Godzilla 2000: Millennium

"Witness! A new era of Godzilla!"

1999 1h 47m JA

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Synopsis

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An independent group of researchers called the Godzilla Prediction Network (GPN) actively track Godzilla as he makes landfall in Nemuro. Matters are further complicated when a giant meteor is discovered in the Ibaragi Prefecture. The mysterious rock begins to levitate as it's true intentions for the world and Godzilla are revealed.

“Witness! A new era of Godzilla!”

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Cast

Takehiro Murata
Yuji Shinoda
Hiroshi Abe
Mitsuo Katagiri
Naomi Nishida
Yuki Ichinose
Mayu Suzuki
Io Shinoda
Takeo Nakahara
General Takada
Shiro Sano
Prof. Shiro Miyasaka
Takeshi Ōbayashi
Gonno
Shirô Namiki
Shiosaki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takao Okawara
Writers: Takao Okawara, Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Wataru Mimura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Godzilla (Millennium) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takao Okawara, shot by Yudai Kato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Takayuki Hattori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yoshiyuki Okuhara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Takehiro Murata and Hiroshi Abe and Naomi Nishida carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Witness! A new era of Godzilla!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takao Okawara directs. Yudai Kato behind the camera. Takayuki Hattori scores. Yoshiyuki Okuhara cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Godzilla (Millennium) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Takao Okawara, shot by Yudai Kato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Takayuki Hattori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Yoshiyuki Okuhara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Takehiro Murata and Hiroshi Abe and Naomi Nishida carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Witness! A new era of Godzilla!".
9IMDB entry: tt0188640 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "japan", "monster", "flying saucer", "giant monster".
11Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Yudai Kato
Original score: Takayuki Hattori
Editing: Yoshiyuki Okuhara
Production design: Tsuyoshi Shimizu
Makeup / hair: Izumi Matsushita
VFX supervisor: Tetsuo Ôya
Stunt coordinator: Makoto Kenmochi
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $8,300,000
Box office: $25,000,000
Return: 301% of budget
Original language: JA
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
Metacritic: 41/100
IMDB rating: 6/10 · 9,682 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

2 nominations

Part of

Godzilla (Millennium) Collection

Film series featuring Godzilla from the Millennium period.

Also by

Takao Okawara

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Production companies

Who made it

Toho Pictures
JP

Key crew

EditorYoshiyuki Okuhara
Production DesignTsuyoshi Shimizu
Original StoryTakao Okawara
Executive ProducerShogo Tomiyama
CastingTadao Tanaka
Producer's AssistantKazunari Yamanaka
Associate ProducerRitsuko Suzuki
Visual Effects ProducerToshihiro Ogawa
MusicAkira Ifukube
First Assistant DirectorToshimasa Miyamura
Special EffectsKenji Suzuki
Visual EffectsKenji Suzuki
Visual Effects DirectorKenji Suzuki
Special EffectsYoshiaki Kondo
Special Effects AssistantYoshiaki Kondo
Visual EffectsYoshiaki Kondo
Visual Effects DirectorYoshiaki Kondo
Visual Effects SupervisorTetsuo Ôya
Visual Effects SupervisorYoshiyuki Kishimoto
Visual Effects SupervisorYutaka Onodera
Visual EffectsTetsuo Ôya
Visual EffectsYoshiyuki Kishimoto
Visual EffectsYutaka Onodera
Sound RecordistTeiichi Saitô

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

japan
monster
flying saucer
giant monster
alien
gojira
kaiju
evil alien
godzilla
tokusatsu

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical (limited)2023-11-01PG· Godzilla Day re-release (Japanese version)
Theatrical2000-08-18PG· TriStar Pictures 99-minute re-edited version written and produced by Michael Schlesinger.

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