Toshio Miike
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Toshio Miike (三池 敏夫 Miike Toshio) is a Japanese production designer, special effects director, and author. Affiliated with the Tokusatsu Laboratory, he has served as special effects art director on all three entries in Shusuke Kaneko's Heisei Gamera trilogy (1996-1999), the last four Godzilla films of the Millennium series (2001-2004), and all three live action entries in Hideaki Anno's Shin series (2016-2023), among others. He made his SFX directorial debut with the television series Daimajin Kanon (2010), and also directed the effects for Tsuburaya Productions' Ultraman Saga (2012). Miike began publishing an autobiographical book series entitled Toshio Miike's Secret Special Effects Chronicle in 2021, which has accumulated five installments, each covering roughly half a decade of his career.
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
- The Cat (1991) [uncredited]
- Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider (1993)
- Gamera the Guardian of the Universe (1995)
- Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1997)
- Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
- Ultraman Cosmos (TV 2001-2002)
- 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)
- Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1 (2015)
- Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2 (2015)
- Shin Godzilla (2016)
- Dream Challenge: Godzilla Appears in Sukagawa (2019)
- "The Faceless Star" (2019) [commercial]
- Shin Ultraman (2022) [with Yoshi Matsuura]
- Shin Kamen Rider (2023)
Director of special effects
- Daimajin Kanon (TV 2010)
- Ultraman Saga (2012)
Miscellaneous
- The Return of Godzilla (1984) - Physical effects helper [uncredited]
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) - Additional assistant wire operator [uncredited]
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) - Assistant wire operator
- Mikadoroid (1991) - Physical effects helper [uncredited]
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) - Assistant wire operator
- Monster Planet of Godzilla - Assistant wire operator [uncredited]
- Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (TV 1995) - Kaiju & mechanic design
- Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Dyna (1997) - Assistant art director
- Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000) - Substitute art director
- Pyrokinesis (2000) - Art director
- Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact (2001) - Substitute art director
- Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (2003) - Substitute art director
- Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005) - Special effects art helper
- Bringing Godzilla Down to Size (2008) - Interviewee
- Ultraman Ginga Special: Ultra Monsters vs. Ultra Heroes (2014) - Cameo appearance
- Miyazaki Prefectural Government Office Monster Battle (2022) - Supervisor / 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
- Fragment of Illusions Extra: The Art of "Rodan" (2023) - Author
- Toshio Miike's Secret Special Effects Chronicle Vol. 5 (2023) - Author
Gallery
Miike (right) and Katsuro Onoue with Pigmon
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