Toho’s Shin Godzilla is stomping into theaters next month with a brand new 4K remaster courtesy of Gkids, and they’ve released a stunning new trailer for the release.
Look for Shin Godzilla in theaters on August 14, with a home release to follow.
The film, originally released in 2016, will be released in its original Japanese language with subtitles, including restored text cards and a 4K remaster that has never before been released in North America.
In Shin Godzilla, “The Prime Minister of Japan pleads with the public to remain calm after a horrific creature of tremendous size makes landfall in the city, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Then, it evolves. The government assembles a motley task force to combat the monster when an envoy from the US Department of State delivers a folder of classified documents. On its cover is written ‘Godzilla.’”
Hideaki Anno (“Neon Genesis Evangelion” franchise) and Shinji Higuchi (Shin Ultraman) direct from a screenplay by Anno, with visual effects by Higuchi.
Shin Godzilla was the first Godzilla film produced by Toho since 2004’s Godzilla Final Wars and became a massive hit upon release, amassing 11 Japan Academy Prize nominations, and took home seven wins, including best picture and director of the year. It became the highest-grossing Japanese Godzilla film ever, that is, until Godzilla Minus One surpassed it.
Luiz H.C. previously wrote of the 2016 kaiju film, “Shin Godzilla remains an excellent example of cinematic Cosmic Horror done right. If you need further proof, I’d suggest taking another look at that hauntingly beautiful final shot of the creature’s mutated tail. It works as a horrific visual in and of itself, but the existential implications of that image are what makes the ending truly horrifying, and that specific kind of apocalyptic dread is why Shin Godzilla remains my absolute favorite Kaiju flick.”
Toho’s international head Koji Ueda recently revealed that a sequel to Shin Godzilla is potentially on the table, giving yet another reason to revisit Shin Godzilla on the big screen next month.
Watch the stunning new trailer below.