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The DaisensoGoji (大戦争ゴジ Daisensōgoji) is the Godzilla suit design used primarily in the 1965 and 1966 Godzilla films Invasion of Astro-Monster and Ebirah, Horror of the Deep.
Name
In Invasion of Astro-Monster, the DaisensoGoji's name comes from the film's Japanese title, specifically daisensō (大戦争), meaning great war, and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).
In Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, the NankaiGoji's name comes from the film's Japanese title, specifically nankai (南海), meaning south seas, and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).
Detail
The DaisensoGoji featured a head slightly larger than that of the MosuGoji suit, with a round face and jaws. The torso is thinner and proportionally smaller than the rest of the body compared to previous suits. The fingers are not held apart like the MosuGoji suit, but instead grouped together, with the claws becoming less sharp and pronounced; all following Godzilla suits until the 84Goji suit would have this feature. The dorsal plates and the tail of the DaisensoGoji are detailed, and the eyes were movable.
During the shooting of Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, this suit's second appearance, Tsuburaya Productions asked to borrow the head of the suit for usage in the Ultraman television series. This was because the head of the previous SanDaikaijuGoji suit could not be used, as it had already been modified to portray the monster Gomess in Ultra Q. Toho approved the request and the DaisensoGoji suit's head was removed, and grafted onto the body of the SanDaikaijuGoji suit. Both the DaisensoGoji head and SanDaikaijuGoji body were then repainted in green with yellow stripes, and a frill was added around the completed suit's neck to create the monster Jirahs. Because of this, Toho created an imperfect replica of the DaisensoGoji's head and grafted it onto the rest of the suit for the remainder of filming of Ebirah, Horror of the Deep. This new head featured more calm and less fierce-looking eyes than the original head.[1] This suit is also called the NankaiGoji (南海ゴジ).
After filming Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, the NankaiGoji suit would be Toho's 'stunt suit', mainly used for scenes of Godzilla in water. The suit was used in water scenes in Son of Godzilla in 1967 and Destroy All Monsters in 1968, and was used for Godzilla's swimming scenes and the scenes where he was smothered in sludge in Godzilla vs. Hedorah in 1971. Although the suit was cleaned down afterwards, the suit had suffered visible rips underneath its arms, and was officially retired, with the MusukoGoji replacing it as the new stunt suit in Godzilla vs. Gigan.
Use in other media
Video games
- Godzilla (1993) - NEC/Hudson Soft TurboDuo and PC Engine Duo
- Godzilla Defense Force (2019) - Android and iOS
Gallery
Production
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Ultraman
Son of Godzilla
Destroy All Monsters
All Monsters Attack
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
The NankaiGoji suit, photographed during retrieval after the conclusion of its final use in Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Screenshots
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Godzilla celebrates his victory over King Ghidorah
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Ultraman
The DaisensoGoji's head, mounted on the SanDaikaijuGoji's body and repainted to create the lake monster Jirahs
Jirahs with his frill removed
Son of Godzilla
Godzilla comes ashore
Destroy All Monsters
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
The last time the suit was used for stunt work
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Post-production
Merchandise
Covers
Toys
- Godzilla 1965
M1 Godzilla 1965
Billiken shokai Godzilla 1965 model Kit
Godzilla 1965 Netsuke
Iwakura Godzilla 1965
Bear Model Godzilla 1965
Banpresto Toho Monsters Enshrined Godzilla 1965
- Godzilla 1966
Marmit Godzilla 1966 model kit
X-Plus 25cm Large Monster Godzilla 1966
Cast Godzilla 1966 ornament
Cast Godzilla 1966 vs. Ebirah ornament
Bandai Godzilla Appearance Godzilla 1966
Bandai Godzilla Complete Works Godzilla 1966
Iwakura Godzilla 1966
MaxToy Godzilla 1965
Spiral Toy Artisan Dynasty Godzilla (1965)
Model Kit
Miscellaneous
Keychain
Black Tumblers
Books
Trading cards
Magazines
Clothing
Trivia
- The DaisensoGoji suit appeared in a production photo with a dedication to original Godzilla suit actor Haruo Nakajima and Godzilla vs. Hedorah director Yoshimitsu Banno, both of whom passed away in 2017, at the end of the credits of Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
References
This is a list of references for DaisensoGoji. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
ShodaiGoji • GyakushuGoji • KingGoji • MosuGoji • DaisensoGoji • MusukoGoji • SoshingekiGoji • MegaroGoji • 84Goji • BioGoji / GhidoGoji • BatoGoji • RadoGoji |
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