Welcome to Castle of Horror, the show dedicated to horror, movies and awesomeness. This week we have a look at the 2023 film Godzilla Minus One. This is Episode #421!
Godzilla Minus One is a 2023 Japanese kaiju film directed, written, and with visual effects by Takashi Yamazaki. Produced by Toho Studios and Robot Communications and distributed by Toho, it is the 37th film in the Godzilla franchise, Toho's 33rd Godzilla film, and the fifth film in the franchise's Reiwa era. The film stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, and Kuranosuke Sasaki. In the film, postwar Japan deals with the emergence of Godzilla.Godzilla Minus One had its red carpet premiere at the Shinjuku Toho Building on October 18, 2023, and was the closing film at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival. Toho released it theatrically in Japan on November 3, the same day as the first film was released throughout Japan in 1954, to celebrate the franchise's 70th anniversary. The film has grossed $35 million against its $15 million budget and received critical acclaim; American critics praised the film's visual effects, direction, story, characters, musical score and social commentary, with many comparing it favorably in opposition to recent Hollywood films.

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