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MireGoji Type Suit, CGI (limited) Nicknames MiraiGoji, GiraGoji, Godzilla 1999, Godzilla 2000 Portrayed by Tsutomu Kitagawa Used in Godzilla 2000: Millennium, Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle, CR Godzilla: Descent of the Destruction God

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This article covers the Godzilla design from Godzilla 2000: Millennium and Godzilla vs. Megaguirus. For the Godzilla incarnations, see Godzilla (Godzilla 2000: Millennium) and Godzilla (Godzilla vs. Megaguirus).

The MireGoji (ミレゴジ) is the Godzilla suit design used in the 1999 and 2000 Godzilla films Godzilla 2000: Millennium and Godzilla vs. Megaguirus.

Name

In Godzilla 2000: Millennium, the MireGoji's name comes from the film's Japanese title, specifically mireniamu (ミレニアム), meaning millennium, and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).

In Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, the GiraGoji's name comes from another kaiju's name, Megaguirus (メガギラス,   Megagirasu), and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).

Detail

Godzilla returned from the grave, so to speak, in Godzilla 2000: Millennium. The new suits, created for the film by Shinichi Wakasa and worn by new suit actor Tsutomu Kitagawa, was an all-new, very radical look for Godzilla. Somewhat reminiscent of the KingGoji suit, this suit contained many new and old features. The scales on this suit were more detailed and prominent, his dorsal plates were large and jagged with a purple tint to them, and his head shape was thinner, making him look more reptilian. Godzilla's mouth and eyes contained the trademark "frown" present on other suits; the tongue was long and the teeth had the old fangs, and his eyes were white with black pupils, much like the eyes used on the 84Goji suit. The tiny ears that existed in the original Godzilla suit and those in the Heisei series had also returned. These suits were painted a natural, dark shade of green. They were the first Godzilla suits to be officially painted green, whereas previous suits were mostly painted charcoal-grey.

For the next film, Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, at least two new suits were cast from the same molds used to make the MireGoji suits, one for land scenes and one for water scenes. Because the MireGojis had proven "heavy and difficult to move," they were made of lighter materials, reducing the suits' weight from 70 kilograms to 50. Most of the MireGoji design's colors were brightened, from its skin to its mouth, and streaks were added to its teeth. It also had a smaller mouth, flatter face, and longer neck, likely due to mold degradation. These suits are also called the GiraGoji (ギラゴジ).

Use in other media

Video games

• Godzilla: Giant Monsters All-Out Typing Attack (2001) - IBM PC/AT, NEC PC98-NX
• Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (2002) - Nintendo GameCube and Microsoft Xbox
• Godzilla: Save the Earth (2004) - Sony PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Xbox
• CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle (2006) - pachinko
• Godzilla: Unleashed (2007) - Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 2
• CR Godzilla: Descent of the Destruction God (2010) - pachinko
• Godzilla Kaiju Collection (2015) - Android and iOS
• Super Robot Wars X-Ω (2015; added in 2016) - Android and iOS
• CR True King of the Monsters Godzilla (2018) - pachinko
• Godzilla Defense Force (2019) - Android and iOS
• Pachinko True King of the Monsters Godzilla 2 (2022) - pachinko
• The Ants: Underground Kingdom (2021; added in 2022) - Android, iOS, and Google Play
• Godzilla Battle Line (2021; added in 2023) - Android, iOS, and PC

Card/board games

• Battle Spirits (BSC19 and BSC26 booster packs)

Comics

• Godzilla in Hell #2 and 3 (2015)
• Godzilla: Rage Across Time #1-2 and #5 (2016)

Web series

• Godziban (2019-)

Gallery

Production

Godzilla 2000: Millennium

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Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

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Screenshots

Godzilla 2000: Millennium

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Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

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Post-production

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  MireGoji at Toho Studios, 1999

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  Godzilla's appearance in a 1999 stage show

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  The MireGoji being used in a round of sumo wrestling

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  MireGoji and Megaguirus celebrate Godzilla's 46th birthday

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  Godzilla in CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle

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  GiraGoji along with GMKGoji, KiryuGoji, SOSGoji and FinalGoji

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  The MireGoji with Hideki Matsui, whose nickname is "Godzilla"

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  The MireGoji with Shinji Higuchi at Tokyo Toy Show 2016

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  The MireGoji at a celebration for Godzilla's 62nd birthday

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Merchandise

Covers

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  The cover for the soundtrack of Godzilla 2000: Millennium

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  The cover for the soundtrack of Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

Toys

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  HG Series Set 6 Godzilla '99

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  HG Series Set 7 Godzilla 2000

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  Bandai Toho Kaiju Series Godzilla 1999

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  Bandai Toho Kaiju Series Theatre Exclusive Godzilla 1999

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  MireGoji Superfest figure by Marmit

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  M-ARTS polyresin statue

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  A figure of Godzilla 1999 from Bandai America

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  Hazawa-Gumi Godzilla 1999

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  S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla 2000 (2013 Release)

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  S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla 2000 (2015 Release)

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  Bandai Godzilla 1999 plush

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  Bandai Godzilla 50th Anniversary Memorial Box Godzilla 2000

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  Godzilla 2000 Chou Gekizou Series

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  Bandai 2016 Movie Monster Series Millennium Godzilla

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  Playmates Godzilla 1999

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  X-Plus 30cm Godzilla 1999

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  X-Plus 30cm Poster Version Godzilla 1999

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  X-Plus Gigantic Series Godzilla 1999

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  Bandai Real Action Godzilla 2000

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  Bandai electronic Godzilla 2000 statue

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  Bandai Godzilla vs. Orga sound battler set

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  Bandai Godzilla Generations set

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  Bandai 4-inch Godzilla 2000

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  Bandai Hyper Godzilla Godzilla 2000

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  Bandai advance ticket Godzilla 2000 figures

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  Bandai Ultra Real Godzilla Godzilla 2000

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  Bandai Godzilla Complete Works Godzilla 2000

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  Bandai Godzilla Complete Works Godzilla 2000

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  Bandai Godzilla 2000 finger puppet set

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  Bandai Godzilla 2000 minifigure set

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  Godzilla 2000 finger puppet

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  Godzilla 2000 finger puppet (green translucent ver.)

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  Mini Cast Godzilla 1999 ornament

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  Telebi-Kun Magazine Bandai Godzilla 2000 prize figure

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  Monogram International Figural Bag Clips

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  Funko Pop! Godzilla (1999)

Miscellaneous

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  Godzilla 1999 keychain

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  SD Godzilla 2000 coaster

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  Godzilla 1999 keychain

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  WATANABE x REN heads magnets

Trading cards

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  Battle Spirits BSC19 Godzilla (2000) card

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  Battle Spirits BSC26 Monster King Godzilla (2000) card

Books

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  Godzilla: The Encyclopedia

Trivia

• The MireGoji suit was also used to characterize Godzilla in the two Pachinko games CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle in 2006 and CR Godzilla: Descent of the Destruction God in 2010.
• This Godzilla suit is one of the best-preserved suits, and has been displayed multiple times with very little instances of decay or damage, despite being used in two films, plus stage shows and the CR Godzilla Games over a period of 16 years. It traveled to the United States in 2013 for the Godzilla Encounter held at the San Diego Comic-Con, and returned to the convention in 2019, where it was displayed at Toho's booth.
• In the web series Godziban, the design of the character Mirei-san is heavily based on the MireGoji suit.

References

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