
Eizo Kaimai
Personal Info
Known for
Costume & Make-Up
Gender
Male
Birthday
1929-01-01
Day of Death
2020-04-24 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Eizo Kaimai
Biography
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
Acting
(1991)
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
as Original Godzilla (archive photo) (uncredited)
Crew
(1977)
Godzilla
Costume Designer, Modeling
(1967)
King Kong Escapes
Costume Design, Modeling
(1964)
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Modeling, Costume Design
(1964)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Costume Design, Modeling
(1963)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Costume Designer, Modeling
(1962)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Modeling, Costume Designer
(1959)
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Modeling, Costume Design
(1958)
Varan
Costume Design, Modeling
(1958)
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
Costume Design, Modeling
(1957)
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Costume Designer, Modeling
(1957)
Tokyo 1960
Costume Design, Modeling
(1957)
The Mysterians
Costume Design, Modeling
(1956)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Costume Designer, Modeling
(1956)
Rodan
Costume Design, Modeling
(1955)
Godzilla Raids Again
Costume Designer, Modeling
(1955)
Half Human
Modeling, Costume Design
(1954)
Godzilla
Costume Designer