Keizô Murase
Costume & Make-Up
- Born
- October 5, 1935 · Ikeda, Tokachi, Hokkaido, Japan
- Died
- October 14, 2024 (age 89)
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.
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Murase died from cirrhosis of the liver on October 14, 2024, at the age of 89.
Known for
Mothra vs. Godzilla
April 29, 1964
King Kong vs. Godzilla
August 11, 1962
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
December 20, 1964
King Kong vs. Godzilla
June 26, 1963
Terror of Mechagodzilla
March 15, 1975
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
December 17, 1966
Gamera, the Giant Monster
November 27, 1965
Matango
August 11, 1963
Gamera vs. Gyaos
March 15, 1967
Yongary, Monster from the Deep
August 13, 1967
The Seventh Curse
November 22, 1986
The Mighty Peking Man
August 11, 1977
Behind the camera19
- 2024Brush of the God Modelling Supervisor, Director, Story, Still Photographer
- 2019Howl from Beyond the Fog Special Effects, Cinematography
- 1986The Seventh Curse Special Effects
- 1977The Mighty Peking Man Modeling, Costume Design, Stunts
- 1976The Snake Prince Modeling
- 1975Terror of Mechagodzilla Costume Design, Modeling
- 1969Register of Deities Modeling, Special Effects
- 1967Yongary, Monster from the Deep Costume Design, Modeling
- 1967Gamera vs. Gyaos Costume Design, Painter
- 1966