These were taken during the filming of Godzilla vs. Hedorah in 1971.
Many thanks to Billy Magee, Jean Carbajal at Vinylmaddness, and G-Fan Magazine for the pictures!
Haruo Nakajima and Kenpachiro Satsuma take a break between filming scenes.
The crew prepares the Godzilla suit, already damaged by Hedorah, for the next fight scene.
Director Yoshimitsu Banno and his assistant check the flying Godzilla and Hedorah props before filming the next scene.
Director Yoshimitsu Banno and his assistant check out the Godzilla suit before filming one of Godzilla vs. Hedorah's final scenes.
Early sketches of what Hedorah would appear like in the film.
Hedorah concept art.
Drawings of Hedorah's many transformations.
Director Banno checks on his sludgy creation.
Haruo Nakajima/Godzilla takes a mud bath in this blurry photo (the suit used was the one from Monster Zero).
Director Banno poses with a model of Godzilla and the flying model is prepared for takeoff.
Nakajima & Satsuma chat over the film's script.
