The latest "Godzilla" movie will be released on Friday, November 3, 2023! The latest "Godzilla" film will be released on November 3, 2023 (Friday)! Takashi Yamazaki of "ALWAYS: Sunset on Third Street" will direct, write the screenplay, and handle VFX!

As a major project ahead of the 70th anniversary of Godzilla's birth in 2024, the latest Godzilla movie will be released on November 3, 2023 (Friday).

As a major project ahead of the 70th anniversary of Godzilla's birth in 2024, the latest Godzilla film will be released on November 3, 2023 (Friday).
The film, which marks the 30th Godzilla film in Japan, will be released on November 3, 2023, "Godzilla Day".

The film will be directed, written, and VFX directed by Takashi Yamazaki, who professes to be a Godzilla fan himself.

Yamazaki, who has a close relationship with Godzilla, including the appearance of Godzilla at the beginning of "Always: Sunset on Third Street," which he also directed, and his role as visual director for the "Godzilla the Ride" attraction at Seibuen Yuenchi, will direct, write the script, and perform the VFX for the film.
Yamazaki, who won 12 major awards at the 29th Japan Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for "ALWAYS: Sunset on Third Street" (2005) and 8 Academy Awards including Best Picture at the 38th Academy Awards for "Eternal Zero" (2001), will direct his latest Godzilla film.

The film is still shrouded in secrecy, but expectations are high for further details to be announced in the future!

Director/Screenplay/VFX: Takashi Yamazaki

Born in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture in 1964. He was strongly influenced by his childhood encounters with "Star Wars" and "Encounter with the Unknown" and decided to pursue a career in special effects. After graduating from Asagaya College of Art and Design, he joined Shirogumi Inc. in 1986. He made his directorial debut in 2000 with "Juvenile," and is a leading figure in the field of visual effects and VFX, making full use of advanced visuals in computer graphics. His "ALWAYS: Sunset on Third Street" (2005), a VFX depiction of a Showa-era town with heartwarming humanity, vitality, and atmosphere, became a hot topic of conversation, winning 12 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director at the 29th Academy Awards. Eternal Zero" (13) and "STAND BY ME Doraemon" (14) won the Best Picture and 8 other categories at the 38th Academy Awards, as well as the Best Animated Feature at the same time.
He is counted as one of Japan's leading film directors.

Godzilla Film Series

Title / Release Date / Director / Special Effects Director
1 Godzilla 1954/11/3 Honda Inoshiro Tsuburaya Eiji
2 Godzilla Strikes Back 1955/4/24 Motoyoshi Oda Eiji Tsuburaya
3 King Kong vs. Godzilla 1962/8/11 Honda Inoshiro Tsuburaya Eiji
4 Mothra vs. Godzilla 1964/4/29 Honda Inoshiro Tsuburaya Eiji
5 The Greatest Battle on Earth 1964/12/20 Honda Inoshiro Tsuburaya Eiji
6 The Great Monster War 1965/12/19 Honda Inoshiro Tsuburaya Eiji
7 Gojira, Evila, Mothra: The Great Battle of the South Seas 1966/12/17 Jun Fukuda Eiji Tsuburaya
8 Decisive Battle of Monster Island Son of Godzilla 1967/12/16 Jun Fukuda Sadamasa Arikawa
9 Kaiju Soukou 1968/8/1 Honda Inoshiro Arikawa Sadamasa
10 Godzilla, Minilla, Gabara All Monsters March 1969/12/20 Honda Inoshiro Toho Special Technology Dept.
11 Godzilla vs. Hedorah 1971/7/24 Yoshimitsu Sakano, Akiyoshi Nakano
12 Godzilla vs. Gigan 1972/3/12 Jun Fukuda, Shokei Nakano
13 Godzilla vs. Megalo 1973/3/17 Jun Fukuda Akiyoshi Nakano
14 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1974/3/21 Jun Fukuda Akiyoshi Nakano
15 Mechagodzilla Strikes Back 1975/3/15 Honda Inoshiro Nakano Shokei
16 Godzilla 1984/12/15 Koji Hashimoto Akiyoshi Nakano
17 Godzilla VS Biollante 1989/12/16 Kazuki Omori Koichi Kawakita
18 Godzilla VS King Ghidorah 1991/12/14 Kazuki Omori Koichi Kawakita
19 Godzilla VS Mothra 1992/12/12 Takao Okawara Koichi Kawakita
20 Godzilla VS Mechagodzilla 1993/12/11 Takao Okawara Koichi Kawakita
21 Godzilla VS Space Godzilla 1994/12/10 Kensho Yamashita Koichi Kawakita
22 Godzilla vs. Destroyer 1995/12/9 Takao Okawara Koichi Kawakita
23 Godzilla 2000 Millennium 1999/12/11 Takao Okawara Kenji Suzuki
24 Godzilla x Megaguirus G Annihilation Operation 2000/12/16 Tezuka Masaaki Suzuki Kenji
25 Godzilla x Mothra x King Ghidorah 2001/12/15 Shusuke Kaneko Makoto Kamiya
26 Godzilla x Mechagodzilla 2002/12/14 Tezuka Masaaki Kikuchi Yuichi
27 Godzilla x Mothra x Mechagodzilla Tokyo SOS 2003/12/13 Tezuka Masaaki Asada Eiichi
28 Godzilla FINAL WARS 2004/12/11 Ryuhei Kitamura Eiichi Asada
29 Shin Godzilla 2016/7/29 General Director: Hideaki Anno Director: Shinji Higuchi

Film information
Production: Toho Co.

Distribution: TOHO Co.
Production Production: TOHO STUDIO, ROBOT
Release Date: November 3, 2023 (Fri.)

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