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 Cox
Narrator
Akira Tsuburaya
Himself
Teruyoshi Nakano
Himself
Akira Takarada
Himself
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Himself
Shogo Tomiyama
Himself
Hiroshi Koizumi
Himself
Shusuke Kaneko
Himself
Toshio Miike
Himself
Akinori Takagi
Himself
Toshiro Aoki
Himself
Yasuyuki Inoue
Himself
Haruo Nakajima
Himself
Kenpachirō Satsuma
Himself
Tsutomu Kitagawa
Himself
Shinichi Wakasa
Himself
Shiro Sano
Himeself
Ryuji Honda
Himself
Takeshi Yagi
Himself
Jiro Shirasaki
Himself
Crew
Norman England
Director, Associate Producer
Ed Godziszewski
Writer, Producer
Steve Ryfle
Writer, Producer
Yasu Inoue
Editor
Hiroo Takaoka
Director of Photography
Lisa Bull
Executive Producer
Yasuo Inoue
Associate Producer
JR Lipartito
Production Assistant, Camera Operator
Takao Kawashima
Production Assistant
Tomomi Higuchi
Makeup Artist
Soichiro Migita
Sound Designer
Mark T. Johnson
Sound Recordist
Shinji Okada
Sound
Kaori Matsuura
Special Effects
Susumu Nakayama
Special Effects
Kow Otani
Music
Fuchimu Shimakura
Matte Painter, Background Designer
Norika Kinoshita
Still Photographer
Oki Miyano
Translator
Brad Warner
Translator
Joko Mizukami
Translator, Production Manager
Mariko Godziszewski
Translator
Addie Akemi Kohzu
Translator
Shu G. Momose
Additional Photography
