Toho Godzilla Suit 5
Daisenso (1965)
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This suit can be seen in these movies:
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
- Monster Zero (1965)
The Daisenso-Godzilla featured a head slightly larger than that of the Mosugoji, with a round face and jaw.
The body was thin and had no defined shape, appearing sack-like and unnatural. The fingers were not held apart like the Mosugoji but were grouped together, with the claws becoming less menacing; all following Godzilla suits until the 84 Godzilla would have this feature. On the plus side, the dorsal plates and the tail of the Daisenso-Godzilla were nicely detailed and the eyes were movable.
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The Daisenso-Goji, was built for this film, but its design is certainly the weakest of all Godzillas up to this point.
It has a roundish head with wide eyes and a broad, frog-like mouth, and the body of the suit is rather baggy, with an underdefined musculature — from certain angles, it looks as though Haruo Nakajima is wearing a potato sack. Godzilla is also more fleet-footed in this film than before; in addition to the aforementioned dance (known as the Godzilla “Shie,” and reportedly adopted from a Japanese comic-book character that was popular at the time), Godzilla also hits King Ghidorah with a flying body slam during the first battle, and during the second fight he shuffles his feet a la Muhammad Ali. These silly monster mannerisms were introduced by Tsuburaya, whose power at the studio was at an all-time high, and who was increasingly conscious that the movies should
appeal to small children, despite protests from his staff and colleagues. “When Tsuburaya-san talked about Godzilla doing the ‘Shie’ pose, I was totally against it,” said SFX cameraman Teisho Arikawa. “But Mr. Tsuburaya said, ‘Never mind, it will make children happy.’ … I shot the scene real reluctantly. The actor in the Godzilla suit [Haruo Nakjima] didn’t want to do it either….
Daisenso Suit Reference Images
The images below were captured from the newest Criterion Blu-ray, found online, and scanned in from books. Some of the images may have been modified to see the textures more easily.
