Eizo Kaimai

Eizo Kaimai

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.

Costume & Make-Up

1977

Godzilla

Costume Designer

1967

King Kong Escapes

Costume Design

1964

1964

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Costume Design

1963

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Costume Designer

1962

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Costume Designer

1959

1958

Varan

Costume Design

1957

The Mysterians

Costume Design

1957

1957

1956

Rodan

Costume Design

1956

1955

Beast Man Snow Man

Costume Design

1955

Godzilla Raids Again

Costume Designer

1954

Godzilla

Costume Designer

Visual Effects

Acting

1991

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Original Godzilla (archive photo) (uncredited)

Infos

Full Name
Eizo Kaimai
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1/1/1929
Date of Death
4/24/2020
Also Known As

Kaimai Eizō

開米 栄三

Cho-san

Chō-san

チョウさん