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|name =Keizo Murase | |name =Keizo Murase | ||
|image =Keizo Murase.jpg | |image =Keizo Murase.jpg | ||
|caption =Murase in 2017 | |caption =Keizo Murase in 2017 | ||
|occupation =President of Twenty Ltd.<br>Suitmaker | |occupation =President of Twenty Ltd.<br>Suitmaker | ||
|birthday =October 5, 1933 | |birthday =October 5, 1933 | ||
|birthplace =Ikeda, Tokachi, Hokkaido, [[Japan]] | |birthplace =Ikeda, Tokachi, [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]] | ||
|first =''[[Varan | |first =''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'' (1958) | ||
|notable =''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964) | |||
|imdb =https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0613566/ | |imdb =https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0613566/ | ||
|wikipedia =https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%91%E7%80%AC%E7%B6%99%E8%94%B5 | |||
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'''Keizo Murase''' {{Nihongo|村瀬継蔵|Murase Keizo}} is a Japanese suitmaker and the president of Twenty Ltd. His long career began in 1958, when [[Toho]] hired him to help sculpt the [[Varan]] | '''Keizo Murase''' {{Nihongo|村瀬継蔵|Murase Keizo}} is a Japanese suitmaker and the president of Twenty Ltd. His long career began in 1958, when [[Toho]] hired him to help sculpt the suit of the [[Varan|titular monster]] for ''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'', and continues to this day with the film ''Howl from Beyond the Fog''. An amateur photographer, Murase extensively documented his work, which was published in the 2015 book ''Treasured Kaiju Photobook: Keizo Murase, Monster-Maker''.<ref name="Ragone">[http://augustragone.blogspot.com/2015/08/legendary-monster-maker-keizo-murase_26.html The Good, the Bad, and Godzilla - LEGENDARY MONSTER MAKER: KEIZO MURASE]</ref> | ||
==Selected Filmography== | ==Selected Filmography== | ||
*''[[Varan | *''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'' (1958) - [[Varan]] sculptor / Miniature construction | ||
*''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961) - [[Mothra/First Generation|Mothra]] | *''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961) - [[Mothra/First Generation|Mothra]] imago sculptor | ||
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) - [[King Kong]] and [[KingGoji|Godzilla]] | *''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) - [[King Kong]] and [[KingGoji|Godzilla]] sculptor | ||
*''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962) - [[Maguma]] | *''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962) - [[Maguma]] sculptor | ||
*''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963) - [[Matango]] | *''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963) - [[Matango]] sculptor | ||
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964) - [[MosuGoji|Godzilla]] | *''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964) - [[MosuGoji|Godzilla]] sculptor | ||
*''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964) - [[Dogora]] | *''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964) - [[Dogora]] sculptor | ||
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) - Godzilla and [[King Ghidorah/Showa|King Ghidorah]] | *''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) - Godzilla and [[King Ghidorah/Showa|King Ghidorah]] sculptor | ||
*''[[Frankenstein | *''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965) - [[Frankenstein]] and [[Baragon]] sculptor | ||
*''[[Gamera (film)|Gamera]]'' (1965) - [[Gamera]] | *''[[Gamera (film)|Gamera]]'' (1965) - [[Gamera]] sculptor | ||
*''[[Return of Daimajin]]'' (1966) - [[Daimajin]] | *''[[Return of Daimajin]]'' (1966) - [[Daimajin]] sculptor | ||
*''[[Daimajin Strikes Again]]'' (1966) - Daimajin | *''[[Daimajin Strikes Again]]'' (1966) - Daimajin sculptor | ||
*''[[w:c:ultra:Kaiju Booska|Kaiju Booska]]'' (TV 1966-1967) - [[w:c:ultra:Booska|Booska]] Sculptor | *''[[w:c:ultra:Kaiju Booska|Kaiju Booska]]'' (TV 1966-1967) - [[w:c:ultra:Booska|Booska]] Sculptor | ||
*''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'' (1967) - [[Gyaos]] | *''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'' (1967) - [[Gyaos]] sculptor | ||
*''[[Yongary, Monster from the Deep]]'' (1967) - [[Yonggary]] | *''[[Yongary, Monster from the Deep]]'' (1967) - [[Yonggary]] sculptor | ||
*''[[Gamera vs. Viras]]'' (1968) - [[Viras]] | *''[[Gamera vs. Viras]]'' (1968) - [[Viras]] sculptor | ||
*''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ace (series)|Ultraman Ace]]'' (TV 1972-1973) - [[w:c:ultra:Verokron|Verokron]] | *''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ace (series)|Ultraman Ace]]'' (TV 1972-1973) - [[w:c:ultra:Verokron|Verokron]] sculptor | ||
*''[[Kure Kure Takora]]'' (TV 1973-1974) - [[Takora]] | *''[[Kure Kure Takora (Series)|Kure Kure Takora]]'' (TV 1973-1974) - [[Kure Kure Takora]] sculptor | ||
*''[[Go! Greenman]]'' (TV 1973-1974) - [[Greenman]] | *''[[Go! Greenman]]'' (TV 1973-1974) - [[Greenman]] sculptor | ||
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) - [[Titanosaurus]] | *''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) - [[Titanosaurus]] sculptor | ||
*''[[wikipedia:The Mighty Peking Man|The Mighty Peking Man]]'' (1977) - Peking Man | *''[[wikipedia:The Mighty Peking Man|The Mighty Peking Man]]'' (1977) - Peking Man sculptor / Stuntman | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) - [[King Ghidorah/Heisei|King Ghidorah]] and [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]] | *''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) - [[King Ghidorah/Heisei|King Ghidorah]] and [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]] sculptor | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992) - [[Mothra/Heisei|Mothra]] | *''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992) - [[Mothra/Heisei|Mothra]] larva and imago sculptor | ||
*''Howl from Beyond the Fog'' (2019) - Nebula Sculptor | *''Howl from Beyond the Fog'' (2019) - Nebula Sculptor | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[https://www.tohokingdom.com/interviews/keizo_murase_12-2017.html 2017 interview with Chris Mirjahangir for Toho Kingdom] | *[https://www.tohokingdom.com/interviews/keizo_murase_12-2017.html 2017 interview with Chris Mirjahangir for Toho Kingdom] |
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Keizo Murase (村瀬継蔵 is a Japanese suitmaker and the president of Twenty Ltd. His long career began in 1958, when Murase Keizo)Toho hired him to help sculpt the suit of the titular monster for Varan, and continues to this day with the film Howl from Beyond the Fog. An amateur photographer, Murase extensively documented his work, which was published in the 2015 book Treasured Kaiju Photobook: Keizo Murase, Monster-Maker.[1]
Selected Filmography
- Varan (1958) - Varan sculptor / Miniature construction
- Mothra (1961) - Mothra imago sculptor
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) - King Kong and Godzilla sculptor
- Gorath (1962) - Maguma sculptor
- Matango (1963) - Matango sculptor
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) - Godzilla sculptor
- Dogora (1964) - Dogora sculptor
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) - Godzilla and King Ghidorah sculptor
- Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) - Frankenstein and Baragon sculptor
- Gamera (1965) - Gamera sculptor
- Return of Daimajin (1966) - Daimajin sculptor
- Daimajin Strikes Again (1966) - Daimajin sculptor
- Kaiju Booska (TV 1966-1967) - Booska Sculptor
- Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967) - Gyaos sculptor
- Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967) - Yonggary sculptor
- Gamera vs. Viras (1968) - Viras sculptor
- Ultraman Ace (TV 1972-1973) - Verokron sculptor
- Kure Kure Takora (TV 1973-1974) - Kure Kure Takora sculptor
- Go! Greenman (TV 1973-1974) - Greenman sculptor
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) - Titanosaurus sculptor
- The Mighty Peking Man (1977) - Peking Man sculptor / Stuntman
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) - King Ghidorah and Mecha-King Ghidorah sculptor
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) - Mothra larva and imago sculptor
- Howl from Beyond the Fog (2019) - Nebula Sculptor
External Links
References
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