Just ahead of the October 2025 release of Shin Godzilla in 4K UHD, GKids re-releases the Toho monster movie in U.S. theaters in black and white – retitling it Shin Godzilla: ORTHOchromatic – on August 31, 2025.

In Shin Godzilla: ORTHOchromatic, Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s 2016 feature is reborn in stunning black and white. Originally released in Japan in 2023 during preparations for Godzilla’s 70th anniversary, Shin Godzilla: ORTHOchromatic adds new dimension to the film’s visual impact by rendering it in orthochromatic (“ortho” for short) black and white, a type of monochrome inspired by the texture of traditional orthochromatic film, characterized by starker contrasts and more pronounced blacks.

Something has surfaced in Tokyo Bay. As the Prime Minister of Japan pleads with the public to remain calm, a horrific creature of tremendous size makes landfall in the city, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Then it evolves. The government assembles a motley task force to combat the monster when an envoy from the US Department of State delivers a folder of classified documents. On its cover is written: “GODZILLA.”

Starring Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi and Satomi Ishihara, Shin Godzilla offers an origin story to one of cinema’s greatest creations. Propelled by Oscar-winning visual effects and rapid fire dialogue, Shin Godzilla is equal parts pulse-pounding action film and venomous political satire, worthy of the franchise’s towering history.