Cybot Godzilla Head Skeleton

サイボットゴジラ頭部骨格
Cybot Godzilla Head Skeleton

映画公開前からPRのために大々的に公表された、全高4.8mの巨大なロボット・ゴジラ。新聞などにも大きく掲載され、ゴジラファンのみならず、一般の注目も集めた。顔の各所がさまざまな方向に動くだけではなく、首、胸、腕なども可動する。アップシーンで主に撮影でも使用され、その後も映画キャンペーンで全国各地を回って多くのファンの目に止まった。広告塔としても大活躍し、この映画の顔とも言えるプロップ。内部メカニックは、複雑で新しい技術も多様に取り入れているため、各所のギミックのトラブルも少なくはなく、映画の撮影後のキャンペーンの際には、内部の骨格以外のメカ部分は撮影時とは異なる別のものに改良されたという。その後もいくつかのイベントで展示され、現在は頭部の骨格部分だけが残っており、この状態でのイベントでの展示もあった。掲載した写真にあるように、現在は展示用に鉄骨で台座に固定されている。頭部のみの全高は約53㎝、全幅40m、最も長い牙の長さは約9㎝。台座を含めると全高は約171㎝。

A giant robot Godzilla, 4.8m tall, was widely publicized for PR purposes even before the movie was released. It was featured prominently in newspapers and other media, attracting attention not only from Godzilla fans but also from the general public. Not only can the various parts of its face move in various directions, but its neck, chest, and arms can also move. It was mainly used in close-up scenes during filming, and later traveled around the country for the movie campaign, catching the attention of many fans. It also played a major role as a billboard, and is a prop that can be said to be the face of the movie. The internal mechanics are complex and incorporate a variety of new technologies, so there were many problems with the gimmicks in various places, and during the campaign after the filming of the movie, the mechanical parts other than the internal skeleton were improved to something different from what was used during filming. It was exhibited at several events after that, and currently only the skeleton of the head remains, and it was exhibited at events in this state. As shown in the photo, it is currently fixed to a pedestal with steel frames for exhibition. The head alone is about 53cm tall, 40m wide, and the longest fang is about 9cm long. The total height including the base is approximately 171 cm.

Source: Godzilla: The Making of Godzilla 1985, p 143