Godzilla Fest 2024 and the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival have partnered to hold the film’s Japan premiere at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya on Sunday, November 3, 2024 (national holiday).
The event will feature a talk session with Takashi Yamazaki, the director of Godzilla 1.0, and Yoshio Suzuki, who worked as an assistant modeler on the original Godzilla suit.
Date and time: November 3rd (Sunday/Holiday) 19:30~
*Stage greetings before the main screening
Venue: TOHO Cinemas Hibiya Screen 1
MC: Shinsuke Kasai
*The screening will be with English subtitles.
*There is a fee for this event.
*Ticket sales methods and viewing fees will be announced at a later date.
The details will be announced on the Tokyo International Film Festival official website, Godzilla Official X, and TOHO Cinemas official website.
TAKASHI YAMAZAKI
Born in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture in 1964. He was deeply influenced by seeing Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind during his childhood, and decided to pursue a career in special effects. After graduating from Asagaya Art College, he joined Shirogumi Co., Ltd. in 1986. He was in charge of SFX and digital compositing in films directed by Itami Juzo, such as The Great Sick (1993) and Quiet Life (1995).
He made his directorial debut with “Juvenile” in 2000. He is a leading figure in visual expression and VFX, making full use of advanced visual effects using CG. His work “Always: Sunset on Third Street” (2005) was a hot topic for its VFX depiction of the heartwarming human kindness, vitality, and atmosphere of the Showa era streets, which won 12 awards at the 29th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. His works “Eternal Zero” (2013) and “Stand by Me Doraemon” (2014) each won Best Picture and eight other awards at the 38th Academy Awards, as well as the Best Animated Film Award. He also directed, wrote the screenplay, and was in charge of VFX for “Godzilla 1.0” (23), which became the first Japanese film to win the Best Visual Effects Award at the 96th Academy Awards.
YOSHIO SUZUKI
At the age of 19, he saw a job posting for a part-time job at Toho and participated in the production of the original Godzilla suit as an assistant to the Godzilla Modeling Department headed by Teizou Tokimitsu. He then worked on many special effects films as an art director, including the main art for Godzilla vs. Destroyah. The Godzilla series he has worked on includes Godzilla (1954), Godzilla vs. Destroyah (1955), and Godzilla vs. Destroyah.
The original Godzilla is finally coming back to the big screen in a 4K remaster. I’m excited to be able to relive the moment when the first Godzilla, which had such a big impact on me, was born.
We also had the opportunity to hear some valuable stories from Suzuki Yoshio, who was involved in the design of the original Godzilla and experienced it first-hand.
Will new testimonies be revealed in the 70th year? I can’t wait.
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