Film · Documentary
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008)
★ 8.5 · 13 votes1 h 9 minDocumentary2008
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.
- Director
- Norman England
- Writers
- Ed Godziszewski, Steve Ryfle
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- August 3, 2008
Cast
Alex CoxNarrator
Akira TsuburayaHimself
Teruyoshi NakanoHimself
Akira TakaradaHimself
Yoshio TsuchiyaHimself
Shogo TomiyamaHimself
Hiroshi KoizumiHimself
Shusuke KanekoHimself- Toshio MiikeHimself
- Akinori TakagiHimself
Toshiro AokiHimself
Yasuyuki InoueHimself
Haruo NakajimaHimself
Kenpachirō SatsumaHimself
Tsutomu KitagawaHimself
Shinichi WakasaHimself
Shiro SanoHimeself- Ryuji HondaHimself
Takeshi YagiHimself
Jiro ShirasakiHimself
