The latest trailer for the anticipated kaiju movie Godzilla Minus One has just released, granting fans a closer look at the cinematic icon wreaking havoc in post-war Japan. The film, which marks the 37th instalment in the long-running franchise, set in the aftermath of WW2 and sees Godzilla appear as Japan struggles to recover from a crushing defeat.

Godzilla Minus One is written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki, and stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando and Kuranosuke Sasaki.

Yamazaki has stated that he took influence from the original 1954 Godzilla film and Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) when writing this script.

Toho releases this film in Japan today, November 3rd, the same day as the first film was released in 1954, to celebrate the franchise’s 70th anniversary. This is also the first Japanese-produced Godzilla film since Shin Godzilla in 2016.

Godzilla Minus One releases on December 15th in UK cinemas. Watch the second trailer below: