DaisensoGoji

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DaisensoGoji Type Suit, puppets Nicknames NankaiGoji, Godzilla 1965, Godzilla 1966 Portrayed by Haruo Nakajima Used in Invasion of Astro-Monster, Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, Son of Godzilla (water scenes), Destroy All Monsters (water scenes), Godzilla vs. Hedorah (water and sludge scenes)

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 Template:Scutes 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 DainsensoGoji 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. 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: Battle Legends (1993)

Gallery

Production

Invasion of Astro-Monster

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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

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Ultraman

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  DaisensoGoji's head on SanDaikaijuGoji's body before being modified into the Jirahs suit

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  Jirahs vs. Ultraman

Destroy All Monsters

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All Monsters Attack

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Godzilla vs. Hedorah

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  The NankaiGoji suit, photographed during retrieval after the conclusion of its final use in Godzilla vs. Hedorah

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Godzilla vs. Megalon

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Screenshots

Invasion of Astro-Monster

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  A happy moment

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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

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Ultraman

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  The DaisensoGoji's head, mounted on the SanDaikaijuGoji's body and repainted to create the lake monster Jirahs.

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  Jirahs with his frill removed

Son of Godzilla

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  Godzilla in the opening for Son of Godzilla

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  Godzilla comes ashore

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Destroy All Monsters

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Godzilla vs. Hedorah

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  The last time the suit was used for stunt work

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

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  Dedication to Yoshimitsu Banno and Haruo Nakajima

Merchandise

Covers

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  Cover for the soundtrack of Invasion of Astro-Monster

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  Cover for the soundtrack of Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Toys

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  M1 Godzilla 1965

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  Billiken shokai Godzilla 1965 model Kit

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  Y-MSF Godzilla 1965

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  Gigabrain Godzilla 1965

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  Hazawa-Gumi Godzilla 1965

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  Bandai Japan Godzilla 50th Anniversary Memorial Box Godzilla 1965

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  Marmit Godzilla 1966 model kit

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  X-Plus 25cm Godzilla 1965

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  X-Plus 25cm Large Monster Godzilla 1966

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  Cast Godzilla 1966 ornament

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  Cast Godzilla 1966 vs. Ebirah ornament

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  Bandai Japan Godzilla Appearance Godzilla 1966

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  Bandai Japan Godzilla Complete Works Godzilla 1965

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  Bandai Japan Godzilla Complete Works Godzilla 1965 (B&W Version)

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  Bandai Japan Godzilla Complete Works Godzilla 1966

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  Godzilla 1965 Netsuke

Books

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Trading cards

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  Battle Spirits BSC26 Godzilla (1965) card

Magazines

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  Godzilla with Kemular and Gyango

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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

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