Jiro Shirasaki
Jiro Shirasaki

Jiro Shirasaki

Jan 01, 1939 (86 years old)

Overview

Birthday
Jan 01, 1939

Biography

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.

Known For

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
1h 9m
DOLBY
Movie 2008

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

A look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists...