Tokyo Film Festival Tabs 'Godzilla Minus Zero' as Centerpiece — SkimNews
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- Godzilla Minus Zero selected as centerpiece of the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival, with director Yamazaki Takashi returning after his Oscar-winning "Godzilla Minus One" to write, direct, and oversee visual effects
- Godzilla Minus Zero is the first Japanese feature shot for Imax screens, stars Kamiki Ryunosuke and Hamabe Minami, and is framed by festival materials as the conclusion to the story that began with "Godzilla Minus One"
- Toho releases "Godzilla Minus Zero" in Japan on Nov. 3 and "Sukiyaki" on Dec. 25, with the latter chronicling the making of the 1963 song that held the No. 1 spot on the U.S. Billboard chart for three consecutive weeks
- "Sukiyaki" stars Okada Junichi, Matsuzaka Tori, and Nakano Taiga as composer Nakamura Hachidai, lyricist Ei Rokusuke, and singer Sakamoto Kyu, with a screenplay by Minato Takehiko
- "Colony" directed by Yeon Sang-ho ("Train to Busan") closes the festival, starring Gianna Jun, Koo Kyo-hwan, and Ji Chang-wook in a thriller about a Seoul professor witnessing infected hosts evolve with collective intelligence
- "Colony" had its world premiere at a Cannes midnight screening before topping box office in Korea and elsewhere in Asia; Gaga Corporation will distribute the film in Japan in 2027
- The 39th TIFF runs Oct. 26 to Nov. 4 in Tokyo, overlapping with TIFFCOM 2026, an industry market organized by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and Unijapan, running Oct. 28–30
Why it matters: The TIFF centerpiece slot puts "Godzilla Minus Zero" — the first Japanese feature shot for Imax — in front of international buyers ahead of its Nov. 3 Japan release, giving Toho a major showcase for the Oscar-winning predecessor's sequel. The lineup pairs it with a Dec. 25 music biopic and a Cannes-premiered Korean zombie thriller slated for Japan in 2027.
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