Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji

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Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji (ニジゲンノモリ ゴジラ迎撃作戦 国立ゴジラ淡路島研究センター) 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 statue, a shooting game, and the Godzilla Museum. A Godzilla Singular Point themed collaboration was announced on the official Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji Twitter account.[1]

Short film

Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji's seven-minute attraction video,[2] produced by Toho, 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 Godzilla Awaji-shima Research Center 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
  • Produced by   Yoshihiro Sato, Yoshiki Soejima
  • Music by   Yuji Iwamoto
  • Cinematography by   Yutaka Adachi
  • Edited by   Tatsuma Furukawa
  • Production design by   Akira Sakamoto
  • Assistant director   Gonsho Nakayama
  • Visual effects 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

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 vinyl 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.

Godzilla Museum

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]

Videos

Special movie #1
Special movie #2
A visit to the Godzilla Museum
Clips from the short film on Japanese TV
Footage of the statue, short film, and museum

External links

References

This is a list of references for Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. @GODZILLA_AWAJI (10 June 2021). "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". Twitter.
  2. Yoko Wakatsuki and Maggie Hiufu Wong (12 November 2020). "New Japanese theme park attraction lets guests zipline into Godzilla's mouth". CNN.
  3. Linder, Courtney (24 September). "Japan Is Building a Terrifying Giant Godzilla, Which Seems Unwise". Popular Mechanics. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. Bremner, Jade (14 August 2020). "Godzilla Museum Opens That Allows You to Zipline Into Monster's Mouth". Newsweek.

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