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Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus Zero Is Being Bombed With One-Star Reviews From Viewers In India Who Haven’t Even Seen the Movie. Here’s Why

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One-star reviews from India are piling up on IMDb for Yamazaki’s new film. The kicker? Godzilla Minus Zero doesn’t open there until November 20. So why are moviegoers causing such a stir online? Takashi Yamazaki is a much-loved and highly respected Japanese director, both locally and internationally. Some of his best-known works include The Eternal Zero (2013), Stand by Me Doraemon (2014), and Lupin III: The First (2019). And then there was his Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One (2023), which gave rise to the smash-hit sequel: Godzilla Minus Zero (2026). The film opened with a whopping $31.6 million in North America over its November 6–8 opening weekend (a record for a live-action foreign-language film), and received rave reviews from audiences and critics alike. It also edged out Ramayana at the worldwide box office with roughly $63 million, even though it hasn’t opened in India yet. But it’s being bombed with one-star reviews from India, and here’s why… Godzilla Minus Zero vs.

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