GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters

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We will definitely take back this <Earth> (この〈地球〉を必ず取り戻す)
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Despair evolves (絶望は進化する)
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Who will be eradicated, man, or Godzilla. (滅びるのは、人か、ゴジラか。)
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Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (GODZILLA 怪獣惑星,   Gojira Kaijū Wakusei, lit. GODZILLA: Monster Planet) is an anime science fiction kaiju film produced by Toho Animation and animated by Polygon Pictures, and the first entry in a trilogy of animated Godzilla films.[1] It was released to Japanese theaters on November 17, 2017, and became available to stream worldwide on Netflix on January 17, 2018.[2]

Description

English synopsis from the film's official website:

"The final summer of the 20th century... when mankind learns it is no longer the sole ruler of planet Earth.

The planet is beset by the emergence of colossal creatures that roam the earth, and king among them is "Godzilla." For a half a century, these beasts engage in ferocious battle with each other and mankind. But humans, unable to compete, prepare for exile from their home planet. In the year 2048, a select few humans are chosen by the central government's artificial intelligence infrastructure to set out on an interstellar emigration vessel, the Aratrum, on an 11.9-lightyear journey for the planet Tau-e in the Cetus constellation. But when they arrive after 20 years of space travel, the remnants of mankind find the environmental conditions on Tau-e to be much different than expected, and basically uninhabitable by humans.

One youth on board the emigration vessel, Haruo, had seen his parents killed by Godzilla before his eyes when he was only 4 years old. Ever since, he has thought of nothing but returning to Earth to defeat Godzilla. With the doors to emigration now closed, Haruo and other crew spearhead a “return to Earth” decision despite severely attenuated and hazardous conditions on board for such a long trip back.

Somehow, the Aratrum makes the return journey in one piece, but the home they return to has become an alien planet. 20,000 years have elapsed, and a new ecosystem has emerged with Godzilla atop the food chain. Can mankind take back its native planet? Will Haruo get his revenge?"[3]

English synopsis of the film from Netflix:

"A desperate group of refugees attempts to recolonize Earth 20,000 years after Godzilla took over. But one young man wants revenge above all else."[4]

Development

On August 18, 2016, less than a month after the release of the film Shin Godzilla, it was announced that an anime Godzilla film is currently in the works for a 2017 theatrical premiere.[5] On October 30, 2016, the film's co-director Hiroyuki Seshita posted on Twitter that the voice recording sessions for the film had been completed, and now it was entirely in the hands of the animators.[6]

Concept art showing machines and armored humanoids moving through a forest, as well as the interior of a spaceship, appeared on the film's official Twitter account on January 19, February 24, and March 5. January 19 also saw the reveal of the film's lead voice actors: Yuki Kaji, Takahiro Sakurai, Tomokazu Sugita, Junichi Suwabe, Kana Hanazawa, and Mamoru Miyano.[7] An event for the film will take place on March 26 at the AnimeJapan 2017 convention, with all six actors in attendance.[8]

On March 13, 2017, Netflix announced through its @NetflixJP Twitter account that it had secured the worldwide distribution rights to the film.[9] On March 24, the film's official website revealed the film's full title, Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, as well as a new visual and poster for the film. In addition, the film's official story and release date, November 2017, were revealed.[10]

Godzilla's design was first revealed on June 12, 2017, in the form of a new poster.

The film's first teaser trailer was released on July 6, 2017, with a full trailer and a new poster following on August 15. On August 14, Toho announced five additional cast members for the film: Daisuke Ono, Kenta Miyake, Kenyu Horiuchi, Kazuya Nakai, and Kazuhiro Yamaji.

On August 18, Toho and Polygon revealed the full design of the film's version of Godzilla on the film's official Twitter account @GODZILLA_ANIME, through pictures of a two meter-tall statue.[11]

On October 1, Toho announced that an official prequel novel to the film, Godzilla: Monster Apocalypse, would be released on October 25.[12]

On October 3, Natalie reported that the film's theme song, "WHITE OUT," would be performed by singer XAI, winner of Toho's Cinderella competition in 2016.[13] Takayuki Hattori was announced as the film's composer on October 12.[14] The second trailer was released on October 24. The music video for "WHITE OUT" was uploaded onto Toho Animation's official YouTube channel on November 6.

Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Directed by   Kobun Shizuno, Hiroyuki Seshita
  • Written by   Gen Urobuchi
  • Executive producing by   Yoshihiro Furusawa
  • Produced by   Takashi Yoshizawa
  • Music by   Takayuki Hattori
  • Production design by   Naoya Tanaka, Ferdinando Patulli
  • Assistant directing by   Hiroyuki Morita
  • Series Composition by   Gen Urobuchi, Yusuke Kozaki
  • Technical Directing by   Naohiro Yoshihira
  • CG Character Design by   Yuki Moriyama
  • Model Directing by   Mitsunori Kataama
  • Art Directing by   Yukihiro Shibutani
  • Color Key Art by   Hironori Nochi
  • Sound Directing by   Satoshi Motoyama
  • Theme Song "WHITE OUT" Performed by   XAI
  • Composed and Arranged by   Masayuki Nakano
  • Lyrics by   Sonoko Aoyama

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

English Dub

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.


Appearances

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Monsters

Weapons, Vehicles, and Races

Alternate Titles

  • GODZILLA: Monster Planet (Literal Japanese Title)
  • AniGoji (アニゴジ, Japanese Abbreviated Title)

Foreign Releases

Netflix Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters promo

Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters will be released worldwide via Netflix on January 17, 2018, exactly two months after its Japanese theatrical release. The film will be available dubbed into seven different languages, and with subtitles in 23 languages.[15]

Dubs are available in the following languages:

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Brazilian Portuguese
  • Standard Spanish
  • Castilian Spanish

Subtitles are available for the following languages:

  • English
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Korean
  • Arabic
  • Dutch
  • Danish
  • French
  • Finnish
  • Italian
  • German
  • European Portuguese
  • Brazilian Portuguese
  • Norwegian
  • Standard Spanish
  • Castilian Spanish
  • Swedish
  • Polish
  • Turkish
  • Thai
  • Romanian
  • Hebrew
  • Greek

Gallery

Main article: Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters/Gallery.

Soundtrack

Main article: Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (Soundtrack).

Box Office

Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters debuted at third place at the Japanese box office, with a $919,000 gross.[16] While this paled in comparison to Shin Godzilla's $6.1 million opening, that film was released to 441 theaters, while Toho only released Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters to 158 theaters.[17][18] Variety estimated that the film would finish at $5 million.[16]

Videos

Trailers

Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters Teaser Trailer
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters Trailer
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters Trailer #2
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters Trailer #2 (30 seconds)
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters TV Spot #1
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters TV Spot #2
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters Character PV
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters Netflix Trailer

Behind the Scenes

Behind-the-scenes promo
Imagine Nation special on NHK World

Miscellaneous

"WHITE OUT" music video by XAI

Trivia

  • Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters is the first fully animated Godzilla film. Henry G. Saperstein planned to produce an animated Godzilla film in 1988, but it was never made.
  • This film is at least the fifth official appearance of Godzilla in an anime, after the animated segments in Adventure! Godzilland, the Get Going! Godzilland OVAs, Godzilla Kingdom, and the Crayon Shin-Chan episode It's Crayon Shin-Chan vs. Shin Godzilla!
  • An official timeline for this film was first distributed at AnimeJapan 2017 and later posted on the film's official website, mentioning Kamacuras, Dogora, Rodan, Anguirus, Dagahra, and Orga as monsters that attacked cities around the world before the first appearance of Godzilla. In addition, the timeline calls a 2005 anti-kaiju campaign using biological and chemical weapons "Operation Hedorah."[19] An article published by Livedoor News on June 19, 2017 also mentions that Hedorah, SpaceGodzilla and Moguera are a part of the film's universe.[20] Currently, only Kamacuras, Dogora, Dagahra, and Orga are confirmed to appear in the film itself, as screenshots of these four monsters have been featured in official publications.[21]
    • Kamacuras, Dogora, Hedorah, Dagahra, Orga, and several other kaiju and vehicles from the Godzilla series all appear in the film's official prequel novel, Godzilla: Monster Apocalypse.[22][23]
  • Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters is the first Godzilla film to include a post-credits scene since Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
  • The Bilsards' homeworld, Bilsardia, is said to be the third planet of Cygnus X-1, which is a black hole. This, along with the Bilsards' construction of Mechagodzilla, is a reference to the Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla and Terror of Mechagodzilla, whose home planet was stated to be "the third planet of the black hole." Likewise, the Exifs are said to be named after and inspired by the Xiliens.[24]

External Links

References

This is a list of references for GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. NEWS - godzilla-anime.com
  2. 『GODZILLA 怪獣惑星』Netflixで1月17日(水)全世界同時配信決定! - YouTube
  3. INTRO - godzilla-anime.com
  4. Netflix Original: GODZILLA - Netflix
  5. http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/08/18/gen-urobuchi-scripted-godzilla-anime-movie-announced-for-2017
  6. Hiroyuki Seshita on Twitter
  7. GODZILLA_ANIME Cast Tweet
  8. Gen Urobuchi's Godzilla Anime Film Reveals 6 Main Cast Members, Concept Art Image
  9. NetflixJP Tweet
  10. Godzilla Anime Film Reveals Full Title, Story, New Visual, November Premiere - Anime News Network
  11. GODZILLA_ANIME Statue Tweet
  12. GODZILLA_ANIME Novel Tweet
  13. Toho Cinderella XAI, Bunbun Nakano to Produce Anime "Godzilla" Theme Song - Natalie
  14. GODZILLA_ANIME Composer Tweet
  15. Theatrical anime Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters will be released simultaneously worldwide on Wednesday, January 19, 2018 - moca
  16. 16.0 16.1 Variety - Japan Box Office: ‘It’ Climbs to Number One in Third Weekend
  17. Box Office Theory - Japan Thread (Page 616)
  18. Box Office Theory - Japan Thread (Page 697)
  19. Weekly news recap: A whole lotta Monster Planet news; a whole lotta other news
  20. Toho monster general election first place is Mothra! Second place King Ghidorah! The third place is ... - Livedoor News
  21. GPoTM Kamacuras still from Japanese Newspaper.jpg Monster Planet Orga.jpeg Monster planet dogora.jpegMonster planet Dagahra.jpeg
  22. NEWS - godzilla-anime.jp
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  24. GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters Theater Program. Toho. November 17, 2017.

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