A kamikaze pilot plagued by survivor's guilt seeks redemption when a giant monster he failed to kill is transformed by radiation from atomic bomb tests and lays siege to post-war Japan.A kamikaze pilot plagued by survivor's guilt seeks redemption when a giant monster he failed to kill is transformed by radiation from atomic bomb tests and lays siege to post-war Japan.A kamikaze pilot plagued by survivor's guilt seeks redemption when a giant monster he failed to kill is transformed by radiation from atomic bomb tests and lays siege to post-war Japan.
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- Won 1 Oscar
- 43 wins & 62 nominations total
Ryûnosuke Kamiki
- Kôichi Shikishima
- (as Ryunosuke Kamiki)
Sakura Andô
- Sumiko Ôta
- (as Sakura Ando)
Yuki Yamada
- Shirô Mizushima
- (as Yûki Yamada)
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Godzilla Minus One is an amazing spectacle on a retelling of a classic Kaiju movie from the prospective of a post-war Japanese veteran who leaves one horror for the next while making an arrangement of "friends and family" along the way. The story was so compelling that it didn't feel like two hours past and I was craving for more. The classic Godzilla sounds design, masterful cinematography, along with the original score from Akira Ifukube made this movie an absolute masterpiece on storytelling! The visuals of the Godzilla update made him more memorable and menacing for the citizens of a distraught Tokyo. Highly recommended!
Alright. I knew nothing about this movie before I went into it. I'm a Godzilla fan but haven't really enjoyed the Western version of Godzilla movies beyond watching them as eye candy/cheap-thrill/forget-as-you-leave-cinema/switch-off-brain type movies.
Very rarely do we see GOOD movies that actually have a good plot and a storyline that sticks to quality script writing, screenplay and keeps you engaged for all the right reasons Vs Throwing a bunch of explosions, music and constant "something happening" to make up for lack of quality filmmaking.
Godzilla minus one... Is just a good movie. Japanese cinema slows things down and focuses on the quality of what's happening in the moment, in every moment. I was drawn to every part of the film and the story was about the humans with Godzilla in it, not about Godzilla.
I don't even know what to say. I don't want to say much. Don't go into it thinking "this is Godzilla a highly rated film".
Just go in, sit down and enjoy the ride.
I often watch low budget movies because the focus is on the story and not having a lot of pointless fillers to flesh out the movie.
This film does exactly that in a way that stays with you and leaves you thinking about the movie for days after you've watched it.
Highly recommended :)
Very rarely do we see GOOD movies that actually have a good plot and a storyline that sticks to quality script writing, screenplay and keeps you engaged for all the right reasons Vs Throwing a bunch of explosions, music and constant "something happening" to make up for lack of quality filmmaking.
Godzilla minus one... Is just a good movie. Japanese cinema slows things down and focuses on the quality of what's happening in the moment, in every moment. I was drawn to every part of the film and the story was about the humans with Godzilla in it, not about Godzilla.
I don't even know what to say. I don't want to say much. Don't go into it thinking "this is Godzilla a highly rated film".
Just go in, sit down and enjoy the ride.
I often watch low budget movies because the focus is on the story and not having a lot of pointless fillers to flesh out the movie.
This film does exactly that in a way that stays with you and leaves you thinking about the movie for days after you've watched it.
Highly recommended :)
I just saw the advanced screening of Godzilla minus one and I have to say I was very pleased with the final product. If I had any complaints about this movie it is just that the CGI Godzilla often looked weird similar to a video game. However when Godzilla looked good, it was very impressive especially in the water scenes.
Unlike every other Godzilla movie I have ever seen this is the first Godzilla movie where I actually liked on the characters and the storyline actually made sense and touched the human heart. It showed what people were dealing with at that time which was directly after world war II and how people were suffering not only with the after effects of the war but also the trauma from being exposed to a huge monster destroying cities.
Godzilla may be a fictional character but loss and tragedy are real, and people are dealing with it everyday.
Overall I really like this movie and it is obviously a prequel to the original Godzilla movie that came out over 70 years ago. Once you see this movie at some point you will understand why.
What I would really like to see since it is clear that there have been multiple Godzilla's at some point in time is some type of legitimate crossover between toho and the American studios who are producing Godzilla monster verse in America. Last thing I or any fans want to see is a competition on who could spit out different and unique Godzilla's in two different countries.
Since this is a Toho and Japanese produced movie, it would have been nice to have some of the theater edition Godzilla toys for sale like they do in Japan on every release.
Unlike every other Godzilla movie I have ever seen this is the first Godzilla movie where I actually liked on the characters and the storyline actually made sense and touched the human heart. It showed what people were dealing with at that time which was directly after world war II and how people were suffering not only with the after effects of the war but also the trauma from being exposed to a huge monster destroying cities.
Godzilla may be a fictional character but loss and tragedy are real, and people are dealing with it everyday.
Overall I really like this movie and it is obviously a prequel to the original Godzilla movie that came out over 70 years ago. Once you see this movie at some point you will understand why.
What I would really like to see since it is clear that there have been multiple Godzilla's at some point in time is some type of legitimate crossover between toho and the American studios who are producing Godzilla monster verse in America. Last thing I or any fans want to see is a competition on who could spit out different and unique Godzilla's in two different countries.
Since this is a Toho and Japanese produced movie, it would have been nice to have some of the theater edition Godzilla toys for sale like they do in Japan on every release.
Without spoiling anything, this movie hit different from any other. It felt much more serious and quite a bit darker at times. The movie was amazing, the effects were great. I never thought I'd see a Godzilla movie where people were crying in the theater. It was quite the experience. Godzilla was truly an unstoppable force in this movie, whenever Godzilla would show up it was hard to feel anything but futility. Even in the rare event that Godzilla was injured he was only slowed down. This version of Godzilla might be more evil than Shin Godzilla though his motives are hard to understand where shin Godzilla it became apparent.
Godzilla Minus One is one of the best Godzilla films in recent time. It gave me everything i wanted for the first time ever I was actually invested in the human characters and their story normally you are just waiting for Godzilla to show up but not here Godzilla shows up alot and when he does he is BRUTAL. This Godzilla makes things personal by actively attacking the humans. The movie had great pacing where it doesn't feel like it's going on for too long and it was nice to have a darker story set after WW2. It really goes back to the franchise's roots. There's so much to say but it would give a lot away JUST SEE THE MOVIE ON THE BIGGEST SCREEN POSSIBLE 9/10.
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- TriviaInstead of creating a new roar, the crew simply played the original Godzilla roar over loud speakers and recorded the audio.
- GoofsShikishima lands his plane while still having a live bomb attached to his airplane. The normal procedure is to dump all live ordinance in the ocean before landing to avoid accidental detonations. Normally kamikaze aircraft had their ordnance firmly attached to their aircraft. Many did not have the equipment to jettison the bombs, as they were designed as kamikaze weapons.
- Quotes
Noriko Oishi: Is your war finally over?
- Crazy creditsAt the end of the end-credits, there are sounds of Godzilla's stomping and rubble crumbling down, ending with a Godzilla's roar.
- Alternate versionsA black-and-white version of this film, titled "Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color", was released in the United States on 26 January 2024.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Cobra Cast IRL: CobraCast 199 (11/3/23) (2023)
- SoundtracksReturn of Godzilla
From King Kong contre Godzilla (1962)
Written by Akira Ifukube
Arranged by Naoki Satô
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $57,144,669
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,419,975
- Dec 3, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $113,676,322
- Runtime
- 2h 4m(124 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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