{"id":647619,"date":"2026-11-01T07:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T07:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/647619\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T07:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T07:26:08","slug":"godzilla-minus-zero-stars-relive-hollywood-ovation-at-tokyo-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/647619\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Stars Relive Hollywood Ovation at Tokyo Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe cast of \u201cGodzilla Minus Zero<\/a>\u201d brought the glow of a Hollywood standing ovation to the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival<\/a> on Sunday, two days before Yamazaki Takashi\u2019s follow-up to his Oscar-winning \u201cGodzilla Minus One\u201d opens in Japan.<\/p>\n

\n\tKamiki Ryunosuke, who returns as lead character Shikishima Koichi, and Hamabe Minami, who reprises the role of his wife Noriko, had flown back to Japan only two days earlier from the film\u2019s premiere at Los Angeles\u2019 TCL Chinese Theatre.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe energy was simply extraordinary,\u201d Kamiki said. \u201cFeeling that raw enthusiasm firsthand made me realize all over again just how deeply Godzilla is loved around the world. It was an invaluable experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tApplause in the 900-seat theater reportedly ran on without a break. Hamabe said the cast later met premiere-goers at an after-party, where many approached them with big smiles to share their reactions. Some had dressed in Godzilla-themed outfits or wore Godzilla badges.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe red carpet was open to passersby, Kamiki recalled. Some fans held up large posters and asked for autographs, while chants of the director\u2019s first name broke out from the crowd. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t just a polite \u2018Takashi,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cIt was like: \u2018TAKASHI! HEY, TAKASHI!\u2019 It was roaring.\u201d When Yamazaki went over to sign autographs, the crowd erupted again, leaving Kamiki convinced that \u201cTakashi of the world is truly amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Tokyo event also marked the first stage appearance of child actor Nagatani Sae, who returns as Shikishima Akiko. Kamiki walked her onstage.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn \u201cMinus One,\u201d which aired on Japanese TV\u2019s \u201cFriday Roadshow\u201d on Friday, Akiko\u2019s part consisted mostly of crying or single words such as \u201cWhere?\u201d This time, the script gave her full dialogue. \u201cWe were like, \u2018Really? Can she do this?\u2019\u201d Kamiki said. \u201cBut when we got on set, she had all her lines memorized perfectly and delivered them flawlessly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHamabe said Nagatani had barely left toddlerhood during the first shoot and was easily frightened by the many adults on set. \u201cSo reuniting on this film, I was amazed by how much of a wonderful young girl she had grown into,\u201d she said. \u201cShe chatted with us so much, taught me various things, and was very dependable in her acting.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNagatani said she wasn\u2019t nervous during filming. She recalled Kamiki continuing to rub her back even after the cut was called on a scene in which Akiko cries. She then asked her co-stars how she could become a fine actor while still in elementary school. Kamiki told her she already outshone them both, and said that appearing in both \u201cMinus One\u201d and \u201cMinus Zero\u201d at her age was \u201can amazing achievement in itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to Kamiki, the new film picks up two years after the events of \u201cMinus One.\u201d \u201cI hope viewers can imagine what those two years were like for them, and see how the family stands together against what comes next,\u201d he said. Hamabe put the gap at two to three years. She said the family had settled into everyday life together before Godzilla resurfaces to threaten it.<\/p>\n

\n\tAsked why the franchise has endured, Kamiki echoed the view of the director and fellow cast members that each Godzilla film mirrors the era in which it is made. \u201cBut personally, when I reflect on it, take Godzilla\u2019s existence or the theme music: I cannot even remember when I first heard it or realized, \u2018Oh, this is Godzilla\u2019s theme song,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cIt has always been alongside us, which is why I personally think it has remained loved for so long.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHamabe said that from a human standpoint, Godzilla is overwhelming and impossible to defeat. \u201cYet, when Godzilla appears, humans unite and stand together to face it,\u201d she said. \u201cI think seeing that human resolve is the first thing that moves people\u2019s hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMinus One,\u201d the 30th Japanese live-action entry in the Godzilla franchise, grossed more than JPY7.65 billion ($50 million) at the local box office. It became the first Asian production to take home the visual effects prize at the 96th Oscars, and went on to collect more than 50 honors at home and abroad.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMinus Zero\u201d is the first Japanese film to be certified as Filmed for Imax. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The cast of \u201cGodzilla Minus Zero\u201d brought the glow of a Hollywood standing ovation to the 39th Tokyo…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":647620,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[156,81962,409,111,139,69,12330],"class_list":["post-647619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-godzilla-minus-zero","tag-movies","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-tokyo-international-film-festival"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/647620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}