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|birthday      =October 12, [[1926]]
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|occupation    =Modeler, special effects director
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'''Masao Yagi''' {{Nihongo|八木 正夫|Yagi Masao}} was a [[Japan]]ese sculptor and modeler. The son of modeler [[Kanju Yagi and Yasuei Yagi|Kanju Yagi]] and nephew of modeler [[Kanju Yagi and Yasuei Yagi|Yasuei Yagi]], he began his career as a part-time modeling assistant to [[Eizo Kaimai]] and [[Teizo Toshimitsu]] on ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]''.{{sfn|Hobby Japan|2016|pp=53, 207-208}} After working for [[Kadokawa|Daiei]] on ''[[Gamera (film)|Gamera]]'', he, [[Keizo Murase]], and Toru Suzuki founded the modeling company Ex Productions, which would go on to create various monsters for [[Tsuburaya Productions]]' ''Ultra Series'' and the original ''[[wikia:w:c:kamenrider:Kamen Rider|Kamen Rider]]'' series. Yagi passed away on July 31, 2008, due to emphysema.{{R|Uchusen}}
'''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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==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) - Assistant modeler{{sfn|Hobby Japan|2016|pp=53, 207}}
===Modeler===
*''[[Gamera (film)|Gamera]]'' (1965) - [[Gamera/Showa|Gamera]] modeler
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) [assistant]{{sfn|Hobby Japan|2016|pp=53, 207}}
*''[[Magic Serpent]]'' (1966) - Monster modeler
*''[[Gamera the Giant Monster]]'' (1965)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Q|Ultra Q]]'' (TV 1966) - Monster modeler
*''[[Magic Serpent]]'' (1966)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]'' (TV 1966-1967) - Monster modeler
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Q|Ultra Q]]'' (TV 1966)
*''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'' (1967) - [[Gyaos]] modeler
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]'' (TV 1966-1967)
*''[[Yongary, Monster from the Deep]]'' (1967) - [[Yonggary]] modeler<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYkha2ehZHI ''Yongary, Monster from the Deep'' audio commentary by Steve Ryfle and Kim Song-ho]</ref>
*''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'' (1967)
*''[[Gamera vs. Viras]]'' (1968) - [[Viras]] modeler
*''[[Gamera vs. Viras]]'' (1968)
*''[[Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters]]'' (1968) - [[:Category:Yokai|Yokai]] modeler
*''[[Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters]]'' (1968)<ref name="Yokai">{{harvnb|Tsutsumi & Okubo et al.|2005|pp=116-119}}</ref>
*''[[Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare]]'' (1968) - Yokai modeler<ref name="Yokai">{{harvnb|Tsutsumi & Okubo et al.|2005|pp=116-119}}</ref>
*''[[Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare]]'' (1968){{R|Yokai}}
*''[[Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts]]'' (1969) - Yokai modeler{{R|Yokai}}
*''[[Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts]]'' (1969){{R|Yokai}}
*''[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]'' (1969) - Gamera modeler
*''[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]'' (1969)
*''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]'' (1970) - Gamera modeler
*''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]'' (1970)
===Director of special effects===
*''[[Yongary, Monster from the Deep]]'' (1967)
*''[[Feng Shen Bang]]'' (1969)
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Latest revision as of 05:13, 19 April 2024

Masao Yagi
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Born October 12, 1926
Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan[1]
Died July 31, 2008 (aged 82)[1]
Occupation Modeler, special effects director
First work Godzilla (1954)[1]
Notable work Gamera the Giant Monster (1965)
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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

Director of special effects

References

This is a list of references for Masao Yagi. 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 Hobby Japan 2016, pp. 207-208
  2. Hobby Japan 2016, pp. 53, 207-208.
  3. Hobby Japan 2016, pp. 53, 207.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Tsutsumi & Okubo et al. 2005, pp. 116-119

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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