Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
A defeated human resistance searches a transformed future Earth for Mechagodzilla, confronting new cultures and old obsessions beneath Godzilla's shadow.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- bleak
- austere
- serious
- kaiju marathon
- anime sci fi night
What critics said
Critics found an ambitious futuristic expansion of the Godzilla mythos with stronger character focus, but generally faulted its slow pacing, weak supporting characterization, limited action, and unattractive CG animation.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film places Godzilla Earth, Mechagodzilla, alien influence, and humanity's distant-future survival within an anime science fiction framework.
The protagonists discover a mechanized city fortress created from the anti-Godzilla weapon Mechagodzilla.
Haruo and his allies continue after their crushing defeat, while contact with Earth's human descendants challenges their assumptions about survival.
The story introduces an aboriginal tribe descended from humans left behind on Earth 20,000 years earlier.
Films like Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle, and why
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
shared animated science fiction, giant-monster spectacle, and humanity-versus-kaiju survival premise
Knights of Sidonia: The Movie
shared anime science fiction, biomechanical weaponry, bleak survival themes, and militarized future setting
Pacific Rim
shared kaiju action, technologically enhanced monsters, and serious science fiction tone
Blame!
shared futuristic anime worldbuilding, alien threats, and somber human resistance narrative
Movie Details
- Directors
- Hiroyuki Seshita, Kobun Shizuno
- Release Date
- 2018-05-18
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (410)
Cast
- Mamoru Miyano
- Yuki Kaji
- Tomokazu Sugita
- Takahiro Sakurai
- Junichi Suwabe
- Kana Hanazawa
- Kenta Miyake
- Kenyu Horiuchi
- Kazuya Nakai
- Kazuhiro Yamaji
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle about?
- A defeated human resistance searches a transformed future Earth for Mechagodzilla, confronting new cultures and old obsessions beneath Godzilla's shadow.
- What is Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle as slow, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle as moderate.
- What did critics think of Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle?
- Critics found an ambitious futuristic expansion of the Godzilla mythos with stronger character focus, but generally faulted its slow pacing, weak supporting characterization, limited action, and unattractive CG animation.
- Which films are like Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle?
- Films with a similar feel include Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, Knights of Sidonia: The Movie, Pacific Rim, and Blame!.
- How long is Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle?
- Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle?
- In United States, Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
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