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

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

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects 6k3e63

8.2 | 1h9m | en | Documentary

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 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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Released: August. 03,2008 | Released Producted By: Happy Enterprises Productions , Classic Media Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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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 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

Hiroshi Koizumi

Director

Fuchimu Shimakura

Producted By

Happy Enterprises Productions

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Fuchimu Shimakura
Fuchimu Shimakura

Background Designer

Shu G. Momose
Shu G. Momose

Additional Photography

JR Lipartito
JR Lipartito

Camera Operator

Hiroo Takaoka
Hiroo Takaoka

Director of Photography

Norika Kinoshita
Norika Kinoshita

Still Photographer

Tomomi Higuchi
Tomomi Higuchi

Makeup Artist

Susumu Nakayama
Susumu Nakayama

Special Effects

Kaori Matsuura
Kaori Matsuura

Special Effects

Mariko Godziszewski
Addie Akemi Kohzu
Addie Akemi Kohzu

Translator

Joko Mizukami
Joko Mizukami

Translator

Oki Miyano
Oki Miyano

Translator

Brad Warner
Brad Warner

Translator

Norman England
Norman England

Director

Yasu Inoue
Yasu Inoue

Editor

Norman England
Norman England

Associate Producer

Yasuo Inoue
Yasuo Inoue

Associate Producer

Lisa Bull
Lisa Bull

Executive Producer

Ed Godziszewski
Ed Godziszewski

Producer

Steve Ryfle
Steve Ryfle

Producer

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects Audience Reviews f4c15

Diagonaldi Very well executed
Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??
Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.
GarnettTeenage The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.
Woodyanders This extremely thorough and fascinating 69 minute documentary relates a lot of interesting stuff about the fifty plus year history of Godzilla. Among the subjects addressed herein are that Godzilla in the first movie was meant as a metaphor for the atomic bomb, the tremendous amount of arduous and painstaking work that go into building the miniature sets (which of course always wind up being demolished by the Big G!), how the emphasis on constructing said miniatures was specifically on atmosphere, the evolution of Godzilla from fearsome villain to sympathetic hero, the difficulty in keeping the pictures in sync with modern sensibilities, how the organic hand-crafted old-fashioned approach to special effects tends to be more credible and effective than CGI, and the importance of bringing a sense of wonder to every last Godzilla feature. Trailblazing special effects master Eiji Tsuburaya gets his well-deserved props in this documentary. Ditto the shamefully unsung art director Yasuyuki Inoue, who toiled away on numerous Godzilla outings without ever receiving much appraisal for all his tireless hard labor. Moreover, veteran Godzilla stuntman thespians Tsutomu Kitagawa, Haruo Nakajima, and Kenpachiro Satsuma all tell some choice war stories about the real-life perils of portraying this iconic over-sized Japanese monster. Director Alex Cox does a sterling job with the sober narration. Ko Otani's suitably dramatic score likewise does the rousing trick. Director Norman England keeps the whole show moving at a brisk clip from start to finish. Essential viewing for Godzilla fans.