About MosuGoji

P 18

Godzilla Anatomical File

昭和ゴジラシリーズ
Showa Godzilla Series

GODZILLA 1964

白っぽい眉が生み出す表情の強さと三白眼が悪役らしい面構えを成すが横顔の目は案外かわいい。

His whitish eyebrows create a powerful expression and his sanpaku [eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid​] eyes make her look like a villain, but her side eyes are unexpectedly cute.

脇を締め、手のひらを前方に向けたポーズが進撃時の基本。

Tightening the armpits and facing the palm forward is the basic pose when advancing.

顔はこれまでより丸顔になった一方、凸凹がハッキリとしたものになった。

While the face has become rounder than before, the unevenness has become clearer.

背ビレの形状はキンゴジに近いが、より薄く、技が長い。

The shape of the dorsal fin is similar to KinGoji, but it is thinner and the trick is longer.

逞しく躍動的な尻尾、だが、タワーにひっかかったり、成虫モスラに掴まれて引きずり回されたり、幼虫モスラに噛みつかれるなど、災難の元でもある。

A strong and dynamic tail, but it is also a source of disaster, such as being caught in a tower, grabbed by an adult Mothra and dragged around, or bitten by a larva Mothra.

これまでのゴジラのような太い腿や細い足首といったメリハリは抑えられ、動き易さ重視の、丸太のような均一の太さになった足。

The sharpness of the thick thighs and thin ankles of Godzilla has been suppressed, and the legs have a uniform thickness like a log, emphasizing ease of movement.

今作から歯や爪が樹脂製に変わりシャープになった。

From this work, the teeth and claws have changed to resin and become sharper.

P 19

解説 Explanation

初代ゴジラから大きくイメージを変えたキンゴジに続き、モスゴジでゴジラはその姿をまたも一新した。スリムでなだらかなフォルムながら、確かな肉感と細部にシャープさを持つ完成度の高いスーツは、その後の昭和ゴジラのスタイルの原型となった。

Following KinGoji, who changed the image greatly from the original Godzilla, Godzilla renewed its appearance again with MosuGoji. Despite its slim and gentle form, the highly complete suit with a certain flesh and sharp details became the prototype of the style of Showa Godzilla after that.

今作のゴジラは「悪役=やられ役」ということもあり、これまでに比べて、かなりヒドイ目にあっている。

The Godzilla of this work is also called “villain = beaten role,” and compared to the past, it is quite bad.

出現シーンや名古屋襲撃時に、体を揺すると頬の肉がプルプルと震えるのが見られ、モスゴジの個性として強い印象を残すが、製作陣の意図したものではなかったのか、後半では修正されたらしく、震えなくなる。

In the scene where he appears and when he attacks Nagoya, when he shakes his body, the meat on his cheeks trembles, leaving a strong impression of MosuGoji’s individuality, but it seems that this was not what the production team intended, and was corrected in the second half so he no longer trembled.

昭和ゴジラの代表と言えば「モスゴジ」

Speaking of the representative of Showa Godzilla, “MosuGoji”

その後のゴジラの基本形となるスタンダードさと、白っぽい眉、三白眼、震える頬、下腹部のヒダのV字型の流れなど、独特の個性も併せ持つモスゴジは、昭和の時代に長らくゴジラのイメージを代表する人気のスーツだった。その魅力は外観の完成度だけでなく、中島春雄の演技の円熟と、体にフィットした一体感で、動いた時にまさにゴジラという“生物”を感じさせる存在感にあると言える。

MosuGoji has a unique personality, such as the standard that became the basic shape of Godzilla after that, whitish eyebrows, three white eyes, trembling cheeks, and a V-shaped flow of the folds on the lower abdomen. It was a suit for Its charm lies not only in the perfection of its appearance, but also in the maturity of Haruo Nakajima’s performance, the sense of unity that fits the body, and the presence that makes you feel the “creature” of Godzilla when it moves.

Source: 西川伸司 The ultimate book illustrated by Godzilla, p 18-19