Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
A look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists and craftsmen who've maintained the tradition of Japanese special-effects. Highlighted is Yasuyuki Inoue along with various crew members who crafted meticulously detailed miniatures and risked life and limb as suit actors. All done to bring to life some of film's most iconic monsters through a distinct Japanese artform.
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
August 3, 2008
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Cast (20)
Alex Cox
Narrator
Akira Tsuburaya
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Teruyoshi Nakano
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Akira Takarada
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Yoshio Tsuchiya
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Shogo Tomiyama
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Hiroshi Koizumi
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Shusuke Kaneko
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Toshio Miike
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Akinori Takagi
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Toshiro Aoki
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Yasuyuki Inoue
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Haruo Nakajima
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KenpachirÅ Satsuma
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Tsutomu Kitagawa
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Shinichi Wakasa
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Shiro Sano
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Ryuji Honda
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Takeshi Yagi
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Jiro Shirasaki
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Crew (30)
Directing
Norman England
Director
Writing
Ed Godziszewski
Writer
Steve Ryfle
Writer
Production
Norman England
Associate Producer
Ed Godziszewski
Producer
Steve Ryfle
Producer
Joko Mizukami
Production Manager
Lisa Bull
Executive Producer
JR Lipartito
Production Assistant
Takao Kawashima
Production Assistant
Yasuo Inoue
Associate Producer
Sound
Art
Fuchimu Shimakura
Background Designer
Camera
Norika Kinoshita
Still Photographer
Shu G. Momose
Additional Photography
JR Lipartito
Camera Operator
Hiroo Takaoka
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
Tomomi Higuchi
Makeup Artist
Crew
Joko Mizukami
Translator
Brad Warner
Translator
Addie Akemi Kohzu
Translator
Susumu Nakayama
Special Effects
Kaori Matsuura
Special Effects
Mariko Godziszewski
Translator
Oki Miyano
Translator
Editing
Yasu Inoue
Editor
Lighting
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Fuchimu Shimakura
Matte Painter