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by **Tohologe** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:05 am

Found this :eek:

sorry but no Information.The only i know is that is around 2 Min. long.

Could this maybe from the Film "Always"

by **metal_bryan** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:17 am

WTF is that? O_O

by **Flame of Udin** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:17 am

Wow, that sure is something. What makes you think it is from Always though?

by **G-Fan** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:25 am

Interesting. I hope someone knows more about it...

by **Tohologe** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:41 am

by **Legion** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:56 am

by **kiryugoji04** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:17 am

by **lhb412** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:01 pm

Okay, that's awesome.

by **Gooberzilla** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:56 pm

Cool! Anybody know what text reads from that site?

by **kiryugoji04** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 1:08 pm

by **Jim Ballard** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:02 pm

Yes, it's from ALWAYS.

- They use the Ifukube March/Godzilla theme (the author thought he was in a different movie theatre when it started playing).

- Godzilla's tail clears away San-Choume in one strike (or something like that).

- Godzilla destroys Tokyo Tower with his radioactive beam.

From the Japanese , there is a blurb saying "At the beginning, while the protagonist is in the middle of reading his novel, [Godzilla] appears as CG."

by **kiryugoji04** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:32 pm

by **August** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:45 pm

Actually, the Godzilla dream sequence is from the sequel, ALWAYS: ANOTHER SUNSET ON THIRD STREET (Always Zoku San Chome-no Yuhi), or ALWAYS 2, which was just released to Japanese theaters on November 3 (last Saturday, Japan time). The first ALWAYS, from Takashi Yamazaki, the director of JUVENILE and RETURNER, was a megahit at the box office and the winner of 12 out 13 nominations from the Japanese Academy Awards. The films star Hidetaka Yoshioka (THE HIDDEN BLADE), Shinichi Tsutsumi (LORELEI), Koyuki (THE LAST SAMURAI) and Hiroko Yakushimaru (LEGEND OF THE EIGHT SAMURAI). Kenta Suga, the child actor from GFW also appears in both films (he recently appeared in Episode 31 of GEKIRANGER).

IMHO, ALWAYS is pure genius, funny and moving, with incredible CG which lovingly re-creates the Tokyo of the late 1950s, a Tokyo that no longer exists (I only saw remnants of that old Tokyo in the 1980s, which were vanquished by 1990). The first ALWAYS made the rounds at several US film festivals and garnered strong reviews. I highly recommend it -- and I can't wait to see ALWAYS 2!

Legit, inexpensive DVDs with English subs of the first ALWAYS are available from Thailand and HK -- check eBay or reputable DVD dealers.

Here's the official website for the new film (with trailers):
http://www.always3.jp/

Mark Schilling's review of ALWAYS 2 for The Japan Times:
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ ... 102a2.html

by **Zack Metoyer** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 3:07 pm

Okay. So I'm a bit confused here, maybe just in shock or something.

This is (obviously) a Toho production, correct? But regarding Godzilla's cameo, I'm assuming it's short... but the real question I want to ask is it some kind of dream sequence, or does it actually take place in the canon of the story??

by **August** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 3:09 pm

It's a "dream sequence" -- Zack, read the review and you'll see it's not a kaiju eiga.

by **Zack Metoyer** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 3:21 pm

by **Legion** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 3:24 pm

by **August** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 3:29 pm

If Godzilla really existed in the narrative of ALWAYS 2, Zack, that would have been a major occurrence in the film, and would have been noted in any review. It would have also been major Godzilla News and would have been reported elsewhere, and we would have heard about it way before the movie was released. Think about it.

So, if its not mentioned in the review, it's not a part of the narrative. The difference between Ishiro Honda's ORU KAIJU DAISHINGEKI and ALWAYS 2, is that the former's narrative is driven by Ichiro's Monster Island daydreams. In the latter, it's a brief gag sequence that the main protagonist has at the beginning of the film, which helps to further establish his character as a daydreamer. Hope that sorts everything out!

by **Zack Metoyer** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 3:59 pm

Yes, thank you August. I understand completely.

THE MILLENNIUM SERIES CONTINUES!

by **August** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:03 pm

Sure... okay. You're welcome. But, if the film is set in 1959, it would be... THE SHOWA SERIES CONTINUES!

:eek2:

by **Destroyer D** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:31 pm

I would still like to see this "dream" sequence though.I would think
most of us would.

by **August** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:44 pm

Then, you can get the DVD when its released. I would go and see this film with or without the sequence, because I loved the first film so much (and so did the Japanese, since it won 12 Japanese Academy Awards).

by **Emperor Kedzuel** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:09 pm

by **DannyBeane** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:10 pm

by **lhb412** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:59 pm

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