KiryuGoji

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KiryuGoji Type Suit, CGI Nicknames ShakuGoji, Ryu-Godzi, SOSGoji, TokyoGoji, GMMGGoji, Godzilla 2002, Godzilla 2003 Portrayed by Tsutomu Kitagawa Used in Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., Godzilla: Pachislot Wars (Promotional footage)

Disclaimer: There are two separate suits for the Kiryu Saga Godzilla. This page contains both of them.

This article covers the Godzilla design featured in the Kiryu Saga films. For the Godzilla incarnation, see Godzilla/Kiryu Saga.

The KiryuGoji (機龍ゴジ,   KiryūGoji) is the Godzilla suit design used in the 2002 Godzilla film, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla.

The SOSGoji (ＳＯＳゴジ,   EsuŌEsuGoji) is the Godzilla suit design used in the 2003 Godzilla film, Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S..

Name

In Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, the KiryuGoji's name comes from another kaiju's name, Kiryu (機龍,   Kiryū), and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ). The official nickname ShakuGoji (釈ゴジ) comes from the name of actress Yumiko Shaku (釈由美子,   Shaku Yumiko), and Goji.

In Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., the SOSGoji's name comes from the film's Japanese title, specifically S.O.S., and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).

Detail

For the film Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, Toho decided to stray away from the GMKGoji design Godzilla sported in the previous film and return to the look of the MireGoji. This new design, dubbed KiryuGoji, did however undergo some major changes from those two previous designs. The head was completely changed and made smaller to the point of resembling the head of the Heisei series Godzilla. The suit was given large yellow and almost bird-like eyes. The Template:Scutes were reduced a bit and lost their purplish hue, retaining the classic bone-white color, but still remained jagged like the MireGoji's Template:Scutes. Godzilla's skin also returned from the green hue of the MireGoji to the traditional charcoal black color.

The KiryuGoji suit is among the most expressive of the Godzilla suits, and has animatronics included in its head which allow for some facial expressions and more notably, the ability to widen or narrow the suit's eyes, giving Godzilla genuine expressions of surprise, shock or anger.

The following year for the film Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., the sequel to Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, Godzilla's appearance remained basically the same. A new suit named SOSGoji was created with an almost identical design, only sporting a large scar on the chest region, sustained from Kiryu's Absolute Zero cannon in the previous film.

Use in other media

Video games

• Godzilla Kaiju Collection
• Godzilla Defense Force

Comics

• Godzilla: The Half-Century War
• Godzilla: Rulers of Earth
• Godzilla: Cataclysm
• Godzilla in Hell (Issue #1 and Issue #5)
• Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters Issue 3 (Cover B)

Gallery

Production

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

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Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

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  SOSGoji after firing a beam effect

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  SOSGoji is affected by Mothra's scales affect

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  A second KiryuGoji suit is made with Kiryu's cannon

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Screenshots

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

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Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

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Post-production

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  The KiryuGoji with Akira Ifukube to celebrate his 90th birthday

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  Godzilla in Godzilla: Pachislot Wars

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  KiryuGoji, along with GiraGoji, GMKGoji, SOSGoji and FinalGoji

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  NHK 2014 documentary

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  Godzilla and Kiryu at a baseball game

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  The SOSGoji and 2003 Mothra imago prop on display in Kagoshima in 2017

Merchandise

Covers

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  The cover for the soundtrack of Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

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  The cover for the soundtrack of Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

Toys

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  Godzilla: High Grade Set 9 Godzilla 2002

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  Godzilla: High Grade Set 10 Godzilla 2003

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  Bandai Japan 2002 Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2002

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  Bandai Japan 2002 Movie Monster Series Theatre Exclusive Godzilla 2002

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  Bandai Japan 2003 Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2003

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  Bandai Japan 2003 Movie Monster Series Theatre Exclusive Godzilla 2003

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  Toy Dreams Project SOSGoji by Bandai Japan

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  X-Plus Garage Toy Toho 30cm Series (2010)

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  Bandai Japan DX roaring Godzilla 2003

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  Bandai Japan remote controlled Godzilla 2003

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  Bandai Japan Godzilla X Mothra X Mechagodzilla Battlefield set

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  Bandai Japan 4-inch sofubi Godzilla 2003

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  Bandai Japan DX Godzilla 2003

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  Bandai Japan Godzilla Complete Works Godzilla 2002

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  Bandai Japan Godzilla Complete Works Godzilla 2003

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  Bandai Japan Godzilla Appearance Godzilla 2002

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  SD Godzilla 2002 coaster

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  S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla 2002

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  Bandai Japan Ultimate Godzilla Collection 2 Godzilla 2003

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  Bandai Polystone Collection Godzilla 2002

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  Bandai Polystone Collection Godzilla vs. Mothra Larvae

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  Bandai Polystone Collection Godzilla vs. Kiryu

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  Cast Godzilla 2003 and Submarine ornament

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  NECA 2003 Godzilla

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  NECA 2003 Godzilla Hyper Maser Blast Variant

Magazines

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Trivia

• The KiryuGoji suit was also used in promotional footage for the 2007 game Godzilla: Pachislot Wars.
• Godzilla is often portrayed with the KiryuGoji design in the Godzilla comics by IDW Publishing.
• In addition to the KiryuGoji suit, a partial replica of the ShodaiGoji suit was constructed for flashback scenes of the 1954 Godzilla in Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla.

References

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