About
Jiro Shirasaki
Overview
Jiro Shirasaki (Shirasaki JirÅ, born in 1939), is a Japanese special effects art director and modeler. His first film was Toho's "Mothra" (1961), where he worked as an assistant. He would continue as a special effects assistant art director (frequently under Yasuyuki Inoue) until the studio's twelfth Godzilla film, "Godzilla vs. Gigan" (1972), also modeling and refurbishing the King Ghidorah suit.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2008 | Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
Costume & Make-Up |
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| 1972 | Godzilla vs. Gigan | Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design | 60 Fair |
Crew |
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| 1972 | Godzilla vs. Gigan | Crew | Special Effects Assistant | 60 Fair |
| 1972 | Godzilla vs. Gigan | Crew | Visual Effects Art Director | 60 Fair |
| 1970 | Space Amoeba | Crew | Special Effects Assistant | 59 Average |
| 1970 | Space Amoeba | Crew | Visual Effects Art Director | 59 Average |
| 1969 | All Monsters Attack | Crew | Visual Effects Art Director | 56 Average |
| 1967 | King Kong Escapes | Crew | Special Effects Assistant | 59 Average |
| 1967 | King Kong Escapes | Crew | Visual Effects Art Director | 59 Average |
| 1964 | Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster | Crew | Visual Effects Art Director | 62 Fair |
| 1964 | Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster | Crew | Special Effects Assistant | 62 Fair |
| 1964 | Dogora | Crew | Visual Effects Art Director | 59 Average |
| 1964 | Dogora | Crew | Special Effects Assistant | 59 Average |
| 1963 | King Kong vs. Godzilla | Crew | Visual Effects Art Director | 61 Fair |
| 1963 | King Kong vs. Godzilla | Crew | Special Effects Assistant | 61 Fair |
| 1962 | King Kong vs. Godzilla | Crew | Special Effects Assistant | 62 Fair |
| 1962 | King Kong vs. Godzilla | Crew | Visual Effects Art Director | 62 Fair |
Visual Effects |
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| 1972 | Godzilla vs. Gigan | Visual Effects | Modeling | 60 Fair |