzilla franchise. The film grossed $116 million worldwide, becoming the third-highest-grossing Japanese film of 2023 and surpassing Shin Godzilla as the most successful Japanese Godzilla film. It also attained numerous accolades, including a leading 12 nominations at the 47th Japan Academy Film Prize (winning eight), three nominations at the 17th Asian Film Awards (winning two), and winning Best Visual Effects at the 96th Academy Awards.

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