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Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
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Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects 2008 Directed by Norman England

A look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists and craftsmen who've maintained the tradition of Japanese special-effects. Highlighted is Yasuyuki Inoue along with various crew members who crafted meticulously detailed miniatures and risked life and limb as suit actors. All done to bring to life some of film's most iconic monsters through a distinct Japanese artform.

Country USA
Production Countries Japan , USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Japanese
Gnere Documentary
Revenue $41,347
Release Date 3 August 2008
69 mins
Cast
Alex Cox
Alex Cox Narrator
Akira Tsuburaya
Akira Tsuburaya Himself
Teruyoshi Nakano
Teruyoshi Nakano Himself
Akira Takarada
Akira Takarada Himself
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya Himself
Shogo Tomiyama
Shogo Tomiyama Himself
Hiroshi Koizumi
Hiroshi Koizumi Himself
Shusuke Kaneko
Shusuke Kaneko Himself
Toshio Miike
Toshio Miike Himself
Akinori Takagi
Akinori Takagi Himself
Toshiro Aoki
Toshiro Aoki Himself
Yasuyuki Inoue
Yasuyuki Inoue Himself
Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima Himself
Kenpachirō Satsuma
Kenpachirō Satsuma Himself
Tsutomu Kitagawa
Tsutomu Kitagawa Himself
Shinichi Wakasa
Shinichi Wakasa Himself
Shiro Sano
Shiro Sano Himeself
Ryuji Honda
Ryuji Honda Himself
Takeshi Yagi
Takeshi Yagi Himself
Jiro Shirasaki
Jiro Shirasaki Himself
Crew
Director
Norman England
Norman England
Writers
Steve Ryfle
Steve Ryfle
Ed Godziszewski
Ed Godziszewski
Producers
Ed Godziszewski
Ed Godziszewski
Steve Ryfle
Steve Ryfle
Executive Producer
Lisa Bull
Lisa Bull
Cinematography
Hiroo Takaoka
Hiroo Takaoka
Editor
Yasu Inoue
Yasu Inoue
Sound
Shinji Okada
Shinji Okada
Soichiro Migita
Soichiro Migita
Makeup Artist
Tomomi Higuchi
Tomomi Higuchi
Music
Kow Otani
Kow Otani
Camera Operator
JR Lipartito
JR Lipartito
Additional Photography
Shu G. Momose
Shu G. Momose
Norika Kinoshita
Norika Kinoshita