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Godzilla Minus One is Highest-Earning Live-Action Japanese Film at U.K. and Ireland Box-Office
posted on by Andrew Osmond
Anime Limited announced in a press release on Wednesday that Takashi Yamazaki's film Godzilla Minus One has now earned more than £1 million on its release in the U.K. and Ireland. It is also the highest-ever grossing Japanese live-action film at the UK & Ireland box-office.
The film went on release in the UK and Ireland from December 15, including IMAX, ScreenX and 4DX screenings. Screening details are at https://godzillafilm.co.uk/.
The film takes place in Japan following World War II. Ryunosuke Kamiki plays protagonist Kōichi Shikishima, and Minami Hamabe plays heroine Noriko Ōishi. (The two also lead the cast of NHK's ongoing weekday morning series Ranman.) Other cast members include Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Andō, and Kuranosuke Sasaki.
Yamazaki is the director and writer, and is also credited for visual effects. Yamazaki has primarily directed live-action films, including the Always: Sunset on Third Street, Returner, and Parasyte films, but has also directed CG films such as Stand By Me Doraemon.
TOHO made the original announcement on last year's "Godzilla Day."
TOHO's previous Japanese live-action installment in its iconic and long-running franchise was Hideaki Anno's Shin Godzilla, which opened in 2016 and earned 8.2 billion yen (US$75.6 million) at the box office in Japan after opening in Japan in July 2016.
