

Shin Godzilla 2016
Directed by Shinji Higuchi, Hideaki Anno
- Action, Science Fiction, Horror
- 120 min
- PG-13
A god incarnate. A city doomed.
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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- Frank Ochiengon TMDB · Oct 2016
One might nostalgically recall the days back when the cheesy yet infectious Japanese monster movies were such a magnificent draw during those hazy Saturday afternoons showcasing the double creature feature matinees that aired weekly on television. We were considered very lucky if we had Mothera battle Gamera in one showing followed up by experiencing the sheer thrill of watching Rodan take on his latest ferocious foe as well. However, as well-known as these mentioned Far East big screen beasts were in all their glorious rage and colorful destruction nobody was as legendary or instrumental in seriously wreaking havoc on vulnerable Japanese soil both heroically or horrendously than our heralded King of Carnage in the celebrated _Godzilla_. The famed and humongous rumble-and-tumble reptile makes a grand return courtesy of Toho Studios reviving the catastrophic critter in writer/co-director Hideaki Anno’s and Shinji Higuchi’s monster mash offering **Godzilla Resurgence** (a.k.a.”Shin Godzilla”). Interestingly, the last _Godzilla_ flick that was released by Toho Studios was more than a decade ago in 2004. Naturally, Japanese audiences were privileged to the exploitative antics of the fa
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Cast
- Hiroki HasegawaRando Yaguchi
- 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
Crew
- Shinji HiguchiDirector
- Hideaki AnnoDirector
- Hideaki AnnoScreenplay
- Kosuke YamadaDirector of Photography
- Shiro SagisuOriginal Music Composer
- Hideaki AnnoEditor
- Atsuki SatoEditor
- Yoshihiro SatoProducer
- Masaya ShibusawaProducer
- Taichi UedaProducer
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