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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. | |occupation =President of Twenty Ltd., 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 Murase''' {{Nihongo|村瀬継蔵|Murase Keizō}} 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 ''[[Monster Maker: Keizo Murase - Treasured KAIJU Photobook]]''.<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> After working for [[Kadokawa|Daiei]] on ''[[Gamera (film)|Gamera]]'', he, Masao Yagi, and Toru Suzuki founded the modeling company, Ex Productions, which he left in 1972 to form his company, Twenty. | ||
==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]] | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Kaiju Booska|Kaiju Booska]]'' (TV 1966-1967) - [[wikia: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]] | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ace (series)|Ultraman Ace]]'' (TV 1972-1973) - [[wikia: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 | ||
*''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 | *''[[Howl from Beyond the Fog]]'' (2019) - Nebula sculptor / cinematographer | ||
==Books== | |||
*''[[Monster Maker: Keizo Murase - Treasured KAIJU Photobook]]'' (2015) - Author | |||
==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 Keizō)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 Monster Maker: Keizo Murase - Treasured KAIJU Photobook.[1] After working for Daiei on Gamera, he, Masao Yagi, and Toru Suzuki founded the modeling company, Ex Productions, which he left in 1972 to form his company, Twenty.
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 / cinematographer
Books
- Monster Maker: Keizo Murase - Treasured KAIJU Photobook (2015) - Author
External Links
References
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