Toho has started a tradition of making more and more notable efforts around "Godzilla Day", a self-proclaimed day by the company that aligns with the anniversary of Godzilla (1954).
For 2021, the company announced via a trailer that they were doing a Godzilla vs. Hedorah short film for that year's Godzilla Day. Directed by Kazuhiro Nakagawa, assistant director on Shin Godzilla (2016), the short would feature the suits from Godzilla: Final Wars (2004). This gave fans both their first real look at the two "Millennium" characters battling, as infamously Hedorah's role was very short in the 2004 movie, and as a way to celebrate Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971), which was having its 50th anniversary.
The five minute short film was released online on November 3rd, 2021.
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