Yasuei Yagi

Yasuei Yagi

Yasuei Yagi (Yagi Yasuei), known collectively with his brother Kanju as the Yagi Brothers, was a Japanese sculptor and modelmaker. The first known film Yagi worked on was "Godzilla" (1954), and he (alongside Kanju), would continue to do modeling and sculpting work on Toho's Tokusatsu films, such as "Mothra" (1961), "Atragon" (1963), "Frankenstein vs. Baragon" (1965), as well as the Daiei Tokusatsu film "Gamera the Giant Monster" (1965). Following Kanju's death in 1966, Yasuei continued modeling and sculpting work on Toho's Tokusatsu films until "Space Amoeba" (1970), after which Toho's in-house special effects department was closed. Many Toho staff stopped working on their films after 1970, so it is unknown if Yasuei never returned for another film from Toho due to the effects department closure, or if he also passed away shortly after his last film.


Movie Credits

Godzilla
Godzilla
1977
Space Amoeba
Space Amoeba
1970
All Monsters Attack
All Monsters Attack
1969
King Kong Escapes
King Kong Escapes
1967
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
Gammera the Invincible
Gammera the Invincible
1966
Gamera, the Giant Monster
Gamera, the Giant Monster
1965
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959
Tokyo 1960
Tokyo 1960
1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla Raids Again
1955
Godzilla
Godzilla
1954