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 Tokusatsu Kenkyujo, he has served as special effects production designer 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 four 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
Special effects art assistant
- 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 production designer
- 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)
- Monkey Magic (2007)
- A Giant Warrior Descends on Tokyo (2012)
- Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1 (2015)
- Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2 (2015)
- Shin Godzilla (2016)
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)[a]
- Shin Ultraman (2022) [with Kaori Matsuura]
- Shin Kamen Rider (2023) [with Kaori Matsuura]
Production designer
- Pyrokinesis (2000)
- "FORESTER: The Attack" (2014)
- Dream Challenge: Godzilla Appears in Sukagawa (2019)
- Miyazaki Prefectural Government Office Monster Battle (2022)
Director of special effects
- Daimajin Kanon (TV 2010)
- Ultraman Saga (2012)
- "The Faceless Star" (2019) [uncredited][1]
Miscellaneous
- The Return of Godzilla (1984) - Physical effects helper [uncredited]
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) - Additional assistant wire operator [uncredited]
- The Cat (1991) - Miniature modeler [only credited in Japanese version]
- Mikadoroid (1991) - Physical effects helper [uncredited]
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) - Assistant wire operator
- 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) - Art assistant
- Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000) - Substitute production designer
- Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact (2001) - Substitute production designer
- Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (2003) - Substitute production designer
- 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) - Director
- Shin Ultraman (2022) - CG building asset supervisor
- Yuzo the Biggest Battle in Tokyo (2022) - Special thanks
Bibliography
Author
- Toshio Miike's Secret Special Effects Chronicle Vol. 1 (2021)
- Toshio Miike's Secret Special Effects Chronicle Vol. 2 (2021)
- Toshio Miike's Secret Special Effects Chronicle Vol. 3 (2022)
- Toshio Miike's Secret Special Effects Chronicle Vol. 4 (2023)
- Fragment of Illusions Extra: The Art of "Rodan" (2023)
- Toshio Miike's Secret Special Effects Chronicle Vol. 5 (2023)
Gallery
Miike (right) and Katsuro Onoue with Garamon
Notes
- ↑ Production designer for a live-action unit in charge of "special effects material/panel art shooting."
References
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