Godzilla: The Planet Eater (ゴジラ星を喰う者, Gojira Hoshi wo Kū-mono)[b] is a 2018 Japanese computer-animated kaiju film directed by Kōbun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita. Produced and animated by Toho Animation and Polygon Pictures, in association with Netflix, it is the 34th film in the Godzilla franchise, the 32nd Godzilla film produced by Toho, the final film in the franchise's anime trilogy, and the fourth film in the franchise's Reiwa era.[c]

Godzilla: The Planet Eater concludes the narrative of the anime trilogy, taking place after the events of Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters and Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle. The film follows the struggles of humanity, their extraterrestrial allies, and Godzilla as they battle to survive against King Ghidorah. Godzilla: The Planet Eater was released theatrically in Japan on November 9, 2018, and was released worldwide on Netflix on January 9, 2019.
Godzilla: The Planet Eater

Theatrical release poster

Japanese name
Kanji ゴジラ星を喰う者

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Directed by Kōbun Shizuno
Hiroyuki Seshita
Screenplay by Gen Urobuchi
Story by Gen Urobuchi[a]
Produced by Takashi Yoshizawa
Starring Mamoru Miyano
Takahiro Sakurai
Tomokazu Sugita
Yuki Kaji
Music by Takayuki Hattori

Production
companies
Polygon Pictures
Toho Animation
Distributed by
Toho Visual Entertainment[1](Japan)
Netflix (Worldwide)

Release dates
November 3, 2018 (TIFF)
November 9, 2018 (Japan)

Running time 91 minutes[2]
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Box office $1.5 million