Since its debut on Netflix on July 11, 2025,Godzilla Minus Onehas once again become the talk of fans everywhere, with many experiencing it for the first time following its theatrical success. Released in 2023,Godzilla Minus Onewould go on totake in an impressive $115.8 million dollarsat the box office against a budget of around $10 million, making it the highest-grossing Japanese Godzilla film of all-time. In the United States, it quickly became the highest-grossing Japanese film ever, and the third highest-grossing foreign-language film behindCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, andLife is Beautiful.
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However, while fans are heapingwell-deserved praise upon the Toho film, there are many onX(formerly Twitter) that have taken issue withGodzilla Minus One’sEnglish-dubbed version thatchanges the delivery of an all-important lineat the end of the movie. It comes when Shikishima learns that the love of his life, Noriko, is still alive, and the pair reunitein an emotional scenethat sees Noriko ask him in the Japanese version,“Is your war finally over?”The question is both referring to Shikishima’s literal war with Godzilla, but more subtly it’s also about the personal warthat has raged within him over the course of the film.
In the English-dubbed version ofGodzilla Minus One, thewords get lost in translation, and instead see Noriko ask in English in that same scene,“Can this war of yours finally be done?”The tone with which it’s delivered makes it sound like Noriko is more annoyed with Shikishima than anything, instead of asking a heartfelt questionthat’s meant to elicit an emotional response.
Fans have taken to social mediato voice their displeasure with the translation, with one user saying they’ll “never forgive the dubbers for changing the most impactful line” in the movie:
More users piled onto agree with the sentiment, with one calling it their “biggest complaint,” and another saying the dubbed version is much “weaker” than the Japanese original.
Godzilla Minus One Made Streaming History Despite Its Translation Flaws
Fans wasted no time in spreading the wordabout the Oscar-winningGodzillafilm, which led to it being not only number one on Netflix, but number one on iTunes, making it the first movie in history to hold the top spoton both a subscription-based platform, and a paid platform simultaneously.
Godzilla Minus One Director Wants More Legendary Kaiju in the Sequel
Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki reveals hopes for a sequel, wants to maintain serious tone when depicting kaiju-versus-kaiju battles.
While no official sequel toGodzilla Minus Onehas been announced, given its success, italmost seems inevitable that it will happen at some point. In the meantime, director Takashi Yamazaki hasreportedly found his next film, which won’t be a sequel toGodzilla, but rather an adaptation of the manga series,Barefoot Gen.
