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|caption =The Gohten in The War in Space | |caption =The Gohten in The War in Space | ||
|name =Gohten | |name =Gohten | ||
|subtitle =Space Defense Ship<br>{{Nihongo|宇宙防衛艦|Uchū Bōeikan}} | |subtitle =Space Defense Ship<br>{{Nihongo|宇宙防衛艦|Uchū Bōeikan}}{{sfn|Kaneda|Oishi|Konuta|Eguchi|Maruyama|2014|p=75}}<br>[[United Nations]] Space Defense Ship<br>{{Small|{{Nihongo|国連宇宙防衛艦|Kokuren Uchū Bōeikan}}}}<ref name="GTGMPBook">{{harvnb|Nakamura|Shimazaki|2005|p=185}}</ref> | ||
|length =157 meters<ref name="TSEMCWorks">{{ | |length =157 meters<ref name="TSEMCWorks">{{harvnb|Motoyama|Matsunomoto|Asai|Suzuki|Kato|2012|p=198}}</ref><ref name="ATMPB p160">{{harvnb|Ozawa|Murai|Imai|Nakamura|Tomoi|Shimazaki|2018|p=160}}</ref> | ||
|stat1 =280,000 | |stat1 =31-53 meters<ref name="ATMPB p160"/>|1=Width | ||
|stat2 =180,000 km/s (cruising),<ref name="ATMPB p160"/><br>280,000 km/s (maximum)<ref name="TSEMCWorks"/><ref name="ATMPB p160"/>|2=Flight speed | |||
|targets =[[Daimakan]] | |targets =[[Daimakan]] | ||
|firstappearance =''[[The War in Space]]'' | |firstappearance =''[[The War in Space]]'' | ||
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The '''Gohten''' {{Nihongo|轟天|Gōten}} is a drill-nosed spaceship which | The '''Gohten''' {{Nihongo|轟天|Gōten}} is a drill-nosed spaceship which appears in the [[1977]] [[Toho]] [[:Category:Films|film]] ''[[The War in Space]]''. It is based on the [[Gotengo]] from ''[[Atragon (film)|Atragon]]''. | ||
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==Name== | ==Name== | ||
The Gohten's name comes from that of the [[Gotengo]]—literally translated as "Roaring Heavens"—but without the -''gō'' (号) suffix which is typically given to ships and other craft. Its name is distinguished from the Gotengo's in English by its romanization of the long "o" sound in ''Gōten'' as "oh." The name "Gohten" appears on the uniforms of the ship's crew in the film as well as on official merchandise as recent as the ''[[Toho SFX Movies Authentic Visual Book]]s''. The -''gō'' is also omitted from the name of the Gotengo in ''[[Godzilla: Monster Apocalypse|GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse]]'', however in this novel the craft is more reminiscent of the Gotengo featured in ''[[Atragon (film)|Atragon]]'' than the Gohten. The Gohten is sometimes given the full designation '''UNSF Gohten''', which stands for "[[United Nations]] Space Force Gohten." | The Gohten's name comes from that of the [[Gotengo]]—literally translated as "Roaring Heavens"—but without the -''gō'' (号) suffix which is typically given to ships and other craft. Its name is distinguished from the Gotengo's in English by its romanization of the long "o" sound in ''Gōten'' as "oh." The name "Gohten" appears on the uniforms of the ship's crew in the film as well as on official merchandise as recent as the ''[[Toho SFX Movies Authentic Visual Book]]s''. The -''gō'' is also omitted from the name of the Gotengo in ''[[Godzilla: Monster Apocalypse|GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse]]'', however in this novel the craft is more reminiscent of the Gotengo featured in ''[[Atragon (film)|Atragon]]'' than the Gohten. The Gohten is sometimes given the full designation '''UNSF-Gohten''',<ref name="GTGMPBook"/> which stands for "[[United Nations]] Space Force Gohten." | ||
==Development== | |||
The Gohten was designed{{sfn|Ozawa|Murai|Imai|Nakamura|Tomoi|Shimazaki|2018|p=276}} and modeled<ref name="ATMPB p161">{{harvnb|Ozawa|Murai|Imai|Nakamura|Tomoi|Shimazaki|2018|p=161}}</ref> by [[Yasuyuki Inoue]] of Alpha Planning, formerly an employee of [[Toho]]. Producer [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]], who penned the story for ''The War in Space'' under the name of the [[Gotengo]]'s captain from ''[[Atragon]]'', [[Hachiro Jinguji (Atragon)|Hachiro Jinguji]], suggested the inclusion of the Gotengo in the film, which lead to the creation of the Gohten.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tohokingdom.com/aliens_sdf/goten.htm|title=Goten|work=[[Toho Kingdom]]|accessdate=10 September 2021}}</ref> Aside from being patterned after the Gotengo, Inoue explained that the ship's revolving cannons were inspired by a revolver his father brought back from the Russo-Japanese War when Inoue was a child.{{sfn|Kawakita|2003|pp=319-321}} Two total miniatures were produced of the Gohten: a 2.4-meter long, 1/80th scale model and a 1.2-meter long, 1/160th scale one.<ref name="ATMPB p161"/> | |||
Ironically, the Gohten would go on to inspire the re-design of the eponymous Gotengo in ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'', as director [[Ryuhei Kitamura]] was a fan of ''The War in Space''.{{sfn|Murai|2005|p=82}} | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===[[Showa era]]=== | ===[[Showa era]]=== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
===Bibliography=== | |||
*{{Cite book|title=[[Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia]]|edition=1st|last=Kaneda|first=Masumi|last2=Oishi|first2=Shinji|last3=Konuta|first3=Kenji|last4=Eguchi|first4=Mizuki|last5=Maruyama|first5=Takeshi|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=28 July 2014|isbn=978-4-09-682090-2}} | |||
*{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Toho Giant Monster Pictorial Book]]|edition=1st|last=Nakamura|first=Tetsu|last2=Shimazaki|first2=Jun|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|date=1 April 2005|isbn=4-09-280052-5}} | |||
*{{Cite book|title=[[Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works]]|edition=1st|last=Motoyama|first=Sho|last2=Matsunomoto|first2=Kazuhiro|last3=Asai|first3=Kazuyasu|last4=Suzuki|first4=Nobutaka|last5=Kato|first5=Masashi|publisher=[[villagebooks]]|date=28 September 2012|isbn=978-4864910132}} | |||
*{{cite book|title=[[All Toho Mechanic Pictorial Book]]|edition=2nd|date=20 July 2018 | |||
|editor-last=Ozawa|editor-first=Ryoko | |||
|editor-last2=Murai|editor-first2=Shugo | |||
|editor-last3=Imai|editor-first3=Atsushi | |||
|editor-last4=Nakamura|editor-first4=Tetsu | |||
|editor-last5=Tomoi|editor-first5=Kento | |||
|editor-last6=Shimazaki|editor-first6=Jun | |||
|publisher=Yosensha|isbn=978-4-8003-1461-1}} | |||
*{{cite book|title=[[Toho SFX Mechanic Chronicle 1954-2003]]|others=Supervised by Koichi Kawakita|date=10 April 2003|publisher=Shinkigensha|isbn=978-4-7753-0142-5|ref={{harvid|Kawakita|2003}}}} | |||
*{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla: Final Wars Super Complete Works]]|edition=2nd|editor-last=Murai|editor-first=Satoshi|date=1 March 2005|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|isbn=4-09-101498-4}} | |||
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The Gohten (轟天 Gōten) is a drill-nosed spaceship which appears in the 1977 Toho film The War in Space. It is based on the Gotengo from Atragon.
Name
The Gohten's name comes from that of the Gotengo—literally translated as "Roaring Heavens"—but without the -gō (号) suffix which is typically given to ships and other craft. Its name is distinguished from the Gotengo's in English by its romanization of the long "o" sound in Gōten as "oh." The name "Gohten" appears on the uniforms of the ship's crew in the film as well as on official merchandise as recent as the Toho SFX Movies Authentic Visual Books. The -gō is also omitted from the name of the Gotengo in GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse, however in this novel the craft is more reminiscent of the Gotengo featured in Atragon than the Gohten. The Gohten is sometimes given the full designation UNSF-Gohten,[2] which stands for "United Nations Space Force Gohten."
Development
The Gohten was designed[5] and modeled[6] by Yasuyuki Inoue of Alpha Planning, formerly an employee of Toho. Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka, who penned the story for The War in Space under the name of the Gotengo's captain from Atragon, Hachiro Jinguji, suggested the inclusion of the Gotengo in the film, which lead to the creation of the Gohten.[7] Aside from being patterned after the Gotengo, Inoue explained that the ship's revolving cannons were inspired by a revolver his father brought back from the Russo-Japanese War when Inoue was a child.[8] Two total miniatures were produced of the Gohten: a 2.4-meter long, 1/80th scale model and a 1.2-meter long, 1/160th scale one.[6]
Ironically, the Gohten would go on to inspire the re-design of the eponymous Gotengo in Godzilla: Final Wars, as director Ryuhei Kitamura was a fan of The War in Space.[9]
History
Showa era
The War in Space
The Gohten is the flagship of the human fleet. After a vicious battle against the Messiah 13 aliens around the spaceship's base, it travels to Venus. Afterwards, it travels across the planet in search of the Alien base.
Video games
- Godzilla: Monster of Monsters! (1988) - Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom
Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!
In this side-scrolling game produced for the NES, the Gohten is one of several opponents the player has a chance of fighting in Hyperspace areas of each level. The Gohten will fire upon the player using its various cannons, but will otherwise stay stationary. The player can choose to destroy the Gohten by attacking its cannons, or simply walk to the right and leave the Hyperspace area.
The Gohten's sprite in Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!
Gallery
Production
Screenshots
The War in Space
The Gohten flying
References
This is a list of references for Gohten. 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]
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Bibliography
- Kaneda, Masumi; Oishi, Shinji; Konuta, Kenji; Eguchi, Mizuki; Maruyama, Takeshi (28 July 2014). Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia (1st ed.). Shogakukan. ISBN 978-4-09-682090-2.
- Nakamura, Tetsu; Shimazaki, Jun (1 April 2005). Godzilla Toho Giant Monster Pictorial Book (1st ed.). Kodansha. ISBN 4-09-280052-5.
- Motoyama, Sho; Matsunomoto, Kazuhiro; Asai, Kazuyasu; Suzuki, Nobutaka; Kato, Masashi (28 September 2012). Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works (1st ed.). villagebooks. ISBN 978-4864910132.
- Ozawa, Ryoko; Murai, Shugo; Imai, Atsushi; Nakamura, Tetsu; Tomoi, Kento; Shimazaki, Jun, eds. (20 July 2018). All Toho Mechanic Pictorial Book (2nd ed.). Yosensha. ISBN 978-4-8003-1461-1.
- Toho SFX Mechanic Chronicle 1954-2003. Supervised by Koichi Kawakita. Shinkigensha. 10 April 2003. ISBN 978-4-7753-0142-5.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Murai, Satoshi, ed. (1 March 2005). Godzilla: Final Wars Super Complete Works (2nd ed.). Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-101498-4.
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