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Shin Godzilla

Original title: Shin Gojira
  • 20162016
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h
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6.8/10
29K
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Godzilla in Shin Godzilla (2016)
Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster.
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Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster.Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster.Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
29K
YOUR RATING
    • Hideaki Anno
    • Shinji Higuchi(co-director)
    • Hideaki Anno
    • Sean Whitley(english version)
  • Stars
    • Hiroki Hasegawa
    • Yutaka Takenouchi
    • Satomi Ishihara
    • Hideaki Anno
    • Shinji Higuchi(co-director)
    • Hideaki Anno
    • Sean Whitley(english version)
  • Stars
    • Hiroki Hasegawa
    • Yutaka Takenouchi
    • Satomi Ishihara
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 239User reviews
    • 204Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
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    U.S. Trailer
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    Trailer 1:33
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    Photos320

    Finn Wolfhard at an event for Shin Godzilla (2016)
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    Hiroki Hasegawa
    Hiroki Hasegawa
    • Rando Yaguchi
    Yutaka Takenouchi
    • Hideki Akasaka
    Satomi Ishihara
    Satomi Ishihara
    • Kayoko Ann Patterson
    Ren Ôsugi
    Ren Ôsugi
    • Prime Minister Seiji Okochi
    Akira Emoto
    • Ryuta Azuma
    Kengo Kôra
    • Yusuke Shimura, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
    Mikako Ichikawa
    • Hiromi Ogashira, Deputy Director of Nature Conservation Bureau
    Jun Kunimura
    Jun Kunimura
    • Masao Zaizen, Integrated Chief of Staff
    Pierre Taki
    Pierre Taki
    • Saigo, Combat Leader
    Kyûsaku Shimada
    Kyûsaku Shimada
    • Katayama, Minister of Foreign Affairs
    Ken Mitsuishi
    • Kozuka, Governor of Tokyo
    Shingo Tsurumi
    • Yajima, Joint Staff Deputy
    Kimiko Yo
    Kimiko Yo
    • Reiko Hanamori, Defense Minister
    Takumi Saitoh
    Takumi Saitoh
    • Ikeda, Tank Captain
    • (as Takumi Saitô)
    Takashi Fujiki
    • Tokyo Lieutenant Governor
    Yû Kamio
    • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    Suzuki Matsuo
    • Journalist
    Takahiro Miura
    Takahiro Miura
    • Journalist
      • Hideaki Anno
      • Shinji Higuchi(co-director)
      • Hideaki Anno
      • Sean Whitley(english version)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Director Hideaki Anno told the actors to speak faster than usual so that they would resemble actual politicians and bureaucrats, citing The Social Network (2010) as a reference and warning he would cut the take if they spoke too slowly.
    • Goofs
      The drug that the government uses to kill Godzilla is described as something that will "disable his internal cooling system". After the drug is used at the end, Godzilla freezes. If the drug was supposed to disable his internal cooling system, it would have overheated him, not frozen him. But it's a bit more complex than that... In fact, in the movie the drug actually does manage to disable Godzilla's cooling system, but in stead of overheating him this triggers a SCRAM-shutdown (=Safety Control Rods Activation Mechanism) as a kind of involuntarily overreaction-thus freezing him in the procedure. By freezing himself temporarily, Godzilla is able to survive this potentially critical trauma.
    • Quotes

      Hiromi Ogashira, Deputy Director of Nature Conservation Bureau: Man is more frightening than Gojira.

    • Crazy credits
      The Toho logo appears as the 1950s color version to homage Godzilla (1954)'s era.

      Godzilla's stomping and roar is heard, which also happened in Godzilla (1954).
    • Connections
      Featured in The Late Show Con Karim Musa: Godzilla; Tutti i film, in poche parole (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Decisive Battle
      (background music from Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995))

      Written by Shiro Sagisu

    User reviews239

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    7/10
    Nice and entertaining remake in which the massive and giant monster emerges from the depths to destroy Tokyo
    New version based on Japanese classic monster with excessive and modern computer generator FX . An unknown accident occurs in Tokyo Bay's Aqua Line, which causes an emergency cabinet to assemble , but only to say that the creature is so huge it's weight would crush it if it came on land . Nuclear waste and carlessness of man mutate a gilled creature in the Tokyo Bay. As an underwater prehistoric reptile emerges from the depths after he has been awakened from slumber by atomic energy and destroying buildings and people . With social media capturing the footage and with newly acquired appetite for atomic testing , the emergency cabinet meets to find out what the creature is and if it will be a real threat , then Godzilla's destructive power outbursts . They are proven wrong as the creature comes on land horrifying the people of Tokyo and knocking over buildings . Meanwhile , the monster appearance precipites an international incident .The monster scaring towners , terrorizing Tokyo and its streets , breaking buildings and everything to get in its ways. Later it comes back in its next form and is now taller , impressive and indestructable . The cabinet gives it the name "Godzilla". Along the way Godzilla clumsily destroys Tokyo office buildings, skyline , skyscraper and knock commuter trains of their elevated tracks . A god incarnate. A city doomed. Nippon tai Gojira. Reality versus fiction.

    This is a roller-coaster ride plenty of destruction , wreak havoc , action-packed , thrills , chills and breathtaking scenes . Fun moments and frightening entertainment when happens appearance Godzilla carrying out an extreme mayhem , confusion and destruction . As Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster, then the cabinet sends a defence force to eliminate the monster but it evolves and starts inadvertently overheating with radiation and this causes the monster to run back to the bay, leaving a risk of returning to the cabinet . Based on the original Godzilla , any other bigger-than-life tale that span almost 60 years would have to answer some serious question about plot repetition . Fantastic design creature , being well and brilliantly made by means of state-of-art digital efects .The motion picture was competently directed by Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi . Finale leaves door open for an inevitable follow-up but still no realized.

    Other movies about the Japanese monster, always produced by Toho productions and with rubber suits, miniature sets, are the following ones : the classic ¨Gojira¨ (1955) or ¨Godzilla King of the monsters¨ by Inoshora Honda ,commercially hit in the US , being one of the first post-WWII Japanese film to break American boxoffice including ridiculously primitive FX even in its own day ; ¨Godzilla king of the monsters¨(1956); ¨Godzilla raid again¨(1959); ¨Godzilla vs the sea monster¨(1966) Jun Fukuda; ¨Godzilla on mosnter island¨ (1972) , ¨Godzilla vs Smog monster(¨72) , ¨Godzilla vs Biollante¨ , ¨Godzilla vs King Ghidora¨, ¨Godzilla Vs Monster Zero¨ , ¨ Godzilla vs Megalon¨(1976); ¨Godzilla¨ (1985) , ¨Godzilla vs Megagodzilla¨(1993); ¨Godzilla revenge¨, ¨Godzilla 2000¨....
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    • Release date
      • July 29, 2016 (Japan)
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Funimation Productions (United States)
      • Madman Entertainment (Australia)
      • Japanese
      • Japanese Sign Language
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Cine Bazar
      • Khara Corporation
      • Toho Company
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