Godzilla Minus One Gets Surprise Release on Netflix

Written and directed by Takashi Yamakazi, Godzilla minus one dates back to the origins of the giant radioactive kaiju. The action takes place just at the end of World War II, after the American nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The film follows a kamikaze pilot named Kōichi Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamiki), who, after deciding to land on Odo Island rather than sacrifice himself for the war, becomes one of the only survivors of an attack by Godzilla on the island.

Critics received the film well when it was released in theaters in December. The edgeCharles Pulliam-Moore of , called it a “spectacular disaster film” that “feels greater than the sum of its parts.” Godzilla minus one also won several awards, including an Oscar for visual effects in March.