Eizo Kaimai

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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All Costume & Make-Up Visual Effects

Godzilla

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Designer

Average Rating

7.6

1060 votes

Release Date

Nov 03, 1954

72 years ago
King Kong vs. Godzilla

Department Visual Effects

Job Modeling

Average Rating

6.9

326 votes

Release Date

Aug 11, 1962

64 years ago
King Kong vs. Godzilla

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Designer

Average Rating

6.9

326 votes

Release Date

Aug 11, 1962

64 years ago
Mothra vs. Godzilla

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

7.0

319 votes

Release Date

Apr 29, 1964

62 years ago
Mothra vs. Godzilla

Department Visual Effects

Job Modeling

Average Rating

7.0

319 votes

Release Date

Apr 29, 1964

62 years ago
Godzilla Raids Again

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Designer

Average Rating

6.0

315 votes

Release Date

Apr 24, 1955

71 years ago
Godzilla Raids Again

Department Visual Effects

Job Modeling

Average Rating

6.0

315 votes

Release Date

Apr 24, 1955

71 years ago
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

7.0

274 votes

Release Date

Dec 20, 1964

62 years ago
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Department Visual Effects

Job Modeling

Average Rating

7.0

274 votes

Release Date

Dec 20, 1964

62 years ago
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Designer

Average Rating

6.5

273 votes

Release Date

Apr 27, 1956

70 years ago
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Department Visual Effects

Job Modeling

Average Rating

6.5

273 votes

Release Date

Apr 27, 1956

70 years ago
King Kong vs. Godzilla

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Designer

Average Rating

6.6

265 votes

Release Date

Jun 26, 1963

63 years ago
King Kong vs. Godzilla

Department Visual Effects

Job Modeling

Average Rating

6.6

265 votes

Release Date

Jun 26, 1963

63 years ago
Rodan

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.5

180 votes

Release Date

Dec 26, 1956

70 years ago
Rodan

Department Visual Effects

Job Modeling

Average Rating

6.5

180 votes

Release Date

Dec 26, 1956

70 years ago
King Kong Escapes

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.2

106 votes

Release Date

Jul 22, 1967

59 years ago
King Kong Escapes

Department Visual Effects

Job Modeling

Average Rating

6.2

106 votes

Release Date

Jul 22, 1967

59 years ago
The Mysterians

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.4

59 votes

Release Date

Dec 28, 1957

69 years ago
The Mysterians

Department Visual Effects

Job Modeling

Average Rating

6.4

59 votes

Release Date

Dec 28, 1957

69 years ago
Godzilla

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Designer

Average Rating

6.8

51 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1977

49 years ago
Godzilla

Department Visual Effects

Job Modeling

Average Rating

6.8

51 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1977

49 years ago
Gigantis, the Fire Monster

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

6.5

34 votes

Release Date

May 21, 1959

67 years ago
Gigantis, the Fire Monster

Department Visual Effects

Job Modeling

Average Rating

6.5

34 votes

Release Date

May 21, 1959

67 years ago
Varan

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

5.7

32 votes

Release Date

Oct 14, 1958

68 years ago
Varan

Department Visual Effects

Job Modeling

Average Rating

5.7

32 votes

Release Date

Oct 14, 1958

68 years ago
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Designer

Average Rating

8.6

17 votes

Release Date

Mar 14, 1957

70 years ago
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

Department Visual Effects

Job Modeling

Average Rating

8.6

17 votes

Release Date

Mar 14, 1957

70 years ago
Beast Man Snow Man

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

4.5

15 votes

Release Date

Aug 14, 1955

71 years ago
Beast Man Snow Man

Department Visual Effects

Job Modeling

Average Rating

4.5

15 votes

Release Date

Aug 14, 1955

71 years ago
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

3.0

11 votes

Release Date

May 17, 1957

69 years ago
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

Department Visual Effects

Job Modeling

Average Rating

3.0

11 votes

Release Date

May 17, 1957

69 years ago
Tokyo 1960

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Costume Design

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 27, 1957

69 years ago
Tokyo 1960

Department Visual Effects

Job Modeling

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 27, 1957

69 years ago
The Space Giants

Department Visual Effects

Job Visual Effects

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 16, 1967

59 years ago

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