The film Shin Gojira (Shin Godzilla) opened in Japan on July 29, 2016, and earned 8.25 billion yen. It won seven Japan Academy Film Prizes, more than any other film that year.
As the monster comes ashore, the government meets to decide how to respond. The debate over whether the Self-Defense Forces may be sent out, and whether doing so would violate the constitution, goes on and on.