Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
2008-08-03 | 69 minutes
Plot 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.
Cast
-
Alex CoxNarrator
-
Teruyoshi NakanoHimself
-
Akira TakaradaHimself
-
Yoshio TsuchiyaHimself
-
Shogo TomiyamaHimself
-
Hiroshi KoizumiHimself
-
Shusuke KanekoHimself
-
Toshiro AokiHimself
-
Yasuyuki InoueHimself
-
Haruo NakajimaHimself
-
Kenpachirō SatsumaHimself
-
Tsutomu KitagawaHimself
-
Shinichi WakasaHimself
-
Shirō SanoHimeself
-
Takeshi YagiHimself
-
Jiro ShirasakiHimself
Recommendations
-
Life-Size
-
Walker
-
Godzilla and Other Movie Monsters
-
Godzilla vs. the Netherlands
-
Ice Age: Collision Course
-
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
-
Darkland: The Return
-
The Equalizer 3
-
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
-
Casper
-
10 Days of a Bad Man
-
The Ritual Killer
-
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
-
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
-
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
-
Force of Nature: The Dry 2
-
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
-
Diabolik - Ginko Attacks
-
Evil Eye
Similar Movies
-
Grizzly Man
-
Let the Canary Sing
-
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction
-
The Scientist of Sound
-
Answering the Call: Behind the Scenes of The Black Phone
-
Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting Midsommar
-
Studs Terkel: Listening to America
-
Moments Like This Never Last
-
Kaniela. The Danny Kaleikini Story
-
Letters from the Battlefield
-
Endurance
-
Le Palais des hiéroglyphes - Sur les traces de Champollion
-
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
-
Flyways
-
Druzhba: The Friendship Pipeline
-
Manny
-
The Yes Men
-
Total Trust
-
Rojek
-
Comment le chat a conquis le monde