# Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon (2025)

> A frustrated kaiju cleanup worker gets a dangerous second chance to join Japan’s monster-fighting Defense Force while hiding a monstrous secret of his own.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7341833

## Facts

- Runtime: 110 min
- Genres: Animation, Action, Science Fiction
- Director: Shigeyuki Miya, Tomomi Kamiya
- Cast: Masaya Fukunishi, Wataru Katoh, Fairouz Ai, Tessyo Genda, Kengo Kawanishi, Keisuke Komoto, Kenta Miyake, Sayaka Senbongi
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35636950/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: propulsive, witty, earnest, anime marathon, action movie night

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