Godzilla Minus Zero: regional release dates and the Minus One connection

GKIDS and TOHO announced a November 6, 2026 North American theatrical opening for Godzilla Minus Zero, following its November 3 Japanese debut. Their September 8 announcement identifies Takashi Yamazaki as returning director and places the sequel in 1949, two years after Godzilla Minus One, continuing the Shikishima family’s story.

That makes it a continuation of the earlier film’s narrative rather than an unrelated setting inferred from the title. The distributor describes the production as the first Japanese film made under the Filmed For IMAX program, using IMAX-certified digital cameras. Production format and local exhibition are different: that announcement does not mean every cinema showing uses an IMAX screen.

via GKIDS

Expanded (November 8, 2026): Expanded with regional release dates, the sequel connection and the distinction between production and screening formats.