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Eizo Kaimai

1929 - 2020 (age 91) • Costume & Make-Up

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.

Known For

Godzilla

76%

Costume Designer

1954

Mothra vs. Godzilla

70%

Modeling

1964

King Kong vs. Godzilla

69%

Modeling

1962

Godzilla Raids Again

60%

Costume Designer

1955

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

70%

Costume Design

1964

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

65%

Costume Designer

1956

King Kong vs. Godzilla

65%

Modeling

1963

Rodan

65%

Costume Design

1956

The Spirit of Godzilla

90%
2004

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

70%

Original Godzilla (archive photo) (uncredited)

1991

Bloodthirsty Hawk

90%

Costume Design

1977

Godzilla

68%

Costume Designer

1977

Godzilla

68%

Modeling

1977
Poster for Jumborg Ace

Jumborg Ace

83%

Costume Design

1973
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Jumborg Ace

83%

Modeling

1973

King Kong Escapes

61%

Costume Design

1967

King Kong Escapes

61%

Modeling

1967

The Space Giants

Visual Effects

1967

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

70%

Costume Design

1964

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

70%

Modeling

1964

Mothra vs. Godzilla

70%

Modeling

1964

Mothra vs. Godzilla

70%

Costume Design

1964

Matango

67%

Costume Design

1963

Matango

67%

Modeling

1963

King Kong vs. Godzilla

65%

Modeling

1963

King Kong vs. Godzilla

65%

Costume Designer

1963

King Kong vs. Godzilla

69%

Modeling

1962

King Kong vs. Godzilla

69%

Costume Designer

1962

The Last War

68%

Modeling

1961

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

63%

Costume Design

1959

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

63%

Modeling

1959

Varan

58%

Costume Design

1958

Varan

58%

Modeling

1958

The Mysterians

63%

Costume Design

1957

The Mysterians

63%

Modeling

1957

Tokyo 1960

Costume Design

1957

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