ShodaiDako

The ShodaiDako is the Giant Octopus suit design used in the 1962 Godzilla film, King Kong vs. Godzilla.

ShodaiKongu


Nicknames

62Dako

KonguDako

Name
The ShodaiDako's name comes from the word Shodai (初代?), and Dako,, which comes from King Kong's Japanese name, Kingu Kongu (キングコング?).

Detail
In 1966, the suit was loaned to Tsuburaya Productions, where it was slightly modified and used to portray the giant Octopus Sudar in Ultra Q. The suit was returned to Toho the for the films Frankenstein vs. Baragon and War of The Gargantuas.

Trivia

 * TBA

Films

 * King Kong vs. Godzilla  (First appearance)

Television series

 * Ultra Q