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|image            =Keizo Murase.jpg
|image            =Keizo Murase.jpg
|caption          =Keizo Murase in 2017
|caption          =Keizo Murase in 2017
|occupation      =President of Twenty Ltd., suitmaker
|occupation      =Suitmaker, president of Twenty Ltd.
|birthday        =October 5, [[1933]]<ref name="Murase258">{{harvnb|Murase|2015|p=258}}</ref>
|birthday        =October 5, [[1935]]{{#tag:ref|Multiple sources, including [[Monster Maker: Keizo Murase - Treasured KAIJU Photobook|his own book]], list Murase's birth year as [[1933]].<ref name="Murase258">{{harvnb|Murase|2015|p=258}}</ref> However, according to his associate [[Daisuke Sato]], this is incorrect and Murase was in fact born in [[1935]]. Accordingly, Murase celebrated his 88th birthday in [[2023]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brushofthegod/keizo-murases-kaiju-movie-brush-of-the-god-final-campaign/posts/3928443|title=Keizo Murase celebrates his 88th birthday|first=Daisuke|last=Sato|author-link=Daisuke Sato|date=6 October 2023|work=Kickstarter}}</ref>|group="lower-alpha"}}
|birthplace      =[[wikipedia:Ikeda, Hokkaido|Ikeda, Tokachi]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]]
|birthplace      =[[wikipedia:Ikeda, Hokkaido|Ikeda, Tokachi]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]]
|first            =''[[The H-Man]]'' (1958){{R|Murase258}}
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|notable          =''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964)
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'''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 ''[[Brush of the God]]''. 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 the Giant Monster|Gamera]]'', he, [[Masao Yagi]], and Toru Suzuki founded the modeling company, Ex Productions, which he left in 1972 to form his company, Twenty.
'''Keizo Murase''' {{Nihongo|村瀬 継蔵|Murase Keizō}} is a Japanese suitmaker and the president of Twenty Ltd. His long career began in [[1957]], when he was hired as a part-timer at [[Toho]], and continues to this day with the film ''[[Brush of the God]]''. 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 [[Daiei]] on ''[[Gamera the Giant Monster]]'', he, [[Masao Yagi]], and [[Toru Suzuki]] founded the modeling company Ex Productions, which he left in [[1972]] to form another company, Twenty.
==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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*''[[The H-Man]]'' (1958){{R|Murase258}}
*''[[The H-Man]]'' (1958){{R|Murase258}}
*''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'' (1958) - [[Varan]] sculptor / miniature construction
*''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'' (1958) - [[Varan]] sculptor / miniature construction
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*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) - Godzilla and [[King Ghidorah (Showa)|King Ghidorah]] sculptor
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) - Godzilla and [[King Ghidorah (Showa)|King Ghidorah]] sculptor
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965) - [[Frankenstein]] and [[Baragon]] sculptor
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965) - [[Frankenstein]] and [[Baragon]] sculptor
*''[[Gamera the Giant Monster|Gamera]]'' (1965) - [[Gamera]] sculptor
*''[[Gamera the Giant Monster]]'' (1965) - [[Gamera]] sculptor
*''[[Return of Daimajin]]'' (1966) - [[Daimajin]] sculptor
*''[[Return of Daimajin]]'' (1966) - [[Daimajin]] sculptor
*''[[Wrath of Daimajin]]'' (1966) - Daimajin sculptor
*''[[Wrath of Daimajin]]'' (1966) - Daimajin sculptor
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Kaiju Booska|Kaiju Booska]]'' (TV 1966-1967) - [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Booska|Booska]] sculptor
*''[[Monster Booska]]'' (TV 1966-1967) - [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Booska|Booska]] sculptor
*''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'' (1967) - [[Gyaos]] sculptor
*''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'' (1967) - [[Gyaos]] sculptor
*''[[Yongary, Monster from the Deep]]'' (1967) - [[Yonggary]] sculptor
*''[[Yongary, Monster from the Deep]]'' (1967) - [[Yonggary]] sculptor
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*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ace (series)|Ultraman Ace]]'' (TV 1972-1973) - [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Verokron|Verokron]] sculptor
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ace (series)|Ultraman Ace]]'' (TV 1972-1973) - [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Verokron|Verokron]] sculptor
*''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'' (TV 1973) - [[Wargilgar]] sculptor
*''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'' (TV 1973) - [[Wargilgar]] sculptor
*''[[Kure Kure Takora (series)|Kure Kure Takora]]'' (TV 1973-1974) - [[Kure Kure Takora]] sculptor
*''[[Kure Kure Takora]]'' (TV 1973-1974) - [[Takora]] sculptor
*''[[Go! Greenman]]'' (TV 1973-1974) - [[Greenman]] sculptor
*''[[Go! Greenman]]'' (TV 1973-1974) - [[Greenman]] sculptor
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) - [[Titanosaurus]] sculptor
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) - [[Titanosaurus]] sculptor
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*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) - [[King Ghidorah (Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah)|King Ghidorah]] and [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]] sculptor
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) - [[King Ghidorah (Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah)|King Ghidorah]] and [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]] sculptor
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992) - [[Mothra (Godzilla vs. Mothra)|Mothra]] larva and imago sculptor
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992) - [[Mothra (Godzilla vs. Mothra)|Mothra]] larva and imago sculptor
*''[[Howl from Beyond the Fog]]'' (2019) - Nebula sculptor / cinematographer
*''[[Howl from Beyond the Fog]]'' (2019) - Nebula sculptor
*''[[wikipedia:Iké Boys|Iké Boys]]'' (2021) - Ikenjer Warrior suit effect coordinator
*''[[wikipedia:Iké Boys|Iké Boys]]'' (2021) - Ikenjer Warrior suit effect coordinator
*''[[Brush of the God]]'' (2023) - Director / original story
*''[[Brush of the God]]'' (2024) - Director / original story
 
==Selected bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*''[[Monster Maker: Keizo Murase - Treasured KAIJU Photobook]]'' (2015) - Author
*''[[Monster Maker: Keizo Murase - Treasured KAIJU Photobook]]'' (2015) - Author
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
FvB Behind the scenes 2.png|Murase with [[Haruo Nakajima]] and [[Koji Furuhata]] on the set of ''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]''
FvB Behind the scenes 2.png|Murase with [[Haruo Nakajima]] and Koji Furuhata on the set of ''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]''
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KeizoMurase1.jpg|Murase with [[Varan]] model
KeizoMurase1.jpg|Murase with [[Varan]] model
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File:F7MQtJdbsAA0B0l.jpg|Keizo Murase with ''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'' director [[Takashi Yamazaki]] in 2023
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</gallery>
==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://vantagepointinterviews.com/2018/05/23/memories-of-japans-master-monster-maker-keizo-murase-shares-the-secrets-of-the-worlds-greatest-kaiju/ 2018 interview with Brett Homenick]
*[https://vantagepointinterviews.com/2018/05/23/memories-of-japans-master-monster-maker-keizo-murase-shares-the-secrets-of-the-worlds-greatest-kaiju/ 2018 interview with Brett Homenick]
*[https://www.tohokingdom.com/blog/interview-keizo-murase-2022/ 2019 interview with Nicholas Driscoll for Toho Kingdom]
*[https://www.tohokingdom.com/blog/interview-keizo-murase-2022/ 2019 interview with Nicholas Driscoll for Toho Kingdom]
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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===Bibliography===
===Bibliography===
*{{cite book|title=[[Monster Maker: Keizo Murase - Treasured KAIJU Photobook]]|last=Murase|first=Keizo|date=24 September 2015|publisher=Yosensha|isbn=978-4-8003-0756-9}}
*{{cite book|title=[[Monster Maker: Keizo Murase - Treasured KAIJU Photobook]]|last=Murase|first=Keizo|date=24 September 2015|publisher=Yosensha|isbn=978-4-8003-0756-9}}
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Latest revision as of 03:26, 10 January 2024

Keizo Murase
Keizo Murase in 2017
Born October 5, 1935[a]
Ikeda, Tokachi, Hokkaido, Japan
Occupation Suitmaker, president of Twenty Ltd.
First work The H-Man (1958)[1]
Notable work Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
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Keizo Murase (村瀬 継蔵,   Murase Keizō) is a Japanese suitmaker and the president of Twenty Ltd. His long career began in 1957, when he was hired as a part-timer at Toho, and continues to this day with the film Brush of the God. An amateur photographer, Murase extensively documented his work, which was published in the 2015 book Monster Maker: Keizo Murase - Treasured KAIJU Photobook.[3] After working for Daiei on Gamera the Giant Monster, he, Masao Yagi, and Toru Suzuki founded the modeling company Ex Productions, which he left in 1972 to form another company, Twenty.

Selected filmography

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Selected bibliography

Gallery

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ Multiple sources, including his own book, list Murase's birth year as 1933.[1] However, according to his associate Daisuke Sato, this is incorrect and Murase was in fact born in 1935. Accordingly, Murase celebrated his 88th birthday in 2023.[2]

References

This is a list of references for Keizo Murase. 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 Murase 2015, p. 258
  2. ↑ Sato, Daisuke (6 October 2023). "Keizo Murase celebrates his 88th birthday". Kickstarter.
  3. ↑ The Good, the Bad, and Godzilla - LEGENDARY MONSTER MAKER: KEIZO MURASE

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