Masami Nagasawa:Appearing in "Godzilla-0.0" as a genius weather forecaster, he said he was "deeply moved" by the offer from director Yamazaki. He also appears in the latest trailer.

It was announced on September 8th that actress Masami Nagasawa will appear in the latest installment of the "Godzilla" series, "Godzilla-0.0 (Godzilla Minus Zero)" (directed by Takashi Yamazaki, released in theaters on November 3rd and in North America on November 6th). Nagasawa will play Makoto Aoyama, a genius weather forecaster seconded from the meteorological observatory to the large-scale disaster response office. This will be Nagasawa's first appearance in a Godzilla film in 22 years, since "Godzilla Final Wars" released in 2004. The trailer released at the same time shows Nagasawa's character, Aoyama, leaning forward and proposing a new plan, saying, "May I propose a new Plan B?" Nagasawa expressed her delight at taking part in the film, saying, "I was thrilled when Director Yamazaki asked me to appear in it." She added, "I was impressed by how the director always had a boyish smile on his face and seemed to be having a great time on set. It had been a while since I'd seen Godzilla, and filming while being at the mercy of his overwhelming presence was thrilling and exciting. Please look forward to the release." "Godzilla-0.0" is set in post-war Japan in 1949. It depicts a completely new story of disaster that takes place two years after the Godzilla attack in "Godzilla Minus One" (2023). Ryunosuke Kamiki who confronted Godzilla that plunged Japan into the depths of despair in the previous film, and Minami Hamabe, who played Noriko, who miraculously survived the attack by Godzilla, will reprise their roles. Hidetaka Yoshioka, Yuki Yamada, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Sakura Ando, ​​and Mio Tanaka will also reprise their roles from the previous film. Min Tanaka will appear as the new character Professor Murakami. Director Yamazaki is in charge of directing, writing the screenplay, and VFX for this film. It will be the first Japanese film to be produced as "Filmed for IMAX". Furthermore, it was announced that actors Jun Kunimura, Motoki Iida, Ko Maehara, Kenji Mizuhashi, Eita Okuno, and Kai Inowaki will appear as the cast members who will face off against Godzilla. Kunimura will play the role of Dr. Ogata, Maehara will play Akira Hagiwara, Professor Murakami's (Tanaka's) assistant, Okuno will play Heikichi Tokiwa, and Inowaki will play Shoichi Honda. In addition, Iida will reprise his role as Akio Itagaki, the section chief of Toyo Balloon who contributed to the Godzilla extermination operation "Wadatsumi Operation" in the previous film "Godzilla Minus One," and Mizuhashi will reprise his role as Kunio Tsuruno. The newly released trailer begins with Noda's (Yoshioka) words, "We hadn't completely buried Godzilla." Two years have passed since the fierce battle in "Godzilla Minus One." Shikishima (Kamiki) and others are visibly shaken by the reappearance of "despair." Along with the tense expressions of Murakami (Tanaka), a biologist who appears for the first time in this film, and Aoyama (Nagasawa), a weather forecaster, the launch of "Operation Narukami" is announced. Scenes that hint at new developments in the story include Noriko (Hamabe), who survived Godzilla's attack two years ago, expressing her heartbreaking feelings to Shikishima, and houses being lifted into the air. The trailer ends with a shocking line of dialogue and a shot of Godzilla falling to the ground on its back. After two years, Japan has finally recovered and regained its normalcy, but now a new despair descends upon it... The video leaves viewers eager to see how Shikishima and his friends will confront this new challenge.