New Godzilla Minus One Banner is Crushing

By G. H. (Gman)Godzilla (Toho) NewsLeave a CommentPublished: September 3, 2023

In anticipation of the next Godzilla Minus One (2023) trailer, a new banner has dropped echoing a familiar moment from the original 1954 Godzilla. Take a look at the full image:

Godzilla's feet, stomping through post-war Japan as citizens flee, is also one of the more impressive effects shots by Eiji Tsuburaya in the original 1954 film. Though the shot is from a different angle, the parallel is unmistakable:

Set in a post-war Japan, Godzilla Minus One will once again show us a Godzilla that is a terrifying and overwhelming force. Japan, which had already been devastated by the war, faces a new threat with Godzilla, bringing the country from nothing (zero) into the ‘minus.’

Godzilla Minus One is directed by Takashi Yamazaki. An award winning filmmaker and avid Godzilla fan, his work on Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005) earned him two Japanese Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Screenwriter. He was honored with another Best Director and Best Screenplay nomination for the sequel, Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007). In 2016, he won the Best Director category again for The Eternal Zero. Yamazaki also helmed highly acclaimed actioners, Returner, Space Battleship Yamato and many other.

He gave Godzilla a cameo during an opening dream sequence in Always: Sunset on Third Street 2. In 2021 he returned to Godzilla and directed footage for Seibuen Amusement Park's Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monster Battle Summit.

Godzilla Minus One opens in Japan on November 3rd, 2023, Godzilla Day.
It opens in the United States on December 1st, 2023.