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|caption          =Shinichi Wakasa holding the S.H. MonsterArts Gamera figure
|caption          =Shinichi Wakasa holding the S.H. MonsterArts Gamera figure
|occupation      =Sculptor, modeler, makeup artist
|occupation      =Sculptor, modeler, makeup artist
|birthday        =March 2, 1960<ref name="Yosensha">[http://www.yosensha.co.jp/book/b313900.html ''Godzilla - King of Monstermaker'' - Yosensha]</ref>
|birthday        =March 2, [[1960]]<ref name="Yosensha">[http://www.yosensha.co.jp/book/b313900.html ''Godzilla - King of Monstermaker'' - Yosensha]</ref>
|birthplace      =[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
|birthplace      =[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
|first            =''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman 80 (series)|Ultraman 80]]'' (TV 1980-1981)
|first            =''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman 80 (series)|Ultraman 80]]'' (TV 1980-1981)
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{{Quote|If [[Godzilla]] is king of the monsters, then my friend '''Shinichi Wakasa''' is the king's hand.|[[Rick Baker]]<ref>[[File:Godzilla_-_King_of_Monstermaker.jpg|150px]]</ref>}}
{{Quote|If [[Godzilla]] is king of the monsters, then my friend '''Shinichi Wakasa''' is the king's hand.|[[Rick Baker]]<ref>[[File:Godzilla_-_King_of_Monstermaker.jpg|150px]]</ref>}}
'''Shinichi Wakasa''' {{Nihongo|若狭 新一|Wakasa Shinichi}} is a [[Japan]]ese model maker and special effects makeup artist.
'''Shinichi Wakasa''' {{Nihongo|若狭 新一|Wakasa Shinichi}} is a [[Japan]]ese model maker and special effects makeup artist. He worked as a special effects technician and suit sculptor for nearly every [[Toho]]-produced ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' film from [[1993]] to [[2004]], along with several other [[kaiju]] films produced by Toho and [[Kadokawa|Daiei]]. Wakasa is the founder of MONSTERS Inc., a modeling company which created the kaiju suits for the majority of the films on which he worked.
 
Wakasa worked as a special effects technician and suit sculptor for nearly every [[Toho]]-produced [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] film from 1993 to 2004, along with several other [[kaiju]] films produced by Toho and [[Kadokawa|Daiei]]. Wakasa is the founder of MONSTERS Inc., a modeling company which created the kaiju suits for the majority of the films on which Wakasa worked.
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==Career==
==Career==
In 1980, at the age of 20, Wakasa founded MONSTERS Inc., his own professional special effects sculpting company. That same year, Wakasa worked on [[Tsuburaya Productions]]' series ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman 80 (series)|Ultraman 80]]'', where he was in charge of sculpting the monster suits. Wakasa's first major film work came in 1991, where he served as the chief makeup artist for [[Toho]]'s horror film ''[[wikipedia:My Soul is Slashed|My Soul is Slashed]]'', directed by [[Shusuke Kaneko]]. Wakasa would go on to serve as the chief suit maker for ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'', which arguably launched his career as one of [[Japan]]'s premiere [[tokusatsu]] artists. Wakasa performed the same role for the remaining two [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] films of the [[Heisei era|Heisei series]], and reunited with Kaneko for ''[[Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion]]'' in 1996. Wakasa continued to work as the chief suit maker for the ''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' trilogy from 1996 to 1998.
In [[1980]], at the age of 20, Wakasa founded MONSTERS Inc., his own professional special effects sculpting company. That same year, Wakasa worked on [[Tsuburaya Productions]]' series ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman 80 (series)|Ultraman 80]]'', where he was in charge of sculpting the monster suits. Wakasa's first major film work came in [[1991]], where he served as the chief makeup artist for [[Toho]]'s horror film ''[[wikipedia:My Soul is Slashed|My Soul is Slashed]]'', directed by [[Shusuke Kaneko]]. Wakasa would go on to serve as the chief suit maker for ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'', which arguably launched his career as one of [[Japan]]'s premiere [[tokusatsu]] artists. Wakasa performed the same role for the remaining two [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] films of the [[Heisei era|Heisei series]], and reunited with Kaneko for ''[[Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion]]'' in 1996. Wakasa continued to work as the chief suit maker for the ''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' trilogy from [[1996]] to [[1998]].


For ''[[Rebirth of Mothra III]]'', Wakasa was credited as a "model producer," the first ever individual credited with this position. Wakasa continued to work as chief modeler for nearly every film in the [[Millennium era|Millennium series]], with the exception of ''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]''.<ref name="Yosensha"/> While Wakasa has not worked on a kaiju film since 2004, he has occasionally worked as a makeup technician on other films since then. Wakasa has also made appearances at [[G-Fest]], and in 2017 published his book ''[[Godzilla - King of Monstermaker]]''.
For ''[[Rebirth of Mothra III]]'', Wakasa was credited as a "model producer," the first ever individual credited with this position. Wakasa continued to work as chief modeler for every film in the [[Millennium era|Millennium series]], with the exception of ''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack|GMK]]''.<ref name="Yosensha"/> Wakasa had not worked on a kaiju film in nearly two decades until the Toei/Shochiku co-production ''[[Kaiju Cleanup]]''—scheduled for release in [[2022]]—though he occasionally worked as a makeup technician on other films. He has made multiple appearances at [[G-Fest]] and in 2017, he published his book ''[[Godzilla - King of Monstermaker]]''.
==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman 80 (series)|Ultraman 80]]'' (TV 1980-1981) - Modeler [uncredited]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman 80 (series)|Ultraman 80]]'' (TV 1980-1981) - Modeler [uncredited]
*''[[Wolfman vs. Godzilla]]'' (1983) - Modeler [post-production]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993) - [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Mechagodzilla]], [[Rodan/Heisei|Rodan]] modeler [with Rikuo Mikami, Yukihiro Kanetsuna, Takuji Yokoyama, [[Shigeaki Ito]], [[Masayuki Kurahashi]]]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993) - [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Mechagodzilla]], [[Rodan/Heisei|Rodan]] modeler [with Rikuo Mikami, Yukihiro Kanetsuna, Takuji Yokoyama, [[Shigeaki Ito]], [[Masayuki Kurahashi]]]
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) - [[SpaceGodzilla]], [[Godzilla Junior|LittleGodzilla]] modeler [with Shigeaki Ito, Takuji Yokoyama, [[Akira Yamada]], [[Fumihiko Yagi]], [[Nobuhiro Ekubo]]]
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) - [[SpaceGodzilla]], [[Godzilla Junior|LittleGodzilla]] modeler [with Shigeaki Ito, Takuji Yokoyama, [[Akira Yamada]], [[Fumihiko Yagi]], [[Nobuhiro Ekubo]]]
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*''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004) - Modeler
*''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004) - Modeler
*''[[Daimajin Kanon]]'' (TV 2010) - Modeler
*''[[Daimajin Kanon]]'' (TV 2010) - Modeler
==Books==
*''[[Kaiju Cleanup]]'' (2022) - Monster modeler<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.shochiku.co.jp/daikaijyu-movie/news/210702/|title=巨大怪獣の死体を前に立ち尽くす2人、ティザービジュアル＆超特報解禁！|date=2 July 2021|work=Kaiju Cleanup}}</ref>
==Bibliography==
*''[[Monster Maker: Keizo Murase - Treasured KAIJU Photobook]]'' (2015) - Supervisor [with Yuji Nishimura]
*''[[Monster Maker: Keizo Murase - Treasured KAIJU Photobook]]'' (2015) - Supervisor [with Yuji Nishimura]
*''[[Godzilla - King of Monstermaker]]'' (2017) - Author
*''[[Godzilla - King of Monstermaker]]'' (2017) - Author
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*[[Godzilla/Kiryu Saga|Godzilla]], [[Kiryu]], [[Mothra/Tokyo S.O.S. (Imago)|Mothra]] (''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]'')
*[[Godzilla/Kiryu Saga|Godzilla]], [[Kiryu]], [[Mothra/Tokyo S.O.S. (Imago)|Mothra]] (''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]'')
*[[Godzilla/Final Wars|Godzilla]], [[Minilla]], [[Mothra/Final Wars|Mothra]], [[Anguirus]], [[Rodan/Millennium|Rodan]], [[Ebirah]], [[Kamacuras]], [[Kumonga]], [[Hedorah]], [[King Caesar]], [[Gigan]], [[Monster X|Monster X / Keizer Ghidorah]] (''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'')
*[[Godzilla/Final Wars|Godzilla]], [[Minilla]], [[Mothra/Final Wars|Mothra]], [[Anguirus]], [[Rodan/Millennium|Rodan]], [[Ebirah]], [[Kamacuras]], [[Kumonga]], [[Hedorah]], [[King Caesar]], [[Gigan]], [[Monster X|Monster X / Keizer Ghidorah]] (''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'')
==Videos==
*Unnamed dead monster (''[[Kaiju Cleanup]]'')
{{Videos|
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">O34hEkvXZN4</youtube>|2020 Kaiju Masterclass panel}}
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/shinichiwakasa Twitter account]
*[https://twitter.com/shinichiwakasa Twitter account]
*[https://www.instagram.com/shinichi_wakasa/ Instagram account]
*[https://www.instagram.com/shinichi_wakasa/ Instagram account]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O34hEkvXZN4 2021 Kaiju Masterclass panel]
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

Revision as of 03:08, 11 September 2021

Shinichi Wakasa
Shinichi Wakasa holding the S.H. MonsterArts Gamera figure
Born March 2, 1960[1]
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation Sculptor, modeler, makeup artist
First work Ultraman 80 (TV 1980-1981)
Notable work Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
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“
If Godzilla is king of the monsters, then my friend Shinichi Wakasa is the king's hand.
„ 

— Rick Baker[2]

Shinichi Wakasa (若狭 新一,   Wakasa Shinichi) is a Japanese model maker and special effects makeup artist. He worked as a special effects technician and suit sculptor for nearly every Toho-produced Godzilla film from 1993 to 2004, along with several other kaiju films produced by Toho and Daiei. Wakasa is the founder of MONSTERS Inc., a modeling company which created the kaiju suits for the majority of the films on which he worked.

Career

In 1980, at the age of 20, Wakasa founded MONSTERS Inc., his own professional special effects sculpting company. That same year, Wakasa worked on Tsuburaya Productions' series Ultraman 80, where he was in charge of sculpting the monster suits. Wakasa's first major film work came in 1991, where he served as the chief makeup artist for Toho's horror film My Soul is Slashed, directed by Shusuke Kaneko. Wakasa would go on to serve as the chief suit maker for Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, which arguably launched his career as one of Japan's premiere tokusatsu artists. Wakasa performed the same role for the remaining two Godzilla films of the Heisei series, and reunited with Kaneko for Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion in 1996. Wakasa continued to work as the chief suit maker for the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy from 1996 to 1998.

For Rebirth of Mothra III, Wakasa was credited as a "model producer," the first ever individual credited with this position. Wakasa continued to work as chief modeler for every film in the Millennium series, with the exception of GMK.[1] Wakasa had not worked on a kaiju film in nearly two decades until the Toei/Shochiku co-production Kaiju Cleanup—scheduled for release in 2022—though he occasionally worked as a makeup technician on other films. He has made multiple appearances at G-Fest and in 2017, he published his book Godzilla - King of Monstermaker.

Selected filmography

Bibliography

Modeled monsters

External links

References

This is a list of references for Shinichi Wakasa. 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 Godzilla - King of Monstermaker - Yosensha
  2. ↑ Godzilla - King of Monstermaker.jpg
  3. ↑ "巨大怪獣の死体を前に立ち尽くす2人、ティザービジュアル＆超特報解禁！". Kaiju Cleanup. 2 July 2021.

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