Musashi-2
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Musashi-2 (ムサシ2号 Musashi Nigō), identified by its insignia as 524, is a nuclear submarine deployed by the Teiyo Group and JSDF in the 1991 Toho Godzilla film Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah.
Name
Despite the name "Musashi-2" never being spoken in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, it was decided as early as the film's preparatory draft.[1] In Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Monster Complete Works, published a little over a week before the film's release, the sub is simply called Nuclear Submarine (原子力潜水艦 Genshiryoku Sensuikan), though "MUSASHI-2" is written beneath it in English.[1] The 2009 book Heisei Godzilla Chronicle instead labels it Teiyo Conglomerate Nuclear Sub (帝洋コンツェルン原潜 Teiyō Kontserun Gensen), in reference to Yasuaki Shindo's Teiyo Group.[2] In Fumio Tanaka's Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah novelization, Musashi-2 was instead named Prodigy (神童 Shindō), which in Japanese is homophonous with Yasuaki Shindo's surname.
Development
Though Shinji Nishikawa and Kunio Aoi both submitted brand-new designs for Musashi-2,[2] it was ultimately decided to simply remodel a miniature from The Return of Godzilla.[1] It would be further modified to portray an American submarine in Godzilla: Tokyo SOS. The Musashi-2 miniature was also used to represent the model of it in the Teiyo Group's meeting room in the film.
History
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Heisei era
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
After the seemingly successful eradication of Godzilla with the help of the Futurians, Japan found itself terrorized at the hands of the latter's creation, King Ghidorah. With the military helpless, the government scrambled to mutate the Godzillasaurus, which they believed to be hibernating in the Bering Sea, by exposing it to nuclear weapons. Chosen for this operation was the Teiyo Group's nuclear submarine Musashi-2, which was sent to the bottom of the sea. However, Futurian defector Emmy Kano and reporter Kenichiro Terasawa suspected that the Godzillasaurus may have already been irradiated, and discovered that a previous submarine had gone missing near its location. Though their theory was confirmed by both satellite thermal images and Miki Saegusa's psychic abilities, Kano and Terasawa couldn't warn the government in time; Godzilla appeared and destroyed Musashi-2, irradiating him even further and allowing him to recover completely from the Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria.
Capabilities
Armament
Musashi-2 was armed with torpedoes and nuclear missiles.
Pressure resistance
Musashi-2 could operate hundreds of meters beneath the ocean.
Books
Gallery
Concept art
Production
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Screenshots
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Yasuaki Shindo looks at the model of Musashi-2
Musashi-2 cruising in the Bering Sea
Musashi-2's sonar detects something
Godzilla reveals himself
Godzilla grabs Musashi-2
Musashi-2 explodes
Post-production
The submarine model on display at the “Great Godzilla Special Effects Exhibition” in Abeno Harukas in 2014
Merchandise
Toys
Godzilla Dream Vol.78 “The Appearance of GODZILLA 1991” Yuji Sakai Zokei Kobo 1:500 scale resin kit (2000)
Bandai Complete Works HG Godzilla 1991 diorama sculpted by Yuji Sakai
Trivia
- The only Japanese submarine designated the number 524 was the Natsushio-class submarine JDS Fuyushio.
References
This is a list of references for Musashi-2. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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Bibliography
- Iwabatake, Toshiaki; Ono, Koichiro (5 December 1991). Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Monster Complete Works. Kodansha. ISBN 4-06-177720-3.
- Matsunomoto, Kazuhiro; Kojima, Kazuhiro; Shimazaki, Jun; Tomoi, Kento; Taketomi, Gentaro; Ofuna, Ryuji (14 July 2014). Heisei Godzilla Chronicle (2nd ed.). Kinema Junpo. ISBN 978-4-87376-319-4.
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