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Jiro Shirasaki

Known For
Crew

Known Credits
1

Gender
Male

Birthday
January 1, 1939 (87 years old)

Place of Birth
Fukui, Japan

Jiro Shirasaki

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

Crew

1972Godzilla vs. Gigan...Visual Effects Art Director
1972Godzilla vs. Gigan...Special Effects Assistant
1970Space Amoeba...Visual Effects Art Director
1970Space Amoeba...Special Effects Assistant
1969All Monsters Attack...Visual Effects Art Director
1967Son of Godzilla...Special Effects Assistant
1967Son of Godzilla...Visual Effects Art Director
1967King Kong Escapes...Special Effects Assistant
1967King Kong Escapes...Visual Effects Art Director
1966The War of the Gargantuas...Visual Effects Art Director
1966The War of the Gargantuas...Special Effects Assistant
1964Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster...Special Effects Assistant
1964Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster...Visual Effects Art Director
1964Dogora...Special Effects Assistant
1964Dogora...Visual Effects Art Director
1964Mothra vs. Godzilla...Special Effects Assistant
1964Mothra vs. Godzilla...Visual Effects Art Director
1963Matango...Special Effects Assistant
1963Matango...Visual Effects Art Director
1963King Kong vs. Godzilla...Visual Effects Art Director
1963King Kong vs. Godzilla...Special Effects Assistant
1962King Kong vs. Godzilla...Visual Effects Art Director
1962King Kong vs. Godzilla...Special Effects Assistant
1961The Last War...Special Effects Assistant
1961The Last War...Visual Effects Art Director

Costume & Make-Up

1972Godzilla vs. Gigan...Costume Design

Visual Effects

1972Godzilla vs. Gigan...Modeling

Acting

2008Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effectsas Himself