Title: Shin Godzilla
Original Title: Shin Godzilla
Year: 2016
Info
- Country: Japan
- Length: 120 Minutes (2 hour)
- Budget: $63,900,000
- Genre: Science fiction
- Studios: Toho Company
- Distributor: A Contracorriente Films
Release Dates
- UK: August 10 2017
- United States: October 12 2016
Plot
'Shin Godzilla' is the 31st in the Toho Godzilla franchise, and the latest attempt to reboot the series.
The story follows the events occurred in 'Godzilla' ('Gojira'), where the most feared monster of Japan kept submerged in the deepest waters of the Pacific Ocean. One day, an water eruption in the Japanese bay frightens the government officials, who actually believe that the phenomenon is a volcanic eruption indeed. However, the aquatic phenomenon turns out to be the prelude of the giant monster's arrival who threats to destroy Tokio. Soon the Government tries to calm the people, but it is too late. The monster has arrive to the city. A group of volunteers will investigate the monster's weaknesses in order to defeat it and safe the city in a race against time.
Directed by Hideaki Anno. Starring Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara, Ren Ohsugi, and Akira Emoto.
Cast
Director:
Periodista
Bureaucrat of Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare
Ryuta Azuma
Prime Minister Seiji Okochi
Kayoko Ann Patterson
Hideki Akasaka
Rando Yaguchi
Videos
January 12 2017
September 20 2016
September 20 2016
Photos
Trivia
The monster's design
Godzilla's design in this film is mostly based on his design from the original film from 1954.
Who wouldn't want to be involved in a Godzilla production?
The actor Hiroki Hasegawa immediately accepted a role in the film, stating, "Who wouldn't want to be involved in a Godzilla production?"
The title
The title 'Shin Gojira' was chosen for the film due to the variety of meanings the syllable "shin" ("new", "true", and "god").
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