These mechanisms were created by Nobuhiro Ekubo. The head of each suit was attached to a helmet-like "skullcap" worn by Kitagawa, allowing his neck movements to translate to Godzilla's, and the mouth of at least one of the suits could be controlled remotely. The only lighting installed in any of the suits was in the mouth for Godzilla's atomic breath. Also different from previous suits was a lack of internal lighting in Godzilla's dorsal fins, both to reduce weight and to accommodate the fins' reduction in size. The suits' arms were the only parts which fit snugly, and they had a dual joint at the armpit to increase their range of motion. The modeling team took care to keep the suits lightweight and easy to act in though the materials used were no different than on previous suits, the space inside was not filled with latex, ensuring actor Tsutomu Kitagawa's movements wouldn't be restricted. The suits' eyeballs were created by Shigeaki Yoshida. Conversely, the suits' body parts from the waist down were fabricated from scratch by gluing together pieces of urethane. Molds were then created from these parts, with the head and torso cast in latex and the fins in urethane. Three total suits were produced: the main suit for close-ups, another for "action," and one for "super action." Wakasa created the head sculpt, the upper body was patterned by Naoto Nishikawa and sculpted by Akira Yamada, and the dorsal fins were shaped out of polyethylene foam.
The FinalGoji suits were realized by Wakasa and his company MONSTERS, Inc. His dorsal fins were also made smaller so as not to interfere with the choreography, and the whites of his eyes were removed so that he would not seem willful. Godzilla's muscles and facial expression were emphasized to align with Kitamura's vision. In designing Godzilla's face, Wakasa thought it appropriate to combine characteristics of several prior suits for the character's 50th anniversary, namely the ShodaiGoji, MosuGoji, and Heisei Godzilla designs.
Though Yasushi Nirasawa and Yoji Shinkawa submitted concept art of the new Godzilla, neither of their designs were selected instead, Wakasa designed the new Godzilla himself with input from Kitamura and special effects director Eiichi Asada. Wakasa recalled a Godzilla fighting game his child had played and showed it to Kitamura, who agreed that it was closer to what he was looking for. Developmentįor Godzilla's 50th anniversary film, director Ryuhei Kitamura aimed to emphasize monster battles, wishing to portray "a more powerful Godzilla." Camera tests were conducted using an SOSGoji suit from the previous Godzilla film, Godzilla: Tokyo SOS, but Kitamura and monster modeler Shinichi Wakasa concluded that its movements were not suitable. It is also commonly called Final Godzilla (ファイナルゴジラ, Fainaru Gojira).
Prior to the release of Final Wars, fans referred to this design as the FiGoji (ファイゴジ, Faigoji), a shortened combination of "final" and "Goji." Modeler Shinichi Wakasa instead suggested 50Godzilla, after Godzilla's 50th anniversary. Hedorah (short film)įinalGoji's name comes from Godzilla Final Wars's title, specifically the word final (ファイナル, fainaru), and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ). As his body finally began to meltdown, the kaiju used his remaining radiation to revive his son. The humans were then able to contain the radioactive discharge by freezing Godzilla.īurning Godzilla was as powerful as it was risky, and it not only saved Japan but also solidified his place as a legend. This version of the character is the King of the Monster's most iconic form and has been imitated in more recent iterations, and while the homages are always tasteful, none have compared to the sheer power the original had. In this state, Godzilla's body was working in overdrive as he approached meltdown, but this would prove invaluable as Destoroyah was as malicious as he was intelligent.Īfter coaxing the King of the Monsters to fight by killing his son in front of him, Destoroyah was defeated after Godzilla used the rest of his power to do away with him. While in his burning form, nothing could stop Godzilla - not only was he radiating an orange glow from his muscles, but he also had the power to unleash atomic breath.
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