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Shin Godzilla
🎬 Movie

Shin Godzilla

2016 · 120 min Action Science Fiction Horror
⭐ 7.2 / 10 · TMDB

When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film operates honestly within the horror genre: doesn't rush to frighten, lets the space breathe with anxiety. It's about the feeling of wrongness — slow, but relentless.

The film doesn't rush. That's its greatest strength and greatest risk: if you're not ready for slow horror — it will exhaust you. If you are — it won't let go.

For viewers who need sustained tension, not just a collection of scary moments.

Director: Shinji Higuchi

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: Late at night, alone or with someone who won't be ashamed to admit they're scared. Lights off.

🎭 Cast

Hiroki Hasegawa

Hiroki Hasegawa

Rando Yaguchi : Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary

Yutaka Takenouchi

Yutaka Takenouchi

Hideki Akasaka : Special Advisor to the Prime Minister

Satomi Ishihara

Satomi Ishihara

Kayoko Ann Patterson : US special envoy

Kengo Kora

Kengo Kora

Yusuke Shimura : Secretary of Rando

Satoru Matsuo

Satoru Matsuo

Syuichi Izumi : Policy Research Council Vice Chairman

Mikako Ichikawa

Mikako Ichikawa

Hiromi Ogashira : Ministry of the Environment Nature

Issey Takahashi

Issey Takahashi

Ryu Yasuda : Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Research / Promotion Bureau Director

Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

Fumiya Mori : Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare / Research and Development Division Director

Shinya Tsukamoto

Shinya Tsukamoto

Kunio Hazama : Jouhoku University Associate professor

Toru Nomaguchi

Toru Nomaguchi

Tachikawa : Agency for Natural Resources and Energy / Electricity and Gas Industry Department Director

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