Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008)
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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Alex Cox
as Narrator
as Narrator
Akira Tsuburaya
as Himself
as Himself
Teruyoshi Nakano
as Himself
as Himself
Akira Takarada
as Himself
as Himself
Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Himself
as Himself
Shogo Tomiyama
as Himself
as Himself
Hiroshi Koizumi
as Himself
as Himself
Shusuke Kaneko
as Himself
as Himself
Toshio Miike
as Himself
as Himself
Akinori Takagi
as Himself
as Himself
Toshiro Aoki
as Himself
as Himself
Yasuyuki Inoue
as Himself
as Himself
Haruo Nakajima
as Himself
as Himself
Kenpachirō Satsuma
as Himself
as Himself
Tsutomu Kitagawa
as Himself
as Himself
Shinichi Wakasa
as Himself
as Himself
Shirō Sano
as Himeself
as Himeself
Ryuji Honda
as Himself
as Himself
Takeshi Yagi
as Himself
as Himself
Jiro Shirasaki
as Himself
as Himself
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Norman England
Director
Director
Shu G. Momose
Additional Photography
Additional Photography
Mariko Godziszewski
Translator
Translator
JR Lipartito
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Steve Ryfle
Producer
Producer
Brad Warner
Translator
Translator
Soichiro Migita
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
JR Lipartito
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Fuchimu Shimakura
Matte Painter
Matte Painter
Kow Otani
Music
Music
Shinji Okada
Sound
Sound
Takao Kawashima
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Yasuo Inoue
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Tomomi Higuchi
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Ed Godziszewski
Producer
Producer
Yasu Inoue
Editor
Editor
Joko Mizukami
Translator
Translator
Addie Akemi Kohzu
Translator
Translator
Fuchimu Shimakura
Background Designer
Background Designer
Kaori Matsuura
Special Effects
Special Effects
Hiroo Takaoka
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Norman England
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Susumu Nakayama
Special Effects
Special Effects
Lisa Bull
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Joko Mizukami
Production Manager
Production Manager
Mark T. Johnson
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Oki Miyano
Translator
Translator
Norika Kinoshita
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Ed Godziszewski
Writer
Writer
Steve Ryfle
Writer
Writer
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