Jump to content

Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 1.9.178.234 (talk) at 04:53, 21 May 2018. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
Theatrical release poster
Written byGen Urobuchi
StarringMamoru Miyano
Takahiro Sakurai
Tomokazu Sugita
Yuki Kaji
Junichi Suwabe
Music byTakayuki Hattori
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • May 18, 2018 (2018-05-18) (Japan)
Running time
101 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle[2] (GODZILLA -決戦機動増殖都市-, Gojira: Kessen Kidō Zōshoku Toshi) is a 2018 Japanese computer-animated science fiction kaiju film featuring Godzilla, produced by Toho Animation and animated by Polygon Pictures. It is the 33rd film in the Godzilla franchise, the 31st Godzilla film produced by Toho, and the second entry in the anime trilogy. The film serves as a sequel to Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters and was released on May 18, 2018.

Premise

Following up after the events of Planet of the Monsters, Haruo Sakaki is rescued by Miana, a girl belonging to an indigenous tribe called the "Houtua", descendants of the humans left behind. The Houtua tell Haruo that their god was destroyed by Godzilla and left behind eggs. Meanwhile Galu Gu, the leader of the Bilusaludo, discovers that the Houtua's spears are sourced from the "nanometal" used to build Mechagodzilla, long thought to have been destroyed at the foot of Mount Fuji in the 21st Century.[3]

Voice cast

Characters Japanese[2]
Haruo Sakaki Mamoru Miyano
Metphies Takahiro Sakurai
Yuko Tani Kana Hanazawa
Martin Lazzari Tomokazu Sugita
Adam Bindewald Yuki Kaji
Mulu-Elu Galu-Gu Junichi Suwabe
Maina Reina Ueda
Miana Ari Ozawa
Rilu-Elu Belu-be Kenta Miyake
Unberto Mori Kenyu Horiuchi
Halu-Elu Dolu-do Kazuya Nakai
Endurph Kazuhiro Yamaji

Production

The second installment in the anime trilogy was announced in a second post-credits scene in the theatrical release of the film revealing the film's Japanese title, poster featuring Mechagodzilla and the film's 2018 release date. The film's Japanese title was revealed as Gojira: Kessen Kidō Zōshoku Toshi (translations varied from Godzilla: Battle Mobile Breeding City to Godzilla: The City Mechanized for the Final Battle),[4][5] while the English title is Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle.[6] In March 2018, the film's official website revealed a new poster, plot details, and that singer XAI will return to perform the film's theme song The Sky Falls.[3]

Music

Takayuki Hattori will return to compose the soundtrack, marking it his fourth Godzilla film score. XAI will also return to perform the film's theme song The Sky Falls. On his work on the film, Hattori stated:

"18 years after Godzilla 2000, I am glad to be back in the world of the new Godzilla which was opened by Shin Godzilla. This is the first animated film in the history of Godzilla, and I am excited to be able to take on the challenge while at the same time I feel it is a very big mission. I think this will be a Godzilla movie that you can’t possibly imagine. I expressed in music my own feelings about the characters and the overwhelming presence of Godzilla created by the two directors, Mr. Shizuno and Mr. Seshita." - Takayuki Hattori, Toho Press Notes[2]

Release

The film was given a theatrical release in Japan on May 18, 2018.[4]

Sequel

In May 2018, a teaser poster was released for the third and final film in the anime trilogy. The poster revealed the film's title as Gojira: Hoshi wo Kū Mono (GODZILLA -星を喰う者), translation vary from Godzilla: Planet Eater to Godzilla: Eater of Stars. The poster also hints at the appearance of King Ghidorah, and revealed the film is scheduled for a November 2018 release.[7]

References

  1. ^ ゴジラ決戦機動増殖都市
  2. ^ a b c "Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle Press Notes From Toho". SciFi Japan. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Chapman, Paul (March 19, 2018). "Mechagodzilla Launches in New "Godzilla" Anime Film Key Visual". Crunchyroll. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Schilling, Mark (November 16, 2017). "Toho to Make Second and Third 'Godzilla' Animation Movies". Variety. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "2nd Godzilla Anime Film Teases Mechagodzilla Before May Debut". Anime News Network. November 11, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle Anime Film Reveals Story, Visual, XAI Theme Song". Anime News Network. March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  7. ^ Barkan, Jonathan (May 17, 2018). "Posters Suggests Ghidorah Coming to Godzilla Anime". Dread Central. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Godzilla:_City_on_the_Edge_of_Battle&oldid=842239990"