Towns & cities
Gotemba
city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Japan · 35.3087, 138.9346
Gotemba is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 15 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
1 production was filmed at 2 places inside Gotemba rather than at Gotemba itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“According to Donald Richie, the scene could not be completed because the ants were at the wrong altitude, and was only finished after the crew moved the location of the shoot from Gotemba to sea-level Kyoto.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Gotemba as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Seven Samurai 1954
- Ran 1985
- Throne of Blood 1957
- The Hidden Fortress 1958
- Kagemusha 1980
- Dreams 1990
- Sanjuro 1962
- Rhapsody in August 1991
- The Return of Godzilla 1984
- Godzilla vs. Biollante 1989
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
“The film was shot on various locations, such as Mount Aso, Yokohama, Gotenba, and Ueno Park.” Wikipedia
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1974
- Son of Godzilla 1967
- The War of the Gargantuas 1966
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Fires on the Plain
1959
“The film was shot entirely in Japan in Gotenba, Izu and Hakone.” Wikipedia
Movies filmed elsewhere in Gotemba
1 production shot at 2 places inside Gotemba, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Gotemba itself.
- Shin Godzilla East Fuji Maneuver Area per Wikipedia 2016
Drawn from this place
Anime whose Japanese Wikipedia article names Gotemba as a real place their setting was modelled on. Nothing was filmed here and no story happens here: somebody drew it from here. That is the weakest claim this atlas makes about a place, which is why it sits under its own heading, and each production’s page links the article the claim came from.
Filming locations nearby
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Landscapes & nature
Nagao Pass
Japan·7 km south-east
mountain in Japan
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Landscapes & nature
Mount Ashigara
Japan·7 km east
mountain in Japan
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Landmarks & buildings
Fuji Speedway
Japan·7 km north
motorsport track in Japan
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Towns & cities
Oyama
Japan·7 km north-east
town in Suntō district, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan
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Landmarks & buildings
East Fuji Maneuver Area
Japan·8 km west
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Towns & cities
Sengokuhara
Japan·8 km south-east
town located in Hakone, Ashigarashimo, Kanagawa, Japan
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Gotemba?
16 productions are recorded as filmed in Gotemba, 1 of them at places inside it, including Seven Samurai (1954), Ran (1985) and Throne of Blood (1957). 15 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Gotemba?
Seven Samurai (1954), covered by 73 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Gotemba?
Gotemba is in Japan. Its coordinates are 35.3087, 138.9346.
What other filming locations are near Gotemba?
Nagao Pass (7 km south-east), Mount Ashigara (7 km east), Fuji Speedway (7 km north), Oyama (7 km north-east) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Jungle, CC BY-SA 3.0.