A look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists and craftsmen who've maintained the tradition of Japanese special-effects. Highlighted is Yasuyuki Inoue along with various crew members who crafted meticulously detailed miniatures and risked life and limb as suit actors. All done to bring to life some of film's most iconic monsters through a distinct Japanese artform.

Life-Size
2000
6.4/10

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995
7.8/10

Walker
1987
6.4/10

Godzilla and Other Movie Monsters
1998
8.0/10

Ice Age: Collision Course
2016
6.1/10

Joker
2019
8.1/10

One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961
7.2/10

Titanic
1997
7.9/10

American Beauty
1999
8.0/10

Oppenheimer
2023
8.0/10

8 Mile
2002
7.1/10

Back to the Future
1985
8.3/10

Inside Out
2015
7.9/10

Shutter Island
2010
8.2/10

WALL·E
2008
8.1/10

Midnight in Paris
2011
7.5/10

Erin Brockovich
2000
7.4/10

Pulp Fiction
1994
8.5/10

The Breakfast Club
1985
7.7/10

Star Wars
1977
8.2/10
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
2007
8.5/10