Godzilla Minus One Release Date, Cast, Director, Trailer, And More Details

Starring in the lead roles of «Godzilla Minus One» are Ryunosuke Kamiki and Minami Hamabe as Kōichi Shikishima and Noriko Ōishi, respectively. The two characters are war survivors who meet each other in a devastated Japan. The two actors starred alongside one another in the drama series «Ranman,» but were offered their roles in «Minus One» prior to working on the show. 

Kamiki became well-known for voicing several characters for Studio Ghibili during his younger years. His first would be as Boh, the giant baby from Hayao Miyazaki’s «Spirited Away.» Over the years, he voiced characters in other Ghibil films, such as «Howl’s Moving Castle» and «The Secret World of Arrietty,» as well as other notable anime films, such as «Summer Wars,» «Your Name,» and «Suzume.» Additionally, he has made his mark in several well-known Japanese franchises with roles in «Kamen Rider Agito,» «Doraemon: Nobita’s Dinosaur 2006,» and «Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time.» In 2006, he earned a Japan Academy Film Prize as best newcomer of the year for his role in «The Great Yokai War.»  

Hamabe had been active in the industry since 2012, but became widely recognized for her role in 2017’s «Let Me Eat Your Pancreas,» an adaptation of the 2015 Yoru Sumino novel «I Want to Eat Your Pancreas.» The role earned her a newcomer prize from the Japan Academy Awards in 2018. She has since starred in numerous films and TV shows, including «Minus One,» Takashi Yamazaki’s 2019 film «The Great War of Archimedes,» and 2023’s «Shin Kamen Rider.» Other additions to the «Godzilla Minus One» cast include Hiroki Yamada, Takataka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, and Kuranosuke Sasaki.