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Going To Tokyo? Godzilla Is Now Your Tourism Ambassador!

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The Shinjuku ward in Tokyo, known for its bars and restaurants, has a new ambassador, one that used to bring destruction and chaos: Godzilla! The gargantuan beast that has starred in well over 30 films has been designated as a special resident and the tourism ambassador for Shinjuku in a move aimed to drive more tourism.

A giant Godzilla-sized head was unveiled on top of the Toho offices as part of the ceremony. Shinjuku Mayor Kenichi Yoshizumi oversaw the ceremony yesterday that included an actor in a rubber Godzilla suit (did anyone expect anything less?). However, the suit was not designed to accept the residency certificate, so Toho executive Minami Ichikawa had to take it instead.

Yoshizumi stated, “Godzilla is a character that is the pride of Japan.”

American audiences recently saw the irradiated lizard in last year’s Godzilla, which was directed by Gareth Edwards. A sequel is set for a June 2018 release. Meanwhile, Toho studios are planning their own reboot, which will come out before America’s sequel.

A real-scale head of Godzilla is unveiled at the balcony of a newly-built commercial complex as a new Tokyo landmark at Kabukicho shopping and amusement district in Tokyo

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‘Dead Mail’ Exclusive Images: SXSW Horror Movie Begins With a Blood-Stained Postal Box Delivery

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One of the genre films we’re looking forward to checking out at SXSW this year is Dead Mail, written and directed by Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy and premiering on March 9.

Meagan Navarro will be reviewing Dead Mail for Bloody Disgusting as part of her SXSW coverage, and she writes in her preview for the upcoming fest: “Dead Mail leans heavily into the ’80s analog aesthetic, delivering a unique crime thriller unafraid to get offbeat with its dark narrative. Expect its characters to be as atypical as Dead Mail‘s sense of style.”

In the SXSW 2024 horror film…

“On a desolate, Midwestern county road, a bound man crawls towards a remote postal box, managing to slide a blood-stained plea-for-help message into the slot before a panicking figure closes in behind him. The note makes its way to the county post office and onto the desk of Jasper, a seasoned and skilled “dead letter” investigator, responsible for investigating lost mail and returning it to its sender. As he investigates further, Jasper meets Trent, a strange yet unassuming man who has taken up residence at the men’s home where Jasper lives.

“When Trent unexpectedly shows up at Jasper’s office, it becomes clear he has a vested interest in the note, and will stop at nothing to retrieve it…”

Sterling Macer, Jr., John Fleck, Susan Priver, Micki Jackson, Tomas Boykin, and Nick Heyman star in Dead Mail. Preview the film with an exclusive image gallery below.

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