Why did the climax take place on the Tokyo waterfront?
In the movie, the Tokyo Waterfront Subcenter (Odaiba, Rainbow Town, whatever) was built on landfill over Tokyo Bay, where the oxygen destroyer was used in 1954. The microbe Destoroyah was first found in a tunnel connecting the area to the mainland. vs Destoroyah was originally going to take place during the 1996 Tokyo World City Exposition, which was later cancelled by the governor as being too expensive. The area, which had counted on the business of the Exposition, languished with many of the new buildings remaining vacant. The city lobbied (or pressured) Toho to stage the movie at that site to give it publicity. During the movie’s release, the Super Godzilla Legend Exhibit was held at the Ariake Coliseum. On display were models and props from Godzilla movies, including suits of Destoroyah and Godzilla. In the movie, Ariake was where the military tanks attacked the Aggregate Destoroyahs. See my On Location section for more info. My brother Steven thought it would’ve appropriate to ha
