Keizo Suzuki
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Keizo Suzuki (鈴木 啓造 Suzuki Keizō) is a Japanese cinematographer specializing in tokusatsu. A graduate of the Japan Institute of the Moving Image, he works for the special effects production company Tokusatsu Kenkyujo.[1] Suzuki frequently collaborates with Tokusatsu Kenkyujo effects directors Hiroshi Butsuda and Katsuro Onoue, including on Toei's Super Sentai television series and Hideaki Anno's Shin films. He has also worked as Kazuhiro Nakagawa's cinematographer on the Fest Godzilla short film series since its third entry, Fest Godzilla 3: Gigan Attacks (2022).
Suzuki has occasionally shot human actors in addition to special effects, namely on Shin Ultraman (2022) and Shin Kamen Rider (2023), the former earning him the Japanese Academy Award for Best Cinematography alongside co-cinematographer Osamu Ichikawa.[2]
Selected filmography
Assistant camera
- Ultraman Zearth 2 (1997)
- Ultraman Dyna (TV 1997-1998) [unknown number of episodes]
Special effects assistant camera
- Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) [2nd unit]
- The Yin-Yang Master (2001)
- Returner (2002)
- The Yin-Yang Master 2 (2003)
- Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005)
- Sinking of Japan (2006)
Cinematographer
- A Giant Warrior Descends on Tokyo (2012) [with Keiichi Sakurai]
- "FORESTER: The Attack" (2014)
- Attack on Titan: Signal to Strike Back (TV 2015) [all 3 episodes; with Shunsuke Ito, Osamu Ichikawa][a]
- Kaiju Ward Gallas (2019)
- Shin Ultraman (2022) [with Osamu Ichikawa]
- Fest Godzilla 3: Gigan Attacks (2022)
- Shin Kamen Rider (2023) [with Osamu Ichikawa]
- S.J.H.U. Project: Shin Universe Robo commercial (2023) [with Junpei Okamoto]
- Fest Godzilla 4: Operation Jet Jaguar (2023)[3]
- Fest Godzilla 5: All Monsters Showdown (2024)
Special effects cinematographer
- Gatchaman (2013)
- Earth Defense Widow (2014)
- Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1 (2015) [with Keiichi Sakurai]
- Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2 (2015) [with Keiichi Sakurai]
- Shin Godzilla (2016) [with Keiichi Sakurai]
- Ultraman: A New Power of Singapore (web 2021) [B-camera]
- Shin Ultraman (2022)
- Shin Kamen Rider (2023) [with Junpei Okamoto]
Miscellaneous
- Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000) - Camera sub-staff
- Sakuya (2000) - Special effects color measuring
- What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? (2022) - Special effects coordinator
Notes
- ↑ With Shunsuke Ito for episode 1, and both Ito and Osamu Ichikawa for episodes 2-3.
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