Nobuyuki Yasumaru

Nobuyuki Yasumaru Born January 24, 1935 Toyama, Japan Died March 1, 2022 Occupation Sculptor, modeler First work Storm Over the Pacific (1960) Notable work The Return of Godzilla (1984)

Nobuyuki Yasumaru (安丸信行,   Yasumaru Nobuyuki) was a Japanese monster modeling artist and sculptor. He served as Toho's chief modeler between 1971 and 1991, succeeding Teizo Toshimitsu. He passed away on March 1, 2022, at the age of 87.

Selected filmography

• Mothra (1961)
• The Last War (1961)
• Gorath (1962)
• King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
• Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
• Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)
• The War of the Gargantuas (1966) - Plastering
• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) - Plastering
• King Kong Escapes (1967) - Modeling
• Son of Godzilla (1967) - Modeling
• Destroy All Monsters (1968) - Plastering
• Latitude Zero (1969)
• All Monsters Attack (1969)
• Space Amoeba (1970) - Plastering
• Return of Ultraman (TV 1971-1972)
• Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
• Go! Godman (TV 1972-1973) - Modeling
• Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) - Modeling
• Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) - Modeling
• Zone Fighter (TV 1973) - Modeling
• Submersion of Japan (1973)
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) - Modeling
• Evil of Dracula (1974)
• Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
• Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) - Modeling
• The War in Space (1977)
• Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984)
• The Return of Godzilla (1984) - Modeling
• Pulgasari (1985)
• Princess from the Moon (1987) - Modeling
• Gunhed (1989)
• Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) - Modeling

Modeled monsters

• Gorosaurus (King Kong Escapes)
• Kamacuras (Son of Godzilla)
• Anguirus (Destroy All Monsters)
• Gezora, Ganimes, Kamoebas (Space Amoeba)
• Hedorah (Godzilla vs. Hedorah)
• Godman (Go! Godman; mask)
• King Ghidorah (heads), Gigan, Godzilla Tower (Godzilla vs. Gigan)
• Godzilla, Megalon, Jet Jaguar (Godzilla vs. Megalon)
• Zone Fighter (mask), Garogas (Zone Fighter)
• Mechagodzilla, King Caesar (Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla)
• Mechagodzilla II (Terror of Mechagodzilla)
• Godzilla, Shockirus (The Return of Godzilla)
• Pulgasari (Pulgasari)
• Dragon (Princess from the Moon)

See also

• Teizo Toshimitsu
• Kanju Yagi and Yasuei Yagi

External links

• Nobuyuki Yasumaru on Toho Official Site.

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