About

Known credits:
31
Birthday:
1929-01-01
Place of birth:
Tokyo, Japan
Website:
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Eizo Kaimai

Overview

Eizo Kaimai (Kaimai Eizō, 1929 - April 24, 2020) was a Japanese businessman and modeler. He began working for Toho on many of their early Tokusatsu productions, and was first employed as a modeler on the original Godzilla suit for "Godzilla" (1954). He would go on to do modeling work on the first five Godzilla sequels, as well as many of Toho's other special effects films like "Rodan" (1956), "Mothra" (1961), and "Frankenstein vs. Baragon" (1965), to name a few. In 1966, one year after working on his last Godzilla film, Kaimai left Toho to instead found his own company, Kaimai Productions. In the years following, Kaimai also did modeling for rival studio Daiei's Gamera film series, and many of Tsuburaya Productions' special effects television series, most notably, Ultraman. This continued into the early 1980's with his final work being "Ultraman 80" (TV 1980-1981). Kaimai passed away on April 24, 2020, due to leukemia. At 90 years old, Kaimai was the oldest surviving creator of Godzilla, and played major roles in the legacy of other giants of special effects cinema.

Known for

Costume & Make-Up

1977 Godzilla Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer 59
Average
1967 King Kong Escapes Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
Average
1964 Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 62
Fair
1963 King Kong vs. Godzilla Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer 61
Fair
1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer 62
Fair
1959 Gigantis, the Fire Monster Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
Average
1958 Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 58
Average
1958 Varan Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 58
Average
1957 The Mysterians Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
Average
1957 Tokyo 1960 Costume & Make-Up Costume Design N/A
N/A
1957 Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer 59
Average
1956 Rodan Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 60
Fair
1956 Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer 61
Fair
1955 Half Human Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 58
Average
1955 Godzilla Raids Again Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer 59
Average
1954 Godzilla Costume & Make-Up Costume Designer 70
Good

Visual Effects

1977 Godzilla Visual Effects Modeling 59
Average
1967 King Kong Escapes Visual Effects Modeling 59
Average
1964 Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Visual Effects Modeling 62
Fair
1963 King Kong vs. Godzilla Visual Effects Modeling 61
Fair
1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla Visual Effects Modeling 62
Fair
1959 Gigantis, the Fire Monster Visual Effects Modeling 59
Average
1958 Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman Visual Effects Modeling 58
Average
1958 Varan Visual Effects Modeling 58
Average
1957 The Mysterians Visual Effects Modeling 59
Average
1957 Tokyo 1960 Visual Effects Modeling N/A
N/A
1957 Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean Visual Effects Modeling 59
Average
1956 Rodan Visual Effects Modeling 60
Fair
1956 Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Visual Effects Modeling 61
Fair
1955 Half Human Visual Effects Modeling 58
Average
1955 Godzilla Raids Again Visual Effects Modeling 59
Average