2022 Japanese film

What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? (Japanese: 大怪獣のあとしまつ, lit. 'Aftermath of the Giant Monster') is a 2022 Japanese comedy-drama kaiju film directed by Satoshi Miki, starring Ryosuke Yamada, Tao Tsuchiya and Gaku Hamada.

Cast

Release

What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? was released in Japan on 4 February 2022 and on Blu-ray and DVD on 13 July.

Reception

The film has received negative reviews from both the critics and audience.

Kyle Anderson of Nerdist gave the film a rating of 3.5/5 and wrote that it "deftly straddles the line between satire/parody and legitimate disaster film."

Whang Yee Ling of The Straits Times rated the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote that despite its "promising" premise, the film is "at once hectic and plodding" and "fares no better even as a parody of Japan's political inertia and bureaucracy."

James Hadfield of The Japan Times rated the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote that while Fuse "gets the balance just right" and Hamada "has obvious fun playing a villain for a change", the film "seems oblivious to whether any of the ideas it flings against the wall are sticking."

Christopher Stewardson of Our Culture Mag rated the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote that despite the "solid" first 10 minutes, it "loses itself to clumsy comedy and contrived endings."

Yuichi Maeda [ja] criticized this movie on a J-CAST interview; stating that audiences of this movie were expecting a more dramatic political thriller and military thriller similar to those of Shin Godzilla, only to be met with unfunny gags and a screenplay with little to no realism. Hinataka on Netlabo shared similar sentiments, comparing the movie unfavorably to Don't Look Up.