Keizō Murase
Keizō Murase | |
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村瀬継蔵 | |
 Murase on set of Varan. | |
| Born | October 5, 1933 Ikeda, Tokachi, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | President of Twenty Ltd., suitmaker |
| Years active | 1958-present |
Keizō Murase (村瀬継蔵, Murase Keizō, born 5 October 1933 in Hokkaido, Japan[1]) is a Japanese suitmaker and film director. He is particularly well known for his work in giant monster films, including Mothra (1961), King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), and The Mighty Peking Man (1977).
Career[]
In 1958, when Toho hired him to help sculpt the suit of the titular monster for Varan the Unbelievable,[2] his career began and continues to this day with the film Howl from Beyond the Fog.[3] An amateur photographer, Murase extensively documented his work published in the 2015 book, Monster Maker: Keizo Murase - Treasured KAIJU Photobook.[4] After working for Daiei Film on Gamera, he, Masao Yagi, and Toru Suzuki founded the modelling company, Ex Productions, which he left in 1972 to form his company, Twenty.[4]
Filmography[]
Film[]
- The H-Man (1958)[4]
- Varan (1958) - Varan sculptor / Miniature construction[4]
- Mothra (1961) - Mothra imago sculptor[4]
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) - King Kong and Godzilla sculptor[4]
- Gorath (1962) - Maguma sculptor[4]
- Matango (1963) - Matango sculptor[4]
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) - Godzilla sculptor[4]
- Dogora (1964) - Dogora sculptor[4]
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) - Godzilla and King Ghidorah sculptor[4]
- Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) - Frankenstein and Baragon sculptor[4]
- Gamera (1965) - Gamera sculptor[4]
- Return of Daimajin (1966) - Daimajin sculptor[4]
- Daimajin Strikes Again (1966) - Daimajin sculptor[4]
- Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967) - Gyaos sculptor[4]
- Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967) - Yonggary sculptor[4]
- Gamera vs. Viras (1968) - Viras sculptor[4]
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)[4]
- The Mighty Peking Man (1977) - Peking Man sculptor[4]
- The Seventh Curse (1986)[4]
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) - King Ghidorah and Mecha-King Ghidorah sculptor[4]
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)[4]
- Howl from Beyond the Fog (2019)[3]
- (2022) - Director[5]
Television[]
- Kamen Rider (1971)[4]
- Ultraman Ace (1972)[4]
- Ike! Greenman (TV 1973-1974) - Greenman sculptor[4]
References[]
- ^ 特撮造形師 村瀬継蔵さん作品展
- ^ "平成25年度メディア芸術情報拠点・コンソーシアム構築事業 日本特撮に関する調査" (PDF). Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "SRS Cinema Acquires North American Rights to New Kaiju Film HOWL FROM BEYOND THE FOG". SciFi Japan. 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Murase, Keizo; Wakasa, Shin'ichi (September 9, 2015). Monster Maker: Keizo Murase - Treasured KAIJU Photobook (in Japanese). Yosensha. ISBN 4800307562.
- ^ "怪獣造形のレジェンド 村瀬継蔵が挑む最初で最後の監督作 劇場用特撮映画『神の筆』制作支援プロジェクト | MOTION GALLERY". motion-gallery.net (in Japanese). Retrieved July 19, 2021.
External links[]
- Keizô Murase at IMDb
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