Keizô Murase
Keizō Murase (村瀬継蔵, Murase Keizō; October 5, 1935 – October 14, 2024) was a Japanese suitmaker, stuntman, sculptor, modeller, and film director. He is particularly well known for his work in giant monster films, including Mothra (1961), King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), and The Mighty Peking Man (1977).
In 1958, Toho hired Murase to sculpt the Varan suit for Varan the Unbelievable. An amateur photographer, Murase extensively documented his work, which was published in his 2015 autobiography, Monster Maker: Keizo Murase. After working for Daiei Film on Gamera, he, Masao Yagi, and Akira Suzuki founded the modelling company Ex Productions; he later left in 1972 to form his own company, Twenty.
Murase died from cirrhosis of the liver on October 14, 2024, at the age of 89.
Fotos
Películas (21)
Keizo Murase: The Last Monster Maker
2026 · Self (Archival footage)
Brush of the God
2024 · Modelling Supervisor, Director, Story, Still Photographer
Howl from Beyond the Fog
2019 · Special Effects, Cinematography
The Seventh Curse
1986 · Special Effects
The Mighty Peking Man
1977 · Ah Wang / Peking Man (stunts), Modeling, Costume Design, Stunts
The Snake Prince
1976 · Modeling
Terror of Mechagodzilla
1975 · Costume Design, Modeling
Register of Deities
1969 · Modeling, Special Effects
Yongary, Monster from the Deep
1967 · Costume Design, Modeling
Gamera vs. Gyaos
1967 · Costume Design, Painter
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966 · Costume Designer, Modeling
Gammera the Invincible
1966 · Costume Design, Modeling
Gamera, the Giant Monster
1965 · Costume Design, Modeling
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964 · Sculptor, Costume Design
Dogora
1964 · Modeling
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964 · Costume Design, Sculptor
Matango
1963 · Modeling, Costume Design, Assistant Costume Designer
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963 · Sculptor, Costume Designer
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Costume Designer, Sculptor
Varan
1958 · Costume Design, Modeling
The H-Man
1958 · Modeling
