GyakushuGoji

Godzilla Designs
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GyakushuGoji Type Suit Nicknames None Used in Godzilla Raids Again, King Kong vs. Godzilla (Publicity Stills)

The GyakushuGoji (逆襲ゴジ) is the Godzilla suit design used in the 1955 Godzilla film, Godzilla Raids Again.

Name

The GyakushuGoji's name comes from Godzilla Raids Again's Japanese title, specifically the word gyakushū (逆襲), meaning counterattack, and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).

Detail

Very similar to the ShodaiGoji, the GyakushuGoji was slimmer in build and had a smaller head. The lean look resulted from the need to make the suit more flexible to battle with Anguirus in the film. The GyakushuGoji also featured movable eyes. A separate set of legs, worn like boots, was used for close-ups of Godzilla's feet. Like with the ShodaiGoji, a hand-opperated puppet was used for close-ups of Godzilla's face. This puppet noticeably features teeth that protruded outward from the mouth, a feature not shared by the suit.

Gallery

Production

Godzilla Raids Again

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• Give Me Sugar Baby! -GyakushuGoji Godzilla 1955 Raids Again-.jpg
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King Kong vs. Godzilla

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Screenshots

Godzilla Raids Again

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Post-Production

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Merchandise

Covers

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  The cover for the soundtrack of Godzilla Raids Again

Toys

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  Bandai Japan Godzilla 50th Anniversary Memorial Box Godzilla 1955

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  Toy Dreams Project GyakushuGoji by Bandai Japan

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  Billiken Shokai Godzilla 1955 model kit

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  X-Plus 25cm Godzilla 1955

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  X-Plus 25cm Godzilla 1955 color version

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  X-Plus 30cm Godzilla 1955

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  X-Plus 30cm Godzilla 1955 color version

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  Cast Godzilla 1955 ornament

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  Cast Godzilla 1955 in ice ornament

Magazines

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Trivia

• Images of the GyakushuGoji were used alongside pictures of King Kong from the original 1933 King Kong in early publicity stills and posters for King Kong vs. Godzilla.