A kamikaze pilot faces a new threat on Ōdo Island. A colossal monster attacks, claiming the lives of warplane engineers. Burdened by guilt for failing to distract the creature and driven by personal redemption, he joins forces with veterans to confront the monstrous force, known as Godzilla.

Making the legendary green giant frightening again, Takashi Yamazaki’s earnest epic is a spectacular blockbuster. A clever spin on Godzilla’s origin as metaphor for postwar trauma, this quasi-prequel to the first film has a human story of survival that’s just as gripping as the monster attacks.