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'''Teizo Toshimitsu''' {{Nihongo|利光 貞三|Toshimitsu Teizō}} was a [[Japan]]ese sculptor and monster modelling artist. First becoming involved with [[Toho]] in [[1942]],<ref name="CharacterEncyclopedia">{{Cite book|title=[[Godzilla Character Encyclopedia: Toho Special Effects Movie Complete History]]|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|date=15 July 2014|page=37|isbn=978-4062190046}}</ref> Toshimitsu pioneered the creation of [[kaiju]] suits for ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' in [[1954]], alongside [[Eizo Kaimai]] and the [[Kanju Yagi and Yasuei Yagi|Yagi brothers]]. As the company continued to produce [[tokusatsu]] films, Toshimitsu took the role of chief modeler, specializing in kaiju faces and maquette prototyping. He is credited with participating in every Toho kaiju film from 1954 to [[1970]], leaving the company in [[1971]] after the dissolution of Toho Studios' Special Technology Division.<ref name="CharacterEncyclopedia"/> Toshimitsu worked freelance in the 1970s, notably designing the monster Sartan for [[Tsuburaya Productions]]' ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Return of Ultraman|Return of Ultraman]]'' and providing monster designs for the [[Toho Planning]] series ''[[Go! Godman]]''. Though Toshimitsu's tenure at the company ended after ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'', the [[King Ghidorah/Showa|King Ghidorah]] and [[SoshingekiGoji|Godzilla]] suits he worked on for ''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' and ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'', respectively, would go on to appear in ''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]''. Toshimitsu was succeeded by his apprentice [[Nobuyuki Yasumaru]], who became chief modeler at Toho's new special effects production subsidiary, [[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]]. Toshimitsu passed away sometime in [[1982]].
'''Teizo Toshimitsu''' {{Nihongo|利光 貞三|Toshimitsu Teizō}} was a [[Japan]]ese sculptor and monster modelling artist. First becoming involved with [[Toho]] in [[1942]],<ref name="CharacterEncyclopedia">{{Cite book|title=[[Godzilla Character Encyclopedia: Toho Special Effects Movie Complete History]]|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|date=15 July 2014|page=37|isbn=978-4062190046}}</ref> Toshimitsu pioneered the creation of [[kaiju]] suits for ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' in [[1954]], alongside [[Eizo Kaimai]] and the [[Kanju Yagi and Yasuei Yagi|Yagi brothers]]. As the company continued to produce [[tokusatsu]] films, Toshimitsu took the role of chief modeler, specializing in kaiju faces and maquette prototyping. He is credited with participating in every Toho kaiju film from 1954 to [[1970]], leaving the company in [[1971]] after the dissolution of Toho Studios' Special Technology Division.<ref name="CharacterEncyclopedia"/> Toshimitsu worked freelance in the 1970s, notably designing the monster Sartan for [[Tsuburaya Productions]]' ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Return of Ultraman|Return of Ultraman]]'' and providing monster designs for the [[Toho Planning]] series ''[[Go! Godman]]''. Though Toshimitsu's tenure at the company ended after ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'', the [[King Ghidorah (Showa)|King Ghidorah]] and [[SoshingekiGoji|Godzilla]] suits he worked on for ''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' and ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'', respectively, would go on to appear in ''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]''. Toshimitsu was succeeded by his apprentice [[Nobuyuki Yasumaru]], who became chief modeler at Toho's new special effects production subsidiary, [[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]]. Toshimitsu passed away sometime in [[1982]].
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==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
===Chief modeler===
===Chief modeler===
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954)
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def50200d8c0a6eb4d0ed72fe0be21e399d345d41527ea760b0b9fe139649eaaa7617f336bb7784fdf6190f0a89a0e6baab5222d1960b647d02cb90a0c4e02abd28edbd539e9c5d5dc609461dce33455949c54b00c367a20a2605ad0e960d19fa25cac8e8c16f9eb2de9abc689543396a24c6df7b90a1cf99e3ca1663eb4e866d7d6a2c53788966e212f237759152816bcd9f6d612799c075c|title=Godzilla (ゴジラ)|work=Toho|accessdate=14 April 2022}}</ref>
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (1955)
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (1955)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def50200a6c1acd73ff8077a292fc0bc42991c7b05a71b730a9b035bb67beba2c3a0d183b464b64397fa06c3f484af6823434ab0749f3d7c7ce792d6707cc23211eeeaefa8777a468f49565ac9c27ff2a3202bfb83feb3280a74815dc4720bc816b6b0b1ddcb63473ff1d2423c85c2b3745d40f9742e08b7c851924a5c76ad12f08804894d71550c350d6f875fe8bbc75deae43def280c1f4b|title=Godzilla Raids Again (ゴジラの逆襲)|work=Toho|accessdate=14 April 2022}}</ref>
*''[[Half Human]]'' (1955)
*''[[Half Human]]'' (1955)
*''[[The Volcano Monsters]]'' (1956) [unproduced]
*''[[The Volcano Monsters]]'' (1956) [unproduced]
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*''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959)
*''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959)
*''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961)
*''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961)
*''[[The Last War]]'' (1961)
*''[[The Last War]]'' (1961)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def50200cc309d164d0c03bc8c0b98b3c9641f9d3c65e6e26ffcdb29de3336beeae8541e1473edc5a1da61acf889d0baf64e1d471b4d90765e9f2f2caf78d54796dbda4f69ba89da1d666637b8bc624c6146f9cff5b1610993cafcdb130445bd44b2cf3f922bfccb1f1d16629e7a794fe813482e50a03c8e46de0094dec081bb3782402d76d9d6ce866ba746f12a6f244bb2dcdb835da7e037|title=The Last War (世界大戦争)|work=Toho|accessdate=14 April 2022}}</ref>
*''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962)
*''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def50200c6b96daaba409aeb6acf8356fe20f430634fed8e2fab8f14ce7b4dd162ef4b8601246c30df34b9a25122f4b4253fa70568ad312179de0003d33b46ce9e24069c2eaed55c9ca4abc5678f7f6f4430d8c286650df55c461d70c028fa49979b21adc588fda3505869cf0e42bf6175a574e787e054b8634a824f9816963103a56fc1c75fe00cf2ebd41f358eff3d684997f19d092e9c56|title=Gorath (妖星ゴラス)|work=Toho|accessdate=14 April 2022}}</ref>
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962)
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def5020073926bc4e0b85b7d39f9c7e0c2ed1ea04164882accbffa695d250b28fc64fe8a6d0d97e0b12468f9e62b1c2f7a5c5a8e0b725e1729344b2b08bbfd5f35557b15f6b72dd75ed6da285e5510bf7b70abd3c7fab1ed8d9e6037297a442ab600faaeae42b83be00536c125e7b5d483543b2e370bd0e04b121b40159d2e25193ff472571fb741e2f339223c8575b86939d255c26d304830|title=King Kong vs. Godzilla (キングコング対ゴジラ)|work=Toho|accessdate=14 April 2022}}</ref>
*''[[Atragon (film)|Atragon]]'' (1963)
*''[[Atragon]]'' (1963)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def5020033837abba218a1d39ec81b5f7a08e370d18c33be9c03809c0bd945e5026e51ebd4d672a647070eda272de6281562fd5cb6dcffe288f155eb7d0ff47ae1ec99393db3d763892a8042a4eee185f6782f17a29dec6bbd079d116e34a9539baad345e1e98001498b6b91d05d95f18a1ec40fed86e42a3dc062aeac5fd48e62683d109b790c47295486794b04c07081a52e4703321bed0c|title=Atragon (海底軍艦)|work=Toho|accessdate=14 April 2022}}</ref>
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964)
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def50200a34cd5a740398d1a9ead02ce1251f9ead2364edeea959dcc6f6f0e46778a77a5ecb1ec35eb09e601693b527c7d2a61ac93abab1dfa5e069e98e1ae05a5fdca8c53c24a950365e7a9e769be6144cec75d17c0c403ba7bb4423e5c736d843e79d8be782ca6db5b208f9db5f1992e04cf39ae09d75297cb76cb8f4fed1b3151b1551c5a8190f9cc50cb61cec05794124f172ece0c7e50|title=Mothra vs. Godzilla (モスラ対ゴジラ)|work=Toho|accessdate=14 April 2022}}</ref>
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964)
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964)
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965)
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def5020002467ad30f77c7925a3c4990aba176ebd7b299f5cee4a0bf88c30fce92d8d16589a9d6209889e550676aede894b12e9635f2e71b39cc4c15f8b379c209a2eee14bae88fe24a81a926c917bba1886d73e54df8885a42629b14077349993245f7451f6d29f52489480a7701b38cc8923333a84b17582351b72f535b9920dea4f053638b49e6002be71d6348a31e378243723076b11f0|title=Frankenstein vs. Baragon (フランケンシュタイン対地底怪獣バラゴン)|work=Toho|accessdate=14 April 2022}}</ref>
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966)
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def50200259701bd685fe4b0aeef3c3d7f5b02d010ad1a63f170a26e10c0a0cfe715513b214c96bd5e1013626879ab45888efd487a60529d6a2cd501830d1bdf93508393c75ebee7910bcaf1bf7aa1e6611139749d08aacc7d32956e8141e0f9ba1a4979b23d3817e1dcbcb7b2d70c6e52241c461d7a03be31ae0f040dce0bdda46fb6b47a7fcc984eb9b6e5e42aa16006de3441271937571b|title=The War of the Gargantuas (フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ)|work=Toho|accessdate=14 April 2022}}</ref>
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966)
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def502009049eb7458db24dd87a88ae118ffe5033a1ed3c95c36598c06a2b827729da6ea01d164e31c0e1a3166bd5b9cc10cd0638b7e14a86d91ca9ec0661f852877fa81f7464d07aad25b3676fbbcdd0715fbae6ba70fd531d31825f2c7feea42c769cd79773d21c969940d073bb6ca109af75635dc4ea5965feebe9840e2fa7a1d5a85d99f21fc72271091ee5b5a21fd71a6b7b7b2a958dd|title=Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ 南海の大決闘)|work=Toho|accessdate=14 April 2022}}</ref>
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967)
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967)
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967)
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def50200e9fbd722a9d1291456f5759048318029e1563c8c17de77b0251d991dc8f7df25eda91e332bfb5c4ef40b1463774ef429b025153839a2b113774281fa42a958a8d67dd484021509dddc9bc91d4c0da8dd69337437b19a66232abc8f83c1c8e3f6fec4f2f2e684fc1b49503523b0c4eafaf5f2025a1391aa1e875cfdaefc51a22d665dad7fc2c5358afcb0ccd49704e12f2f15680f56|title=Son of Godzilla (怪獣島の決戦 ゴジラの息子)|work=Toho|accessdate=14 April 2022}}</ref>
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968)
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def50200e90f6681ccd291cdc0744acbe2008db1767d6d919cdfc853e5136f09d2d523daab8f56032cd97e06a0531af135db004bb81edf55da184e9760b901c49890a43173a8e0a1879f05a2585a0c6cbeb3d7beeeba2b595c74a3c49b2142beed5687d0e1347377c38b4ad8250b84d0e2b07634beb1e275c6e390a9d52303c6e8b8b3aeb4756da9c717372d20bae8a858e9510a731bb1114e|title=Destroy All Monsters (怪獣総進撃)|work=Toho|accessdate=14 April 2022}}</ref>
*''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969)
*''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def502006a40fd9ce18118005244d346edd7567d86fffaed8718849bbe71f2a2d16f4e4f947f4eb895e5b2e072bea2dd4aad4ae71ab5c6090048fe0e4715a4f8bb9f5bc7a469ee96f7d522747674f86ae57d53be386e737f583fbe9c06c6b0d2aff67b7be38ec431af4a2d2c91f634f2e048406cbb5b2c96ab8698143d7a4d9f968a44850734e2a0d5fe8bdb721376a399adeef39323d03fe3|title=Latitude Zero (緯度0大作戦)|work=Toho|accessdate=14 April 2022}}</ref>
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969)
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969)
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970)
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def50200dab1dbad084a003b4afc527f43b8b6eb9340f5afc2e4c5c4fc19afd31f38d62838a0f3229e77e5300de845c9a82ddc959d6202c308b9a14d07cc0f70b007f20ea8ab4500edbe98fd23f18594588e575ed3cc49ccd206f80b65b1f94ee8b8ac2dd22db74fe912ad2e1c7034a74692808cc4c17774b9c182405c6b079359673ab58ccd9979690a1995e245ee2173b3b26265bdfe348e|title=Space Amoeba (ゲゾラ・ガニメ・カメーバ 決戦！南海の大怪獣)|work=Toho|accessdate=14 April 2022}}</ref>
===Monster designer===
===Monster designer===
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969)
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969)
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*''[[Go! Godman]]'' (TV 1972-1973)<ref name="TSHChronicles"/>
*''[[Go! Godman]]'' (TV 1972-1973)<ref name="TSHChronicles"/>
==Modeled monsters==
==Modeled monsters==
*[[Godzilla/1954|Godzilla]] [two suits, half suit] / Godzilla skeleton (''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'')
*[[Godzilla (First Generation)|Godzilla]] [two suits, half suit] / Godzilla skeleton (''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'')
*[[GyakushuGoji|Godzilla]] / [[Anguirus]] (''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'')
*[[GyakushuGoji|Godzilla]] / [[Anguirus]] (''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'')
*Godzilla (''[[The Volcano Monsters]]'')
*Godzilla (''[[The Volcano Monsters]]'')
*[[Snowman]] / [[Snowman's child]] (''[[Half Human]]'')
*[[Snowman]] / [[Snowman's child]] (''[[Half Human]]'')
*[[Rodan/Showa|Rodan]] / [[Meganulon]] (''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'')
*[[Rodan (Showa)|Rodan]] / [[Meganulon]] (''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'')
*[[Moguera]] (''[[The Mysterians]]'')
*[[Moguera]] (''[[The Mysterians]]'')
*[[Varan]] (''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'')
*[[Varan]] (''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'')
*[[Yamata no Orochi]] (''[[The Three Treasures]]'')
*[[Yamata no Orochi]] (''[[The Three Treasures]]'')
*[[Mothra/First Generation|Mothra]] (''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'') [larva, imago]
*[[Mothra (First Generation)|Mothra]] (''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'') [larva, imago]
*[[Maguma]] (''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'')
*[[Maguma]] (''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'')
*[[KingGoji|Godzilla]] / [[King Kong]] / [[Giant Octopus]] / [[Giant Lizard]] (''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'')
*[[KingGoji|Godzilla]] / [[King Kong]] / [[Giant Octopus]] / [[Giant Lizard]] (''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'')
*[[Matango]] (''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'')
*[[Matango]] (''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'')
*[[MosuGoji|Godzilla]] / [[Mothra]] {{nw|[}}[[Mothra/Second Generation|larva]], [[Mothra/First Generation|imago]]] (''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'')
*[[MosuGoji|Godzilla]] / [[Mothra]] {{nw|[}}[[Mothra (Second Generation)|larva]], [[Mothra (First Generation)|imago]]] (''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'')
*[[Rodan/Showa|Rodan]] / [[King Ghidorah/Showa|King Ghidorah]] (''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'')
*[[Rodan (Showa)|Rodan]] / [[King Ghidorah (Showa)|King Ghidorah]] (''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'')
*[[Baragon]] / [[Giant Octopus]] (''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'')
*[[Baragon]] / [[Giant Octopus]] (''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'')
*[[DaisensoGoji|Godzilla]] (''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'')
*[[DaisensoGoji|Godzilla]] (''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'')
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G54_-_Godzilla_Concept_Statue_3.jpg|Teizo Toshimitsu sculpting a maquette of [[Godzilla]]
G54_-_Godzilla_Concept_Statue_3.jpg|Teizo Toshimitsu sculpting a maquette of [[Godzilla]]
G54_-_Unpainted_Godzilla_Suit.jpg|Toshimitsu working on an unpainted Godzilla half-[[ShodaiGoji|suit]]
G54_-_Unpainted_Godzilla_Suit.jpg|Toshimitsu working on an unpainted Godzilla half-[[ShodaiGoji|suit]]
Destroy_All_Monsters_Behind_Scenes.jpg|Toshimitsu with the [[Rodan/Showa|Rodan]], [[Minilla]], and [[Baragon]] suits and [[Varan]] prop
Destroy_All_Monsters_Behind_Scenes.jpg|Toshimitsu with the [[Rodan (Showa)|Rodan]], [[Minilla]], and [[Baragon]] suits and [[Varan]] prop
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==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Keizo Murase]]
*[[Keizo Murase]]
==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160326232918/http://toho.co.jp/library/system/people/?7604 Teizo Toshimitsu on Toho Official Website]
*[https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/1/additionalFilters/%255B%257B%2522with%2522:%2522and%2522,%2522filters%2522:%255B%257B%2522with%2522:%2522or%2522,%2522field%2522:%2522%25E4%25BA%25BA%25E5%2590%258D%2522,%2522sign%2522:%2522like%2522,%2522value%2522:%2522%25E5%2588%25A9%25E5%2585%2589%25E8%25B2%259E%25E4%25B8%2589%2522%257D%255D%257D%255D Teizo Toshimitsu's filmography on the official Toho website]
==References==
==References==
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Teizo Toshimitsu
Teizo Toshimitsu working on the head of the original Anguirus suit
Born October 15, 1909
Oita, Japan
Died 1982
First work The War at Sea from
Hawaii to Malaya (1942)
Notable work Godzilla (1954)
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Teizo Toshimitsu (利光 貞三,   Toshimitsu Teizō) was a Japanese sculptor and monster modelling artist. First becoming involved with Toho in 1942,[1] Toshimitsu pioneered the creation of kaiju suits for Godzilla in 1954, alongside Eizo Kaimai and the Yagi brothers. As the company continued to produce tokusatsu films, Toshimitsu took the role of chief modeler, specializing in kaiju faces and maquette prototyping. He is credited with participating in every Toho kaiju film from 1954 to 1970, leaving the company in 1971 after the dissolution of Toho Studios' Special Technology Division.[1] Toshimitsu worked freelance in the 1970s, notably designing the monster Sartan for Tsuburaya Productions' Return of Ultraman and providing monster designs for the Toho Planning series Go! Godman. Though Toshimitsu's tenure at the company ended after Godzilla vs. Hedorah, the King Ghidorah and Godzilla suits he worked on for Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster and Destroy All Monsters, respectively, would go on to appear in Godzilla vs. Gigan. Toshimitsu was succeeded by his apprentice Nobuyuki Yasumaru, who became chief modeler at Toho's new special effects production subsidiary, Toho Eizo. Toshimitsu passed away sometime in 1982.

Selected filmography

Chief modeler

Monster designer

Modeled monsters

Gallery

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References

This is a list of references for Teizo Toshimitsu. 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 Character Encyclopedia: Toho Special Effects Movie Complete History. Kodansha. 15 July 2014. p. 37. ISBN 978-4062190046.
  2. ↑ "Godzilla (ゴジラ)". Toho. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Godzilla Raids Again (ゴジラの逆襲)". Toho. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Last War (世界大戦争)". Toho. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Gorath (妖星ゴラス)". Toho. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "King Kong vs. Godzilla (キングコング対ゴジラ)". Toho. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Atragon (海底軍艦)". Toho. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Mothra vs. Godzilla (モスラ対ゴジラ)". Toho. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "Frankenstein vs. Baragon (フランケンシュタイン対地底怪獣バラゴン)". Toho. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "The War of the Gargantuas (フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ)". Toho. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ 南海の大決闘)". Toho. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "Son of Godzilla (怪獣島の決戦 ゴジラの息子)". Toho. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "Destroy All Monsters (怪獣総進撃)". Toho. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  14. ↑ "Latitude Zero (緯度0大作戦)". Toho. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  15. ↑ "Space Amoeba (ゲゾラ・ガニメ・カメーバ 決戦！南海の大怪獣)". Toho. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 The Super Heroes Chronicles. Takeshobo. November 1995. p. 95. ISBN 978-4884758745.

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