In the Japanese version, right after Dr. Yamane (
Takashi Shimura) makes his first appearance (at the conference for the Oto Island survivors), he is embarrassed to notice that his tie was loose, and tucks it back into his jacket. This scene, perhaps one of the film's only bits of comedy relief, has become a pop-culture reference to Godzilla fans in Japan. The film
Gojira ni-sen mireniamu (1999), pays tribute to this predicament when the character Shiro Miyasaka (played by
Shirô Sano) straightens his loose tie back into his jacket at a military briefing.
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