Jiro Shirasaki

Born: 1939-01-01

Jiro Shirasaki (Shirasaki Jirō, born in 1939), is a Japanese special effects art director and modeler. His first film was Toho's "Mothra" (1961), where he worked as an assistant. He would continue as a special effects assistant art director (frequently under Yasuyuki Inoue) until the studio's twelfth Godzilla film, "Godzilla vs. Gigan" (1972), also modeling and refurbishing the King Ghidorah suit.


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

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Released: 2008-08-03

A look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists and craftsmen who've maintained the...

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