- Known For
- Costume & Make-Up
- Born
- January 1, 1929
- Place of Birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- April 24, 2020
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 …
Filmography
movieThe Spirit of Godzilla
2004
movieGodzilla vs. King Ghidorah
1991 · Original Godzilla (archive photo) (uncredited)
movieBloodthirsty Hawk
1977 · Costume Design
movieGodzilla
1977 · Costume Designer, Modeling
tvJumborg Ace
1973 · Costume Design, Modeling
movieKing Kong Escapes
1967 · Costume Design, Modeling
movieThe Space Giants
1967 · Visual Effects
movieGhidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964 · Costume Design, Modeling
movieMothra vs. Godzilla
1964 · Modeling, Costume Design
movieMatango
1963 · Costume Design, Modeling
movieKing Kong vs. Godzilla
1963 · Modeling, Costume Designer
movieKing Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Modeling, Costume Designer
movieThe Last War
1961 · Modeling
movieGigantis, the Fire Monster
1959 · Modeling, Costume Design
movieVaran
1958 · Modeling, Costume Design
movieThe Mysterians
1957 · Costume Design, Modeling
movieTokyo 1960
1957 · Costume Design, Modeling
movieHalf Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957 · Modeling, Costume Design
movieGodzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957 · Costume Designer, Modeling
movieRodan
1956 · Costume Design, Modeling
movieGodzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956 · Costume Designer, Modeling
movieBeast Man Snow Man
1955 · Costume Design, Modeling
movieGodzilla Raids Again
1955 · Costume Designer, Modeling
movieGodzilla
1954 · Costume Designer