The highly-acclaimed “Godzilla Minus Zero” recently announced its U.S. release for Nov. 6, 2026. TOHO and GKIDS, the Academy Award®-winning curator, producer, and distributor that was acquired by TOHO in 2024 released a new film trailer on July 9th, previewing a snippet of the film, which will be aired with English subtitles.
The film, “GODZILLA MINUS ZERO” picks up in 1949, two years after the tumultuous events of Godzilla Minus One, and continues the story of the Shikishima family as they face an all-new calamity. This film is the First-Ever Japanese Project Filmed For IMAX® to opening in North America.
In the same announcement, legendary actor Min Tanaka was revealed to join the film cast as “Kanji Murakami, a biologist carrying deep psychological scars from the war,” as reported by GKIDS. In addition to Tanaka, aka Yoshioka reprises his role as Kenji Noda, who fought alongside protagonist Koichi Shikishima in Godzilla Minus One and now battles the new threat as the director of the Disaster Response Bureau. Yuki Yamada returns as Shiro Mizushima, the young crew member of the Shinseimaru who fought on the front lines, alongside Kuranosuke Sasaki as Seiji Akitsu, the captain of the same vessel. Furthermore, Sakura Ando reprises her role as Sumiko Ota, Shikishima’s neighbor who now runs a local orphanage, and Miou Tanaka returns as Tatsuo Hotta, the former captain of the destroyer Yukikaze.
The release date of the film will mirror the original theatrical release of Godzilla back in 1954, 72 years ago when this mythical creature first hit the big screens.
The creation of “GODZILLA MINUS ZERO” was led by Oscar-winning filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki who has returned as Director, Screenwriter and VFX lead. The film is produced by Toho Studios and ROBOT, with VFX from SHIROGUMI Inc., the film is currently in production.
Watch the trailer here:
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