Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
3 August 2008| 69 min
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.
Genres
Documentary
Cast
Alex Cox
Akira Tsuburaya
Teruyoshi Nakano
Akira Takarada
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Shogo Tomiyama
Hiroshi Koizumi
Shusuke Kaneko
Toshio Miike
Akinori Takagi
Toshiro Aoki
Yasuyuki Inoue
Haruo Nakajima
Kenpachirō Satsuma
Tsutomu Kitagawa
Shinichi Wakasa
Shiro Sano
Ryuji Honda
Takeshi Yagi
Jiro Shirasaki
