Godzilla: The Planet Eater

Godzilla: The Planet Eater
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanjiゴジラ星を喰う者
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnGojira: Hoshi o Kū Mono
Directed byKōbun Shizuno
Hiroyuki Seshita
Screenplay byGen Urobuchi
Story byGen Urobuchi[a]
Produced byTakashi Yoshizawa
StarringMamoru Miyano
Takahiro Sakurai
Tomokazu Sugita
Yuki Kaji
Music byTakayuki Hattori
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Toho Visual Entertainment[1](Japan)
  • Netflix (Worldwide)
Release dates
  • November 3, 2018 (2018-11-03) (TIFF)
  • November 9, 2018 (2018-11-09) (Japan)
Running time
91 minutes[2]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$1.5 million[2]

Godzilla: The Planet Eater (ゴジラ星を喰う者, Gojira Hoshi wo Kū-mono)[b] is a 2018 Japanese computer-animated kaiju film directed by Kōbun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita. Produced and animated by Toho Animation and Polygon Pictures, in association with Netflix, it is the 34th film in the Godzilla franchise, the 32nd Godzilla film produced by Toho, the final film in the franchise's anime trilogy, and the fourth film in the franchise's Reiwa era.[c]

Godzilla: The Planet Eater concludes the narrative of the anime trilogy, taking place after the events of Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters and Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle. The film follows the struggles of humanity, their extraterrestrial allies, and Godzilla as they battle to survive against King Ghidorah. Godzilla: The Planet Eater was released theatrically in Japan on November 9, 2018, and was released worldwide on Netflix on January 9, 2019.

  1. ^ a b "Godzilla: The Planet Eater Press Notes, Trailer and Pics From Toho". SciFi Japan. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference English cast was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Euan McKirdy; Junko Ogura; James Griffiths (April 1, 2019). "'Reiwa': Japan announces dawn of a new era". CNN. Archived from the original on October 12, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  5. ^ Cassam Looch (May 24, 2019). "'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' and a Japanese Phenomenon". Culture Trip. Archived from the original on October 12, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.


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