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16 September 2026

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Godzilla Minus Zero to headline 39th Tokyo International Film Festival

The sequel to the Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One will be the centerpiece of this year's Tokyo International Film Festival, according to the festival's announced program.

Yamazaki Takashi from "Godzilla Minus One" at
Photograph — Yamazaki Takashi from "Godzilla Minus One" at: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 source

The Tokyo International Film Festival, described in the source as Japan's largest film festival, has put Godzilla Minus Zero at the center of its 39th edition.

The film is the follow-up to Godzilla Minus One, which won an Oscar. For readers tracking Japanese cinema, that makes the festival's main slot a franchise title with an international audience already attached to it.

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Stated by The Japan Times

  • "Godzilla Minus Zero" is the sequel to the Oscar-winning "Godzilla Minus One."
  • "Godzilla Minus Zero" will be the centerpiece of the 39th edition of Japan's largest film festival.

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