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Summary
- Godzilla Minus One, the new Toho Godzilla movie, is shaping up to be one of the greatest entries in the character’s long history on screen.
- Despite some past interpretations of Godzilla falling short, the character’s popularity has remained strong for almost 70 years.
- Director Gareth Edwards has shown support for Godzilla Minus One, suggesting it could potentially become the best Godzilla movie ever made.
Godzilla Minus One is shaping up to be one of the greatest entries in the mighty monster’s long history on screen. Now the new trailer for the first Toho Godzilla movie in five years has arrived to bring everyone’s favorite prehistoric kaiju back to his native Japan.
Godzilla Minus One
- Release Date
- December 1, 2023
- Director
- Takashi Yamazaki
- Cast
- Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Takayuki Yamada, Sakura Andou
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama
Godzilla has been a pop icon for almost 70 years, and despite some interpretations of the character leaving something to be desired, the character’s popularity has never waned – even in the face of the much-derided 1998 reboot starring Matthew Broderick. However, Warner Bros. MonsterVerse has been delivering some big box office winners from the franchise’s Western offerings, with Godzilla vs. Kong arriving mid-Covid pandemic, Apple TV+ series Monarch coming November 17, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire slated for a 2024 release.
When it comes to doing Godzilla right, though, there are who are better than Toho, and that seems to be the case with Godzilla Minus One, as the new movie has already been garnering strong support from the likes of 2014 Godzilla director Gareth Edwards. In a recent interview, Edwards shared his jealously over the movie, claiming it to possibly take the crown as the greatest Godzilla movie ever made.
Godzilla Minus One Delivers a New Level of Success
As with many franchises, Godzilla is a character that has undergone many changes over the last seven decades. From his time as a man in a suit, through animatronics and animation, to mind-boggling CGI, Godzilla’s many forms have all had one thing in common. For a lot of fans, Godzilla is at his best when under the control of Toho Studios.
Toho Studios dates back to the early 1930s, then under the name of Photo Chemical Laboratory (PCL), a time when moviemaking was still in its infancy and the likes of Godzilla Minus One were beyond the dreams of even the most imaginative creative minds. The studio officially took on the name of Toho Studios in 1943, and just over ten years later, created one of the most instantly recognisable exports Japan’s movie industry ever produced.
Over those years, Godzilla has appeared on-screen in 38 movies, only five of which have been American produced; 1998’s Godzilla, and the current roster of MonsterVerse offerings which includes the upcoming Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire. Although almost half of all Godzilla movies made were released between 1954 and 1975, the Japanese releases have continued to evolve, just like their subject.
The latest hiatus followed Godzilla: Final Wars in 2004, and came to an end with the release of Shin Godzilla in 2016, the highest grossing movie in the franchise’s history. Three animated features followed, with Toho Studios joining forces with Netflix for the release of Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle and Godzilla: The Planet Eater. Now, Godzilla Minus One looks set to break records all over again when the movie opens in Japan today and in the United States and Canada on December 1.
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