TOHO & GKIDS has released the official teaser trailer for Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Miou Tanaka, and Sae Nagatani. The film will be released in theaters on November 3rd in Japan, and November 6th in the United States
Plot Synopsis: War reduced Japan to zero, and Godzilla plunged it into minus. Two years have passed since then, and the country has faced agonizing struggles to achieve recovery and finally reclaim its daily life. Just as humanity managed to cling to a hard-won peace, a new threat strikes, crushing hope in an instant. There is no third time. Everything ends here. “Godzilla Minus Zero” sees Oscar-winning filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki return as Director, Screenwriter and VFX lead. The film is produced by Toho Studios and ROBOT, with VFX from SHIROGUMI Inc. The film is currently in production.
“Godzilla Minus Zero” picks up in 1949, two years after the tumultuous events of “Godzilla Minus One,” and continues the story of the Shikishima family as they face an all-new calamity. As previously announced, Ryunosuke Kamiki returns as Koichi Shikishima, the hero who stood against Godzilla’s terror in “Godzilla Minus One,” and is joined by Minami Hamabe as Noriko Shikishima, who miraculously survived Godzilla’s first attack on Tokyo.
Revealed to be joining the film’s cast is legendary actor Min Tanaka, celebrated for his unforgettable performance in the 2025 Japanese blockbuster “Kokuho.” In “Godzilla Minus Zero,” Tanaka will take on the pivotal role of Kanji Murakami, a biologist carrying deep psychological scars from the war.
In addition, the full list of returning cast members from “Godzilla Minus One” has been unveiled. Hidetaka Yoshioka reprises his role as Kenji Noda, who fought alongside protagonist Koichi Shikishima in “Godzilla Minus One” and now battles the new threat as the director of the Disaster Response Bureau. Yuki Yamada returns as Shiro Mizushima, the young crew member of the Shinseimaru who fought on the front lines, alongside Kuranosuke Sasaki as Seiji Akitsu, the captain of the same vessel. Furthermore, Sakura Ando reprises her role as Sumiko Ota, Shikishima’s neighbor who now runs a local orphanage, and Miou Tanaka returns as Tatsuo Hotta, the former captain of the destroyer Yukikaze.
Having survived the previous deadly struggle alongside Shikishima, these beloved characters stand ready to face Godzilla once again.
“Godzilla Minus Zero” is the highly anticipated new film from Director Takashi Yamazaki, following his critically-acclaimed “Godzilla Minus One.” That landmark film is the highest-grossing Japan-produced “Godzilla” film, earning more than $116 million worldwide and winning.
Best Visual Effects at the 96th Academy Awards, becoming the first Asian film to take home the award. TOHO will release “Godzilla Minus Zero” theatrically in Japan on Tuesday, November 3rd, with GKIDS set to launch a wide theatrical release across North America beginning Friday, November 6th, 2026. As previously announced, Cineplex Pictures will support GKIDS with the Canadian rollout. TOHO also announced today that “Godzilla Minus Zero” will launch that same week internationally across Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand. Exact release dates for individual territories will be announced separately.
The Japanese release date of November 3rd holds special significance in Godzilla’s storied legacy, marking the original theatrical release of “Godzilla” in 1954. Now, 72 years after the birth of the iconic creature, and three years after the global success of “Godzilla Minus One” (released in Japan on November 3rd, 2023), “Godzilla Minus Zero” is set to continue the monster’s undeniable legacy, making its debut on Japan’s Godzilla Day 2026.
Shot entirely in Japan as the first-ever Japanese production to be Filmed For IMAX, “Godzilla Minus Zero” was shot with high-definition digital cameras certified by IMAX, and optimized in sound and imagery unique to IMAX screens. The globally beloved monster returns to movie theater screens, reaching greater and more terrifying heights, making “Godzilla Minus Zero” a true cinematic event not to be missed.
“Godzilla Minus Zero” marks GKIDS’ second stewardship of a Godzilla franchise film from TOHO for North American release, following TOHO’s acquisition of GKIDS in 2024. Last year, GKIDS spearheaded a new 4K remaster and theatrical re-release of TOHO’s globally acclaimed “Shin Godzilla,” directed by Hideaki Anno and co-directed by Shinji Higuchi–creators of the cult-classic anime “Neon Genesis Evangelion”–introducing the landmark 2016 film to a new generation of audiences outside of Japan. Notably, “Shin Godzilla” held the record as the highest-grossing Japan-produced entry in the franchise for 7 years, earning $78 million worldwide before being surpassed by “Godzilla Minus One” in 2023.
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