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 SOS, Godzilla: Pachislot Wars (Promotional footage)

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

This article covers the Godzilla design featured in the Kiryu series films. For the Godzilla incarnation, see Godzilla (Kiryu series).

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 SOS.

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 SOS, the SOSGoji's name comes from the film's Japanese title, specifically SOS, 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 the 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 dorsal fins were reduced a bit and lost their purplish hue, retaining the classic bone-white color, but still remained jagged like the MireGoji's dorsal fins. 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 SOS, 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 (2015) - Android and iOS
• Super Robot Wars X-Ω (2015; added in 2016) - Android and iOS [artwork]
• Godzilla Defense Force (2019) - Android and iOS

Comics

• Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #3 (2011, Cover B)
• Godzilla: The Half-Century War (2012-2013)
• Godzilla: Rulers of Earth (2013-2015)
• Godzilla: Cataclysm (2014)
• Godzilla in Hell #1 and 5 (2015)

Miscellaneous

• Godzilla: Pachislot Wars Promotion DVD (2007)

Gallery

Production

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

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Godzilla: Tokyo SOS

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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 SOS

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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

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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 SOS

Toys

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  Bandai Godzilla: High Grade Set 9 Godzilla 2002

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  Bandai Godzilla: High Grade Set 10 Godzilla 2003

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  Bandai 2002 Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2002

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  Bandai 2002 Movie Monster Series Theatre Exclusive Godzilla 2002

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  Bandai 2003 Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2003

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  Bandai 2003 Movie Monster Series Theatre Exclusive Godzilla 2003

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  Bandai Toy Dreams Project SOSGoji

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  Bandai DX roaring Godzilla 2003

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  Bandai remote controlled Godzilla 2003

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  Bandai Godzilla X Mothra X Mechagodzilla Battlefield set

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  Bandai 4-inch sofubi Godzilla 2003

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  Bandai DX Godzilla 2003

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  Bandai Godzilla Complete Works Godzilla 2002

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  Bandai Godzilla Complete Works Godzilla 2003

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  Bandai Godzilla Appearance Godzilla 2002

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

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  S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla 2002

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  NECA 2003 Godzilla

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  NECA 2003 Godzilla Hyper Maser Blast Variant

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  Cast Godzilla 2003 and Submarine ornament

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  SD Godzilla 2002 coaster

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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