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Godzilla Head

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The Godzilla Head (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 since 2015. The full building, called the Shinjuku Toho 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. The head is based on the head of the BatoGoji Godzilla suit,[1] and 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. It has become an iconic fixture of the Shinjuku cityscape, appearing in numerous films, series, and video games, including those in the Godzilla franchise itself.

Development

The construction of the Godzilla Head was first announced on December 8, 2014[2] and it was finished on April 10, 2015. The sculpture's official reveal to the public took place on April 17, 2015.[3]

History

Fest Godzilla II: Shinjuku Burning

Godzilla paused his rampage through Shinjuku to stare and roar at the Godzilla Head resting on the heavily damaged Hotel Gracery Shinjuku, just below his eye level, before JSDF helicopters resumed firing at him.

Video games

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

References in popular culture

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), as well as the anime Kaiju No. 8 (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.[5]

External links

References

This is a list of references for Godzilla Head. 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. ↑ http://godzilla.jp/news/1290/
  2. ↑ http://godzilla.jp/news/1024/
  3. ↑ Yamamura, Takayoshi; Seaton, Philip, eds. (2022). War as Entertainment and Contents Tourism in Japan. Routledge Focus. doi:10.4324/9781003239970. ISBN 978-1-032-14567-9.
  4. ↑ Loveridge, Lynzee (4 April 2016). "Life-Size Godzilla Reminds Visitors To Manage Their Oral Hygiene". Anime News Network.
  5. ↑ @shin_ultraman (31 March 2022). "【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". Twitter.
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