Where'd Godzilla Go?

All that's left of Godzilla outside Tokyo Midtown Hibiya. Photo by Brett Homenick.

While browsing social media the other day, I saw a post from someone who shared a photo from the recent Hibiya Meets Godzilla exhibit just outside Tokyo Midtown Hibiya. This individual speculated that someone at Toho must have seen Godzilla Minus One's below-the-line, technical category win at the Oscars, shrugged, and put up a completely irrelevant bust of the original Godzilla from 1954 to "celebrate." 

Well, having stopped by Tokyo Midtown Hibiya on Friday night (less than a week after the Oscars aired), here's all that's left of the "celebration." It was rather short, don't you think?

(Spoiler: It was always scheduled to end on March 10.)

Hibiya Meets Godzilla, Take Three!

Hibiya Meets Godzilla. Photo by Brett Homenick.

While stopping by Toho Cinemas Hibiya after work today, I decided to check out the Hibiya Meets Godzilla display one more time, especially to see how it would look at night. It certainly didn't disappoint -- it was quite impressive! Here's what I saw.

'Argylle' Comes to Toho Cinemas!

Argylle (2024) is coming to Japan. Photo by Brett Homenick.

While at Toho Cinemas Hibiya earlier today, I spotted this display for the upcoming (in Japan) release of the action-packed flop Argylle (2024). Notably, it's been placed in the exact same spot where the Godzilla Minus One (2023) statue held court in the theater for so long, so whether it's an upgrade or not remains to be seen.

I can't say I'm all that enthused about Argylle (despite a rave review from a U.S.-based Shin Godzilla alum who swears up and down that it's true cinema or whatever), but I thought it was an interesting set-up, so here you are.

Um, this thing can't be any worse than Kingsman (2014), can it?