Godzilla Minus One

Set in devastated 1945-1947 postwar Japan, Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One follows kamikaze survivor Koichi Shikishima as he confronts survivor's guilt alongside an unconventional makeshift family while Godzilla terrorizes Ginza and Sagami Bay. Rather than relying on government committees, ordinary veterans mount a desperate civilian operation using decommissioned naval destroyers and a Kyushu J7W Shinden fighter. Shirogumi's 35-artist VFX team delivered 610 visual effects shots on a $10 million budget, earning 8 Japan Academy Film Prizes and the franchise's first Oscar.