Masami Nagasawa To Promote Taiwan Tourism

Above, Masami Nagasawa (right) during her shobijin days. 

Does the name Masami Nagasawa ring a bell to you? If you're a Godzilla fan, it should. Nagasawa appeared in two Godzilla movies.

She appeared as one of the Mothra shobijin in Godzilla x Mothra x Mechagodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) and in Godzilla Final Wars (2004).

Since then, Nagasawa has become one of Japan's most popular actresses.

Now, she is also promoting Taiwan tourism.

According to Taiwan News:

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)- Japanese actress Masami Nagasawa has been invited to be the spokesperson for the Taiwan Tourism Bureau's campaign once again to promote travel in Taiwan to Japanese in 2018. 

There has been a tourism campaign commercial featuring Nagasawa with as its theme "Meet Colors!" which aims to present the diversity of the country through images of the tourist attractions.

To read more, go here.

Masami Nagasawa To Promote Taiwan Tourism

Above, Masami Nagasawa (right) during her shobijin days.

Here's a blast from the past!

Japan Today reported:

TAIPEI —Japanese actress Masami Nagasawa will be the spokeswoman for Taiwan’s tourism in Japan for the coming year, the island’s Tourism Bureau said Monday, marking the first time a woman was picked for the position. 

Wayne Liu, the bureau’s deputy director general, told a press conference in Taipei that as Taiwan sees an increasing number of female visitors, he hopes Nagasawa will attract more Japanese tourists to Taiwan, especially women. 

The 29-year-old actress, who is in Taiwan to make a promotional film for the Tourism Bureau, told the same press conference that she felt honored to be chosen.

Nagasawa should be familiar to Godzilla and Mothra fans. She appeared as one of the Mothra shobijin in two Godzilla movies, Godzilla x Mothra x Mechagodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) and in Godzilla Final Wars (2004).

To read more, go here.

Dread Central Uncovers "Godzilla" Trailer Easter Egg

One has to hand it to the sharp eyes over at Dread Central for spotting the Mothra twin fairies (Shobijin) in the new Godzilla trailer that was released yesterday. They referred to it as the trailer's "Easter Egg".

I didn't spot them when I viewed the trailer, but Dread Central provided proof:

To read their article on the "Easter egg", go here.

UPDATE (2/27/14):

A firefighter has come forward saying that it was him and a colleague, not the Mothra fairies: