gojira – SoraNews24 —Japan News— https://soranews24.com Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today. Thu, 02 Jun 2016 16:00:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/05/en_rocket_1024.png?w=32 gojira – SoraNews24 —Japan News— https://soranews24.com 32 32 176746664 Godzilla takes over limited-time retrospective exhibit at the Fukuoka Art Museum this summer https://soranews24.com/2016/06/03/godzilla-takes-over-limited-time-retrospective-exhibit-at-the-fukuoka-art-museum-this-summer/ https://soranews24.com/2016/06/03/godzilla-takes-over-limited-time-retrospective-exhibit-at-the-fukuoka-art-museum-this-summer/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2016 16:00:22 +0000 http://en.rocketnews24.com/?p=323636 
On July 15, the King of the Monsters is set to trample all over Japan’s southern city of Fukuoka! Er, well, maybe just the art museum…
From July 15 to August 31, visitors to the Fukuoka Art Museum can celebrate Japan’s legendary daikaiju (“giant monster”) Godzilla through the lens of a special exhibit titled Godzilla at the Museum: Creative Tracks of Daikaiju (ゴジラ展－大怪獣、創造の軌跡).
The world was first introduced to the monster awakened by nuclear radiation in Toho’s 1954 film Godzilla. The studio has, to date, produced 28 domestic films, with the first new installment in 12 years, Shin Godzilla (Godzilla Resurgence), set to hit theaters in Japan on July 29. The upcoming exhibit in Fukuoka serves to both hype the new film and to reminiscence over 62 years of Godzilla greatness by displaying a range of memorabilia and other items used in the films, including character moldings designed for special effects shots, original monster suits worn by actors, design drawings, set diagrams, sketches, and photographs from production, for a total of approximately 520 items.
▼ A small sampling of the materials that will be on display from Godzilla films made in (clockwise) 1967, 2003, 2003, 1954
▼ Continued (left to right) 2003, 2001
Actor Shiro Sano, who has appeared in multiple Godzilla films, will narrate the exhibit’s audio guide. In addition, the museum will screen the original Godzilla film on July 24, and art director and Godzilla special effects expert Toshio Miike will give a public talk on August 11.
Not a bad way to beat the heat if you ask us! While you’re waiting for the exhibit to open, brush up on your monster trivia by reading about where Godzilla’s name comes from and how its distinctive roar was made here.
Exhibit information
Fukuoka Art Museum / 福岡市美術館
Address: 810-0051 Fukuoka-ken, Fukuoka-shi, Chuo-ku, Ohori-koen 1-6
810-0051 福岡県福岡市中央区大濠公園1-6
Dates: July 15 – August 31, 2016
Open: 9:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. (Sunday and national holidays until 5:30 p.m.)
Closed: Mondays and July 19 (open on Monday, July 18 for Umi no Hi)
Admission: Regular tickets/Advance tickets
General admission — 1,400 yen (US$12.80)/1,200 yen; University and high school students — 800/600 yen; Junior high and elementary school students — 500/300 yen
Tel: 092-714-6051
Website: English, Japanese
Source: Tenjin Keizai Shimbun
Images: Fukuoka Art Museum
]]> https://soranews24.com/2016/06/03/godzilla-takes-over-limited-time-retrospective-exhibit-at-the-fukuoka-art-museum-this-summer/feed/ 0 323636 gojira gojira gojira2 gojira3 “60th anniversary Godzilla Music Festival” will feature film screening and live music https://soranews24.com/2014/11/06/60th-anniversary-godzilla-music-festival-will-feature-film-screening-and-live-music/ https://soranews24.com/2014/11/06/60th-anniversary-godzilla-music-festival-will-feature-film-screening-and-live-music/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2014 16:00:01 +0000 http://en.rocketnews24.com/?p=193895 
It’s hard to believe that Godzilla is celebrating his 60th birthday this week. The original black-and-white film was released on November 3, 1954, and has since then spawned a whole franchise of subsequent movies and become a recognizable pop culture icon across the world.
To commemorate everybody’s favorite havoc-wreaking monster, a full screening of the original 1954 film accompanied by a live orchestral performance of the musical score will be held on Sunday, January 18 next year at Tokyo’s NHK Hall. What better way to ring in the new year than with a blast from cinematic history past?
The program for the 60th anniversary Godzilla Music Festival (生誕60周年記念 ゴジラ音楽祭) will be split into two parts. The first part will feature a live performance of “Symphonic Fantasia No. 1” (SF交響ファンタジー第1番; otherwise known as the main Godzilla theme), which was composed by the prolific Akira Ifukube. The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra will perform this piece, led by composer/conductor Kaoru Wada, who happens to be an apprentice of the late Ifukube. There will also be a “talk show” segment featuring Akira Takarada, an actor who starred in the original 1954 and several subsequent Godzilla films, along with Shiro Sano, who starred in some of the more recent films. The second part of the program will consist of a full screening of the original 1954 Godzilla film accompanied once again by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and female chorus Chor June. In addition, all event-goers will receive a special commemorative film bookmark upon entry.
According to event sponsor Toho Music, a similar Godzilla screening event to honor Ifukube held this past July at the Tokyo Opera City Tower was sold out, so you should order your tickets as soon as possible. Seats are priced according to three different groups, at 6,500 yen (US$57.23), 7,500 yen ($66.06), or 8,500 yen ($74.83) per seat. Promax Inc. supplies links on its website to three different vendors in Japan where you can buy your tickets (Japanese only, sorry).
Doors at the NHK Hall will open at 4:15pm and the program will begin at 5pm on January 18. This will be an event that both longtime Godzilla fans and newcomers alike can appreciate, so dig out your nostalgic, rubber reptilian suit and get pumped!
Original article by Anji Tabata
Sources/Images: Promax Inc., Toho Music
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