The various Godzilla-themes shoes by Japanese fashion designer Ryosuke Matsui, on a table also designed by Matsui, are shown during an interview with The Associated Press at his company office on the outskirts of Tokyo, Friday, March 22, 2024. Matsui described his joy at seeing “Godzilla Minus One” director Takashi Yamazaki and his Shirogumi special-effects team walk the red carpet and win the visual effects Oscar, all while wearing his shoes. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)
Ryosuke Matsui, the Japanese designer of the Godzilla shoes worn by the Oscar-winning team at the recent award ceremony, holds his design during an interview with The Associated Press at his company office on the outskirts of Tokyo, Friday, March 22, 2024. Matsui described his joy at seeing “Godzilla Minus One” director Takashi Yamazaki and his Shirogumi special-effects team walk the red carpet and win the visual effects Oscar, all while wearing his shoes. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)
FILE - Masaki Takahashi, from left, Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, and Tatsuji Nojima accept the award for best visual effects for "Godzilla Minus One" during the Oscars on March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. One Japanese creation grabbing attention on the Oscars red carpet wasn't a movie: the kitsch shoes that seemed to be clenched in Godzilla's claw. They were the work of Ryosuke Matsui, who recently described his joy at seeing “Godzilla Minus One” director Takashi Yamazaki and his Shirogumi special-effects team walk the red carpet and win the visual effects Oscar, all while wearing his shoes. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
This photo provided by Ryosuke Matsui shows one of the shoes with a Godzilla-themed design by Matsui, taken in Tokyo in October 2023. Those shoes were worn by filmmakers and actors of “Godzilla Minus One” during the Oscars. One Japanese creation grabbing attention on the Oscars red carpet wasn't a movie: the kitsch shoes that seemed to be clenched in Godzilla's claw. They were the work of Matsui, who recently described his joy at seeing “Godzilla Minus One” director Takashi Yamazaki and his Shirogumi special-effects team walk the red carpet and win the visual effects Oscar, all while wearing his shoes. (Courtesy of Ryosuke Matsui via AP)
FILE - Masaki Takahashi, from left, Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, and Tatsuji Nojima pose in the press room with the award for best visual effects for "Godzilla Minus One" at the Oscars on March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. One Japanese creation grabbing attention on the Oscars red carpet wasn't a movie: the kitsch shoes that seemed to be clenched in Godzilla's claw. They were the work of Ryosuke Matsui, who recently described his joy at seeing “Godzilla Minus One” director Takashi Yamazaki and his Shirogumi special-effects team walk the red carpet and win the visual effects Oscar, all while wearing his shoes. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Cast and crew of Godzilla Minus One arrives at the Oscars on March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. One Japanese creation grabbing attention on the Oscars red carpet wasn't a movie: the kitsch shoes that seemed to be clenched in Godzilla's claw. They were the work of Ryosuke Matsui, who recently described his joy at seeing “Godzilla Minus One” director Takashi Yamazaki and his Shirogumi special-effects team walk the red carpet and win the visual effects Oscar, all while wearing his shoes. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)