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"The Faceless Star" (2019)
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Keep Fighting (闘いを、止めるな)
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"The Faceless Star" (顔の映らない主役 is the first Godzilla BOSS commercial, directed by Kao no Utsuranai Shuyaku)Nobuaki Hongo with special effects by Toshio Miike. Depicting Haruo Nakajima's role as Godzilla in the original film, it was released in 2019 in commemoration of the Japanese theatrical release of Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters Release Commemoration |
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Staff[1]
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Creative directors Shin Takaue, Yusuke Shimano
- Planned by Yusuke Shimano, Yoshiaki Sakashita
- Copywriter Yusuke Shimano
- Art director Kamome Nomoto
- Business producer O Iwahashi
- Godzilla producers Yoshihiro Sato, Tetsuya Yoshikawa
- Line producer Kensei Mori
- Produced by Hiroki Nakasone
- Production manager Tomohisa Imagawa
- Directed by Nobuaki Hongo
- First assistant director Masatoshi Hasegawa
- Cinematography by Ryohei Watanabe
- Lighting by Hiroki Nishigaya
- Key grip Taro Kimura
- Edited by Ayumi Takizawa (offline), Kensaku Numata (online)
- Colorist Max Golomidov
- Music by Masayuki Noda
- Stock music by Akira Ifukube
- Sound effects by Fumio Yasue
- Director of special effects Toshio Miike
- Art producer Shingo Kohri
- Production design by Masato Inatsuki
- Godzilla suit modeled by Yuji Sakai
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Kenya Saitou as Haruo Nakajima, Godzilla suit actor[2]
Appearances
Monsters
- Godzilla (ShodaiGoji replica)
Production
As noted in its "special announcement" trailer posted to the Godzilla Channel YouTube channel, the commercial took 114 camera takes, 105 staff members, 90 model buildings, and 38 hours worth of shooting.[3] The Godzilla costume was a replica ShodaiGoji suit modeled by artist Yuji Sakai, which also featured in Dream Challenge: Godzilla Appears in Sukagawa.
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"The Impact of a Blue Day" (2021)
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Burn your passion into your work. (情熱を、焼き付けろ)
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"The Impact of a Blue Day" (青き日の衝撃 is the second Godzilla BOSS ad, directed by Aoki Hi no Shōgeki)Nobuaki Hongo and released in 2021. A tie-in for BOSS Blue Impact, it gives a brief overview of the history of Japanese filmmaking, culminating with the invention of tokusatsu.
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Staff[4]
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Creative directors Yukari Oka, Yusuke Shimano
- Copywriters Yusuke Shimano, Kunihiko Mishima
- Art director Yoshiyuki Imoto
- Designers Wataru Sakamoto, Yutaro Sato
- Creative producer Sho Yasunaga
- Business producer O Iwahashi
- Content producer Kae Masuhara
- Godzilla producers Tetsuya Yoshikawa, Yusuke Ishiguro
- Produced by Hiroki Nakasone
- Production manager Jonan Kishitani
- Directed by Nobuaki Hongo
- Cinematography by Ryohei Watanabe
- Steadicam operator Taro Kimura
- Lighting by Noboru "HIGASIX" Hinode
- Production design by Chie Arai
- Key grip Tomoya Kamata
- Digital imaging technician Shinya Nagao
- Computer graphics by Masashi Kuwahara
- Edited by Fumihito Endo (offline), Kensaku Numata (online)
- Colorist Toshiki Kamei
- Music by Masayuki Noda
- Sound effects by Fumio Yasue
- Mixing by Kana Kawase
- Casting director Dai Tatsuta
- Godzilla suit modeled by Yuji Sakai
Cast[4]
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Kenya Saitou as Godzilla
- Kazuya Asami as narrator (voice)
Appearances
Monsters
- Godzilla (ShodaiGoji replica)
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"GO YOUR WAY" (2023)
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"GO YOUR WAY" is the third and most recent BOSS ad, directed by Nobuaki Hongo and released in 2023 in celebration of the Godzilla series' 70th anniversary.
Description
Much of the commercial consists of a montage of clips from all 30 live action Japanese Godzilla films. At the end, Godzilla stomps on an arrangement of BOSS Black coffee cans stacked into the shape of a 70th birthday cake, then fires atomic breath as the cans fly around him.
Staff[5]
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Creative director Yusuke Shimano
- Planned by Yusuke Shimano, Yoshiyuki Imoto
- Copywriters Yusuke Shimano, Nao Arai
- Art director Yoshiyuki Imoto
- Creative producer Ryohei Nagaoka
- Business producers O Iwahashi, Shunya Hayashi
- Content producers Kae Masuhara, Kichiyo Handa, Yuka Kitao
- Godzilla producer Tetsuya Yoshikawa
- Produced by Masaomi Watanabe, Toru Anakubo
- Production managers Takumi Arai, Kanami Saeki, Sae Hasegawa
- Directed by Nobuaki Hongo
- Cinematography by Ryohei Watanabe
- Lighting by Yuki Maeshima
- Edited by Fumihito Endo (offline), Kensaku Numata (online)
- Colorist Max Golomidov
- Music by Masayuki Noda
- Sound designer Fumio Yasue
- CG producer Hiromasa Inoue
- Godzilla suit modeled by Yuji Sakai
Appearances
Monsters
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Weapons, vehicles, and races
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Production
Original footage was shot at Toho Studios for the commercial's ending. Yuji Sakai's ShodaiGoji replica suit was used like in previous BOSS ads, and the birthday cake of coffee cans was built practically.[6]
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References
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