Godzilla Minus Zero review: spectacular sequel continues franchise's winning streak
The follow-up to the Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One premiered at the New York Film Festival, combining large-scale action with historical commentary, The Guardian reports.
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Godzilla Minus Zero, the sequel to the Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One, world-premiered at the New York Film Festival, according to a review in The Guardian.
The review describes the film as spectacular, combining large-scale monster action with the kind of thoughtful historical context that characterized the previous installment.
Writer-director Takashi Yamazaki returns for the sequel, bringing back lead characters Kōichi Shikishima, played by Ryunosuke Kamiki, along with Noriko, played by Minami Hamabe, and their adopted daughter Akiko, played by Sae Nagatani, the review said.
The story picks up two years after the events of Godzilla Minus One, in 1949, with a new dragon-like creature named Ghidorah emerging as a threat, according to the review.
Godzilla Minus One was previously reported as the highest-grossing Japanese-language film ever released in North America and won an Academy Award for its visual effects, the review noted.
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- Godzilla Minus Zero review – spectacular Japanese action continues franchise’s winning streak — The Guardian — Culture
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