>While the copyright protection period for films is currently 70 years after release, Japan's former copyright law, replaced in 1971, set the period at 38 years after the creator's death.

>As the Godzilla film's creator, director Ishiro Honda died in 1993, police determined that the film's copyright will last until the end of 2031.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/19/japan/crime-legal/osaka-man-arrest-godzilla/

Are you going to make your own Godzilla film /tv/?