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Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Where Godzilla Minus One says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The most devastating Godzilla attack is set in a Ginza that was never shot: the sea scenes come from a lake and a coast in central Japan.

Scenes and places

Odo Island garrison

Kōichi lands his damaged Zero at the island base, and mechanic Tachibana suspects he is faking trouble to flee his duty. That night Godzilla attacks the garrison, and Kōichi panics and fails to fire.

Set in Odo Island base — The Japanese garrison base where Kōichi lands and Godzilla first appears; Odo Island is a fictional name with no mapped location.

Burned-out postwar Tokyo

Kōichi comes home to find his parents killed in the bombing of Tokyo. Guilt-ridden, he starts supporting Noriko and an orphaned baby, Akiko.

Set in Postwar Tokyo — The bombed city Kōichi returns to after the war, where he begins supporting Noriko and baby Akiko.

The minesweeper at sea

To earn a living Kōichi takes work aboard a minesweeper that clears wartime naval mines.

Set in Minesweeper work waters — The sea where the minesweeper crew disposes of wartime naval mines.

Filmed at Lake Hamana and the Enshū Sea — The film's maritime sequences were shot on Lake Hamana and in the Enshū Sea; which scene was shot where is not stated, so this match is approximate. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Off the Ogasawara Islands

In May 1947 Kōichi and the crew sail to the Ogasawara Islands to stall Godzilla. They release a mine into its mouth and detonate it, but Godzilla regenerates.

Set in Waters off the Ogasawara Islands — Open sea where the minesweeper crew is sent to stall Godzilla's approach to Japan.

Filmed at Enshū Sea — Maritime sequences were filmed in the Enshū Sea; matching it to this scene is approximate. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Godzilla hits Ginza

Godzilla makes landfall and attacks Ginza, where Noriko works. Kōichi reunites with her amid the chaos as tank fire enrages the monster.

Set in Ginza — Tokyo's shopping district where Noriko works and Godzilla makes landfall. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Repairing the Shinden fighter

Kōichi recruits Tachibana to repair a broken-down Kyushu J7W Shinden fighter for the Godzilla plan.

Set in Shinden repair base — The airfield where Kōichi has Tachibana repair a broken-down Kyushu J7W Shinden fighter.

Filmed at Tsukuba Naval Air Group Memorial Museum, Kasama — Listed among the film's shooting locations; the scene it was used for is not stated, so this match is approximate. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Preparing the operation

Noda recruits navy veterans to crew disarmed IJN destroyers for his plan.

Set in Naval base preparation site — The base where Noda's recruited navy veterans prepare disarmed destroyers.

Filmed at Former Kashima Naval Air Base Site, Miho — Listed among the film's shooting locations; the scene it was used for is not stated, so this match is approximate. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Sagami Bay trap

Noda's plan lures Godzilla into Sagami Bay, surrounds it with Freon tanks and sinks it so water pressure crushes it. If that fails, balloons will force it back up.

Set in Sagami Bay — The bay where Noda's plan lures Godzilla to be surrounded and sunk.

Filmed at Lake Hamana and the Enshū Sea — Maritime sequences were filmed on Lake Hamana and in the Enshū Sea; matching it to this scene is approximate. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Okaya Old City Hall, Nagano — Unspecified Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Kōichi Shikishima — A kamikaze pilot who fails to fire on Godzilla and carries that guilt into the postwar years.
• Noriko Ōishi — A young woman who lost her parents in the Tokyo bombing and is raising an orphaned baby, Akiko, whom Kōichi supports.
• Sōsaku Tachibana — The lead mechanic on Odo Island who sees through Kōichi's excuse.
• Kenji Noda — A former naval engineer and minesweeper crewmate who devises the plan to destroy Godzilla.