Godzilla (Always: Sunset on Third Street 2)

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Alternate names Third Street Godzilla
Place(s) of emergence Tokyo Bay
Designed by Syunsuke Niwa, Takashi Yamazaki[1]
First appearance Always: Sunset on Third Street 2
Roar(s)

Godzilla (ゴジラ,   Gojira) is a kaiju who briefly appears in the 2007 Toho film Always: Sunset on Third Street 2.

Name

Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ), comes from a combination of the Japanese approximation of "gorilla" (ゴリラ,   gorira), and kujira (クジラ), the Japanese word for "whale." The name is said to have been chosen to represent the size and strength of both animals.[2] Contrary to popular belief, the English name "Godzilla" was not invented by the American distributors of the original film. Before Toho sold the film to U.S. distributors, the company's international division had originally marketed English-subtitled prints of the film under the title of Godzilla, which were shown briefly in Japanese-American theaters. Toho themselves had decided on "Godzilla" as the English transliteration of Gojira. According to the 2002 book Since Godzilla, the English name "Godzilla" produces connotations such as the words "God," "lizard," and "gorilla." The word "God" is applicable to Godzilla because of his immense size and destructive power, which causes him to be seen as a god by some, "lizard" is applicable due to his reptilian appearance and ties to the time of the dinosaurs, and "gorilla" is applicable due to his strength and his creation having been inspired by the famous gorilla-like giant monster King Kong.[2] "Godzilla" may be approximated into Japanese as ガッズィラ (Gazzira)[3] or ガッズィーラ (Gazzīra).

Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 director Takashi Yamazaki gave this version of Godzilla the name Third Street Godzilla (三丁目ゴジラ,   Sanchōme Gojira).[1]

Design

The Third Street Godzilla design was based directly on the GMKGoji, being modeled after sculptor Syunsuke Niwa's garage kit of the GMKGoji.[1] His skin is gray, with white dorsal plates, nails and eyes, similar to the GMKGoji's. His legs are very spread apart, and he has a thick neck and a long tail, which has a small amount of dorsal plates running along its top. Godzilla has a small number of fang-like teeth, with a short tongue and overbite which where compared to that of a dog by Yamazaki. He is hunched over starting at the shoulders.

History

Heisei era

Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

Godzilla attacked Tokyo in one of Ryunosuke Chagawa's stories, destroying the Tokyo Tower with his atomic breath, and wiping out Norifumi Suzuki's dealership, much to Suzuki's chagrin. Suzuki challenged Godzilla for destroying his business, and Godzilla roared back. A young boy named Junnosuke interrupted Chagawa, telling him that Godzilla was already a real character and so couldn't be used in the story, so the author started from scratch.

Abilities

Atomic breath

Godzilla fired a blast of blue atomic breath at Tokyo Tower, cutting it in half.

Tail

Godzilla used his tail to level a small block of buildings.

Gallery

Main article: Godzilla/Gallery.

Roar

Third Street Godzilla reuses Godzilla roars from the Millennium series, along with roars from the TriStar Godzilla.

Trivia

Videos

Godzilla's full appearance in
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

References

This is a list of references for Godzilla (Always: Sunset on Third Street 2). 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]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Aiken, Keith (29 May 2008). "GODZILLA ON THIRD STREET". SciFi Japan. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2021. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Since Godzilla. Rikuyosha Co. Ltd. 20 April 2002. p. 4. ISBN 4897374472.
  3. Godzilla 1954-1999 Super Complete Works. Shogakukan. 1 January 2000. pp. 184, 206. ISBN 978-4091014702.
  4. "Japanese Amusement Park Reopens With New Godzilla and Osamu Tezuka Attractions". SciFi Japan. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

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