The Godzilla Minus One cast features Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe and Yuki Yamada. This info article contains minor spoilers and cast/character summaries for Takashi Yamazaki’s 2023 movie on Netflix. Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category, and then browse complete soundtrack song listings in the Soundtracks of Cinema section.

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Godzilla Minus One takes place during the late 1940s. As World War II concludes, a former kamikaze pilot survives an unfathomable attack in Japan. The narrative follows the main protagonist as he seeks redemption for past sins while strategizing against a giant monster. Here’s every actor and character in Godzilla Minus One, the 37th installment of the Godzilla movie franchise.

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Godzilla Minus One Cast: Ryunosuke Kamiki as Kōichi Shikishima

Character Profile: A Japanese kamikaze pilot. He fails to complete a suicide mission during the end of World War II and then emotionally suffers after Godzilla kills several comrades. Kōichi vows to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Kamiki’s Resume: Bô in Spirited Away (2001), Kenji Koiso in Summer Wars (2009), Taki Tachibana in Your Name. (2016), Tomoya Serizawa in Suzume (2022), Makino Mantaro in Ranman (2023)

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Godzilla Minus One Cast: Minami Hamabe as Noriko Ōishi

Character Profile: Kōichi’s girlfriend. She feels left out while looking after a young girl that she rescued. Noriko disappears after Godzilla attacks Ginza.

Hamabe’s Resume: Sakura Yamauchi in Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (2017), Emma in The Promised Neverland (2020), Ruriko Midorikawa in Shin Kamen Rider (2023), Makino Sueko in Ranman (2023), Mika Jinnai in Silent Love (2024)

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Godzilla Minus One Cast: Yuki Yamada as Shirō Mizushima

Character Profile: A Shinsei Maru crewman. He panics while strategizing against Godzilla. Shirō later joins a civilian strategy team.

Yamada’s Resume: Joe Gibken/Gokai Blue in Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle (2011), Joe Gibken/Gokai Blue/Geki Red in Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen (2012), Joe Gibken/Gokai Blue in Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie (2013), Ryo Shindo in Special Investigation Nine (2018-23), Taiyo Asano in Kimi ga Kokoro wo Kuretakara (2024)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast: ‘Unfrosted’

Godzilla Minus One Cast: Munetaka Aoki as Sōsaku Tachibana

Character Profile: A former Navy Air Service technician. He gets recruited for a civilian team that plans to attack Godzilla. Sōsaku builds a customized airplane for Kōichi.

Aoki’s Resume: Prison Guard #1 in Silence (2016), Sanosuke Sagara in Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part I – The Final (2021), Ricky in The Roundup: No Way Out (2023), Yutaka in Missing (2024), Tetsuya in Ghost Cat Anzu (2024)

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Godzilla Minus One Cast: Hidetaka Yoshioka as Kenji Noda

Character Profile: A former Navy engineer. He is a doctor who joins the Shinsei Maru crew. Kenji forms a strategic civilian service plan to beat Godzilla.

Yoshioka’s Resume: Mitsuo in Otoko wa tsurai yo: Boku no ojisan (1989), Ryunosuke Chagawa in Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005), Kenichi Mizoguchi in Riverside Mukolitta (2021), Koto Kensuke in Dr. Coto’s Clinic (2022), Kazuya Suzuki in The Journalist (2022)

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Godzilla Minus One Cast: Sakura Ando as Sumiko Ōta

Character Profile: Kōichi’s neighbor. She plays “auntie” for a young girl after Noriko disappears. Sumiko receives inheritance money from Kōichi.

Ando’s Resume: Koike in Love Exposure (2008), Nobuyo Shibata in Shoplifters (2018), Saori in Monster (2023), Asami in Rebooting (2023), Suzune Iseri  in Girls Band Cry (2024)

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The Godzilla Minus One cast also includes:

• Kuranosuke Sasaki as Seiji Akitsu
• Sae Nagatani as Akiko
• Yûya Endô as Tadamasa Saito
• Miou Tanaka as Tatsuo Hotta

Q.V. Hough (@QVHough) is Vague Visages’ founding editor.