Godzilla Minus Zero is out now, and like its predecessor, it’s got quite a bit going on for the humans. The Shikishima family unfortunately find themselves at the forefront of the government’s efforts to repel the newly emerged Ghidorah and eventually Godzilla , and not just because Kōichi (Ryunosuke Kamiki) defeated the latter once before.

Halfway into the film, we learn that Noriko (Hamabe) has G-cells in her bloodstream. Of those who survived the devastation of Ginza in Godzilla Minus One, she’s the only one who hasn’t died from the radioactive cells, which has also affected her body and one of her eyes. Talking with Inverse , director/writer Takashi Yamazaki revealed two things about this plot point: it came about accidentally, and it’s not something he came up with on his own.

To the first point, he said the black mark on Noriko’s neck when Kōichi reunites with her “was not planned” during Minus One’s production.…