Synopsis
When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.
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Cast
- Hiroki HasegawaRando Yaguchi : Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
- Yutaka TakenouchiHideki Akasaka : Special Advisor to the Prime Minister
- Satomi IshiharaKayoko Ann Patterson : US special envoy
- Kengo KoraYusuke Shimura : Secretary of Rando
- Satoru MatsuoSyuichi Izumi : Policy Research Council Vice Chairman
- Mikako IchikawaHiromi Ogashira : Ministry of the Environment Nature
- Issey TakahashiRyu Yasuda : Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Research / Promotion Bureau Director
- Kanji TsudaFumiya Mori : Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare / Research and Development Division Director
- Shinya TsukamotoKunio Hazama : Jouhoku University Associate professor
- Toru NomaguchiTachikawa : Agency for Natural Resources and Energy / Electricity and Gas Industry Department Director
Recommendations
- 88
RogerEbert.com
You shouldn't watch Shin Godzilla for Godzilla alone. He's not really the star of the film—Yaguchi and the rest of his human adversaries are. They credibly resist the end of the world with ingenuity and teamwork, making Shin Godzilla just as winningly optimistic as it is pleasurably eccentric. - 75
Charlotte Observer
People talk non-stop at lightning speed, often while walking. The action sequences, underpinned by a loud and soppy symphonic score, actually provide a sense of respite, as Gojira methodically levels buildings and patiently releases streams of fire from his crimson throat. - 75
TheWrap
Come for the city-flattening; stay for the political satire. - 75
The A.V. Club
So, yes, Shin Godzilla is dialogue-heavy, and sometimes it fails to make much sense. And after that knockout battle scene in the middle of the film, the end conflict is a little anticlimactic, especially for Western audiences used to a lone hero sacrificing themselves to save the day instead of the successful execution of a coordinated team effort. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
The mother of all allegorical monsters takes on new meaning in a talky, vaguely nationalistic reboot that slips on like a comfortable sweater, even if it’s a sweater with some holes in it. - 70
Variety
The Original Gangsta Lizard gets a largely satisfying reboot in Shin Godzilla, a surprisingly clever monster mash best described as the “Batman Begins” of Zilla Thrillers. - 67
The Playlist
Shin Godzilla ushers in a new age for Godzilla, and a welcome one at that. It’s not perfect, but it’s ready to ask big questions and also demand thoughtful answers. In that sense, it’s one of the most valuable Godzilla movies to come along in years, decades even. - 67
IndieWire
If this fun but frequently exasperating new chapter in Godzilla’s never-ending story feels like a major anomaly, its eccentricities are what best allow it to channel the forward-thinking urgency of Honda’s original.
