GKIDS is bringing the King Of Monsters to the U.S. in a cool way with a re-release of Shinji Higuchi’s Shin Godzilla on August 14. The 2016 film previously opened in the U.S. under Funimation Films at the time, while its newer handling is getting the much-earned 4K treatment for its promising stateside debut.
Peep the details below, along with a first teaser and poster.
Something has surfaced in Tokyo Bay. As the Prime Minister of Japan pleads with the public to remain calm, a horrific creature of tremendous size makes landfall in the city, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Then it evolves. The government assembles a motley task force to combat the monster when an envoy from the US Department of State delivers a folder of classified documents. On its cover is written: “GODZILLA.”
From visionary directors Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, Shin Godzilla offers a thrilling origin story to one of cinema’s greatest creations. Propelled by astounding visual effects and rapid fire dialogue, Shin Godzilla is equal parts pulse-pounding action film and venomous political satire, worthy of the franchise’s towering history.
