Going through some photo albums, I found a photo of Harumi-Dori looking towards Ginza from Hibiya.
I took it back in 2001 as I recalled a similar shot in
Return of Godzilla (1984) (a.k.a.
Godzilla 1985) in which Godzilla is about to approach the Yurakucho Mullion Building and pick up a shinkansen from its tracks after collapsing the street and clawing the Yurakucho Mullion.
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Above, looking towards Ginza from Hibiya down Harumi-Dori. The
Yurakucho Mullion Building is the big building on the left. Photo
by Armand Vaquer. |
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Above, a scene from "Return of Godzilla" has the Big G strolling towards
the Yurakucho Mullion Building. Toho Co., Ltd. |
Before the Yurakucho Mullion was built, the property was once occupied by the cake-shaped Toho Nichigeki Theater (featured in the 1954
Godzilla). Inside the Yurakucho Mullion Building, there a modern Toho Nichigeki Theater. I screened
Space Battleship Yamato in this theater in 2010.
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| Above, the Yurakucho Mullion Building from a different angle. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
This location is covered on pages 28-29 in
The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan.
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