First image released for the upcoming New Godzilla: The Ride. Photo courtesy of Toho. © 2025 TOHO CO., LTD.
Source: Toho Co., Ltd.
Toho Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & Chief Executive Officer: Hiroyasu Matsuoka) will begin the production and distribution of new Godzilla ride attraction footage for the i-Ride system, manufactured by Taiwan's Brogent Technologies, Inc. and installed in multiple countries around the world.
Currently using the temp title "New Godzilla: The Ride" (新・ゴジラ・ザ・ライド, Shin Gojira za Raido), the new attraction film will be directed, written, and VFX produced by Takashi Yamazaki, winner of the 96th Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for the hit GODZILLA MINUS ONE (ゴジラ-1.0/ゴジラマイナスワン, Gojira Mainasu Wan, 2023).
Takashi Yamazaki also directed “Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle” (ゴジラ・ザ・ライド大怪獣頂上決戦, Gojira za Raido Daikaijū Chōjō Kessen), which opened in 2021 and still being shown at Seibuen Amusement Park. This attraction shocked the world with its high quality and overwhelming scale that overturned the conventional wisdom of rides, receiving high praise from attendees with a 99% experience satisfaction rate.* It also won the Grand Prize at VFX-JAPAN Award 2023.
For "New Godzilla: The Ride", the production team behind GODZILLA MINUS ONE -- Director Takashi Yamazaki, Shirogumi, and Toho -- have reunited to provide a soul-stirring ride experience that surpasses “Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle.”
In addition, the "New Godzilla: The Ride" footage will be distributed in collaboration with Taiwan-based Brogent to over 40 facilities around the world, including Japan, that have introduced the company's i-Ride ride system, reaching Godzilla and theme park fans not only in Japan but all over the world.
Please stay tuned for further details, such as the ride's full title, monsters, and screening locations.
* Results of a survey of visitors to Seibuen Amusement Park.
**This attraction footage is different from what will be seen in the previously announced "New Godzilla Movie" (新作ゴジラ映画, Shinsaku Gojira Eiga) by the makers of GODZILLA MINUS ONE.
Takashi Yamazaki. Photo courtesy of Toho.
■ Comment from Director Takashi Yamazaki of Shirogumi Co., Ltd.
We have been given the opportunity to try our hand at the Godzilla Ride again.
Where will it take place this time, what kind of formidable enemies will appear, and what will we witness this time?
As a self-professed ride enthusiast, I can't help but feel excited when I think about my first time riding this ride.
I'm working hard day and night with the staff to create the most terrifying ride in the world.
またまたゴジラのライドに挑戦させてもらえることになりました。
今度はどこを舞台にどんな強敵が現れ、我々は何を目撃することになるのか！
無類のライド好きを自称する僕としては、自分自身がこのライドに初搭乗する
ときの事を考えるとワクワクが止まりません。
世界最恐ライドに仕上げるべく、日夜スタッフと共に頑張っております。
Takashi Yamazaki (born 1964) made his directorial debut in 2000 with JUVENILE (ジュブナイル, Jubunairu) and is a leading figure in the field of visual effects and VFX, making full use of advanced visuals in computer graphics. His ALWAYS: SUNSET ON THIRD STREET (ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日, Ōruweizu: San-chōme no Yūhi, 2005), a VFX film about a Showa-era town with heartwarming humanity, vitality, and atmosphere, became a hot topic of conversation, winning 12 awards including Best Picture and Best Director at the 29th Japan Academy Prize. His films THE ETERNAL ZERO (永遠の0, Eien no Zero, 2013) and STAND BY ME DORAEMON (STAND BY ME ドラえもん, Sutando Bai Mī Doraemon, 2014) won Best Picture and 8 other awards including Best Animated Film at the 38th Japan Academy Awards, respectively. GODZILLA MINUS ONE was an international smash hit and major award-winner.
Yamazaki's additional credits include SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO (SPACE BATTLESHIP ヤマト, Supēsu Batorushippu Yamato, 2010), DESTINY: THE TALE OF KAMAKURA (DESTINY 鎌倉ものがたり, DESTINY Kamakura Monogatari, 2017) and the theme park attractions “Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle” and "Ultraman the Ride: The Great Duel of the Century" (ウルトラマン・ザ・ライド 世紀の大決闘, Urutoraman za Raido Seiki no Daikettō, 2023).
About Toho Co. Ltd.
Toho Company provides high-quality entertainment to a wide range of customers through its film production, distribution, and exhibition business, which is solidly supported by its real estate business including the Shinjuku Toho Building and Hibiya Chante, animation production, DVD software production and sales, and TOHO Cinemas' efforts to expand its network of multiplex cinemas. Among these, "Godzilla," which has been around since 1954, is Toho's flagship IP that has many fans around the world and has been loved for many years.