Toshio Miike

Toshio Miike Born May 26, 1961 Kamimashiki, Kumamoto, Japan Occupation Production designer, modeler, special effects director First work Space Sheriff Shaider (1984) Notable work Godzilla Final Wars (2004)

Toshio Miike (三池 敏夫,   Miike Toshio) is a Japanese special effects art director, director, and modeler.

Selected filmography

Assistant special effects art director

• Tokyo Blackout (1987)
• Gunhed (1989)
• Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
• Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
• Gridman (TV 1993-1994)
• Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
• Rebirth of Mothra 2 (1997)
• Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
• Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)

Special effects art director

• Gamera the Guardian of the Universe (1995)
• Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1997)
• Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
• Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
• Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
• Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003)
• Godzilla Final Wars (2004)
• Sinking of Japan (2006)
• Ultraman Mebius (TV 2006-2007)
• Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo (2012)
• Shin Godzilla (2016)
• Dream Challenge: Godzilla Appears in Sukagawa (2019)
• "The Faceless Star" (2019) [commercial]
• Shin Ultraman (2022) [with Yoshi Matsuura]

Director of special effects

• Daimajin Kanon (TV 2010)
• Ultraman Saga (2012)

Miscellaneous

• Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) - Assistant wire operator's helper
• Nine Lives (1991) - Special effects designer
• Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) - Assistant wire operator
• Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) - Assistant wire operator
• Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider (1993) - Special effects designer
• Monster Planet of Godzilla - Assistant wire operator
• Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (TV 1995) - Kaiju & mechanic design
• Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000) - Assistant art director
• Pyrokinesis (2000) - Art director
• Bringing Godzilla Down to Size (2008) - Interviewee
• Ultraman Ginga: Theater Special Ultra Monster ☆ Hero Battle Royal! (2014) - Cameo appearance
• Shin Godzilla (2016) - B unit art director

Bibliography

• Toshio Miike's Secret Special Effects Chronicle Vol. 1 (2021) - Author
• Toshio Miike's Secret Special Effects Chronicle Vol. 2 (2021) - Author
• Toshio Miike's Secret Special Effects Chronicle Vol. 3 (2022) - Author
• Toshio Miike's Secret Special Effects Chronicle Vol. 4 (2023) - Author

Gallery

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  Miike (right) and Katsuro Onoue with Pigmon

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