# Shin Godzilla (2016)

> A politically charged kaiju reboot turns Tokyo's destruction into a sharp, urgent examination of bureaucratic paralysis and national resilience.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/196462

## Facts

- Runtime: 120 min
- Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Horror
- Director: Shinji Higuchi, Hideaki Anno
- Cast: Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara, Kengo Kora, Satoru Matsuo, Mikako Ichikawa, Issey Takahashi, Kanji Tsuda
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4262980/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: urgent, sardonic, foreboding, monster movie night, Japanese cinema night

## Synopsis

A terrifying force emerges from the depths, threatening to obliterate everything in its path.

## Movies like Shin Godzilla

- [Godzilla (1954)](https://ember.film/movie/1118)
- [Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/373475)
- [Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/7201)
- [Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/7270)
- [Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/22784)
- [Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/25045)
- [Godzilla (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/81228)
- [Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)](https://ember.film/movie/22481)
- [Shin Ultraman (2022)](https://ember.film/movie/445964)
- [Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)](https://ember.film/movie/9456)

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