Is it truly a dragon? Who cares, we're doing it because we wanted to. With the aftermath of WW2 a new threat has fallen on Japan in the form of an atomic monster. Unlike the American Godzilla films, this one has a solid human story with Koichi, a failed kamikaze pilot struggling to rebuild his life after the war. With a great design, call backs to the originals and a story that is actually worth the 2 hour runtime this has become the new standard for the franchise, and the only way to kill it now" is with the power of the sea".