The Japanese publication Mainichi Shimbun is reporting that veteran Godzilla suit designer Eizo Kaimai has passed away of leukemia at the age of 90.
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20200504/k ... 40/163000c
Kaimai's page on Wikizilla indicates that he worked on suits from Shodai Gojira (the first Godzilla) in 1954 to the 1980 Tsuburaya Productions television series "Ultraman 80."
RIP Eizo Kaimai
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Re: RIP Eizo Kaimai
That’s really sad. Thank you for letting us know. At least we will always be able to appreciate the suits he helped make in the movies.NeoBlisseyX wrote:The Japanese publication Mainichi Shimbun is reporting that veteran Godzilla suit designer Eizo Kaimai has passed away of leukemia at the age of 90.
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20200504/k ... 40/163000c
Kaimai's page on Wikizilla indicates that he worked on suits from Shodai Gojira (the first Godzilla) in 1954 to the 1980 Tsuburaya Productions television series "Ultraman 80."
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Re: RIP Eizo Kaimai
Sad indeed. Atleast his legacy will live on forever. RIP 
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Re: RIP Eizo Kaimai
Heard about this on Facebook, very upsetting news. We lose more legends all the time.
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Re: RIP Eizo Kaimai
Yeah i heard about this on Wikizilla's YouTube channel, and i'm incredibly upset over it. Probably one of the bigger "unsung" heroes of the Showa kaiju genre. May he Rest In Piece.
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