Why Godzilla Minus One Fans Can’t Figure Out Where To Watch It

Plenty of people likely skipped seeing «Godzilla Minus One» in theaters in anticipation of catching it on streaming shortly after. Many movies that go to theaters are available digitally within a couple of months, but «Godzilla Minus One» is a different beast since it’s not an American production. It’s from Toho, a Japanese company, so, understandably, Japan gets the first release for physical copies. While there’s no information on when the film can be purchased or streamed in the States, there are a couple of places where people might be able to see it eventually.

For starters, Max has numerous Toho-produced Godzilla films, going back to the 1954 original. Others on that platform include «Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla» and «Mothra vs. Godzilla.» The American-produced Godzilla movies are also there, so it would seem like a natural spot for «Godzilla Minus One» to land. However, one notable outlier in Max’s collection is «Shin Godzilla» from 2016. In addition to being available to rent or purchase on platforms like Prime Video, it can be streamed on Crunchyroll. 

«Shin Godzilla» had an American release in October 2016. It came out physically and on streaming in August 2017, about 10 months after briefly running in theaters. If «Godzilla Minus One» follows the same timeframe, it would come out 10 months after its American release in December 2023, placing it around September of this year.