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*Yumi Kameyama was the | *Yumi Kameyama was the second known female [[kaiju]] [[:Category:Suit Actors|suit actor]] in a film, followed by [[Rie Ota]] as [[Baragon]] in ''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' and [[Naoko Kamio]] as [[Minilla]] and [[Rodan (Millennium)|Rodan]] in [[Godzilla Final Wars]], respectively. Jennie Kaplan had previously portrayed [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Pigmon|Pigmon]] in an episode of the television series ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero|Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero]]'', released only a little over a year prior to ''[[Gamera the Guardian of the Universe]]''. Mayumi Aguni, who played the monster Lilliput in the 1991 film [[wikipedia:Zeiram|''Zeiram'']], would be the first kaiju suit actress, predating them all by several years.<ref>[https://maserpatrol.wordpress.com/2021/12/19/zeiram_30/ - Maser Patrol article on Zeiram 30th anniversary by Kevnder]</ref> | ||
*According to special effects director [[Shinji Higuchi]], a woman was chosen to portray [[Gyaos|Super Gyaos]] because "the shape of a woman's body is different from that of a man's" and "since virtually all of the people who work in the special effects field are men, I thought that I could make it a little easier for women to enter the field by having one play Gyaos."<ref name="Milner, David">[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/higuchi.htm Kaiju Conversations - Shinji Higuchi interview by David Milner and Guy Tucker]</ref> | *According to special effects director [[Shinji Higuchi]], a woman was chosen to portray [[Gyaos|Super Gyaos]] because "the shape of a woman's body is different from that of a man's" and "since virtually all of the people who work in the special effects field are men, I thought that I could make it a little easier for women to enter the field by having one play Gyaos."<ref name="Milner, David">[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/higuchi.htm Kaiju Conversations - Shinji Higuchi interview by David Milner and Guy Tucker]</ref> | ||
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Yumi Kameyama (亀山 ゆうみ Kameyama Yūmi) is a Japanese actress and stuntwoman. She portrayed Super Gyaos in the 1995 film, Gamera the Guardian of the Universe.
Filmography
Actor
- Gamera the Guardian of the Universe (1995) - Super Gyaos / reporter [uncredited]
Gallery
Yumi Kameyama in the Super Gyaos suit during filming of Gamera the Guardian of the Universe
Yumi Kameyama getting inside of the Super Gyaos suit during filming
Yumi Kameyama and Gamera suit actor Jun Suzuki converse during filming
Trivia
- Yumi Kameyama was the second known female kaiju suit actor in a film, followed by Rie Ota as Baragon in Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack and Naoko Kamio as Minilla and Rodan in Godzilla Final Wars, respectively. Jennie Kaplan had previously portrayed Pigmon in an episode of the television series Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero, released only a little over a year prior to Gamera the Guardian of the Universe. Mayumi Aguni, who played the monster Lilliput in the 1991 film Zeiram, would be the first kaiju suit actress, predating them all by several years.[3]
- According to special effects director Shinji Higuchi, a woman was chosen to portray Super Gyaos because "the shape of a woman's body is different from that of a man's" and "since virtually all of the people who work in the special effects field are men, I thought that I could make it a little easier for women to enter the field by having one play Gyaos."[4]
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