Saturday, July 25, 2020

"Shin Godzilla" released 2016


Shin Godzilla premiered July 25, 2016 in Tokyo before being released to the rest of the country on July 29.  It is the first Toho Company production of Godzilla since Godzilla: Final Wars in 2004.  Also, it is considered a 'reboot' of the series since it is not a sequel to any of the previous movies.

It was released in the US in October starting with Los Angeles on Oct 3, New York City on Oct 5 and Columbus, Ohio on October 7.  Then it had a limited release on October 11.

At the Awards of the Japanese Academy, it won Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Lighting, Best Editing, Best Sound and Best Art Direction.  It was nominated for four more awards.


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