Godzilla 1.0: A Volunteer Extra’s Story

『ゴジラ-1.0』ボランティアエキストラ記
Godzilla 1.0: A Volunteer Extra’s Story

開田あや
Aya Kaida

私が「ゴジラ-1.0」の撮影でボランティアエキストラに参加したのは2シーン、典子から明子を押し付けられた敷島が歩く闇市のシーンとゴジラに襲撃された銀座のシーンです。

I participated as a volunteer extra in two scenes during the filming of “Godzilla-1.0”: the black market scene where Shikishima walks through after Noriko forces Akiko on him, and the Ginza scene where Godzilla attacks.

どちらの現場もかなり大人数のエキストラを集めての撮影でしたが、全員に時代に合った服装と結髪と化粧を徹底して、当時の人々のリアリティーを作りあげていました。また、体型なども(もしかしたら顔立ちも?)時代にあった人を選んだようでした。

Both locations had a fairly large number of extras, but they all wore clothes, hairstyles, and makeup appropriate to the era, creating a sense of realism about the people of that time. They also seemed to have chosen people with body types (and perhaps facial features?) that were appropriate to the era.

更に演技指導も両方の現場ともとても細かく、何度も「ご自分の衣装とメイクから、自分がどんな人か考えて気持ちを作ってください」「なぜあなたはこの場所に来ているのか、考えてお芝居してください」と言われ、エキストラ同士で自分はどんな境遇の人なのか話し合ったりしました。ボランティアエキストラで参加している方はやはりゴジラファンが多く、中にはもう何本もゴジラ映画でエキストラをしたことがあると言う方もいらっしゃいました。

Furthermore, the acting instructions were very detailed at both locations, and we were repeatedly told, “Think about who you are from your costume and makeup and get into that mindset,” and “Think about why you’ve come to this place and act accordingly,” and the extras discussed with each other what kind of circumstances they were in. Many of the volunteer extras were Godzilla fans, and some said they had already been extras in several Godzilla movies.

撮影現場のセットも素晴らしかったです。

The filming set was also amazing.

特に闇市は東宝のスタジオに土を入れて楕円状にグリーンバックと崩れた建物、その前に瓦礫と沢山の屋台が建て込まれ雑多な品物が並べられて粗末だけど賑わう闇市が創りあげられていました。円の中心の屋台には本物の生魚を並べた魚屋もあり、地面には紙屑や煙草の吸い殻や吐き出された痰(緑色のスライムでした)まで撒き散らされて飾り付けられていました。

The black market in particular was created by filling the Toho studio with soil and creating an oval shape with a green screen and collapsed buildings, and in front of that, rubble and many stalls were built with various goods lined up, creating a simple but lively black market. In the stall in the center of the circle, there was a fishmonger selling real raw fish, and the ground was decorated with scraps of paper, cigarette butts, and even spit-out phlegm (it was green slime) scattered all over.

あそこまで戦後時代の風景を作り込んだ中に、当時の衣装を着て、髪やメイクも当時の姿で入れたのは、本当に良い経験をさせてもらえたと思いましたねえ。

I thought it was a really great experience to be able to recreate such a detailed post-war era setting, wear period costumes, and have my hair and makeup done in the style of the time.

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開田あや(かいだ・あや)

Kaida Aya

怪獣絵師開田裕治の妻。ボランティアエキストラに行ったらエキストラを老後の趣味にして楽しんでいる方がたくさん居た。エキストラ健康法で長寿、良いかも。

Wife of monster artist Yuji Kaida. When I went to volunteer as an extra, I met many people who were enjoying being an extra as a hobby in their old age. Maybe the extra health method will help you live a long life.

Source: MONO magazine, 5.16 No 937, p49