Left, the Yokohama Landmark Tower that was blasted in "GMK." Photo by Armand Vaquer.In 2005, one of my excursions in Japan was a day-trip down to Yokohama.
Only about a 30-minute (give or take) train ride from Tokyo Station on the Tokaido Line, the port city of Yokohama has seen its share of monster destruction.
Yokohama was featured prominently in two movies: Godzilla vs. Mothra (1991) (hard to believe that movie is 20-years old) and Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) (also known as GMK).
In Godzilla vs. Mothra, the Big G does battle with Mothra and Battra in the Minato Mirai port section. Landmarks destroyed include the Cosmo Clock Ferris Wheel and the crescent-shaped InterContinental Yokohama The Grand Hotel (photo below).
In Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack the Yokohama waterfront is the site of the final battle between Godzilla and the Guardian Monsters of Yamato. Yokohama's Landmark Tower and the Yokohama Bay Bridge get destroyed in this movie.
The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan will guide monster fans to these locations/landmarks. The travel guide, tailored to fans of Japanese science-fiction and fantasy movies, is available for $15.00/copy at ComiXpress.com, through this blog and through the dealers whose links are posted at this blogsite.
Right, a view of Yokohama from the observation floor of the Landmark Tower. Photo by Armand Vaquer.
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