Written, directed, and with visual effects by Takashi Yamazaki, Godzilla Minus One is a Japanese kaiju film. The plot revolves around Kōichi Shikishima, a former kamikaze pilot, who returns to Japan after World War II and discovers that his parents were killed in the Allied bombings. He meets a woman named Noriko Ōishi and starts to help her raise Akiko, the orphan girl she adopted. Just when life seems to regain a sense of normalcy for Shikishima and his new family, the eponymous monster appears and wreaks havoc in Japan. Shikishima soon realizes that Godzilla is connected to his past.
The film premiered on October 18, 2023, and has since become a critical and commercial success, earning a 98% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and making $64 million at the global box office against a less than $15 million budget. If you are wondering whether there will be Godzilla Minus One Part 2, this is what we have discovered.
Here’s all the Godzilla Minus One Part 2 release date information we know so far, and all the details on when it is coming out.
Is there a Godzilla Minus One Part 2 release date?
Godzilla Minus One Part 2 does not have an official release date, but it might be announced in the future.
As of December 2023, the sequel to Godzilla Minus One hasn’t been greenlit. However, the massive success of the original film and its open ending does make a potential sequel probable. Toward the end of the film (spoilers warning for those who haven’t seen the movie), Shikishima and Noriko are reunited, and it is implied that they will continue to be a family along with Akiko. Elsewhere, Godzilla, even though it was destroyed earlier, starts to regenerate from a chunk of its flesh.
In October 2023, Director Takashi Yamazaki spoke about whether a sequel was possible, stating “it’s more cinematic if it doesn’t end neatly and properly. It’s not just to make a sequel, it’s also to keep the characters of the movie alive in the hearts of the audience.”
At the film’s premiere, the filmmaker humorously asked whether he would be allowed to make another film. In an interview with Mono magazine, Yamazaki compared Godzilla to the Tatari-gami from Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke (1997) and making a Godzilla movie to a divine ritual, indicating that a sequel can be about the curses that Godzilla placed on Japan.
Godzilla Minus One is now widely regarded as one of the best Godzilla movies of recent years and has garnered the attention of the international audience. As a result, there are now commercial, narrative, and conceptual reasons for Godzilla Minus One Part 2.
The cast can potentially include Ryunosuke Kamiki as Kōichi Shikishima, Minami Hamabe as Noriko Ōishi, Sae Nagatani as Akiko, and more.
Where is Godzilla Minus One Part 2 coming out?
Godzilla Minus One Part 2 could come out in theaters.
This is because the first film came out in theaters and was a commercial success. ComingSoon will provide an update if and when Godzilla Minus One Part 2 is officially announced.
The official synopsis for Godzilla Minus One reads:
“In postwar Japan, a new terror rises. Will the devastated people be able to survive… let alone fight back?”
