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'''Masao Yagi''' {{Nihongo|八木 正夫|Yagi Masao}} was a [[Japan]]ese | '''Masao Yagi''' {{Nihongo|八木 正夫|Yagi Masao}} was a [[Japan]]ese special effects modeler and director, and the president of [[Ex Productions]] (ExPro). The son and nephew of brothers [[Kanju Yagi and Yasuei Yagi|Kanju and Yasuei Yagi]], respectively, Masao began his career as a part-timer in [[Teizo Toshimitsu]]'s modeling department on the original ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]''.{{sfn|Hobby Japan|2016|pp=53, 207-208}} After working together on [[Daiei]]'s ''[[Gamera the Giant Monster]]'', he, [[Keizo Murase]], and [[Toru Suzuki]] founded ExPro, which would create monster props for numerous companies in both [[Japan]] and abroad. In the late 1960s, he personally directed the effects for the Korean movie ''[[Yongary, Monster from the Deep]]'' and the Hong Kong movie ''[[Feng Shen Bang]]''. Yagi passed away due to emphysema on July 31, [[2008]],{{R|Uchusen}} but is survived by his son [[jawp:八木功|Tsutomu]], who continues to run ExPro to this day. | ||
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Masao Yagi (八木 正夫 Yagi Masao) was a Japanese special effects modeler and director, and the president of Ex Productions (ExPro). The son and nephew of brothers Kanju and Yasuei Yagi, respectively, Masao began his career as a part-timer in Teizo Toshimitsu's modeling department on the original Godzilla.[2] After working together on Daiei's Gamera the Giant Monster, he, Keizo Murase, and Toru Suzuki founded ExPro, which would create monster props for numerous companies in both Japan and abroad. In the late 1960s, he personally directed the effects for the Korean movie Yongary, Monster from the Deep and the Hong Kong movie Feng Shen Bang. Yagi passed away due to emphysema on July 31, 2008,[1] but is survived by his son Tsutomu, who continues to run ExPro to this day.
Selected filmography
Modeler
- Godzilla (1954) [assistant][3]
- Gamera the Giant Monster (1965)
- Magic Serpent (1966)
- Ultra Q (TV 1966)
- Ultraman (TV 1966-1967)
- Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)
- Gamera vs. Viras (1968)
- Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968)[4]
- Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (1968)[4]
- Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969)[4]
- Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)
- Gamera vs. Jiger (1970)
Director of special effects
- Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
- Feng Shen Bang (1969)
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Bibliography
- Kamen Rider Kaijin Pictorial 2016. Hobby Japan. 28 March 2016. ISBN 978-4-7986-1202-7.
- Tsutsumi, Tetsuya; Okubo, Kazumitsu; Abe, Nomaru; Kagami, Toshiharu; Kano, Keisuke; Suzuki, Mitsunobu; Nakamura, Satoshi; Matsui, Etsuko; Ozawa, Ryoko (30 August 2005). Revive! Great Yokai Movies Assembly. Takeshobo. ISBN 4-8124-2265-5.
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