Making of the Godzilla Suit! 

When I was a little kid, whenever I saw the picture at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="455">7:35</a> of the Godzilla suit with a walking cane, I always imagined the suit coming to life and talking like an old man. "Back in my day, sonny, we didn't have no fancy CGI!" I guess I just had an active imagination.

I'm glad Tsuburaya and his team invented suitmation. The movements are fluent and with the right camera work it looks very realistic. I think Suitmation combined with a bit CGI makes the best combination for great special effects movies.

I always liked the older Godzilla, I remember watching the movies as a child on Creature Double Feature. The War of the Gargantuas is still my favorite but will always watch a Godzilla movie whenever I can, Thanks for sharing!

A work of ART!

The narrator forgot to mention the Beast from 20,000 fathoms because it was one of the inspirations of Godzilla. Toho also saw the beast from 20,000 fathoms.

I did read that the guy who wore the 1st working suit lost a lotta weight & suffered fainting spells, his sacrifice was not in vein! As the big G is STILL the most awesome creature ever!!!

I'd love to see a follow up on Godzilla 1984. The story behind the design of that particular Godzilla is almost as fascinating as that of the first.

This is a great documentary. I have it on Gojira/Godzilla dvd. It's funny in the later Godzilla movies (1984 and later) the suit looks very dry and rubbery at times. The head also looks more robotic and moves very mechanically. I prefer the old Godzilla suit designs because he actually looks more organic and alive. The 1962 suit King Kong vs. Godzilla is my favorite.

Wouldn't know what to do without my Godzilla!

This is an awesome video, detailing how the suit was made, how it operated during filming and what was planned before it was made. The Godzilla suit that started it all.

Happy 60th Birthday, Godzilla! 幸せな60歳の誕生日！--Very much enjoyed seeing this video & learning more about one of the most interesting & successful films in franchise history! Godzilla Rules! ゴジラのルール！

I WANT THAT SUIT SO BAD...

Just saw GODZILLA on TMC last night for the first time in 40 years. Neat post.

And that's where Godzilla and the Japanese Kajiu films all began.

most lovable monster all the time ...

I can’t believe there are no “man in the suit” comments as of now

Still the definitive video of it's kind. Thanks for sharing.

Now this is from Gojira - Godzilla Classic Media DVD!

Godzilla: i like ya Cut G*slap zilla jr*

I like this movie & it was the first Godzilla movie I ever watched & I liked it. The part where the kid is on the banana boat was always freaky when I was younger.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="354">5:54</a> Godzilla 2014 also had the same Alligator texture as the Alligator Godzilla. Cool quincidence.

Thank you. Thoroughly enjoyed.

Love it.. Great job.. Please do Gamra now 😁

If someone would want to make another Godzilla movie, like those, I like to do 2 Heisei series versions.

I got asleep at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="135">2:15</a> after listening to this guy´s narration...

Damn u rock brother..nice vid...

1954 Godzilla is a giant Irradiated Prehistoric Amphibious Reptile. Height: 50 meters tall.

Can you upload the full documentary of making the original King Kong 1933?

Excellent, the quality and detail is amazing. Do they make a documentary film of this?

So the main animals this character spawned from were a Tyrannosaur, Iguanadon, Stegosaurus, and an alligator. He was charcoal grey? No wonder almost all the toys show him as grey.

Godzilla: Definition: A radioactive lizard(Dinosaur)with stegosaurus spikes and very tall and can breathe radioactive blue fire

good movie

Excellent video, sounds like that suit was a total death trap!

@zillamaster2000 I also remember the scene in Terror of Mechagodzilla where Godzilla's back is on fire, the stuntman wasn't acting, the suit had been set on fire by accident and he was screaming for help

Your right he was a big tough guy so that's when they come up the name and how Godzilla is very invincible when it comes to military weapons

"1954 Godzilla's Abilities": Amphibious lifestyle, atomic breath, durability, bites, tail, physical abilities. "1954 Godzilla's Weaknesses": Oxygen Destroyer.

Godzilla "King of The Monsters" and Overseer of the Human Race! You can never fear Godzilla. His underlying theme, "to keep humans safe." His senses was the ability to know when an alien monster was trying to overthrow the world. Mankind always thought Godzilla was out to get him, this was not true. Godzilla: overseer of children and forgiving of adults, who tried to take him out. Godzilla:Gagamera: Mankind's Best Friends! If Godzilla was around, no more wars, period! Take care, SingMia

An ICON !!!!!

Awesome! Thanks!

Thanks for this video is was so helpful for me also how does the wire keep the suit closed

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="227">3:47</a> YO IS THAT A DRAWING FROM ZDENĚK BURIAN

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="32">0:32</a> "smoke weed everyday"

can someone help me design a suit . -.

@snakes3425 yes and I believe he also alost drowned during a water scene

Just wondering if Toho did keep original Godzilla clay models

wow thats amazing

I know. However, the point was correcting the idea that Gojira "translates" into English, when it doesn't: it transliterates. The choices in "l" over "r" are, well, yes, arbitrary. But the point I was making (see comment I was responding to) was in reference to the idea that it "translated," which it most certainly does not, hence the asterisks to imply emphasis. It's a (rough, pseudo-inaccurate) transliteration, as it is still about converting to the phonetics of English, not semantic content.

2021 incoming anyone?

That's right, there was nobody named Gojira. But according to some sources (which I read years ago and can't recall the names) there was a stagehand who was quite large and fearsome looking whose nickname was Gojira, meaning Gorilla Whale. Gojira is actually pronounced "Go-dzee-lah," later render "Godzilla" in English.

I wonder if those clay models are still around today?

I've heard from other sources that the suit was brown. Do we have any accounts from the crew?

OMG we luv u Godzilla❤♥

All hail Haruo Nakajima!

Actually, this is debatable. The true origin of the word is not known. Honda's wife said in an interview that he (Ishiro) liked making up these kinds of folk tales, or something like them (I'm paraphrasing). Also, there are no known workers who had that nickname.

in the first film he was an ancient dinosaur

godzilla means whale ape so if whale is kujira than go must be a part of ape, or am i wrong? idk cuz im not japanese

Nice

This is not true either. As Mrs. Kimi Honda points out, the nickname anecdote is most probably just another "tall story" from the boys at Toho. The name was coined after much discussions between Mr. Tanaka, Mr. Tsuburaya and Mr. Honda.

ie, a "translation" of Gojira would be if all us English speakers called him "OI' Whale Ape." Well. Not "Ol'" but, hey, that certainly would have a sort of rustic charm, wouldn't it? (So it's far closer to bad transliteration than bad translation)

Didn't the actor in the costume pass out from heat stroke due to the weight and bulky nature of the costume

I wonder Eiji would have thought of CGI

In 1963 i didnt know who Godzilla was

When did Godzilla suits start incorporating ventilation systems?

You know they are renting out Godzilla Millennium suits in Japan for 200 U.S. dollars

no it dosent translate into godzilla we just named it godzilla cuz it made more sense than gojira

Zilla jr: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Were you in japan at the time just sayin I mean forums aren't always true not in reference to what you said

I wish they would make the original godzilla look scary

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="420">7:00</a> looks kinda like final wars godzilla :3

Actually, it translates into Whale-ape in English.

I thought the 1st godzilla suit was brown.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="407">6:47</a> looks a lot like gmk to me

Add something yo make it sound less boring

Technically it *transliterates* into Godzilla in English ;P

I CAN TALK

He was real. This movie is a conspiracy theory!:)

No. Suits are better.

That story isn't true, there wasn't anyone nicknamed Gorjira at Toho. It's an urban legend and Gojira actually translates into Godzira in English, but they went with Godzilla.

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he couldn't

I WANT HIS BABYS

That's a myth

People in giant monster suits are awesome NOT CGI LIKE THAT OTHER GODZILLA IN 1998.

there is no evidence of a man named that its just a rumor.

Actually this was proven wrong.

Fake