Godzilla Minus One is a 2023 Japanese kaiju film directed by Takashi Yamazaki. It is part of the long-running Godzilla franchise and is set in postwar Japan, where the emergence of Godzilla brings devastation to a country already struggling to recover from World War II. The film was widely praised for its visual effects, emotional story, and tense monster-action sequences, and it won international acclaim including an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.