Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects

8.4
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 69 min
  • Premiere: 2008. August 3.

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.

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Art

Fuchimu Shimakura

Background Designer

Camera

Hiroo Takaoka

Director of Photography

Shu G. Momose

Additional Photography

JR Lipartito

Camera Operator

Norika Kinoshita

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Tomomi Higuchi

Makeup Artist

Crew

Joko Mizukami

Translator

Addie Akemi Kohzu

Translator

Oki Miyano

Translator

Brad Warner

Translator

Susumu Nakayama

Special Effects

Kaori Matsuura

Special Effects

Directing

Norman England

Director

Editing

Yasu Inoue

Editor

Production

Steve Ryfle

Producer

Lisa Bull

Executive Producer

Joko Mizukami

Production Manager

Norman England

Associate Producer

Takao Kawashima

Production Assistant

JR Lipartito

Production Assistant

Yasuo Inoue

Associate Producer

Sound

Kow Otani

Music

Soichiro Migita

Sound Designer

Mark T. Johnson

Sound Recordist

Writing

Steve Ryfle

Writer

Art

Fuchimu Shimakura

Background Designer

Camera

Hiroo Takaoka

Director of Photography

Shu G. Momose

Additional Photography

JR Lipartito

Camera Operator

Norika Kinoshita

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Tomomi Higuchi

Makeup Artist

Crew

Joko Mizukami

Translator

Addie Akemi Kohzu

Translator

Oki Miyano

Translator

Brad Warner

Translator

Susumu Nakayama

Special Effects

Kaori Matsuura

Special Effects

Directing

Norman England

Director

Editing

Yasu Inoue

Editor

Production

Steve Ryfle

Producer

Lisa Bull

Executive Producer

Joko Mizukami

Production Manager

Norman England

Associate Producer

Takao Kawashima

Production Assistant

JR Lipartito

Production Assistant

Yasuo Inoue

Associate Producer

Sound

Kow Otani

Music

Soichiro Migita

Sound Designer

Mark T. Johnson

Sound Recordist

Writing

Steve Ryfle

Writer