Cult 101: Shin Godzilla (2016) 4K Restoration
Director: Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi Run Time: 120 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2016 Language: Japanese
Starring: Hiroki Hasegawa, Kengo Kora, Satomi Ishihara, Satoru Matsuo, Yutaka Takenouchi
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese, Japanese Sign Language, English, German
Cult 101 at Gateway Film Center
A celebration of the best cult films of all time.
About the film:
Something has surfaced in Tokyo Bay. As the Prime Minister of Japan pleads with the public to remain calm, 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.”
From Director Hideaki Anno and Co-Director Shinji Higuchi, Shin Godzilla offers a thrilling origin story to one of cinema’s greatest creations. Propelled by astounding visual effects and rapid fire dialogue, Shin Godzilla is equal parts pulse-pounding action film and venomous political satire, worthy of the franchise’s towering history.
About the filmmaker:
Hideaki Anno is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, actor, producer, and voice actor. His most celebrated creation, the Evangelion franchise, has had a significant influence on the anime television industry and Japanese popular culture.
Shinji Higuchi is a Japanese filmmaker. Known for his tokusatsu blockbusters, Higuchi is considered one of Japan’s leading filmmakers of the 21st century. Higuchi became known for his work on Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, for which he won the Special Technology Award at the 19th Japan Academy Film Prize
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