Editing Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (section)

==Production==
[[File:GvSG - concept art.gif|thumb|Early concept art of SpaceGodzilla]]
Although director Kensho Yamashita and screenwriter Hiroshi Kashiwabara had more experience in producing [[teen idol]] movies, they were not newcomers to the [[kaiju]] genre, having both assumed minor roles in the making of ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''. The two decided early in production to make the film more lighthearted than its predecessors and more focused on character development, centering it on [[Megumi Odaka]]'s recurring character [[Miki Saegusa]], who had previously played marginal roles in the series. The emphasis on lightheartedness was such that a scene depicting Godzilla desperately trying to rescue his son from SpaceGodzilla's crystal prison was deleted on account of its seriousness, a move disapproved of by Godzilla suit actor [[Kenpachiro Satsuma]].<ref name="kalat2010">{{cite book|last1=Kalat|first1=David|title=A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series|date=2010|publisher=[[McFarland & Co.]]|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-47-49-7|pages=202–09|edition=2nd}}</ref>

The idea of a "Space Godzilla" was first conceived in 1978, and was designed as a homage to the monster's hinted progenitor [[Biollante]] by incorporating tusks and a hissing roar reminiscent of the latter monster.<ref name="kalat2010"/> Creature designer Shinji Nishikawa had initially envisioned SpaceGodzilla as a much more [[western dragon]]-like creature with large fin-like wings on the back. The final design bore greater resemblance to Godzilla's final form from the video game ''[[Super Godzilla]]'', itself also designed by Nishikawa.<ref name="nishikawa">David Milne, [http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/nishikaw.htm "Shinji Nishikawa Interview"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005063113/http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/nishikaw.htm |date=2016-10-05 }}, ''Kaiju Conversations'' (December 1995)</ref> Effects artist [[Koichi Kawakita]] redesigned Godzilla's son as a more cartoonish-looking character, having disliked the more dinosaurian-looking version in ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]].'' It was rumoured that Kawakita intended to use the new design in a children's spinoff TV special entitled ''Little Godzilla's Underground Adventure''.<ref name="kalat2010.2">{{cite book|title=A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series|last1=Kalat|first1=David|date=2010|publisher=McFarland & Co.|isbn=978-0-7864-47-49-7|edition=2nd|location=Jefferson, N.C.|pages=206}}</ref> However, this was nothing more than a myth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Takao Okawara Interview III |url=http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/okawar3.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202170604/http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/okawar3.htm |archive-date=2020-02-02 |access-date=2019-10-09 |website=www.davmil.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-02-11 |title=Toho Busters: Debunking Misconceptions |url=https://www.tohokingdom.com/blog/toho-busters-debunking-misconceptions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220316003910/https://www.tohokingdom.com/blog/toho-busters-debunking-misconceptions/ |archive-date=2022-03-16 |access-date=2019-10-09 |website=Toho Kingdom |language=en}}</ref> The M.O.G.U.E.R.A. suit was worn by [[Mechagodzilla]] performer [[Wataru Fukuda]], and consisted of three pieces applied separately.<ref name="kalat2010"/> The new Godzilla suit used for the majority of the film combined aspects of the suits used in ''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]''/''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' and ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'', having a stocky, triangular build, wide shoulders and much less pronounced ribbing on the neck. The face bore similarities to those used in the previous two films, though the eyes were increased in size and given more prominent [[Sclera|white]]s, thus making it relatively less menacing looking than its predecessors. Innovations included the head's ability to fully rotate around the body,<ref name="biondi">Robert Biondi, "The Evolution of Godzilla – G-Suit Variations Throughout the Monster King’s Twenty One Films", ''G-FAN'' #16 (July/August 1995)</ref> and the incorporation of an air duct which solved the chronic ventilation problems present in previous suits.<ref name="ryfle1998">{{cite book |title=Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of the Big G |last=Ryfle |first=Steve |year=1998 |publisher=Toronto: ECW Press |isbn=1550223488 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl/page/298 298] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl/page/298 }}</ref> The suit from ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'' was reused for Godzilla's entrance and exit from Baas Island and during the scene where he is telekinetically tossed by SpaceGodzilla.<ref name="biondi"/>

===Filming===
The scenes taking place on Baas Island were filmed on Okinoerabu-Shima Island. The actors were unable to return to Japan to film scenes in the studio after a storm suspended air traffic, so they needed to return via ferry so that the filming schedule would not be delayed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tohokingdom.com/movies/godzilla_vs_spacegodzilla.htm|title=Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla|publisher=TohoKingdom.com|access-date=October 22, 2020}}</ref>

===Music===
Composer [[Akira Ifukube]] refused to be involved in the film after reading the script, which reminded him too much of a teen idol film and included rap music.<ref>David Milner, [http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/ifukub3.htm "Akira Ifukube Interview III"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006014204/http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/ifukub3.htm |date=2016-10-06 }}, ''Kaiju Conversations'' (December 1995)</ref> The film's theme song, "Echoes of Love", was made by Fukuoka-based indietronica pop band [[Date of Birth (band)|Date of Birth]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Super Complete Works |date=1994-12-20 |publisher=[[Shogakukan]] |isbn=978-4-09-101444-3 |editor-last=Abe |editor-first=Katsu |pages= |language=ja}}</ref>

===Nudity===
''Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla'' is the second film to feature brief nudity (following ''Terror of Mechagodzilla''). This occurs when the character Akira Yuki (portrayed by [[Akira Emoto]]) is taking a shower on Baas Island in the evening and his buttocks are briefly seen.