Shin Gojira
Directed by Shinji Higuchi, Hideaki Anno
Een enorme chaos ontstaat in Japan door de verschijning van een gigantisch radioactief monster: Godzilla. Al snel grijpen de Verenigde Staten in om Japan te redden van deze ramp, maar geen enkel wapen lijkt de King of Monsters tegen te houden.
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- Rick12 februari 2025Googly eyes Godzilla got me at the start. I honestly stopped to make sure I wasn’t watching a parody version. Loved how the governments ineffectiveness was just as much of a villain as Godzilla.
- PapaHamzeh6 maart 2025Tied for the best Godzilla movie ever made.
- paullywise24 maart 2026Excellent and hilarious send up of absurdities of beauracratic systems and global politics. Awesome monster too.
- NewFilmsAnonymous19 juni 2025Not as catered to the masses as "Godzilla Minus One", resulting in a superior film.
- MechaJayZilla30 augustus 2025One of the top films in the franchise. A fantastic reimagining of the King of Monsters. And great social commentary - scathing even - of Japan's government gridlock during/following the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami.
- CatcherNTheRyan26 januari 2026This is the scary Godzilla and maybe the best one.
- Seabee4uu21 maart 2026One of the best of the franchise. Do not watch this dubbed in english, it totally sucks. You need to watch it in original japanese with subs.
- jishswood10 april 2025Excellent movie. The pacing and depiction of government reactions seemed quite realistic. I will say, though, that the monster initially appeared beyond ridiculous. It looked like they asked an 8 year old to draw godizilla, and then they animated that drawing. I highly recommend watching though.
- Sylmand19 maart 2026Badly dubbed into English (with an American accent)... Seriously???
- cultfilmliker25 augustus 2025“‘Post-war’ extends forever” Couldn’t help but think of the opening of Jackass Forever for the first 15 that Godzilla was on screen. The monster really grows on you
- WiseGuySaidSo17 maart 2026This is the best Godzilla movie I had ever seen. The evolution stages had him looking kinda goofy through most of it, but it didn't take away from how good this movie is. Pure destruction and chaos. Godzilla was as a metaphor and punishment for nuclear weapons and testing. Not some lovable lizard here to bring balance and natural order.
- Strects17 december 2025A movie best appreciated as Japanese political satire rather than an action-focused entry to the 'Godzilla' series, the constant bureaucracy in the face of imminent danger of the titular character and its evolutions drives home the inadequacy of the government's response to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.
- Richard12 oktober 2025This one’s a slow burn with sharp teeth. Shin Godzilla isn’t about monster mayhem, it’s about paralysis, bureaucracy and the terrifying speed of evolution. The creature’s early form is almost laughable, googly eyed and awkward, but it quickly becomes something horrifying, unstoppable and eerily symbolic. The real monster, though, might be the government’s response: endless meetings, indecision and red tape while Tokyo burns. There’s no central hero here, just a swarm of officials trying to adapt. And that’s the point. It’s a scathing allegory for Japan’s handling of the 2011 Fukushima disaster, but it resonates far beyond. It’s not flashy, but it’s bold, biting and deeply relevant. A modern Godzilla film that dares to ask: what if the real horror isn’t the monster, but our inability to act?
Shin Gojira Trivia
Shin Gojira was released on 29 juli 2016.
Shin Gojira was directed by Shinji Higuchi, Hideaki Anno.
Shin Gojira has a runtime of 2 u.
Shin Gojira was produced by Yoshihiro Sato, Masaya Shibusawa, Taichi Ueda, Kazutoshi Wadakura.
Een enorme chaos ontstaat in Japan door de verschijning van een gigantisch radioactief monster: Godzilla. Al snel grijpen de Verenigde Staten in om Japan te redden van deze ramp, maar geen enkel wapen lijkt de King of Monsters tegen te houden.
The key characters in Shin Gojira are Rando Yaguchi : Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Hiroki Hasegawa), Hideki Akasaka : Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (Yutaka Takenouchi), Kayoko Ann Patterson : US special envoy (Satomi Ishihara).
Shin Gojira is rated PG-13.
Shin Gojira is an Action, Adventure, Sciencefiction film.
Shin Gojira has an audience rating of 7.9 out of 10.
Shin Gojira had a budget of US$ 15 mln..
Shin Gojira has made US$ 78,1 mln. at the box office.