Shin Godzilla
2016 film by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi · Released July 29, 2016
Shin Godzilla (シン・ゴジラ, Shin Gojira) is a 2016 Japanese kaiju film directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, with a screenplay by Anno and visual effects by Higuchi. Produced by Toho Pictures and Cine Bazar and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the 31st film in the Godzilla franchise, the 29th film produced by Toho, Toho's third reboot of the franchise, and the first film in the franchise's Reiwa era. It is the first reboot of a tokusatsu series to be adapted by Anno and Higuchi, followed by Shin Ultraman (2022) and Shin Kamen Rider (2023). The film stars Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, and Satomi Ishihara.
Cast ages when filming began (September 1, 2015)
- Hiroki Hasegawa, as Rando Yaguchi: 38
- Yutaka Takenouchi, as Hideki Akasaka: 44
- Satomi Ishihara, as Kayoco Anne Patterson: 28