director kitamura commented at the film's world premiere that the reason why he agreed to direct the film was because he wanted to update godzilla and recapture the same spirit seen in the later "godzilla" films from the showa era. he wanted to incorporate the same speed and power seen in films like "godzilla vs. mechagodzilla", which he believed was lost somewhere within the series, stating, "the godzilla series had lost that kind of taste. i think that back in the '70s godzilla movies had more power and speed. he was very fast and he was very strong. so in my godzilla, you know, less dialogue and more action. that’s more fun than watching people discuss what we should do about godzilla. as a godzilla fan i want to see godzilla punching and kicking, beating up all the other monsters instead of somebody talking again, you know, discussing the operation. that's what i wanted to do is to revive that, but not in the same way, i have to update. this is the updated version of '70s, crazy, monster movies."