MosuGoji

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MosuGoji Type Suit, upper body puppet Nicknames SanDaikaijuGoji Portrayed by Haruo Nakajima Used in Mothra vs. Godzilla, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Ultra Q (as Gomess), Ultraman (body used as part of Jirass' suit), Destroy All Monsters (Publicity stills)

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.

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 Template:Scutes 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: Battle Legends
• Godzilla: Kaiju Collection
• Bandai Namco's Godzilla

​Books

• Godzilla: Journey to Monster Island

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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Ultraman

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

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  The SanDaikaijuGoji suit with the DaisensoGoji's head as Jirass

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  Jirass vs. Ultraman

Destroy All Monsters

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Screenshots

Mothra vs. Godzilla

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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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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 Godzilla: High Grade 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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  SD Godzilla 1964 coaster

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  NECA Godzilla 1964

Books

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Trivia

• MosuGoji was the first Godzilla suit to be used as the primary suit in more than one movie.
• The suit was also used by Eiji Tsuburaya and Tsuburaya Productions to create the monsters Gomess, from Ultra Q, and Jirass, from Ultraman, but Jirass had DaisensoGoji's head and MosuGoji's body because the head of MosuGoji was already used for Gomess.
• The MosuGoji was remade as a Godzilla fan made a costume out of the same fragments that Toho used to make their Godzilla suits, giving it a striking resemblance to the original costume. To make an exact replica, the creator had to use several images of the monster.
• Mosugojira was the name of an insect monster from Mirrorman.
• One of the two Godzilla suits used in the 1983 fan film Wolfman vs. Godzilla is a replica of the MosuGoji, the other being a replica of the KingGoji.

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