Toho Suit 14
MireGoji (1999)
- Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
Godzilla Returns From the Grave!
The new suit, created for the film by suit maker Shinichi Wakasa and worn by new suit actor Tsutomu Kitagawa, was an all new, very radical look for Godzilla. Heavily inspired by the KingGoji suit, this suit contained many new and old features. The scales on this suit were more detailed and prominent. Godzilla’s mouth and eyes contained the trademark “frown” present on other suits; the tongue was long and 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. This suit was painted a natural, dark shade of green.
Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) – Japanese Trailer
Dorsal Plates
The dorsal plates were very large and jagged, almost crystal looking in some respects and colored a rose/purple tint.
Head and Mouth
The shape of the head was thinner, making him look more reptilian, with some similarities to the KingGoji suit.
Lean, Mean and Green
It was the first Godzilla suit to be officially painted green, where as previous suits were mostly painted charcoal black, except the ones in the original film.
SPECIAL FEATURE
Making of Godzilla 2000 Clip
I found this short 2 min clip from the making of Godzilla 2000:
- Filming scenes on the set
- Filming in front of a green screen
- Filming on a very dusty set
- And not much more!
MireGoji Suit Reference Images
The screencaps were captured from the SONY Blu-ray, and the rest of the images were found online or scanned in from magazines and books. Some of the images may have been modified to see the textures more easily.
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