Eizo Kaimai

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Eizo Kaimai (Kaimai Eizō, 1929 - April 24, 2020) was a Japanese businessman and modeler. He began working for Toho on many of their early Tokusatsu productions, and was first employed as a modeler on the original Godzilla suit for "Godzilla" (1954). He would go on to do modeling work on the first five Godzilla sequels, as well as many of Toho's other special effects films like "Rodan" (1956), "Mothra" (1961), and "Frankenstein vs. Baragon" (1965), to name a few. In 1966, one year after working on his last Godzilla film, Kaimai left Toho to instead found his own company, Kaimai Productions. In the years following, Kaimai also did modeling for rival studio Daiei's Gamera film series, and many of Tsuburaya Productions' special effects television series, most notably, Ultraman. This continued into the early 1980's with his final work being "Ultraman 80" (TV 1980-1981). Kaimai passed away on April 24, 2020, due to leukemia. At 90 years old, Kaimai was the oldest surviving creator of Godzilla, and played major roles in the legacy of other giants of special effects cinema.

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2004
The Spirit of Godzilla
Movie
1991
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Movie Original Godzilla (archive photo) (uncredited)
1977
Bloodthirsty Hawk
Movie Costume Design
1977
Godzilla
Movie Costume Designer
1973
Jumborg Ace
TV show Costume Design
1967
King Kong Escapes
Movie Costume Design
1967
The Space Giants
Movie Visual Effects
1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Movie Costume Design
1964
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Movie Modeling
1963
Matango
Movie Costume Design
1963
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Movie Modeling
1962
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Movie Modeling
1961
The Last War
Movie Modeling
1959
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Movie Modeling
1958
Varan
Movie Modeling
1957
The Mysterians
Movie Costume Design