Godzilla Minus Zero Cast Gathers at Japan Premiere in Tokyo
Hidetaka Yoshioka said the finished film left him unable to eat for about two days, speaking at the Tokyo premiere ahead of the November 3 opening.
The Japan premiere of Godzilla Minus Zero was held at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya on 19 October 2026, with director Takashi Yamazaki and the cast in attendance, according to cinematoday.jp.
Hidetaka Yoshioka appeared alongside Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Mio Tanaka, Masami Nagasawa and Min Tanaka. Yoshioka plays Kenji Noda, who has become director of the large-scale disaster countermeasures bureau in the film.
Yoshioka told the audience that he was so shocked after seeing the finished film that he could not eat for about two days, and said the completed work is two to three times more impressive than the script.
Min Tanaka, who plays the war-traumatized biologist Professor Kanji Murakami, said he was born in the year the war ended, 1945, and was shaking during filming and at the first screening.
Release plans
Godzilla Minus Zero opens nationwide in Japan on 3 November 2026. The film is the sequel to Godzilla Minus One and is set two years after Godzilla attacked postwar Japan; Yamazaki previously directed, wrote and handled VFX for the ALWAYS: Sunset on Third Street series.
Quick answers
When does Godzilla Minus Zero open in Japan?
The film opens nationwide in Japan on 3 November 2026.
Where was the Japan premiere held?
The Japan premiere took place at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya on 19 October 2026.
Who plays Kenji Noda in Godzilla Minus Zero?
Hidetaka Yoshioka plays Kenji Noda, who has become director of the large-scale disaster countermeasures bureau in the film.