In Shin Godzilla, Godzilla is mostly referred to as Gojira (åçˆç), a name given to him by zoologist Goro Maki, which in his native Odo Island dialect of Japanese means "Incarnation of God" (çžãåŒèº, Kami no Keshin), and also serves as the monster's subtitle. Maki also gave the monster the English name of "Godzilla," which was adopted by the American Department of Energy to refer to him. Once the Japanese government learns of the creature's name, they change the kanji spelling of its name to katakana (ãããƒ), though it is still pronounced Gojira. Uniquely among all other incarnations of Godzilla, this version of the character is primarily referred to by his Japanese name Gojira in the film's English subtitles and dub rather than by his English name. Prior to learning of the name "Gojira," the Japanese government gives Godzilla the designation of "Giant Unidentified Life Form" (ååäæŽçŸç, Kyodai Fumei Seibutsu). Toho officially classifies this incarnation of Godzilla as Shin Godzilla (ããƒãƒãããƒ, Shin Gojira), which is also the Japanese title of the film in which it appeared.




Shin Gojira