This 25th installment in the series marks the first time Shusuke Kaneko, known for the Heisei Gamera series, took on a Godzilla film. The story combines the concept of Godzilla making landfall in Japan again for the first time in nearly 50 years since his original attack on Tokyo, with elements from the folk legend. Brigadier General Tachibana of the Defense Forces warns of Godzilla’s return based on various social phenomena, but the military, complacent in peace, ignores his warnings.