MosuGoji

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MosuGoji Type Suit, upper body puppet Nicknames Moth-Godzi SanDaikaijuGoji, Godzilla 1964 Portrayed by Haruo Nakajima Used in Mothra vs. Godzilla, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (water scenes)

The MosuGoji (モスゴジ) is the Godzilla suit design used in the 1964 Godzilla films Mothra vs. Godzilla and Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster. It also appeared in some water scenes in Ebirah, Horror of the Deep.

The suit was lent to Tsuburaya Productions for their series Ultra Q, where it became the monster Gomess. Its body was later attached to the head of the DaisensoGoji to portray Jirahs in Ultraman.

Name

In Mothra vs. Godzilla, the MosuGoji's name comes from another kaiju's name, Mothra (モスラ,   Mosura), and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).

In Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, the SanDaikaijuGoji's name comes from the film's Japanese title, specifically san daikaiju (三大怪獣), meaning three giant monsters, and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).

Detail

Widely regarded as one of the best Godzilla suits of all time, the MosuGoji is as different from the KingGoji as the KingGoji was from its two predecessors, ShodaiGoji and GyakushuGoji. The body of the MosuGoji suit was sleek and bell-shaped, with a pronounced breastbone and knees. The hands featured slender, sharp and menacing claws with the fingers held apart. The dorsal plates were nearly identical to those of the KingGoji suit. The facial features were defined, with pronounced brows and large, angry-looking eyes. The suit's eyes could move, although a scene in the film shows Godzilla with no pupils because the eyes rolled upwards. During the film, the suit's upper jaw noticeably wobbles when in motion. This is a result of the suit becoming damaged during filming of the Nagoya Castle scene - Haruo Nakajima tripped on the set while the scene was being filmed, destroying not only the Nagoya Castle prop but damaging the suit, crushing several of its teeth and breaking the suit's jaw. However, Eiji Tsuburaya was impressed with the footage, and decided to repair the suit and keep the scene in the film.

In Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, the MosuGoji suit was given a new head with different facial features. Movable eyes were inserted, the upper lip and teeth were reduced and the tongue elongated, going past the lower row of teeth. This was done due to damage the suit's head had sustained during the previous film, primarily the scenes where Godzilla smashes headfirst into Nagoya Castle and later when his head is briefly set on fire. This suit is also called the SanDaikaijuGoji (三大怪獣ゴジ).

Use in other media

Video games

• Godzilla (1993) - NEC/Hudson Soft TurboDuo and PC Engine Duo
• Godzilla (2014) - Sony PlayStation 3 and 4
• Godzilla Kaiju Collection (2015) - Android and iOS

​Books

• Godzilla: Journey to Monster Island (1998)

Web series

• Godziban (2019-)

Gallery

Production

Mothra vs. Godzilla

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  The MosuGoji suit with Haruo Nakajima

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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

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Invasion of Astro-Monster

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Ultraman

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  DaisensoGoji's head on SanDaikaijuGoji's body before being modified into the Jirahs suit

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  The SanDaikaijuGoji suit with the DaisensoGoji's head as Jirahs

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  Jirahs vs. Ultraman

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

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Destroy All Monsters

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Screenshots

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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

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Ultra Q

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  The SanDaikaijuGoji suit in use as Gomess

Ultraman

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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

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Post-production

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Merchandise

Covers

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  The cover for the soundtrack of Mothra vs. Godzilla

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  The cover for the soundtrack of Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Toys

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  Bandai The Godzilla Collection Godzilla 1964

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  Bandai The Godzilla Collection Godzilla 1964 (1988 reissue)

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  Bandai The Godzilla Collection Godzilla 1964 (1989 reissue)

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  Bandai The Godzilla Collection Godzilla 1964 (1992 reissue)

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  Billiken Shokai Godzilla 1964 model kit

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  M1 Godzilla 1964

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  Bandai HG Series Set 3 Godzilla '64

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  Y-MSF Godzilla 1964

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  Bandai Godzilla 50th Anniversary Memorial Box Godzilla 1964

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  Gigabrain Godzilla 1964

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  Hazawa-Gumi Godzilla 1964

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  Hazawa-Gumi Godzilla 1964 (Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster)

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  Kaiju Freaks Godzilla 1964

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  Marmit Godzilla 1964 model kit

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  X-Plus DefoReal Godzilla 1964 with Mothra larva

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  X-Plus Special Effects Museum Godzilla 1964

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  X-Plus 25cm Godzilla 1964

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  X-Plus 30cm Godzilla 1964

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  X-Plus 30cm Godzilla 1964 with closed mouth

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  X-Plus Favorite Sculptors Line 30cm Godzilla 1964

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  X-Plus Gigantic Series Godzilla 1964

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  American X-Plus Godzilla 1964B

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  S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla 1964

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  Cast Godzilla 1964 emerging from underground ornament

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  Cast Godzilla 1964 ornament

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  Cast Godzilla 1964 swimming with Mothra larvae ornament

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  Cast Godzilla 1964 fighting Mothra larvae ornament

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  Cast Godzilla 1964 sitting ornament

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  Cast Godzilla 1964 and Mothra larva ornament

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  Takara Combat Joe with Godzilla 1964

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  Bandai Real Hobby Series Godzilla 1964 resin kit

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  Bandai Hyper Godzilla Godzilla 1964 (painted version)

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  Bandai Hyper Godzilla Godzilla 1964

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  Bandai Great Monster Series Godzilla 1964

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  Bandai Real Godzilla 1 Godzilla 1964

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  Bandai Godzilla 1964 finger puppet

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  Bandai Best of Godzilla Godzilla 1964 with Rodan and Mothra Larva

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  Bandai Godzilla Complete Works Godzilla 1964 and Mothra Larva

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  Bandai Godzilla Appearance Godzilla 1964 vs Mothra Larva

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  Bandai Godzilla Complete Works Godzilla 1964

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  Bandai Godzilla Appearance Godzilla 1964

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  Bandai Monster Press Godzilla 1964 gashapon

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  DyDo Rinko Corp. Godzilla 1964 pen holder

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  CCP Godzilla 1964 minifigures

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  Yamakatsu Godzilla 1964

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  Godzilla 1964 Netsuke

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  Cast Mini Godzilla 1964 (Mothra vs. Godzilla) ornament

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  NECA Godzilla 1964

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  Zacca SD Godzilla 1964

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  X-Plus Godzilla Origins Godzilla 1964

Books

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Miscellaneous

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  Godzilla 60th Anniversary Godzilla 1964 statue

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  Keychain of Godzilla and Mothra's egg

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  SD Godzilla 1964 keychain

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  SD Godzilla 1964 coaster

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  Mondo T-Shirt

Trivia

• MosuGoji was the first Godzilla suit to be used as the primary suit in more than one movie.
• Mosugojira was the name of an insect monster from Mirrorman.
• A replica MosuGoji suit appeared in an early version of the 1983 fan film Wolfman vs. Godzilla. It was eventually replaced by a replica of the KingGoji suit.
• Stock footage of the MosuGoji suit appears in Destroy All Monsters, Godzilla vs. Gigan and Godzilla Final Wars.
• MosuGoji serves as the design basis of Godziban's main protagonist Godzilla-kun.
• MosuGoji's history of modifications into Ultra Series kaiju would be homaged in Shin Ultraman through the inclusion of a ShinGoji-based version of Gomess.

References

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