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Keizô Murase
Ikeda, Tokachi, Hokkaido, Japan
Keizō Murase (村瀬継蔵, Murase Keizō; October 5, 1935 – October 14, 2024) was a Japanese suitmaker, stuntman, sculptor, modeller, and film director. He is particularly well known for…
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Keizō Murase (村瀬継蔵, Murase Keizō; October 5, 1935 – October 14, 2024) was a Japanese suitmaker, stuntman, sculptor, modeller, and film director. He is particularly well known for his work in giant monster films, including Mothra (1961), King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), and The Mighty Peking Man (1977). In 1958, Toho hired Murase to sculpt the Varan suit for Varan the Unbelievable. An amateur photographer, Murase extensively documented his work, which was published in his 2015 autobiography, Monster Maker: Keizo Murase. After working for Daiei Film on Gamera, he, Masao Yagi, and Akira Suzuki founded the modelling company Ex Productions; he later left in 1972 to form his own company, Twenty. Murase died from cirrhosis of the liver on October 14, 2024, at the age of 89.
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2026
Keizo Murase: The Last Monster Maker
Movie Self (Archival footage)
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2024
Brush of the God
Movie Modelling Supervisor
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2019
Howl from Beyond the Fog
Movie Special Effects
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1986
The Seventh Curse
Movie Special Effects
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1977
The Mighty Peking Man
Movie Ah Wang / Peking Man (stunts)
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1976
The Snake Prince
Movie Modeling
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1975
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Movie Costume Design
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1973
Kure Kure Takora
TV show Costume Design
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1969
Register of Deities
Movie Modeling
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1967
Yongary, Monster from the Deep
Movie Costume Design
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1967
Gamera vs. Gyaos
Movie Costume Design
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1966
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Movie Costume Designer
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1966
Gammera the Invincible
Movie Costume Design
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1966
Ultra Q
TV show Costume Design
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1965
Gamera, the Giant Monster
Movie Costume Design
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1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Movie Costume Design
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1964
Dogora
Movie Modeling
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1964
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Movie Sculptor
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1963
Matango
Movie Modeling
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1963
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Movie Sculptor
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1962
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Movie Costume Designer
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1958
Varan
Movie Costume Design
