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* [[People in Rubber Suits]]: ''Godzilla'' was actually an interesting case where the film wasn't intended to use suits. Originally, it was going to be in stop-motion, but Tomoyuki Tanaka told Eiji Tsuburaya that it would take 7 years to complete the film. So they had 2 suits done. The original superheavy 200 pound suit that couldn't be used (due to the latex increasing the weight), and a slightly lighter suit. Both Haruo Nakajima and Katzumi Tezuka had their own problems when wearing even the second suit. Despite how Haruo Nakajima having blisters, he would relish the role until ''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan (Film)|Godzilla vs. Gigan]]''.

* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: Godzilla's Japanese name is a result of the combination of the words "''Go''rilla" and "ku''jira''" (the latter being a Japanese for whale). When ''Godzilla'' was one of the cataloged films to be sent to America, his name wasn't rendered as ''Gojira'', but as ''Godzilla'' (as explained in the Classic Media commentary). However, ''GODZILLA'' was stuck as his official English name while ''Gojira'' is his Japanese name, and his English name would be used on other sequels that involved English-speaking characters. Withe exception of ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla (Film)|King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''.