Godzilla Opening Day Campaign

ゴジラ初日キャンペーン破李拳竜ら大暴れ!!

Godzilla Opening Day Campaign: Hariken Ryu and Crew Go Wild!!

これは、ちょっと旧聞になるかも知れないが、「ゴジラ」の公開に際して、本誌でおなじみ破李拳竜たちが、初日のキャンペーンで都内をかけまわったのだ。これはそのリポート。

This may be somewhat old news by now, but upon the release of the film “Godzilla,” Hariken Ryu—a familiar face to readers of this magazine—and his crew raced all across Tokyo as part of the opening-day promotional campaign. This is their report.

もちろん、これは東宝宣伝部の胆入りによるものだが、これの中心となったのが、後藤修一君がリーダー格の大島ゴジラ団。ついでに名前を全部あげると、高野早百合、山崎里恵、中村太、松本茂美、破李拳竜といったファンの面々。

Of course, this initiative was a pet project of Toho’s Publicity Department; at its very heart stood the “Oshima Godzilla Squad”—a group led by Shuichi Goto. To list the full roster of fans involved: Sayuri Takano, Rie Yamazaki, Futoshi Nakamura, Shigemi Matsumoto, and Hariken Ryu.

以下は当日の行動。封切の前日、12月14日の夜から、有楽町マリオン内の日劇東宝にファン集結。約100名の客が徹夜。15日は、館内はお客、スタッフ、報道陣で満員。舞台挨拶にゴジラスーツ三体が出撃。ロケが終わるとハイパワースーパーX車に搭乗(下の写真)。スピーカーで、ゴジラ伝説、伊福部マーチ、新ゴジのBGMをならしつつ、街頭を流す。

The following details the day’s events. On the evening of December 14—the day before the premiere—fans began gathering at the Nichigeki Toho theater inside the Yurakucho Marion complex. Approximately 100 patrons camped out overnight. On the 15th, the theater was packed to capacity with moviegoers, staff, and members of the press. Three individuals clad in Godzilla suits made an appearance on stage for the opening greetings. Following the stage event, they boarded the “High-Power Super X” vehicle (pictured below) and proceeded to cruise through the city streets, broadcasting a soundtrack featuring “Godzilla Legend,” the “Ifukube March,” and background music from the new Godzilla film.

TBSラジオの車に先導されつつ、9時に日劇発進。新宿コマ東宝、ビレッジー、渋谷宝塚、上野東宝と、ここで一休み。

Led by a TBS Radio vehicle, we set off from the Nichigeki at 9:00. We made our rounds—Shinjuku Koma Toho, Village, Shibuya Takarazuka, and Ueno Toho—before taking a brief rest.

ここまでは外人記者までがついてきて取材。3時には池袋でサイボットゴジラに対面し、帰途につく。

Foreign correspondents even tagged along to cover the journey up to this point. At 3:00, we came face-to-face with the Cybot Godzilla in Ikebukuro before setting off on our return journey.

Source: Uchusen 4, 1985, p 104