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Resurgent Godzilla Back to Trample Tokyo

  • Producer Yamauchi Akihiro says he wanted to create a Godzilla that reflected the anxieties of contemporary Japan.

    Producer Yamauchi Akihiro says he wanted to create a Godzilla that reflected the anxieties of contemporary Japan.

  • At a terrifying 118.5 meters tall, the new Godzilla is a more awe-inspiring presence than ever.

    At a terrifying 118.5 meters tall, the new Godzilla is a more awe-inspiring presence than ever.

  • As chief director, Anno Hideaki said he wanted to get as close as possible to the shock unleashed by the original Godzilla.

    As chief director, Anno Hideaki said he wanted to get as close as possible to the shock unleashed by the original Godzilla.

  • Anno (center) and Higuchi (second from right) direct Tsukamoto Shinya (left) and Takahashi Issei (right), who play two members of the government-led team in the fight against Godzilla.

    Anno (center) and Higuchi (second from right) direct Tsukamoto Shinya (left) and Takahashi Issei (right), who play two members of the government-led team in the fight against Godzilla.

  • Japan’s Self-Defense Forces fight back against the monster. The SDF’s strategy is based on painstaking simulations of what might really happen in a crisis situation.

    Japan’s Self-Defense Forces fight back against the monster. The SDF’s strategy is based on painstaking simulations of what might really happen in a crisis situation.

  • Meeting the press. From left: Director Anno Hideaki with actors Ishihara Satomi (who plays the part of the US president’s special envoy, Kayoko Anne Patterson), Hasegawa Hiroki (Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yaguchi Randō), and Takenouchi Yutaka (Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Akasaka Hideki)

    Meeting the press. From left: Director Anno Hideaki with actors Ishihara Satomi (who plays the part of the US president’s special envoy, Kayoko Anne Patterson), Hasegawa Hiroki (Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yaguchi Randō), and Takenouchi Yutaka (Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Akasaka Hideki)

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