Netflix U.S. announced on Wednesday that it will debut Godzilla: The Planet Eater ( Godzilla: Hoshi wo Kū Mono ), the third and final film in the Godzilla anime film trilogy, on January 9. Netflix will also debut a separate film with the title Godzilla on January 1, but it did not specify which one.

Godzilla: The Planet Eater opened in 158 Japanese theaters on November 9 and ranked #6 in its opening weekend.

The website describes the film's story in English:

20,000 years into the future, the Earth is ruled by Godzilla. Pitted against him are the straggling remnants of the human race. The final chapter, Godzilla: The Planet Eater , finds the Mechagodzilla city, the peak of scientific evolution and mankind's best hope, burned to cinders. Godzilla Earth reigns supreme but he has one more challenge: the winged creature, KING GHIDORAH.

Kobun Shizuno ( Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare and other Detective Conan movies, Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshirô , Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki ) and Hiroyuki Seshita ( Ajin , Knights of Sidonia ) directed the films at Polygon Pictures . Gen Urobuchi ( Puella Magi Madoka Magica , Fate/Zero , Psycho-Pass ) of Nitroplus is credited with the story concept and screenplay. Urobuchi was also responsible for series composition with Yūsuke Kozaki .

Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters ( Godzilla: Kaijū Wakusei ), the first film, opened in Japan last November. Netflix began streaming the film worldwide on January 17. The second film in the trilogy, Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle ( Godzilla: Kessen Kidō Zōshoku Toshi ), opened in Japan on May 18, and Netflix began streaming the film worldwide on July 18.

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