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

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2008-08-03
  • User Rating: 8.4/10 from 12 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 9min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Happy Enterprises Productions
  • Production Country: Japan, United States of America
  • Director: Norman England
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Summary

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

  • Akira Tsuburaya

    as Himself

  • Teruyoshi Nakano

    as Himself

  • Akira Takarada

    as Himself

  • Yoshio Tsuchiya

    as Himself

  • Shogo Tomiyama

    as Himself

  • Hiroshi Koizumi

    as Himself

  • Shusuke Kaneko

    as Himself

  • Toshio Miike

    as Himself

  • Akinori Takagi

    as Himself

  • Toshiro Aoki

    as Himself

  • Yasuyuki Inoue

    as Himself

  • Haruo Nakajima

    as Himself

  • Kenpachirō Satsuma

    as Himself

  • Tsutomu Kitagawa

    as Himself

  • Shinichi Wakasa

    as Himself

  • Shirō Sano

    as Himeself

  • Ryuji Honda

    as Himself

  • Takeshi Yagi

    as Himself

  • Jiro Shirasaki

    as Himself
Directing Norman England Director
Production Ed Godziszewski Producer
Production Steve Ryfle Producer
Production Lisa Bull Executive Producer
Sound Kow Otani Music
Camera Hiroo Takaoka Director of Photography
Production Joko Mizukami Production Manager
Sound Soichiro Migita Sound Designer
Sound Shinji Okada Sound
Camera Shuji Momos Additional Photography
Production Norman England Associate Producer
Camera JR Lipartito Camera Operator
Production Takao Kawashima Production Assistant
Production JR Lipartito Production Assistant
Costume & Make-Up Tomomi Higuchi Makeup Artist
Editing Yasu Inoue Editor
Production Yasuo Inoue Associate Producer
Crew Joko Mizukami Translator
Crew Mariko Godziszewski Translator
Crew Addie Akemi Kohzu Translator
Crew Oki Miyano Translator
Crew Brad Warner Translator
Camera Norika Kinoshita Still Photographer
Visual Effects Fuchimu Shimakura Matte Painter
Art Fuchimu Shimakura Background Designer
Crew Susumu Nakayama Special Effects
Crew Kaori Matsuura Special Effects
Sound Mark T. Johnson Sound Recordist
Writing Steve Ryfle Writer
Writing Ed Godziszewski Writer

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