Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008)
1h 9m
Running Time
August 3, 2008Release Date
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008)
1h 9m
Running Time
August 3, 2008Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Alex Cox
Narrator

Akira Tsuburaya
Himself

Teruyoshi Nakano
Himself

Akira Takarada
Himself

Yoshio Tsuchiya
Himself

Shogo Tomiyama
Himself

Hiroshi Koizumi
Himself

Shusuke Kaneko
Himself

Toshio Miike
Himself

Akinori Takagi
Himself

Toshiro Aoki
Himself

Yasuyuki Inoue
Himself

Haruo Nakajima
Himself

Kenpachirō Satsuma
Himself

Tsutomu Kitagawa
Himself

Shinichi Wakasa
Himself

Shirō Sano
Himeself

Ryuji Honda
Himself

Takeshi Yagi
Himself

Jiro Shirasaki
Himself

Norman England
Director / Associate Producer

Ed Godziszewski
Producer / Writer

Steve Ryfle
Producer / Writer

Lisa Bull
Executive Producer

Kow Otani
Music

Hiroo Takaoka
Director of Photography

Joko Mizukami
Production Manager / Translator

Soichiro Migita
Sound Designer

Shinji Okada
Sound

Shu G. Momose
Additional Photography

JR Lipartito
Camera Operator / Production Assistant

Takao Kawashima
Production Assistant

Tomomi Higuchi
Makeup Artist

Yasu Inoue
Editor

Yasuo Inoue
Associate Producer

Mariko Godziszewski
Translator

Addie Akemi Kohzu
Translator

Oki Miyano
Translator

Brad Warner
Translator

Norika Kinoshita
Still Photographer

Fuchimu Shimakura
Matte Painter / Background Designer

Susumu Nakayama
Special Effects

Kaori Matsuura
Special Effects

Mark T. Johnson
Sound Recordist
Media.


Details.
Release DateAugust 3, 2008
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 9m
Box Office$41,347
Genres
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interview
dvd extra
documental
bonus feature
tokusatsu
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