Shin Godzilla

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Something has surfaced in Tokyo Bay. As the Prime Minister of Japan pleads with the public to remain calm, a horrific creature of tremendous size makes landfall in the city, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Then it evolves. The government assembles a motley task force to combat the monster when an envoy from the US Department of State delivers a folder of classified documents. On its cover is written "GODZILLA." From visionary directors Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, SHIN GODZILLA offers a thrilling origin story to one of cinema's greatest creations. Propelled by astounding visual effects and rapid fire dialogue, SHIN GODZILLA is equal parts pulse-pounding action film and venomous political satire, worthy of the franchise's towering history.

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Hideaki Anno

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Shinji Higuchi

Director

Shin'ya Tsukamoto

Biologist

Satomi Ishihara

Kayoko Ann Patterson

Jun Kunimura

Official of Japan Self-Defense Force

Hiroki Hasegawa

Rando Yaguchi

Lucas Trevor

Washington Post

It’s overwhelming in a way that feels immense and essential, like the monster it worships and the facades he tears down.

Aug 7, 2025

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

What Shin Godzilla does offer is one major counter: Godzilla's real home is Japan, and anything else feels like a glitzy vacation.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 16, 2017

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Thirty-one films and 63 years later, the monster has seldom looked better. The final shot will haunt your dreams.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 15, 2017

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

It is a film less about giant monsters and a lot more about the inefficiencies of bureaucracy and the obfuscation of politics. I loved it.

Rated: 8/10

Aug 2, 2024

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Though a notable experiment in furthering the legacy of this famous movie monster, it’s very far from solid entertainment.

Rated: 4/10

Jul 20, 2024

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Tom Cassidy

Common Sense Media

The movie's cast of Japanese A-listers lifts an already strong idea to create a touching, inspirational, and downright thrilling 21st-century monster movie.

Jan 17, 2024

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Travis B

Not my favorite Godzilla adaptation, but it definitely took the franchise in a bold, different direction—distinct from both the American reboot and Godzilla Minus One.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/05/25

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Solomon N

Shin Godzilla never really hit for me. It’s definitely not the worst Godzilla movie (son of Godzilla holds that spot), but it was very ‘middle of the road’. The action scenes were great and the CGI was top-teir, but there was too much sitting around by the main characters. They never made much character development and when they tried, it didn’t make sense. Not bad, but not very good either

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/05/25

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Rex E

Godzilla scenes had me on the edge of my seat, although there were a few boring parts.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/29/25

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Lau S

Great Japanese movie! I little bit outdated, but I liked it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/29/25

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CaptainBoulder T

They made Godzilla actually scary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/17/25

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Raymond H

I think the movie was boring it was hard to follow and the way they had Godzilla emerging from Tokyo Bay was like something out of the movie The Blob he's mutating as he's ravaging Tokyo then at the end they stop him with some weird liquid injected into his body really I just don't get it I don't recommend this movie I've grown up on Godzilla and I pretty much seen every movie including this one and if I bought a Godzilla movie collection I would make sure that this one was not in it

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/15/25

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Synopsis

Something has surfaced in Tokyo Bay. As the Prime Minister of Japan pleads with the public to remain calm, a horrific creature of tremendous size makes landfall in the city, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Then it evolves. The government assembles a motley task force to combat the monster when an envoy from the US Department of State delivers a folder of classified documents. On its cover is written "GODZILLA." From visionary directors Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, SHIN GODZILLA offers a thrilling origin story to one of cinema's greatest creations. Propelled by astounding visual effects and rapid fire dialogue, SHIN GODZILLA is equal parts pulse-pounding action film and venomous political satire, worthy of the franchise's towering history.

Director: Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi
Producer: Yoshihiro Satô, Masaya Shibusawa, Taichi Ueda, Kazutoshi Wadakura
Screenwriter: Hideaki Anno
Distributor: FUNimation
Production Co: Cine Bazar, Toho Company
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 11, 2016, Limited
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Aug 14, 2025
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 19, 2017
Runtime: 2h 0m