"Shin Godzilla" (2016)

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"Shin Godzilla" (2016) is a Japanese kaiju film that reimagines Godzilla as an evolving, terrifying force of nature and serves as a dark political satire on government bureaucracy and disaster response.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese film
disaster film
film
kaiju film
reboot film
science fiction film
alternativeTitle Godzilla Resurgence
Shin Gojira
linked to: Gojira
awardReceived Japan Academy Prize for Best Art Direction
Japan Academy Prize for Best Cinematography
Japan Academy Prize for Best Editing
Japan Academy Prize for Best Lighting Direction
Japan Academy Prize for Best Music Score
Japan Academy Prize for Best Sound Recording
Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year
Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year
Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year
basedOn Godzilla (character)
linked to: Godzilla

Godzilla franchise
linked to: Godzilla universe
boxOfficeGross over 75 million USD
boxOfficeGrossJapan over 8 billion yen
castMember Akira Emoto
Hiroki Hasegawa
Kengo Kora
Mansai Nomura
Ren Osugi
Satomi Ishihara
Yutaka Takenouchi
cinematographyBy Kōzō Shibasaki
containsElement CGI visual effects
miniature effects
motion capture performance
coProductionCompany Cine Bazar
Toho Pictures
linked to: Toho
countryOfOrigin Japan
currencyOfBoxOfficeJapan JPY
linked to: Japanese yen
director Hideaki Anno
Shinji Higuchi
distributor Toho
editedBy Atsuki Sato
Hideaki Anno
featuresCharacter Kayoko Ann Patterson
Rando Yaguchi
follows Godzilla: Final Wars
franchiseEntryNumber 29th Toho Godzilla film
genre disaster
kaiju film
monster film
political satire
science fiction
hasSequel Godzilla Minus One (spiritual successor)
linked to: Godzilla Minus One
inspiredBy 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
leadActor Hiroki Hasegawa
Satomi Ishihara
Yutaka Takenouchi
mainCharacter Godzilla
monsterType mutated creature
musicBy Akira Ifukube
Shiro Sagisu
notableFeature multiple evolutionary forms
satirical depiction of Japanese government
notableFor dark political satire of disaster management
reimagining Godzilla as a terrifying force of nature
originalLanguage Japanese
partOf Reiwa era Godzilla films
partOfSeries Godzilla
portrays evolving Godzilla
producer Toho
ratingSystem MPAA
releaseCountry Japan
releaseDate 2016-07-29
releaseYear 2016
runtimeMinutes 120
screenwriter Hideaki Anno
setting Japan
Tokyo
storyBy Hideaki Anno
Shinji Higuchi
theme disaster response
government bureaucracy
nuclear anxiety
title Shin Godzilla

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Godzilla appearsIn "Shin Godzilla" (2016)
Toho produced Shin Godzilla
linked to: "Shin Godzilla" (2016)
Kōji Yakusho notableWork Shin Godzilla (2016 film)
linked to: "Shin Godzilla" (2016)
Godzilla universe hasCharacter Shin Godzilla
linked to: "Shin Godzilla" (2016)