Toho Suit 13
DesuGoji (1995)
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
The 1994 Godzilla suit was employed again for Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. To create the critical mass appearance of Godzilla for this movie, sections of the costume were removed and approximately 200 tiny orange light bulbs were inserted. These areas were then covered with semi-transparent vinyl plates and to power the lights a very thick power cable came out from the end of the tail. When enhanced with computer graphics, these changes to the 1994 Godzilla suit made the image of Godzilla reaching critical mass appear very convincing. Incidentally, this Godzilla suit only had 12 small holes for actor Ken Satsuma to breath from. That and the steam generated from the costume was pure carbon monoxide which caused him to faint several times during filming.
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) – Japanese Trailer
Glowing eyes
The eyes were also modified to glow electronically.
smoke
The suit was also fitted with a mechanism that allowed steam to pour from various parts of Godzilla’s body.
lighted body
Sections of the costume were removed and approximately 200 tiny orange light bulbs were inserted.
Blu-ray SPECIAL FEATURE
Making of Godzilla vs Destoroyah 1994 (Edited)
Within this edited special feature from the Japanese Blu-ray you’ll see…
- Filming scenes on the set
- The Godzilla suit actor using a modified scuba regulator for breathing
- The upper half electronic suit
- How they used gun powder and baby powder to create the ‘steam’
- Godzilla’s final death scene
- and more!
DesuGoji Suit Reference Images
The screencaps were captured from the original Toho Japanese Blu-ray and the rest were found online and/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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