Source:
Toho
Studios
/
Toho
With
all
the
subpar
Godzilla
films
that
have
dropped
on
the
states
side
over
the
past
few
years,
many
didn’t
know
whether
to
put
any
stock
in
the
low-budget
Godzilla
Minus
One
film
from
this
historic
Toho
Studios
that’s
slated
to
drop
this
holiday
season.
Source:
Toho
Studios
/
Toho
Well,
we’re
here
to
tell
you
that
not
only
does
Godzilla
Minus
One
deliver,
but
it’s
easily
the
best
Godzilla
film
to
release
since,
well,
the
80’s.
On
Monday
night
(Nov.
20)
the
Japan
Society
in
New
York
City
held
a
press
screening
for
the
Takashi
Yamazaki-directed
epic
and
to
say
the
film
was
well-received
would
be
an
understatement.
It
was
loved.
Set
during
the
1940’s
World
War
II
era,
the
film
follows
the
life
of
Japanese
kamikaze
pilot
Kōichi
Shikishima
(Ryunosuke
Kamiki)
who
couldn’t
bring
himself
to
sacrifice
his
life
for
his
country.
Chickening
out
of
his
suicidal
assignment,
Shikishima
decides
to
head
for
safety
on
Odo
Island
where
he
tells
his
fellow
countrymen
that
his
plane
malfunctioned
and
he
couldn’t
finish
his
job.
Unfortunately
for
him
and
everyone
else,
a
baby
Godzilla
the
size
of
a
T-Rex
stumbles
onto
the
island
as
well
and
things
did
not
go
well
for
anyone.
Returning
home
to
the
rubble
that
was
once
Tokyo,
Shikishima
lives
in
shame
of
his
actions
(or
lack
thereof)
and
finds
himself
having
become
a
“family
man”
when
a
young
woman
named
Noriko
(Minami
Hamabe)
and
an
orphaned
baby
(Akiko)
unintentionally
become
a
part
of
his
life.
After
years
of
battling
his
inner
demons
and
trying
to
come
to
grips
with
his
reality,
Shikishima
slowly
begins
to
piece
back
together
his
life
when
a
fully
grown
Godzilla
re-emerges
from
the
depths
of
the
sea
and
threatens
to
destroy
everything
he’s
worked
so
hard
to
build.
From
his
“family”
to
a
newly
rebuilt
Tokyo,
nothing
is
safe
from
a
Godzilla
who
just
seems
to
hate
humans.
A
far
cry
from
the
American
Godzilla
who
doesn’t
mind
humans
and
is
somehow
a
climate
change
activist
or
something—think,
gentrified
Godzilla.
This
1940’s
era
Godzilla
doesn’t
just
want
to
destroy
everything
in
its
path,
but
is
fully
equipped
to
do
so
as
it
can
shoot
nuclear-powered
laser
beams
that
level
entire
cities
and
can
regenerate
its
own
flesh
wounds
on
the
spot
in
a
matter
of
seconds.
In
other
words,
it’s
unstoppable.
While
Godzilla
Minus
One
didn’t
feature
as
much
monster
action
as
one
might’ve
been
hoping
for,
the
human
story
that
it
revolves
around
is
as
captivating
and
gratifying
as
one
could
hope
for.
You
actually
end
up
caring
about
these
characters
and
how
things
pan
out
for
them.
As
opposed
to
the
American
Godzilla
films
where
you
really
weren’t
bother
who
lived
or
died.
Whether
it
was
“Ferris
Bueller”
(Godzilla’98)
or
“Scarlet
Witch”
(Godzilla
2014),
they
could’ve
all
took
fatal
L’s
for
all
we
cared.
Source:
Toho
Studios
/
Toho
But
not
in
Godzilla
Minus
One.
Witnessing
a
shell
of
a
man
step
into
his
own
power
while
staring
death
in
the
eye,
director
Takashi
Yamazaki
was
able
to
turn
a
$15
million
monster
movie
into
a
priceless,
soul-moving
movie
experience
that
audiences
won’t
soon
forget.
Heck,
people
left
the
screening
with
tears
in
their
eyes.
That’s
saying
something.
Will
you
be
checking
out
Godzilla
Minus
One
when
it
roars
into
theaters
on
December
1?
Let
us
know
in
the
comments
section
below.
