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Keizô Murase(1935-2024)

  • Special Effects
  • Director
  • Actor
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Keizô Murase was born on 5 October 1935 in Ikeda, Japan. He was a director and actor, known for Brush of the God (2024), King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) and Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991). He died on 14 October 2024 in Japan.
BornOctober 5, 1935
DiedOctober 14, 2024(89)
BornOctober 5, 1935
DiedOctober 14, 2024(89)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Brush of the God (2024)
Brush of the God
6.9
  • Director
  • 2024
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
5.7
  • Special Effects
  • 1963
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
6.5
  • Special Effects
  • 1991
Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster
6.5
  • Special Effects
  • 1964

Credits

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Special Effects

  • Iké Boys (2021)
    Iké Boys
    5.2
    • ikenjer warrior suit effect supervisor: Virgin Earth
    • 2021
  • Howl from Beyond the Fog (2019)
    Howl from Beyond the Fog
    6.5
    Short
    • special effects supervisor
    • 2019
  • Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth (1992)
    Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth
    6.2
    • special effects
    • 1992
  • Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
    Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
    6.5
    • chief sculptor: King Ghidorah
    • 1991
  • Chow Yun-Fat and Lung Ti in City War (1988)
    City War
    6.3
    • special effects
    • 1988
  • Chow Yun-Fat, Maggie Cheung, and Siu-Ho Chin in The Seventh Curse (1986)
    The Seventh Curse
    6.7
    • special effects
    • 1986
  • Goliathon (1977)
    Goliathon
    5.4
    • special effects supervisor
    • 1977
  • The Snake Prince (1976)
    The Snake Prince
    6.5
    • special effects
    • 1976
  • Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
    Terror of Mechagodzilla
    6.1
    • Titanosaurus suit maker
    • 1975
  • Kure kure takora (1973)
    Kure kure takora
    8.1
    TV Series
    • special effects (1973-1974)
    • 1973–1974
  • Zone Fighter (1973)
    Zone Fighter
    6.2
    TV Series
    • special effects
    • 1973
  • Ultraman Ace (1972)
    Ultraman Ace
    7.5
    TV Series
    • special effects (1972-1973)
    • 1972–1973
  • Chôjin Baromu wan (1972)
    Chôjin Baromu wan
    7.4
    TV Series
    • special effects
    • 1972
  • Jirô Yabuki, Hiroshi Fujioka, and Takeshi Sasaki in Kamen Rider (1971)
    Kamen Rider
    7.6
    TV Series
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1971–1973
  • A Valiant Villian (1969)
    A Valiant Villian
    • special effects
    • 1969

Director

  • Brush of the God (2024)
    Brush of the God
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2024

Actor

  • Goliathon (1977)
    Goliathon
    5.4
    • Utam (uncredited)
    • 1977

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 5, 1935
    • Ikeda, Japan
  • Died
    • October 14, 2024
    • Japan(cirrhosis of the liver)

Did you know

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    In 2015 he published his autobiography, "Monster Maker: Keizo Murase".

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