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'''''Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji''''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ迎撃作戦|Gojira Geigeki Sakusen|lit. "Godzilla Interception Operation"}} is an attraction in the Nijigen no Mori theme park on Awaji Island, Japan. It opened on October 10, 2020, with four components: a theater playing an exclusive short film, a zipline leading guests into the mouth of a massive [[Godzilla (Shin Godzilla)|Godzilla]] statue, a shooting game, and the Museum of Godzilla. A ''[[Godzilla Singular Point]]''-themed collaboration was announced on the official Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji Twitter account.<ref name="Singular Point collaboration">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_AWAJI/status/1402988942253649920|title=ゴジラ迎撃作戦/ゴジラS.P<シンギュラポイント>コラボが決定!!そしてコラボメインビジュアルが解禁!!コラボ情報はゴジラ迎撃作戦公式アカウント、公式HPにて随時お伝え致します。#ゴジラ迎撃作戦 #ゴジラSP|author=@GODZILLA_AWAJI|date=10 June 2021|work=Twitter |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610161824/https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_AWAJI/status/1402988942253649920 |archivedate=10 June 2021}}</ref> | |||
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==Short film== | ==Short film== | ||
Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji' | {{Infobox Film | ||
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|image =Awaji Island Hirona Yamazaki.jpg | |||
|caption =Hirona Yamazaki in the Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji attraction video | |||
|name =''Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji'' original attraction video | |||
|director =[[Kazuhiro Nakagawa]] | |||
|producer =[[Keiji Ota]] et al. | |||
|writer =[[Kazuhiro Nakagawa]] | |||
|composer =Yuji Iwamoto | |||
|funded =Nijigen no Mori, [[Toho]] | |||
|produced =[[Cine Bazar]] | |||
|runtime =7 minutes<ref name="CNN">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/japan-nijigen-no-mori-godzilla-theme-park-intl-hnk|title=New Japanese theme park attraction lets guests zipline into Godzilla's mouth|author=Yoko Wakatsuki and Maggie Hiufu Wong|date=12 November 2020|work=CNN}}</ref> | |||
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''Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji'' features a seven-minute attraction video,{{R|CNN}} written and directed by [[Kazuhiro Nakagawa]], which explains how [[Godzilla (Shin Godzilla)|Godzilla]] became interred on Awaji Island. He first attacked the island at the beginning of the [[wikipedia:Meiji era|Meiji era]], coming ashore during a typhoon. When he returned during the 21st century, the [[JSDF]] lured him to Nijigen no Mori. Explosives planted in the ground kept him in place long enough for them to fire a drug-infused missile into his mouth, rendering him immobile. The National Awaji-Island Institute of Godzilla Disaster (NIGOD) was established to monitor him. | |||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
GIOA attraction video1.jpg | GIOA attraction video1.jpg | ||
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===Staff=== | ===Staff=== | ||
{{Staffs | {{Staffs | ||
|Directed by | |Directed by|[[Kazuhiro Nakagawa]] | ||
|Written by | |Written by|Kazuhiro Nakagawa | ||
|Produced by | |Executive producer|[[Keiji Ota]] | ||
|Music by | |Produced by|Yoshihiro Sato, Yoshiki Soejima | ||
|Cinematography by | |CG producer|Hiromasa Inoue | ||
|Edited by | |Music by|Yuji Iwamoto | ||
|Production design by | |Cinematography by|Yutaka Adachi | ||
| | |Edited by|Tatsuma Furukawa | ||
| | |Production design by|Akira Sakamoto | ||
|First assistant director|Kensei Nakayama | |||
|CG supervisor|Satoru Sasaki | |||
}} | }} | ||
===Cast=== | ===Cast=== | ||
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*Takahiro Sakai | *Takahiro Sakai | ||
*Satoshi Kuwabara | *Satoshi Kuwabara | ||
*Jun Hashizume as | *[[Jun Hashizume]] as narrator (voice) | ||
==Godzilla statue== | ==Godzilla statue== | ||
The Nijigen no Mori Godzilla statue is based on his appearance in ''[[Shin Godzilla]]''. At 20 meters tall, 25 meters wide, and 55 meters long, it is the largest Godzilla statue in the world.<ref name="Mechanics">{{cite web|url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/movies/a34145706/japan-giant-godzilla-statue/ |title=Japan Is Building a Terrifying Giant Godzilla, Which Seems Unwise |author=Linder, Courtney |date=24 September |work=Popular Mechanics}}</ref> Two ziplines allow guests to glide into the monster's mouth. The [[Godzilla Store]] began selling a | The Nijigen no Mori Godzilla statue is based on his appearance in ''[[Shin Godzilla]]''. At 20 meters tall, 25 meters wide, and 55 meters long, it is the largest Godzilla statue in the world.<ref name="Mechanics">{{cite web|url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/movies/a34145706/japan-giant-godzilla-statue/|title=Japan Is Building a Terrifying Giant Godzilla, Which Seems Unwise|author=Linder, Courtney|date=24 September 2020|work=Popular Mechanics}}</ref> Two ziplines allow guests to glide into the monster's mouth. The [[Godzilla Store]] began selling a [[Movie Monster Series]] figure based on this statue at the end of 2020. | ||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
Awaji Godzilla hand.jpg | Awaji Godzilla hand.jpg | ||
Awaji Godzilla statue.jpg | Awaji Godzilla statue.jpg | ||
Awaji Godzilla ceremony.jpg | Awaji Godzilla ceremony.jpg | ||
Shin Godzilla zipline.png | |||
GIOA vinyl.jpg | GIOA vinyl.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Shooting game== | ==Shooting game== | ||
In a booth to the right of the statue, guests can take aim at hostile Godzilla cells. | In a booth to the right of the statue, guests can take aim at hostile Godzilla cells. | ||
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Awaji shooting game.jpg | Awaji shooting game.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Godzilla | ==Museum of Godzilla== | ||
The first permanent Godzilla museum includes displays of models, [[X-Plus]] and [[S.H. MonsterArts]] figures, and props from the films. It opened on August 8, 2020.<ref name="Newsweek">{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/godzilla-museum-opens-zipline-monster-mouth-japan-1525123 |title=Godzilla Museum Opens That Allows You to Zipline Into Monster's Mouth |author=Bremner, Jade |date=14 August 2020 |work=Newsweek}}</ref> The museum has a rotating exhibit space that has featured a ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' display in the fall of 2021, a [[Gigan]] 50th Anniversary exhibit which opened in March 2022, and a [[Mechagodzilla]] exhibit running from December 2022 to June 2023. | The first permanent Godzilla museum includes displays of models, [[X-Plus]] and [[S.H. MonsterArts]] figures, and props from the films. It opened on August 8, 2020.<ref name="Newsweek">{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/godzilla-museum-opens-zipline-monster-mouth-japan-1525123|title=Godzilla Museum Opens That Allows You to Zipline Into Monster's Mouth|author=Bremner, Jade|date=14 August 2020|work=Newsweek}}</ref> The museum has a rotating exhibit space that has featured a ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' display in the fall of 2021, a [[Gigan]] 50th Anniversary exhibit which opened in March 2022, and a [[Mechagodzilla]] exhibit running from December 2022 to June 2023. | ||
==Tokusatsu Studio== | |||
Introduced in July of 2022, a studio set allows guests to pose with the [[FinalGoji]] suit on a miniature set based on the park for souvenir photos. This would be upgraded further in November of the same year with the addition of a souvenir video, taking the form of a trailer with new footage of Godzilla approaching Nijigen no Mori to meet the guests in battle before letting out an atomic blast. | |||
==Videos== | |||
{{Videos| | {{Videos| | ||
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{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">BuqhZCf5TqY</youtube>|Special movie #2}} | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">BuqhZCf5TqY</youtube>|Special movie #2}} | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">v-mppBiyHLk</youtube>|A visit to the Godzilla | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">v-mppBiyHLk</youtube>|A visit to the Museum of Godzilla}} | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">Asgp-eQV5So</youtube>|Clips from the short film on Japanese TV}} | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">Asgp-eQV5So</youtube>|Clips from the short film on Japanese TV}} | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">8ZOORtJdWDg</youtube>|Footage of the statue, short film, and museum}} | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">8ZOORtJdWDg</youtube>|Footage of the statue, short film, and museum}} | ||
}} | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">U3Fszqj3zpU</youtube>|Special Effects Studio's souvenir video}}}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://nijigennomori.com/godzilla_awaji/ Official site] | *[http://nijigennomori.com/godzilla_awaji/ Official site] |
Latest revision as of 01:25, 10 March 2024
Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji (ゴジラ迎撃作戦 is an attraction in the Nijigen no Mori theme park on Awaji Island, Japan. It opened on October 10, 2020, with four components: a theater playing an exclusive short film, a zipline leading guests into the mouth of a massive Gojira Geigeki Sakusen, lit. "Godzilla Interception Operation")Godzilla statue, a shooting game, and the Museum of Godzilla. A Godzilla Singular Point-themed collaboration was announced on the official Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji Twitter account.[1]
Short film
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Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji features a seven-minute attraction video,[2] written and directed by Kazuhiro Nakagawa, which explains how Godzilla became interred on Awaji Island. He first attacked the island at the beginning of the Meiji era, coming ashore during a typhoon. When he returned during the 21st century, the JSDF lured him to Nijigen no Mori. Explosives planted in the ground kept him in place long enough for them to fire a drug-infused missile into his mouth, rendering him immobile. The National Awaji-Island Institute of Godzilla Disaster (NIGOD) was established to monitor him.
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Kazuhiro Nakagawa
- Written by Kazuhiro Nakagawa
- Executive producer Keiji Ota
- Produced by Yoshihiro Sato, Yoshiki Soejima
- CG producer Hiromasa Inoue
- Music by Yuji Iwamoto
- Cinematography by Yutaka Adachi
- Edited by Tatsuma Furukawa
- Production design by Akira Sakamoto
- First assistant director Kensei Nakayama
- CG supervisor Satoru Sasaki
Cast
- Hirona Yamazaki
- Satoru Matsuo
- Shunsuke Nakata
- Ozaki Usoh
- Yuki Ito
- Takuya Nakayama
- Shoji Omiya
- Asami Ito
- Satoshi Iwago
- Kohei Arakawa
- Katsuhiro Shimamoto
- Kenji Kawahara
- Masatoshi Kihara
- Ryo Kiuchi
- Misaki Yoshimoto
- Noboyuki Naito
- Osamu Hamanaka
- Harumi Kasai
- Hakaru Sekiguchi
- Keigo Iwasaki
- Takahiro Sakai
- Satoshi Kuwabara
- Jun Hashizume as narrator (voice)
Godzilla statue
The Nijigen no Mori Godzilla statue is based on his appearance in Shin Godzilla. At 20 meters tall, 25 meters wide, and 55 meters long, it is the largest Godzilla statue in the world.[3] Two ziplines allow guests to glide into the monster's mouth. The Godzilla Store began selling a Movie Monster Series figure based on this statue at the end of 2020.
Shooting game
In a booth to the right of the statue, guests can take aim at hostile Godzilla cells.
Museum of Godzilla
The first permanent Godzilla museum includes displays of models, X-Plus and S.H. MonsterArts figures, and props from the films. It opened on August 8, 2020.[4] The museum has a rotating exhibit space that has featured a Godzilla vs. Kong display in the fall of 2021, a Gigan 50th Anniversary exhibit which opened in March 2022, and a Mechagodzilla exhibit running from December 2022 to June 2023.
Tokusatsu Studio
Introduced in July of 2022, a studio set allows guests to pose with the FinalGoji suit on a miniature set based on the park for souvenir photos. This would be upgraded further in November of the same year with the addition of a souvenir video, taking the form of a trailer with new footage of Godzilla approaching Nijigen no Mori to meet the guests in battle before letting out an atomic blast.
Videos
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External links
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