It’s great to see Godzilla Minus One doing so well at the box office – so much so that screenings have been extended until December 28th, in fact – so it’s no surprise fans are keen to find out if there will be a sequel and whether Takashi Yamazaki will return to make it.
Apparently Toho will make a sequel at some point, but what that story will be is anyone’s guess at the moment. However, if you’ve seen the film, you’ll know Yamazaki has prepped the way for it to happen, and whilst talking about how Godzilla Minus One‘s ending may lead to a sequel, the director said:
Godzilla is both a monster and a god. Godzilla is the Tatari-gami that appears in Princess Mononoke. After all, if you really think about it, isn’t it strange that the thing awakened by America’s nuclear tests is going to attack Japan? However, if you think of it as the Tatari-gami, it makes sense. A story about everyone working together to quell an attack by the Tatari-gami.
Tatari-gami means “cursing gods” and you may already be familiar with it as the demon used in Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke. So, what is it? Essentially, it’s when negative energy manifests, leading to catastrophes and causing curses.
Yamazaki believes these curses are linked to Godzilla, and explained:
Godzilla was born as a result of an American nuclear test and yet it was created in Japan. Isn’t it incredibly absurd that this happens? However, I believe that Japanese people sense they must accept this and consider it a curse.
The Tatari-gami from Princess Mononoke also comes to a village he has no connections with, messes it up, and leaves behind a curse. That’s how I felt after making this film. I felt that making a Godzilla movie was a divine ritual. The ritual [gathers] the anxieties of the world at the time and summons them as a cursed deity which must be appeased.
I get the feeling Yamazaki seems to have a vision for a Godzilla Minus One sequel that others may be hard pressed to bring to life in quite the same way, so it’d be amazing if he was the one to return with a sequel.
However, when asked, the director simply said: “I’d like to see someone else’s Godzilla, but I want to make a next time as well. I’ve got very complicated feelings.”
Ach, make it happen, I say! I’m sure there will be other chances for other people’s Godzillas.
Source: GeekTyrant
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