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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ShirÅ 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
Steve Ryfle
Writer
Ed Godziszewski
Writer
Production
Norman England
Associate Producer
JR Lipartito
Production Assistant
Steve Ryfle
Producer
Ed Godziszewski
Producer
Takao Kawashima
Production Assistant
Lisa Bull
Executive Producer
Joko Mizukami
Production Manager
Yasuo Inoue
Associate Producer
Sound
Art
Fuchimu Shimakura
Background Designer
Camera
Shu G. Momose
Additional Photography
Norika Kinoshita
Still Photographer
JR Lipartito
Camera Operator
Hiroo Takaoka
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
Tomomi Higuchi
Makeup Artist
Crew
Susumu Nakayama
Special Effects
Addie Akemi Kohzu
Translator
Joko Mizukami
Translator
Oki Miyano
Translator
Brad Warner
Translator
Kaori Matsuura
Special Effects
Mariko Godziszewski
Translator
Editing
Yasu Inoue
Editor
Lighting
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Fuchimu Shimakura
Matte Painter