Yuji Sakai

Yuji Sakai Born 1958 Sukagawa, Fukushima, Japan Occupation Artist, sculptor, modeler First work Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994) Notable work Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)

Yuji Sakai (酒井ゆうじ,   Sakai Yūji) is a Japanese artist, sculptor and modeler. He helped to design Yamata no Orochi and Godzilla for the films Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon and Godzilla 2000: Millennium, respectively, and served as a modeler for Godzilla and Godzilla Junior on Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. He also created a replica of the ShodaiGoji suit for a short film at the Eiji Tsuburaya Museum as well as a commercial for BOSS coffee. Sakai has produced over 170 garage kits at his personal workshop, the Yuji Sakai Modeling Studio and has sculpted and painted figures for toy lines such as X-Plus and S.H. MonsterArts. He has made numerous public appearances at events, including as a guest at G-Fest 2000, and was interviewed with Hiroyuki Seshita for the Collector's Edition Blu-ray of GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle.

Selected filmography

• Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994) - Design works
• Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) - Godzilla / Godzilla Junior modeler
• Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) - Design works
• Dream Challenge: Godzilla Appears in Sukagawa (2019) - Godzilla modeler
• "The Faceless Star" (2019) - Godzilla modeler [uncredited]
• "The Impact of a Blue Day" (2021) - Godzilla modeler [uncredited]
• "GO YOUR WAY" (2023) - Godzilla modeler [uncredited]

Interviewee

• GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle Collector's Edition Blu-ray (2018) [with Hiroyuki Seshita]

Books

• GODZILLA DREAM: Yuji Sakai Modeling Collection (2005) - Author
• Yuji Sakai Modeling Collection: GODZILLA DREAM evolution (2013) - Author

Figures and garage kits

• GODZILLA DREAM garage kits (2003-)
• Bandai Yuji Sakai's Concept Works figures (2008-2009)
• Numerous S.H. MonsterArts figures (2011-)
• X-Plus Yuji Sakai Modeling Collection figures (2015-)
• Tamashii Nations Human size Godzilla (1991 Hokkaido ver.) [2017]
• Banpresto Anime Godzilla (2017)
• Movie Monster Series Extreme Godzilla 1989 Attack Luminous Color Ver. (2022)

Designed monsters

• Yamata no Orochi (Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon)
• Godzilla (Godzilla 2000: Millennium)

Monsters modeled

• Godzilla, Godzilla Junior (Godzilla vs. Destoroyah)
• Godzilla (Dream Challenge: Godzilla Appears in Sukagawa)

External links

• Tamashii Nations Koichi Kawakita x Yuji Sakai interview (2011)
• Tamashii Nations Koichi Kawakita x Yuji Sakai interview (2011)
• Tamashii Nations interview (2015)
• SHONEN-RIC as X-PLUS interview
• Gigazine interview (2017)

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