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|image            =Eizo Kaimai.png
|image            =Eizo Kaimai.png
|occupation      =Modeler, [[:Category:Suit Actors|suit actor]], Chairman of Kaimai Productions
|occupation      =Modeler, [[:Category:Suit Actors|suit actor]], Chairman of Kaimai Productions
|birthday        =1929
|birthday        =1929<ref name="Death">{{cite web|url=https://mainichi.jp/articles/20200504/k00/00m/040/163000c|title=開米栄三さん死去、90歳　ゴジラ、ウルトラマンなどの着ぐるみ造形|date=4 May 2020|work=The Mainichi Newspapers}}</ref>
|death            =April 24, 2020 (aged 90)<br>[[wikipedia:Setagaya|Setagaya]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]<ref name="Death"/>
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|birthplace=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]<ref name="Death"/>}}
'''Eizo Kaimai''' {{Nihongo|開米栄三|Kaimai Eizō}}, nicknamed '''Cho-san''' {{Nihongo|チョウさん|Chō-san}} for his tall stature, is a [[Japan]]ese businessman and modelmaker. Originally working at amusement parks and haunted houses, he was discovered by [[Toho]] in [[1954]] and brought on to aid in the production of the [[Godzilla/1954|first Godzilla]] [[ShodaiGoji|suit]]. He worked closely with fellow modelers [[Teizo Toshimitsu]] and [[Kanju Yagi and Yasuei Yagi|Kanju and Yasuei Yagi]] during his tenure at Toho, and continued to work for the company until [[1966]] when he departed to form his own company, Kaimai Productions {{Nihongo|開米プロダクション|Kaimai Purodakushon}}. Kaimai would go on to work on a number of films and television series from [[Kadokawa|Daiei]], [[Tsuburaya Productions]], and more until the early 80s.
'''Eizo Kaimai''' {{Nihongo|開米 栄三|Kaimai Eizō}}, nicknamed '''Cho-san''' {{Nihongo|チョウさん|Chō-san}} for his tall stature, was a [[Japan]]ese businessman and modelmaker. Originally working at amusement parks and haunted houses, he was discovered by [[Toho]] in [[1954]] and brought on to aid in the production of the [[Godzilla (First Generation)|first Godzilla]] [[ShodaiGoji|suit]]. He worked closely with fellow modelers [[Teizo Toshimitsu]] and [[Kanju Yagi and Yasuei Yagi|Kanju and Yasuei Yagi]] during his tenure at Toho, and continued to work for the company until [[1966]] when he departed to form his own company, Kaimai Productions {{Nihongo|開米プロダクション|Kaimai Purodakushon}}. Kaimai would go on to work on a number of films and television series from [[Kadokawa|Daiei]], [[Tsuburaya Productions]], and more until the early 80s. Kaimai passed away on April 24, 2020 at age 90 due to leukemia.<ref name="Death"/>
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==Selected Filmography==
==Selected filmography==
===Modeler===
===Modeler===
*[[Godzilla (1954 film)|''Godzilla'' (1954)]] - [[ShodaiGoji|Godzilla]]
*[[Godzilla (1954 film)|''Godzilla'' (1954)]] - [[ShodaiGoji|Godzilla]]
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*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) - [[King Kong]], [[Giant Octopus]]
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) - [[King Kong]], [[Giant Octopus]]
*''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963)
*''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963)
*''[[Atragon (film)|Atragon]]'' (1963)
*''[[Atragon]]'' (1963)
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964)
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964)
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964)
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964)
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*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mirrorman (series)|Mirrorman]]'' (TV 1971-1972)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mirrorman (series)|Mirrorman]]'' (TV 1971-1972)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ace (series)|Ultraman Ace]]'' (TV 1972-1973)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ace (series)|Ultraman Ace]]'' (TV 1972-1973)
*''[[Warrior of Love Rainbowman]]'' (TV 1972-1973)
*''[[Warrior of Love Rainbowman (1972 series)|Warrior of Love Rainbowman]]'' (TV 1972-1973)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Jumborg Ace (series)|Jumborg Ace]]'' (TV 1973)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Jumborg Ace (series)|Jumborg Ace]]'' (TV 1973)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Taro (series)|Ultraman Taro]]'' (TV 1973-1974)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Taro (series)|Ultraman Taro]]'' (TV 1973-1974)
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*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman 80 (series)|Ultraman 80]]'' (TV 1980-1981)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman 80 (series)|Ultraman 80]]'' (TV 1980-1981)
===Actor===
===Actor===
*[[Godzilla (1954 film)|''Godzilla'' (1954)]] as [[Godzilla/1954|Godzilla]] [promotional stills]
*[[Godzilla (1954 film)|''Godzilla'' (1954)]] as [[Godzilla (First Generation)|Godzilla]] [promotional stills]
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
Behindg542.jpg|Eizo Kaimai (right) with the [[ShodaiGoji]] suit on the set of ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]''
File:Behindg542.jpg|Eizo Kaimai (right) with the [[ShodaiGoji]] suit on the set of ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]''
Full_GRA_fabrication_staff_with_Godzilla_and_Anguirus.png|From right: Eizo Kaimai, [[Kanju Yagi and Yasuei Yagi|Yasuei Yagi, Kanju Yagi]], [[Teizo Toshimitsu]], [[Katsumi Tezuka]], and unidentified with the [[GyakushuGoji|Godzilla]] and [[Anguirus]] suits during production of ''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]''
File:Full GRA fabrication staff with Godzilla and Anguirus.png|From right: Eizo Kaimai, [[Kanju Yagi and Yasuei Yagi|Yasuei Yagi, Kanju Yagi]], [[Teizo Toshimitsu]], [[Katsumi Tezuka]], and unidentified with the [[GyakushuGoji|Godzilla]] and [[Anguirus]] suits during production of ''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]''
The Volcano Monsters suits.jpg|From left: unidentified, Eizo Kaimai, Teizo Toshimitsu, and Yasuei Yagi with the Godzilla and Anguirus suits for ''[[The Volcano Monsters]]''
File:The Volcano Monsters suits.jpg|From left: unidentified, Eizo Kaimai, Teizo Toshimitsu, and Yasuei Yagi with the Godzilla and Anguirus suits for ''[[The Volcano Monsters]]''
Yasuei Yagi and Eizo Kaimai work on Baragon.png|Eizo Kaimai (back) and Yasuei Yagi work on the [[Baragon]] suit for ''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]''
File:Yasuei Yagi and Eizo Kaimai work on Baragon.png|Eizo Kaimai (back) and Yasuei Yagi work on the [[Baragon]] suit for ''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]''
File:Eizo Kaimai1.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>
==External Links==
==References==
*[https://www.toho.co.jp/library/system/people/?9802 Eizo Kaimai on Toho Official Site.]
{{Reflist}}
{{Real People}}
{{Real People}}
{{Comments}}
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Latest revision as of 07:15, 15 December 2022

Eizo Kaimai
Eizo Kaimai
Born 1929[1]
Tokyo, Japan[1]
Died April 24, 2020 (aged 90)
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Occupation Modeler, suit actor, Chairman of Kaimai Productions
First work Godzilla (1954)
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Eizo Kaimai (開米 栄三,   Kaimai Eizō), nicknamed Cho-san (チョウさん,   Chō-san) for his tall stature, was a Japanese businessman and modelmaker. Originally working at amusement parks and haunted houses, he was discovered by Toho in 1954 and brought on to aid in the production of the first Godzilla suit. He worked closely with fellow modelers Teizo Toshimitsu and Kanju and Yasuei Yagi during his tenure at Toho, and continued to work for the company until 1966 when he departed to form his own company, Kaimai Productions (開米プロダクション,   Kaimai Purodakushon). Kaimai would go on to work on a number of films and television series from Daiei, Tsuburaya Productions, and more until the early 80s. Kaimai passed away on April 24, 2020 at age 90 due to leukemia.[1]

Selected filmography

Modeler

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Gallery

References

This is a list of references for Eizo Kaimai. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "開米栄三さん死去、90歳　ゴジラ、ウルトラマンなどの着ぐるみ造形". The Mainichi Newspapers. 4 May 2020.

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