Keizô Murase

Keizô Murase - Director, Story, Special Effects, Costume Design, Sculptor, , Costume Designer, Modeling, Assistant Costume Designer, Modelling Supervisor, Still Photographer, Painter, Stunts known for his work in such projects: «King Kong vs. Godzilla» (1962), «Mothra vs. Godzilla» (1964), «Ebirah, Horror of the Deep» (1966), «Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster» (1964), «Terror of Mechagodzilla» (1975),

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.

Murase died from cirrhosis of the liver on October 14, 2024, at the age of 89.

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