Godzilla Minus One, Takashi Yamazaki’s new film in TOHO’s Godzilla franchise, won two awards in the 17th Asian Film Awards on Sunday.
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Evil Does Not Exist won the Best Film award, Hirokazu Kore-eda won the Best Director award for his Monster film, and Kōji Yakusho won the Best Actor award for his performance in Wim Wenders’ Japanese film Perfect Days.
Godzilla Minus One also won the Best Visual Effects award in the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday.
The film opened in Japan on November 3, 2023 (“Godzilla Day”), which was the anniversary of the first Godzilla film’s November 3, 1954 release.