Today, November 3, is officially World Godzilla Day. It’s a perfect day for an update on the upcoming Godzilla film, written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki. He is also handling the VFX for it.
Godzilla Minus Zero
The title logo for the latest Godzilla film, etched in bold brush strokes, was also revealed. As with Godzilla Minus One, this logo was drawn by the director, Takashi Yamazaki, himself. Aside from the title, no other information about the film has been revealed, leaving Godzilla Minus Zero shrouded in mystery. What does Minus Zero mean? Stay tuned for further updates.
About The Director
Takashi Yamazaki was inspired as a child by Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. He decided to pursue a career in special effects. In 1986, Yamazaki officially joined Shirogumi Inc., where he handled SFX and digital compositing for titles that include Juzo Itami’s The Last Dance (1993) and A Quiet Life (1995). In 2000, he made his directorial debut with Juvenile. By fully utilizing computer-generated imagery to achieve sophisticated visual expression, Yamazaki became recognized as one of Japan’s leading VFX pioneers.
His film, Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005), garnered acclaim for its VFX recreation of Showa-era townscapes. It went on to win twelve awards at the 29th Japan Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. His other films, The Eternal Zero (2013) and Stand By Me Doraemon (2014), each won Best Picture and eight different awards at the 38th Japan Academy Awards, including Animation of the Year.
Takashi Yamazaki also directed, wrote, and handled VFX for Godzilla Minus One (2023), the 30th Godzilla movie to be released, which became the first Japanese film to win the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 96th Academy Awards, and firmly established him as one of Japan’s most exemplary filmmakers.
We’ll keep you posted as more news surfaces. In the meantime, you can watch Godzilla Minus One on Netflix. Check out the logo for Godzilla Minus Zero below.
