BioGoji / GhidoGoji

	BioGoji / GhidoGoji
	BioGoji / GhidoGoji
Type	Suit, upper body animatronic, prop
Nicknames	Godzilla 1989, Godzilla 1991
Portrayed by	Kenpachiro Satsuma
Used in	Godzilla vs. Biollante,; Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah,; Godzilla vs. Mothra (underwater, eruption, and Landmark Tower scenes)

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The BioGoji (ビオゴジ) is the Godzilla suit design used in the 1989 Godzilla film Godzilla vs. Biollante.

The BioGoji suits were modified and renamed GhidoGoji (ギドゴジ, Gidogoji) for the 1991 Godzilla film Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah.

Name

In Godzilla vs. Biollante, the BioGoji's name comes from another kaiju's name in the film it appeared in, Biollante (ビオランテ, Biorante), and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).

In Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, the GhidoGoji's name comes from another kaiju's name, King Ghidorah (キングギドラ, Kingu Gidora), and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).

Detail

In 1989, Godzilla was given a whole new look yet again, an overall design which would set the trend for the rest of Godzilla's suits featured in the Heisei era. To convey a feeling of mass and power, the head was reduced and the neck elongated. The face was also changed and appeared to be more feline in appearance. Significant musculature was added, particularly around the chest and thigh area. The irises were enlarged to fill most of the eye sockets, projecting the impression of mammalian cunning. The fangs were eliminated once again, but Godzilla's teeth were increased to include a double row of sharp teeth in both the upper and lower jaws. The lateral dorsal plates were also enlarged almost to the size of the center row. Just like the previous suit, this one also weighed 242 pounds, but this time the suit was actually built to fit suit actor Kenpachiro Satsuma, making it much easier for the actor to move. A second suit used in filming water scenes was also built, weighing 176 pounds.

A puppet was also created of Godzilla's head, neck and shoulders, used in close-up shots.

In Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, this suit was given a more massive and muscular body, a more vicious and menacing face and a larger chest area. This suit is also called the GhidoGoji (ギドゴジ)^[1]

Use in other media

Video games

Godzilla (1993) - NEC/Hudson Soft TurboDuo and PC Engine Duo
Godzilla on Monster Island (2011) - AVP Slot Machine
Godzilla (2014) - Sony PlayStation 3 and 4
Godzilla Kaiju Collection (2015) - Android and iOS
Godzilla Defense Force (2019) - Android and iOS
Godzilla Battle Line (2021) - Android, iOS, and PC
XR World (2022) - Android, iOS, and PC

Gallery

Production

Godzilla vs. Biollante

Kenpachiro Satsuma falls into the water during filming, requiring a team to help pull the suit back up
Kenpachiro Satsuma tries on an incomplete suit

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Kenpachiro Satsuma dances in a BioGoji suit between takes

Godzilla vs. Mothra