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Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects

  • 2008
  • 1h 9m
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8.1/10
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Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008)
Documentary

A look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists and craftsmen who've maintained the tradition hand made special effects alive. Highlighted is Yasuyuki Inoue along with various other ... Read allA look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists and craftsmen who've maintained the tradition hand made special effects alive. Highlighted is Yasuyuki Inoue along with various other crew members who crafted meticulously detailed miniatures or risked life and limb as suit ... Read allA look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists and craftsmen who've maintained the tradition hand made special effects alive. Highlighted is Yasuyuki Inoue along with various other crew members who crafted meticulously detailed miniatures or risked life and limb as suit actors. A celebration of the craftsmanship done to bring to life some of cinema's most ico... Read all

  • Director
    • Norman England
  • Writers
    • Ed Godziszewski
    • Steve Ryfle
  • Stars
    • Alex Cox
    • Yasuyuki Inoue
    • Shûsuke Kaneko
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    126
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    • Director
      • Norman England
    • Writers
      • Ed Godziszewski
      • Steve Ryfle
    • Stars
      • Alex Cox
      • Yasuyuki Inoue
      • Shûsuke Kaneko
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Alex Cox
    Alex Cox
    • Narrator
    Yasuyuki Inoue
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    Shûsuke Kaneko
    • Self
    Tsutomu Kitagawa
    Tsutomu Kitagawa
    • Self
    Hiroshi Koizumi
    Hiroshi Koizumi
    • Self
    Haruo Nakajima
    Haruo Nakajima
    • Self
    Teruyoshi Nakano
    • Self
    Shirô Sano
    Shirô Sano
    • Self
    Kenpachirô Satsuma
    Kenpachirô Satsuma
    • Self
    Akira Takarada
    Akira Takarada
    • Self
    Yoshio Tsuchiya
    Yoshio Tsuchiya
    • Self
    Shin'ichi Wakasa
    • Self
    • Director
      • Norman England
    • Writers
      • Ed Godziszewski
      • Steve Ryfle
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    Fantastic documentary about the men who's soul and craftsmanship brought monsters to life!

    This documentary goes over how the crew of Toho's Godzilla series brought their fantastic monsters to life. Simply put these people never get any credit for all the hard work and talent they have. A celebration of artistry this documentary is well worth for any who appreciates the soul and craftsmanship of these films.

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    • Trivia
      Originally, there wasn't going to be a sequence showing the suit actors demonstrated their Godzilla walk. According to Steve Ryfle, "Personally I was reluctant to ask them to do the Godzilla walk because every time I'd seen it in other documentaries, it was kind of embarrassing. For instance, Satsuma and Nakajima were interviewed for a documentary program on the Independent Film Channel several years ago, and the filmmakers had them stomping through toy buildings. It just plays into the old notion that these films are silly, and I didn't want to do that." On the day of shooting, director Norman England was discussing with the actors when they decided to do their Godzilla walks. Each actor narrated it and described his own personal style of Godzilla movement.
    • Goofs
      When the movie talks about the Castle Bravo nuclear test of March 1st, 1954, the footage used is actually the Castle Romeo test from 25 days later.
    • Connections
      Features Godzilla (1954)

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    • Release date
      • August 3, 2008 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Toho
      • Classic Media
      • Happy Enterprises Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $148,915
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $936
      • Apr 25, 2014
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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