New key art for the movie. Photo courtesy of GKIDS. © 2026 TOHO

TOHO and GKIDS, the Academy Award®-winning curator, producer, and distributor that was acquired by TOHO in 2024, have released a new trailer fo GODZILLA MINUS ZERO (ゴジラ-0.0/ゴジラマイナスゼロ, Gojira Mainasu Zero). The highly anticipated film from director Takashi Yamazaki will make its world premiere as the Spotlight Gala selection for the 64th New York Film Festival on Saturday, September 26. The feature will make its theatrical debut domestically in Japan on Tuesday, November 3, and launch a wide theatrical release across North America beginning Friday, November 6. The new trailer begins with the confirmation that Godzilla was not fully destroyed, and offers a glimpse of the latest kaiju extermination operation, while debuting new and returning characters. The trailer is accompanied by a new theatrical poster that centers on Godzilla and features mysterious blue energy surrounding the monster and bright gold lightning striking from above.

In addition to the new trailer and poster, additional cast members have been revealed to be joining the production. Newly revealed in this trailer is Masami Nagasawa who joins the cast as Makoto Aoyama, a genius weather forecaster assigned to the Disaster Response Bureau. Further cast additions include Jun Kunimura, cast as Dr. Ogata, and Ko Maehara as Professor Murakami’s (Min Tanaka) assistant Akira Hagiwara. Additionally, Motosuke Iida is confirmed to reprise his role as Akio Itagaki, the Toyo Balloon section chief who made significant contributions to the Godzilla extermination operation in GODZILLA MINUS ONE. Further cast additions include Kenji Misuhashi, Eita Okuno, and Kai Inowaki. These actors join the previously announced lineup of returning and new faces. 

Following the triumphant 2023 release of Toho’s GODZILLA MINUS ONE, which boasted ingenious, Oscar-winning visual effects and an emotionally gripping back-to-basics storytelling approach, director Takashi Yamazaki returns with a supremely satisfying sequel. GODZILLA MINUS ZERO picks up in 1949, two years after the tumultuous events of GODZILLA MINUS ONE, and continues the story of the Shikishima family as they face an all-new calamity. An experience that demands the big screen, featuring more astounding effects choreography than its predecessor, GODZILLA MINUS ZERO cranks up the terror while always keeping its post-WWII Japan narrative at human eye level. 

Shot entirely in Japan as the first-ever Japanese production to be Filmed For IMAX, GODZILLA MINUS ZERO was shot with high-definition digital cameras certified by IMAX, and optimized in sound and imagery unique to IMAX screens. The globally beloved monster returns to movie theater screens reaching greater and more terrifying heights, making GODZILLA MINUS ZERO a true cinematic event not to be missed.

GODZILLA MINUS ZERO Synopsis:

War reduced Japan to zero, and Godzilla plunged it into minus. Two years have passed since then, and the country has faced agonizing struggles to achieve recovery and finally reclaim its daily life.

Just as humanity managed to cling to a hard-won peace, a new threat strikes, crushing hope in an instant.

There is no third time. Everything ends here.

About GKIDS

GKIDS is the Academy Award–winning curator, producer, and distributor of artist-driven, globally inspired cinema dedicated to connecting North American audiences with distinctive stories from around the world. Widely celebrated for its leadership in the “animation is film” movement, the studio has played a pivotal role in shaping the landscape for feature animation in the U.S. and internationally for nearly two decades. GKIDS represents the work of many of the world’s most acclaimed animation filmmakers, including Makoto Shinkai (YOUR NAME., WEATHERING WITH YOU), Satoshi Kon (PERFECT BLUE, MILLENNIUM ACTRESS), Tomm Moore (SONG OF THE SEA, WOLFWALKERS), Mamoru Hosoda (MIRAI, WOLFWALKERS), and serves as the North American home of Japan’s legendary Studio Ghibli. 

In addition to KOKUHO, upcoming theatrical releases include the highly anticipated GODZILLA MINUS ZERO, the follow up to director Takaski Yamazaki’s Academy Award-winning GODZILLA MINUS ONE; and SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM, the latest Aardman feature in the beloved Oscar-nominated film series.  In addition to the Oscar-nominated films KOKUHO and LITTLE AMÉLIE AND THE CHARACTER OF RAIN, recent theatrical releases are the box office hit JUJUTSU KAISEN: EXECUTION, Mamoru Oshii’s cult classic ANGEL’S EGG, and the critically acclaimed ALL YOU NEED IS KILL, alongside groundbreaking television series such as DAN DA DAN, NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, and ARCANE: LEAGUE OF LEGENDS.

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About TOHO

TOHO Co., Ltd. is a leading Japanese entertainment company founded in 1932. Its four main business pillars are the cinema business, which includes production, distribution and exhibition; the theatrical business, which includes production and exhibition; the anime business, which has been expanding globally in recent years; and the real estate business, which focuses on development in urban areas. TOHO’s worldwide acclaimed works include theatrical films such as the “Godzilla” series and SEVEN SAMURAI directed by Akira Kurosawa, and TV anime series such as MY HERO ACADEMIA and JUJUTSU KAISEN. These anime series are produced and distributed through the TOHO animation label, and are delivered to a wide range of audiences around the world.