Minami Hamabe is attached to two announced film and game projects. She returns in Godzilla Minus Zero, opening in Japan on November 3, 2026, and is part of the cast of Hideo Kojima's PHYSINT, whose lead was confirmed as Bill Skarsgard on September 17, 2026.
Minami Hamabe's two most recent credits sit at opposite ends of Japanese production. In July 2026, TOHO and Anime Limited announced Godzilla Minus Zero, the sequel to Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One, with Hamabe returning alongside Ryunosuke Kamiki and Hidetaka Yoshioka. Min Tanaka joins as biologist Kanji Murakami. The film is the first Japanese production advertised as "Filmed for IMAX," and it opens in Japan on November 3, 2026, Godzilla Day, with North American and United Kingdom and Ireland releases the same week on November 6.
Two months later, on September 17, 2026, Kojima Productions used the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2026 Broadcast to confirm Bill Skarsgard as the lead of PHYSINT, the spy action title directed by Hideo Kojima. Skarsgard plays the protagonist, the character the player controls. He joins a cast that already included Charlie Fraser, Ma Dong-seok, and Hamabe, whose involvement was announced earlier. Kojima said he had long been a fan of Skarsgard's work and that Skarsgard is also a fan of his.
Both projects remain in production. Kojima Productions said casting, actor scans, and work with outside creators are ongoing, and more cast announcements are planned. Godzilla Minus Zero is in production at TOHO Studios with ROBOT and Shirogumi, with Yamazaki returning as director, screenwriter, and VFX supervisor and Naoki Sato composing. No release window for PHYSINT is stated.
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Sep 17
Kojima Productions announced on September 17, 2026, during the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2026 Broadcast, that Bill Skarsgård will play the lead in PHYSINT, the new spy action title directed by Hideo Kojima. Skarsgård plays the protagonist, the character the player controls. A new teaser visual uses photos Kojima took himself of Skarsgård and Charlie Fraser during costume fittings, scans, and camera tests held earlier this year. Skarsgård joins a cast that already includes Fraser, Ma Dong-seok, and Minami Hamabe, whose involvement was announced earlier. Kojima said he had long been a fan of Skarsgård's work and that Skarsgård is also a fan of his, and that the tests left him confident in the project's direction. Casting, actor scans, and work with outside creators are ongoing, and more cast announcements are planned. In the same message, Kojima said performance capture and ADR recording on the horror game OD resumed this year after the SAG-AFTRA strike suspension.
Jul 11
TOHO and Anime Limited have announced Godzilla Minus Zero, the sequel to Takashi Yamazaki's Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One. A new teaser trailer and poster were released on July 9, 2026, confirming that Min Tanaka joins the cast as biologist Kanji Murakami. Returning cast members include Ryūnosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, and Hidetaka Yoshioka from the first film. The film is the first Japanese production to be advertised as 'Filmed for IMAX.' It will open in Japan on November 3, 2026, which is Godzilla Day, commemorating the original 1954 film's release. The same week, it will open in North America on November 6, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on November 6 as well, distributed by Anime Limited. This marks the first time a Japan-produced Godzilla film will open near-simultaneously in Japan and major Western markets. Yamazaki returns as director, screenwriter, and VFX supervisor, with Naoki Satō composing the music. Production is underway at TOHO Studios with ROBOT and Shirogumi.