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Shin Godzilla

Shin Godzilla

2016
Drama, Sci-fi
2h 0m
It's a peaceful day in Japan when a strange fountain of water erupts in the bay, causing panic to spread among government officials. At first, they suspect only volcanic activity, but one young executive dares to wonder if it may be something different - something alive. His worst nightmare comes to life when a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and begins tearing through the city, leaving nothing but destruction in its wake. (wikipedia)

Directed by:

Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi

Screenwriter:

Hideaki Anno

Starring:

Jun Kunimura, Akira Emoto, Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Mansai Nomura, Kyûsaku Shimada, Mikako Ichikawa, Kengo Kôra, Satomi Ishihara, Pierre Taki, Yutaka Takenouchi, Hiroki Hasegawa, Ren Ohsugi

Franchise:

Godzilla

Genres:

Drama, Sci-fi, Action, Adventure, Horror

AKA:

Shin Gojira

Country:

Japan

Languages:

English, Japanese, German, Japanese Sign Language
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Shin Godzilla

2016
Drama, Sci-fi
2h 0m
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barthalenBarthalen
Rated 28 Mar 2017
80
81st
Hooray, a 'Zilla flick that has something to say again! A wry, dark satire of a country that's been falling behind and is being suffocated by a conservative, out of touch bureaucracy. Japan doesn't even get the chance to name the creature, ouch. And when the carnage starts, holy shit! This Godzilla does. Not. Fuck. Around. The unleashed atomic breath took my breath away. Makes 2014 Godzilla more disappointing in retrospect. The third act could've used more surprises though.
Rated 28 Mar 2017
desertpunkDesertPunk
Rated 15 May 2017
87
91st
Shin Godzilla functions less as a traditional kaiju romp and more as a natural disaster film, showing the dense layers of politics, diplomacy, and public panic associated with a kaiju attack. Gone is the very human Godzilla from previous films, replaced with a horrifyingly grotesque, twisted force of nature that has no concern for the insects crawling at its feet. Easily the best Godzilla flick since Honda's original.
Rated 15 May 2017
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 19 Aug 2019
92
92nd
I have no idea why, after this and Neon Evangelion, studios aren't throwing money at Anno Hideaki to make more movies. Using only hutzpah and every Japanese character actor known to man, he's able to craft a work with both political urgency and visual penache - like the original - laying naked political stupidity alongside humanist discourse. This Godzilla, justifiably, is no friend or foe - just karmic redistribution on a global scale. We all deserve a little piece of its modern-day hell.
Rated 19 Aug 2019
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 03 Nov 2019
75
72nd
All the drawn out political nonsense and terrible American accents in the world cannot take away from the fact that this is the definitive Gojira. Unnerving. Unstoppable. Incredible.
Rated 03 Nov 2019
frederikaFrederikA
Rated 02 Aug 2019
70
67th
Have you ever wondered: What if The West Wing was set in Japan, had dialled up the satire and revolved around the inept governmental response to the emergence of a pokémon send straight from the 7th circle of hell gradually leveling up in and around Tokyo? An infinitely more interesting (if somewhat uneven) take on Godzilla than the recent american versions.
Rated 02 Aug 2019
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 23 Oct 2016
7
67th
I'm having a hard time articulating my thoughts about this movie because my thoughts are all over the place, but I think that's reflective of the movie itself, because it operated under a bunch of different modes: political critique, parody, disaster flick, man in a suit hilarity, anti-nuclear statement, procedural thriller, remake...it's impressive how many things Hideaki Anno managed to juggle at once. Equally impressive is the fact that the Godzilla metaphor is still more relevant than ever.
Rated 23 Oct 2016
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 23 Oct 2016
30
2nd
If you thought what had been missing from Godzilla films was a Tom Clancy-level of obsessive detail about the moment-by-moment decision making occurring "behind-the-scenes" both within the government and military about what to do about the monster, then this film's for you. Never again will you be unclear about which bureaucrat decided to take action and exactly what type of weapons are being used. This is the second excruciatingly boring Godzilla film in 2 years w/ far too little Godzilla.
Rated 23 Oct 2016
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 29 Mar 2023
82
79th
Godzilla for the Fukushima era. It's no surprise that Anno can deliver great procedural eldritch monstrosity action sequences considering his pedigree, but the real meat here is in the political satire. Japan is choked by bureaucracy, controlled by restrictive laws due to its past, and beholden to other country's whims. It's only when hierarchies are disregarded and people treat each other as equal contributors are problems solved. It's uneven and jerky, but so is life, and so is Godzilla.
Rated 29 Mar 2023
ocelotOcelot
Rated 29 Jul 2018
65
64th
entertaining, but a lot of the satire feels like it was lost in translation. is that news network supposed to be their CNN, or a specific organization? no idea. that Anno put as little effort into casting the white people as American productions do with casting Asians is commendable.
Rated 29 Jul 2018
mojojoestarMojoJoestar
Rated 27 Mar 2017
80
86th
This was basically the perfect blend of body horror, disaster flicks, and political comedy.
Rated 27 Mar 2017
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 27 Dec 2016
88
95th
HOLYSHIT they got it right. True 50s scifi rebirthed with contemporary weight while balancing an impossible tone somewhere between heroic, satirical, cartoony, horrifying & existential. Low budget shows but the creative & economical use of design, pace, music & editing all contribute in glorious unison. Very tasking to follow by design & the philosophical themes don't quite have the immediacy of the original but it does its thing with fearless conviction to the new & tasteful respect to the old.
Rated 27 Dec 2016
caimancaiman
Rated 13 Oct 2016
90
92nd
I went into this movie with high expectations and it still blew me away. It's almost an anti-Godzilla movie in the way the reality of a giant destructive monster is handled so realistically. I loved Godzilla's design. He looks more terrifying than he's ever been. And the atomic breath scene was, hands down, the best moment I've seen in a Godzilla movie. I had chills. This was pretty much a perfect Godzilla movie. I hope this is the start of a new Toho series that follows in this style.
Rated 13 Oct 2016
gogolitgogolit
Rated 23 Mar 2019
82
83rd
This is how you do it
Rated 23 Mar 2019
nilkynarfynilkynarfy
Rated 27 Mar 2018
75
68th
Fine, I'll say it: I actually liked the non-kaiju wrecking shit parts more than the kaiju wrecking shit parts. The new Godzilla is just too stiff; it's so surprising that it wasn't a rubber suit. I think they were going for an Attack on Titan thing, but it wasn't working for me. The fire breath was rad as hell though, very Gamera 3. And the replacement Prime Minister was so hilariously non-heroic. He totally won me over with that 'Oh man, my noodles are cold. This job sucks' comment.
Rated 27 Mar 2018
cmonsterCMonster
Rated 05 Aug 2017
72
52nd
I found it oddly reminiscent of the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy in the sense that 1 foot is squarely grounded in a genre film the filmmakers obviously care about and the other foot is squarely grounded in self aware parody. Not as successful as those films but still good.
Rated 05 Aug 2017
guy-piranhaguy piranha
Rated 30 Mar 2017
45
17th
Reading the excessively positive reviews here makes me uneasy, not to mention unsure if i saw the same movie...because after the last two hours of nauseatingly edited verbal hyperactivity in meta-analogical world politics and 15 minutes of cringeworthy asylum-cgi, all that comes to my mind is: shit godzilla.
Rated 30 Mar 2017
bofbof
Rated 05 Mar 2017
73
66th
A remake of the original, real, accept-no-funny-substitutes Godzilla updated for the modern age has to do a few things. Deliver the same devastation, if slighlty more family-friendly, check. Acknowledge how the whole world would react, check. Take a page out of "The Martian" in showing all the people working to stop him, check. Have a Godzilla with awful morning breath who fucking STOMPS, check. Not perfect, but way better than it needs to be, and better than the sequels will be.
Rated 05 Mar 2017
auritechauritech
Rated 12 Jan 2017
95
97th
Holy god, I loved this movie. It was the first Godzilla movie that I actually watched in a cinema after years of seeing them on Saturday afternoon creature features and MST3Ks and I felt like a little kid again. It was awesome. The political satire is on point; live long enough in Japan and it makes total sense. Sure, it's flawed. CG is inconsistent and Satomi Ishihara's English is not good. But it's an excellent Godzilla film and a good snapshot of where Japan is right now.
Rated 12 Jan 2017
ippeiIppei
Rated 31 Oct 2016
80
87th
Truly a great monster movie. With it's break-neck speed editing and dialogue and ultra-realism in the portrayal of politics and bureaucracy that would be involved in a disaster event like this, it feel far too real whilst staying true to its Gojira roots. Gojira itself looks great and wrecks havoc for no reason like it should, with the action and special effects working together wonderfully.
Rated 31 Oct 2016
crayonCRAYON
Rated 17 Oct 2016
90
86th
Went into the theater pretty hyped for this movie but it didn't let me down. I thought that the political satire bits were funny and interesting, while not being hard to decipher for western audiences. The battle scenes were amazing and some of the best of any Godzilla film. Design wise I think this is my favorite Godzilla. He feels fresh and interesting, while also being well explained within the films universe.
Rated 17 Oct 2016
prophet92Prophet92
Rated 16 Oct 2016
90
87th
A beautifully shot, brilliantly written update that takes Godzilla back into the realm of social commentary and morphs his central metaphor into a fitting new form for the problems facing modern Japan, this is a smart, satisfying shot in the arm for the franchise and easily among the best movies in the series.
Rated 16 Oct 2016
boxcarsBoxcars
Rated 16 Oct 2016
7
49th
'Shin Godzilla' updates both the carnage and the theme of the original, this time criticizing the convolution of Japanese bureaucracy and international paternalism. While (more often than not) entertaining, the political debate can become long-winded. Thankfully, this film presents Godzilla in rare form, with awesome scenes of desolation, and a perfectly complementing score from Shiro Sagisu.
Rated 16 Oct 2016
janusjanus
Rated 12 Oct 2016
50
19th
There are ways to make scenes of boardroom politicking exciting, but unfortunately after 60+ years giant monsters smashing shit is still the only thing this series is good at. (Disclaimer: thoroughly American viewer and so possibly not an ideal target for the film's finer points.)
Rated 12 Oct 2016
scholar69420Scholar69420
Rated 23 Dec 2023
77
82nd
This is how you do a Godzilla film. It’s a modern take on the classic monster flick. Especially compared to US versions, this Japanese production places its focus on domestic and international politics as the true antagonist. There’s nothing inherently evil about Gojira, it’s simply a natural disaster.
Rated 23 Dec 2023
ununniliumUnunnilium
Rated 17 Oct 2022
88
86th
Amazing how Anno can thoughtfully and thoroughly critique a genre while simultaneously delivering a solid, satisfying entry in it. Just as the original Gojira was a disaster movie, so's this, but in the wake of Fukushima, focused on the shortcomings of government bureaucracy and how self-organized individuals in flattened hierarchies can do better - along with a healthy dose of criticism for Japan-US relations. Its attitude towards the military is a bit muddled, but that's kaiju in a nutshell.
Rated 17 Oct 2022
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 12 Nov 2018
3
36th
has the weirdest, most inscrutable creature design of any godzilla movie i've seen, but it's really just a catalyst for a thesis on japanese identity and infrastructure in the wake of fukushima (et al). nothing brings out the best and worst of a country like a city-flattening disaster, and anno imagines, with cautious idealism, the ensuing bureaucratic processes and geopolitical dependencies, ground-level courage and scientific creativity. it's refreshing, if not that convincing or exciting.
Rated 12 Nov 2018
djrossdjross
Rated 06 Sep 2017
45
34th
Most successful as an imaginative satire about bureaucracy and government, somewhat in the tradition of IKIRU, and so as a commentary of sorts on the response to the Fukushima crisis, among other things, but still struggles to sustain interest for the duration. The rendering of the monster may be a little unconvincing, but the depiction of the massive destruction it brings is mostly pretty effective, and is sure to delight aficionados of urban annihilation.
Rated 06 Sep 2017
overratedoverrated
Rated 13 Jan 2017
73
82nd
That atomic breath scene.
Rated 13 Jan 2017
ribcageribcage
Rated 19 Oct 2016
80
77th
Way to make godzilla nasty again!Like the original it focuses on what gojira does to people not what he does to property.Lots of films go for "realistic" and fail but the indepth look & satire of the political pandemonium a monster attack might bring was spot on believable. This is intense and moves at a breakneck pace...until the last act which either needed less drama or a couple mins of action. I felt exhausted in a good way as i left the theater. Gojira looks feral..atomic breath was awesome
Rated 19 Oct 2016
kenmeistersKenMeisters
Rated 11 Mar 2022
85
93rd
Clever deconstruction of how the entire government of Japan would be unfit to deal with Godzilla actually showing up and be more interested in keeping face than doing something. Add a couple of incredible shots of the nastiest Godzilla since ever beautifully destroying Tokyo and you have an good time with the King of Kaijus.
Rated 11 Mar 2022
lonewolf2003Lonewolf2003
Rated 27 Jan 2021
75
61st
By shifting the focus on to the governmental reaction A&H put an original spin on this remake. Turning it more into a procedural than a disaster movie. The depiction of this reaction feels very realistic. It also doesn't shy away from satire. Through some excellent editing and a breathtaking pace it keeps highly engaging. On top of that Godzilla himself is terrifying and the destruction he causes is truly chilling. With the ongoing pandemic crisis, this is again very topical.
Rated 27 Jan 2021
lrampartllrampartl
Rated 05 Jan 2021
80
76th
Wow. The first half was absolutely tremendous, and was the perfect Godzilla film. The second half became the usual Godzilla formula, and the film really, really, really got up its own ass about Japan's nuclear legacy and dumb plot devices.
Rated 05 Jan 2021
nargNarg
Rated 15 Aug 2019
67
66th
Why can't every movie involve people in conference rooms discussing how to stop giant monsters?
Rated 15 Aug 2019
dyannethorneDyanneThorne
Rated 05 Aug 2019
77
79th
I always forget just how dumb Gojira looks. In my mind it looks like a T-Rex, all muscular and dangerous, in reality it looks like one of the models pieced together by very early paleontologists and made extra fat so they could have dinner inside it. This one has googly eyes slapped on. But chubby-ass creature design aside, this was pretty amazing both as satire and as a monster movie. Loved the minister of agriculture suddenly turned head of state.
Rated 05 Aug 2019
oretyo_rety
Rated 02 Jul 2019
75
57th
I liked the pace, no-bullshit approach and a showcase of human resolve fighting against the greatest monster of all: bureaucracy. The Western characters were unconvincing and the Japanese ones were hard to tell apart, but who cares about them, when there's Gojira stomping a city
Rated 02 Jul 2019
peribokuperiboku
Rated 21 Oct 2018
83
79th
Great movie. Lots of criticism underlying.
Rated 21 Oct 2018
siphus007siphus007
Rated 31 May 2018
72
36th
A political comedy more than anything, that I did not see coming.
Rated 31 May 2018
mwestcottmwestcott
Rated 11 Apr 2018
84
64th
Shin Gojira is a very unique entry in the series. As it makes the choice once again to include Godzilla only. No monster fights. The fast talking and subtitles may throw some viewers off track but the story is simple enough to follow. And the special effects are to a high standard for the Japanese series. Even if the battles using the suits will be missed.
Rated 11 Apr 2018
xenophuleXenophule
Rated 15 Aug 2017
9
72nd
I did not expect to like this as much as I did! The whole thing is commentary on how absurd government is when it comes to solving anything. Ridiculously fun! If you enjoy Dr Strangelove you'll enjoy this without a doubt!
Rated 15 Aug 2017
pratchett3Pratchett3
Rated 07 Jul 2017
7
50th
hey, you got your evangelion in my godzilla!
Rated 07 Jul 2017
hadleyreisHadleyreis
Rated 11 Jun 2017
69
52nd
His shin made less of an appearance than I had expected
Rated 11 Jun 2017
noonekansainoonekansai
Rated 10 Jun 2017
100
68th
The first Godzilla film in 12 years, and that's about the time I've waited for this one. I was happy to see it in Japan when it came out, and a childhood dream came true. It's the most terrifying, adult Godzilla until now, I couldn't have wished for more than that.
Rated 10 Jun 2017
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 22 Apr 2017
85
92nd
The film stretches to so many subgenres -- comedy of errors, political satire (the characters' titles getting bigger and bigger), tons of POVs -- but ultimately finds beautiful ways to pay homage to the 1954 film while creating its own chronicle about Japanese society (public and private) cooperating to control chaos. The kaiju gets purple and spits laser and fire, but the humans manage to freeze him in an operation that uses cranes and trains to mobilize the King of Monsters.
Rated 22 Apr 2017
koalafishKoalafish
Rated 30 Mar 2017
40
6th
so boring....when Godzilla decided to take a nap for more than half an hour (not kidding) I did the same.
Rated 30 Mar 2017
byderByder
Rated 16 Feb 2017
71
70th
Not as good as The Way of All Flesh but still noteworthy good.
Rated 16 Feb 2017
joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 24 Jan 2017
75
73rd
Great! Not as good as the American reboot from 2014 but pretty close. Godzilla's attack scenes were excellent and wonderfully scored, but all the political satire wears on you after awhile. Biggest gripe was the chick who kept trying to speak English (and failing miserably) but thinks she'll be US President in a decade. Either way I definitely want more Godzilla movies... American or Japanese.
Rated 24 Jan 2017
punqPUNQ
Rated 20 Dec 2016
50
77th
Too much talking from monsters in uniforms and suits instead of scenes with the real monster. The Ota destruction was pretty awesome even if the film overall was too chatty.
Rated 20 Dec 2016
suzumeSuzume
Rated 29 Nov 2024
1
1st
One more reason to kms
Rated 29 Nov 2024
yhijiyhiji
Rated 25 Jul 2024
80
83rd
Evangelion but Godzila, obviously gonna be sick
Rated 25 Jul 2024
kevin_ruffoKevin Ruffo
Rated 22 Feb 2024
70
57th
godzilla be all like ( • ) ( • ) and all of a sudden start causing havoc in the city
Rated 22 Feb 2024
holosko10holosko10
Rated 17 Feb 2024
70
20th
Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Rated 17 Feb 2024
silent_discosilent disco
Rated 19 Jul 2023
75
60th
I love how the main character is just a flustered government, the beat by beat practical breakdown of how to engage the matter on safety terms, foreign perspective etc. Leans harder into the allegorical disaster prevention and recovery of the original thru Godzilla as Fukushima and you feel that pressure and historical weight (especially when they consider allowing US nukes as solution) yet you still get yr bombastic Zilla laser light shows and trains crashing into him as makeshift bombs.
Rated 19 Jul 2023
scuffedScuffed
Rated 26 Apr 2023
50
19th
The bad subtitles certainly don't help. I understood the appeal of the bureaucracy, but it felt a bit silly with the back drop of a waddling puppet Godzilla. The opening was more interesting, showing citizens dealing with the symptoms of Godzilla's emergence. If they focused more on those human elements and less on the bureaucratic slog it would have been a benefit.
Rated 26 Apr 2023
sproostsproost
Rated 09 Feb 2023
75
79th
The japanese "humor" and satire was a little lost on me, but the design was mind blowing, a creative feat of high artistic quality. A triumph for cgi in a mere supportive role - the Godzilla puppet looks and moves fantastic, even if it's less fluent than it would be as a cgi model- his vintage appearance is very easy to come to love. Some A-tier city-flattening, too. I’ll take MORE PRACTICAL EFFECTS, FEWER COMPUTERS any day!
Rated 09 Feb 2023
bownBown
Rated 25 Oct 2022
76
37th
The Godzilla stuff is super cool but the bureaucracy stuff often feels like a comedy sketch that goes on for way too long
Rated 25 Oct 2022
kayimbokayimbo
Rated 01 Jun 2022
80
49th
best godzilla movie. Godzilla has googly eyes though which is a bit annoying.
Rated 01 Jun 2022
panzerwolfpanzerwolf
Rated 02 Oct 2021
65
46th
I have mixed feelings. I liked the insane destruction caused upon a city by a giant monster any day, but the political drama was dragging along slow as molasses at times. While I get it's a political commentary on how bureacrats will go through the motions even when faced by losing an entire city. Better than the new western Godzilla movies, anyway.
Rated 02 Oct 2021
drtfx7drtfx7
Rated 04 Jul 2021
60
41st
Godzilla, deeply rooted into the Japanese culture. Harvests a bit of humor with the snailish and unnecessarily convoluted beaurocratic response to the attack, dabs its feet into the post-war sentiment of Japan all the while consistently flashing some Godzilla action sequences. Has a 'soul' so to speak, devoid in most of the american spin-offs.
Rated 04 Jul 2021
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 24 May 2021
60
62nd
As a fan of the original Japanese films, I liked it.
Rated 24 May 2021
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 10 Apr 2021
70
42nd
Very cool for the most part, in perspective, milieu, pacing, with a couple of very effective action set-pieces (the astonishing B-2 sequence, wow). Unfortunately held back by some dodgy effects, very awkward integration of American characters (Ishihara is so badly miscast she undermines the entire point of her character; were there literally no actual Japanese-American actresses available?) and a weak denouement and cheesy ending. Looking forward to Anno refining these cool ideas in future films
Rated 10 Apr 2021
kito1kito1
Rated 13 Feb 2021
50
24th
Not that great. The ratio of debate vs. destruction is completely wrong.
Rated 13 Feb 2021
troothTrooth
Rated 06 Dec 2019
68
46th
Godzilla looks absolutely dopey when first appearing in this movie, such that I thought it must be a different monster that Godzilla would show up later to fight. I think Japanese audiences are more forgiving of spotty CGI than other demographics too, as it's sometimes very questionable here. The heavy focus on the administrative struggles of a Godzilla attack was unique, but also makes for a boring-by-design movie, so if that's what you signed up to see, you'll get it.
Rated 06 Dec 2019
hisblobhisblob
Rated 02 Aug 2019
71
50th
cringe movie about humans murdering a majestic creature
Rated 02 Aug 2019
hotsakehotsake
Rated 03 Jul 2018
66
66th
Interesting take on a Godzilla movie. The movie was intellectually stimulating and kept me interested throughout but it was missing the fun factor that I love about Godzilla films.
Rated 03 Jul 2018
letskillrobotsletskillrobots
Rated 04 Aug 2017
11
25th
This was... not a joke?
Rated 04 Aug 2017
nechbetnechbet
Rated 24 Mar 2017
55
20th
Get ready, shin godzilla party with all the lights arrived to the city to teach you how to party! My favorite part was the first form of godzilla - looked like a chicken after a visit to nuclear powerplant (spoiler - powerplant leaked)
Rated 24 Mar 2017
joojooJooJoo
Rated 14 Mar 2017
5
81st
the real shit yo
Rated 14 Mar 2017
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 05 Dec 2016
6
51st
Great poster and monster design. If only the fun carried on in this overlong monster mash. You'll enjoy the light show (literally), too bad you have to sit through a lot of stagnant poli-drama in between.
Rated 05 Dec 2016
fenixdownfenixdown
Rated 13 Oct 2016
77
62nd
A modernized remake of the original, with a some fresh ideas thrown in to keep you guessing. Runs a little long, but definitely worth it for a Godzilla fan.
Rated 13 Oct 2016
jfenjfen
Rated 12 Oct 2016
95
96th
I think that was a movie with a lot of strong opinions about modern Japanese politics but I don't know enough about the subject to be sure. Edit: this film is better every time I watch it.
Rated 12 Oct 2016

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