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[[File:Godzilla Head.jpg|right|250px]]The '''Godzilla Head''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラヘッド|Gojira Heddo}} is a giant statue of the head of [[Godzilla]] mounted on [[Hotel Gracery Shinjuku]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. The building also contains a Toho Cinemas theater, where the red carpet premiere for ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' and the blue carpet Japanese premiere of ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' were held. | [[File:Godzilla Head.jpg|right|250px]] | ||
The '''Godzilla Head''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラヘッド|Gojira Heddo}} is a giant statue of the head of [[Godzilla]] mounted on the 8th floor terrace of the [[Hotel Gracery Shinjuku]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. The building also contains a Toho Cinemas theater, where the red carpet premiere for ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' and the blue carpet Japanese premiere of ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' were held. | |||
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==Development== | ==Development== | ||
The construction of the Godzilla Head was first announced on December 8, 2014<ref name="announced">http://godzilla.jp/news/1024/</ref> and was finished on April 10, [[2015]]. | The construction of the Godzilla Head was first announced on December 8, 2014<ref name="announced">http://godzilla.jp/news/1024/</ref> and it was finished on April 10, [[2015]]. | ||
==Information== | ==Information== | ||
The head is based on the head of the [[BatoGoji]] Godzilla suit.<ref name="GodzillaJPFinish">http://godzilla.jp/news/1290/</ref> The head is capable of spewing mist and having its eyes illuminate. It is located 50 meters above the ground, making it a life-size representation of Godzilla's height in the [[Showa era]]. The faux rubble beneath the head contains relief depictions of scenes from the original ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'', ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'', and ''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]''. | The head is based on the head of the [[BatoGoji]] Godzilla suit.<ref name="GodzillaJPFinish">http://godzilla.jp/news/1290/</ref> The head is capable of spewing mist and having its eyes illuminate. It is located 50 meters above the ground, making it a life-size representation of Godzilla's height in the [[Showa era]]. The faux rubble beneath the head contains relief depictions of scenes from the original ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'', ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'', and ''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]''. | ||
==Video games== | |||
*''[[Godzilla (2014 video game)|Godzilla]]'' (2014) - PlayStation 3/4 | |||
*''[[Godzilla Kaiju Collection]]'' (2015) - iOS, Android | |||
*''[[Godzilla Defense Force]]'' (2019) - iOS, Android | |||
*''[[Godzilla Battle Line]]'' (2021) - iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows | |||
===''[[Godzilla Kaiju Collection]]''=== | |||
Destroying the Godzilla Head unlocks [[BatoGoji|Godzilla 1992]] as a playable monster. | |||
===''[[Godzilla Battle Line]]''=== | |||
A diorama based on the Godzilla Head can be displayed in Studio Mode. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
Shinjuku Godzilla Head 1.jpg|Concept art | File:Shinjuku Godzilla Head 1.jpg|Concept art | ||
Shinjuku Godzilla Head 2.jpg|Concept art | File:Shinjuku Godzilla Head 2.jpg|Concept art | ||
Hotel Gracery Godzilla Head 1.jpg | File:Hotel Gracery Godzilla Head 1.jpg|The Godzilla Head | ||
Hotel Gracery Godzilla Head 2.jpg | File:Hotel Gracery Godzilla Head 2.jpg|The Godzilla Head | ||
File:Roke Sutanpurarii.jpg | |||
File:Gojira HEDDO.jpg | |||
Godzilla Head 1.jpg | File:Godzilla Head 1.jpg|A close-up side view of the Godzilla Head | ||
Godzilla Head 2.jpg | File:Godzilla Head 2.jpg|The Godzilla Head at night with its mouth lit up | ||
Godzilla VS. Ad Under Godzilla Head.png|An ad for the Japanese PlayStation 4 release of [[Godzilla (2014 video game)| | File:Godzilla VS. Ad Under Godzilla Head.png|An ad for the Japanese PlayStation 4 release of ''[[Godzilla (2014 video game)|Godzilla]]'' underneath the Godzilla Head | ||
File:F8p8IwXXkAEuOFv.jpg | |||
File:Heisei Godzilla Suit Ambassador.jpg|Godzilla | |||
GKC Shinjuku Godzilla Building.png|The Godzilla Head featured in ''[[Godzilla | File:Godzilla hotel room.jpg|A Godzilla room in Hotel Gracery Shinjuku | ||
GKC Godzilla 1992 and Shinjuku Godzilla Head.png|[[BatoGoji|Godzilla 1992]] with the Godzilla Head in ''[[Godzilla | File:Godzilla-tokyo-hotel-02.jpg|A Godzilla room in Hotel Gracery Shinjuku | ||
File:GKC Shinjuku Godzilla Building.png|The Godzilla Head featured in ''[[Godzilla Kaiju Collection]]'' | |||
View of Godzilla hotel in street.jpg | File:GKC Godzilla 1992 and Shinjuku Godzilla Head.png|[[BatoGoji|Godzilla 1992]] with the Godzilla Head in ''[[Godzilla Kaiju Collection]]'' | ||
Godzilla | File:Godzilla PS4 Godzilla Head.jpg|[[Godzilla]] and the Godzilla Head in [[Godzilla (2014 video game)|''Godzilla'' on PlayStation 4]] | ||
GODZILLA HOTEL CLOSE UP.jpg | File:View of Godzilla hotel in street.jpg|A view of the Godzilla Head from the street | ||
File:GODZILLA HOTEL CLOSE UP.jpg|A close-up of the Godzilla Head looking down on Tokyo | |||
File:131 1493.JPG|A close-up of the devices inside the Godzilla Head's mouth | |||
File:131 1483.JPG|The Godzilla Head in July 2015, with a poster for [[Godzilla (2014 video game)|''Godzilla VS'']] beneath it | |||
File:131 1490.JPG|The Toho Cinemas in Hotel Gracery Shinjuku, with a poster for ''[[Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1]]'' on display | |||
Picture8.jpg|Godzilla room gift bag | File:Shinjuku Toho Building in 2016.jpg|The Godzilla Head and [[Hotel Gracery Shinjuku]] in 2016 | ||
Hotel-Godzilla-4.jpg | File:17191130 1207646749355109 2264024706303824531 n.jpg|The Godzilla Head in March 2017, with a poster for ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' teasing ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' beneath it | ||
File:Picture8.jpg|A Godzilla room gift bag | |||
P1150752.JPG| | File:Hotel-Godzilla-4.jpg|A Godzilla diorama in the hotel's lobby featuring the [[Godzilla (Heisei)|Heisei Godzilla]] | ||
File:Nu4oth7muejy.jpg|A Godzilla diorama in the hotel's lobby featuring [[Godzilla (Shin Godzilla)|Shin Godzilla]] | |||
Godzilla Head in City Hunter.jpg|The Godzilla Head's cameo appearance in ''City Hunter the Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes'' | File:FQ5vTFEX0AAsgSv.jpg|The Godzilla Head with a giant cup of Isodine Mouthwash in 2016<ref name="ANN Mouthwash">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-04-04/life-size-godzilla-reminds-visitors-to-manage-their-oral-hygiene/.100655|title=Life-Size Godzilla Reminds Visitors To Manage Their Oral Hygiene|author=Loveridge, Lynzee|date=4 April 2016|work=Anime News Network}}</ref> | ||
File:0710-1024x1820.jpg|The Godzilla Head in 2016, with a poster for ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' | |||
File:P1150752.JPG|The grand opening | |||
File:Drawingon.jpg|A relief depiction of a scene from ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) on the rubble beneath the Godzilla Head | |||
File:Photo7jpg.jpg|The Godzilla Head in 2017, with a poster for ''[[GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters]]'' | |||
File:Caption.jpg|The Godzilla Head in 2018, with posters for ''[[GODZILLA: The Planet Eater]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Bohemian Rhapsody (film)|Bohemian Rhapsody]]'' | |||
File:Godzilla Head in City Hunter.jpg|The Godzilla Head's cameo appearance in ''City Hunter the Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes'' | |||
File:Tokyo-japan-may-10-2019-at-godzillas-hometown-of-tokyo-a-giant-godzilla-head-of-the-scaly-menace-is-towering-over-the-toho-building-in-shinjuku-W2C8FR.jpg|The Godzilla Head in 2019, with a poster for ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' | |||
File:204801088 647167793346154 7889586067286888347 n.jpg|The Godzilla Head in 2021, with a poster for ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' | |||
File:Godzilla Head in Kate.png|The Godzilla Head in ''[[wikipedia:Kate (film)|Kate]]'' | |||
File:Shin Ultraman poster and the Godzilla Head.jpg|The Godzilla Head in 2022, with a poster for ''[[Shin Ultraman]]'' | |||
File:Shop banner 141280 en.png|The Godzilla Head diorama in ''[[Godzilla Battle Line]]'' | |||
File:Godzilla Head in Zom 100 - Bucket List of the Dead.png|The Godzilla Head in ''[[wikia:w:c:zombie-100:Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (film)|Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead]]'' | |||
File:F8irtpobcAAVU8V.jpg|The Godzilla Head in 2023, with a poster for ''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'' | |||
File:F8iruufaYAAOQow.jpg | |||
File:F8nSCftaIAAGqpx.jpg | |||
File:F8nSCffakAAmEuj.jpg | |||
File:F8nSCfsaIAAFp-M.jpg | |||
File:F87miT6aYAAAX4F.jpg|The red carpet for ''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'' at the Godzilla Head | |||
File:F9Q2OlVawAAEUhW.jpg | |||
File:F8pUFCgbUAAAHPV.jpg | |||
File:GodzillaHead Kaiju8.png|The Godzilla Head in 2024, with a poster for ''[[Kaiju No. 8]]'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The Godzilla Head | *The Godzilla Head makes a cameo in the opening scene of the 2019 animated film ''City Hunter the Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes'', where protagonist Ryo Saeba prevents it from being destroyed by an errant RPG round. It also briefly appears in the live action films ''[[wikipedia:Kate (film)|Kate]]'' (2021) and ''[[wikia:w:c:zombie-100:Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (film)|Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead]]'' (2023). | ||
*In 2022, the official ''[[Shin Ultraman]]'' Twitter account announced that the Godzilla Head would be replaced with a statue of [[Ultraman]] as an [[Godzilla April Fools' Day pranks|April Fools' Day prank]].<ref name="Ultraman statue">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/shin_ultraman/status/1509666861524217871|title=【お知らせ】 TOHOシネマズ新宿の「#ゴジラヘッド」が 本日4/1より「シン・ #ウルトラマン」になります! #シンウルトラマン #5月13日公開 #エイプリルフール|author=@shin_ultraman|date=31 March 2022|work=Twitter}}</ref> | |||
==External links== | |||
==External | *[https://gracery.com/shinjuku/page/godzilla.html Gracery Godzilla website] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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[[Category:Toho]] | [[Category:Toho]] | ||
[[Category:Statues]] | [[Category:Statues]] |
Latest revision as of 01:21, 6 April 2024
The Godzilla Head (ゴジラヘッド is a giant statue of the head of Gojira Heddo)Godzilla mounted on the 8th floor terrace of the Hotel Gracery Shinjuku in Tokyo, Japan. The building also contains a Toho Cinemas theater, where the red carpet premiere for Shin Godzilla and the blue carpet Japanese premiere of Godzilla: King of the Monsters were held.
Development
The construction of the Godzilla Head was first announced on December 8, 2014[1] and it was finished on April 10, 2015.
Information
The head is based on the head of the BatoGoji Godzilla suit.[2] The head is capable of spewing mist and having its eyes illuminate. It is located 50 meters above the ground, making it a life-size representation of Godzilla's height in the Showa era. The faux rubble beneath the head contains relief depictions of scenes from the original Godzilla, The Return of Godzilla, and Godzilla vs. Mothra.
Video games
- Godzilla (2014) - PlayStation 3/4
- Godzilla Kaiju Collection (2015) - iOS, Android
- Godzilla Defense Force (2019) - iOS, Android
- Godzilla Battle Line (2021) - iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows
Godzilla Kaiju Collection
Destroying the Godzilla Head unlocks Godzilla 1992 as a playable monster.
Godzilla Battle Line
A diorama based on the Godzilla Head can be displayed in Studio Mode.
Gallery
An ad for the Japanese PlayStation 4 release of Godzilla underneath the Godzilla Head
The Godzilla Head featured in Godzilla Kaiju Collection
Godzilla 1992 with the Godzilla Head in Godzilla Kaiju Collection
Godzilla and the Godzilla Head in Godzilla on PlayStation 4
The Godzilla Head in July 2015, with a poster for Godzilla VS beneath it
The Toho Cinemas in Hotel Gracery Shinjuku, with a poster for Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1 on display
The Godzilla Head and Hotel Gracery Shinjuku in 2016
The Godzilla Head in March 2017, with a poster for Kong: Skull Island teasing Godzilla vs. Kong beneath it
A Godzilla diorama in the hotel's lobby featuring the Heisei Godzilla
A Godzilla diorama in the hotel's lobby featuring Shin Godzilla
The Godzilla Head with a giant cup of Isodine Mouthwash in 2016[3]
The Godzilla Head in 2016, with a poster for Shin Godzilla
A relief depiction of a scene from Godzilla (1954) on the rubble beneath the Godzilla Head
The Godzilla Head in 2017, with a poster for GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters
The Godzilla Head in 2018, with posters for GODZILLA: The Planet Eater and Bohemian Rhapsody
The Godzilla Head in 2019, with a poster for Godzilla: King of the Monsters
The Godzilla Head in 2021, with a poster for Godzilla vs. Kong
The Godzilla Head in Kate
The Godzilla Head in 2022, with a poster for Shin Ultraman
The Godzilla Head diorama in Godzilla Battle Line
The Godzilla Head in Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
The Godzilla Head in 2023, with a poster for Godzilla Minus One
The red carpet for Godzilla Minus One at the Godzilla Head
The Godzilla Head in 2024, with a poster for Kaiju No. 8
Trivia
- The Godzilla Head makes a cameo in the opening scene of the 2019 animated film City Hunter the Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes, where protagonist Ryo Saeba prevents it from being destroyed by an errant RPG round. It also briefly appears in the live action films Kate (2021) and Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023).
- In 2022, the official Shin Ultraman Twitter account announced that the Godzilla Head would be replaced with a statue of Ultraman as an April Fools' Day prank.[4]
External links
References
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