Eizo Kaimai
Acteur
1 janvier 1929 — 24 avril 2020 (91 ans)
Eizo Kaimai (Kaimai Eizō, 1929 - April 24, 2020) was a Japanese businessman and modeler. He began working for Toho on many of their early Tokusatsu productions, and was first employed as a modeler on the original Godzilla suit for "Godzilla" (1954). He would go on to do modeling work on the first five Godzilla sequels, as well as many of Toho's other special effects films like "Rodan" (1956), "Mothra" (1961), and "Frankenstein vs. Baragon" (1965), to name a few. In 1966, one year after working on his last Godzilla film, Kaimai left Toho to instead found his own company, Kaimai Productions. In the years following, Kaimai also did modeling for rival studio Daiei's Gamera film series, and many of Tsuburaya Productions' special effects television series, most notably, Ultraman. This continued into the early 1980's with his final work being "Ultraman 80" (TV 1980-1981). Kaimai passed away on April 24, 2020, due to leukemia. At 90 years old, Kaimai was the oldest surviving creator of Godzilla, and played major roles in the legacy of other giants of special effects cinema.
Filmographie
| 1991 | Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah · as Original Godzilla (archive Photo) (uncredited) |
| 1977 | Godzilla · as Costume Designer |
| 1977 | Godzilla · as Modeling |
| 1967 | King Kong Escapes · as Costume Design |
| 1967 | King Kong Escapes · as Modeling |
| 1964 | Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster · as Costume Design |
| 1964 | Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster · as Modeling |
| 1964 | Mothra vs. Godzilla · as Costume Design |
| 1964 | Mothra vs. Godzilla · as Modeling |
| 1963 | Attack of the Mushroom People · as Costume DesignSur Plex |
| 1963 | Attack of the Mushroom People · as ModelingSur Plex |
| 1963 | King Kong vs. Godzilla · as Costume Designer |
| 1963 | King Kong vs. Godzilla · as Modeling |
| 1962 | King Kong vs. Godzilla · as Costume Designer |
| 1962 | King Kong vs. Godzilla · as Modeling |
| 1961 | The Last War · as Modeling |
| 1959 | Gigantis: The Fire Monster · as Costume Design |
| 1959 | Gigantis: The Fire Monster · as Modeling |
| 1958 | Varan · as Costume Design |
| 1958 | Varan · as Modeling |
| 1958 | Half Human · as Costume Design |
| 1958 | Half Human · as Modeling |
| 1957 | The Mysterians · as Costume Design |
| 1957 | The Mysterians · as Modeling |
| 1957 | Godzilla · as Costume Designer |
| 1957 | Godzilla · as Modeling |
| 1956 | Rodan · as Costume Design |
| 1956 | Rodan · as Modeling |
| 1956 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters! · as Costume Designer |
| 1956 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters! · as Modeling |
| 1955 | Half Human · as Costume Design |
| 1955 | Half Human · as Modeling |
| 1955 | Godzilla Raids Again · as Costume Designer |
| 1955 | Godzilla Raids Again · as Modeling |
| 1954 | Godzilla · as Costume Designer |