Godzilla Minus One Concept Art Revealed at Yamazaki Exhibit

Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki is one of Japan's leading directors. He is one of the most decorated and filmmakers in the country and having his name attached to the next Godzilla is huge news for fans. One example to illustrate this is the "World of Takashi Yamazaki" exhibit currently on display at the Matsumoto City Museum of Art. The exhibit showcases models, storyboards and concept work from all of his films--including his upcoming Godzilla film.

Below you can look at some concept work and the official maquette of the Minus One Godzilla design:


Also on display was the Godzilla maquette from Yamazaki's Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2009).

Set in a post-war Japan, Godzilla Minus One will once again show us a Godzilla that is a terrifying and overwhelming force. Japan, which had already been devastated by the war, faces a new threat with Godzilla, bringing the country from nothing (zero) into the ‘minus.’

Godzilla Minus One is directed by Takashi Yamazaki. An award winning filmmaker and avid Godzilla fan, his work on Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005) earned him two Japanese Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Screenwriter. He was honored with another Best Director and Best Screenplay nomination for the sequel, Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007). In 2016, he won the Best Director category again for The Eternal Zero. Yamazaki also helmed highly acclaimed actioners, Returner, Space Battleship Yamato and many other.

He gave Godzilla a cameo during an opening dream sequence in Always: Sunset on Third Street 2. In 2021 he returned to Godzilla and directed footage for Seibuen Amusement Park's Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monster Battle Summit.

Godzilla Minus One opens in Japan on November 3rd, 2023, Godzilla Day.
It opens in the United States on December 1st, 2023.
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Source(s):
Yahoo! Japan