Shinichi Wakasa (若狭 新一 Wakasa Shin’ichi) is a Japanese model maker and special effects makeup artist. He worked as a special effects technician and suit sculptor for nearly every Toho-produced Godzilla film from 1993 to 2004, along with several other kaiju films produced by Toho and Daiei.

Shinichi Wakasa & MONSTERS,INC.

FILMS

“What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?”
TOEI CO.,LTD
Dead Kaiju “Hope” Create & Special Make-Up Effects “TERRA FORMARS”
WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Creature Effects
“GATCHAMAN”
NIKKATSU CO.,LTD.
Special Costume
“GANTZ”
NIKKATSU CO.,LTD.
Special Make-Up Effects

“KUKI NINGYO” (AIR DOLL)

TVMAN UNION,INC.
Air Doll Material Coordinate

“YATTER MAN”

NIKKATSU CO.,LTD. Special Make-Up Effects

“ASAHIYAMA ZOO STORY”

KADOKAWA DAIEI CO.,LTD. Baby Chimpanzee Create

“AKI FUKAKI”

BE-WILD CO.,LTD. Special Make-Up Effects

“GODZILLA FINAL WARS”
TOHO CO.,LTD. TOHO PICTURES,INC. Creature Effects Producer

“GODZILLA MOTHRA MECHA-GODZILLA TOKYO SOS” TOHO CO.,LTD. TOHO PICTURES,INC.
Creature Effects Producer

“GODZILLA X MECHA GODZILLA” TOHO CO.,LTD. TOHO PICTURES,INC. Creature Effects Producer

“ULTRAMAN COSMOS” TSUBURAYA PRODUCTION CO.,LTD. ALIEN BALTAN Create

“GODZILLA X MEGAGUIRUS” TOHO CO.,LTD. TOHO PICTURES,INC. Creature Effects Producer

“CROSS FIRE”
TOHO CO.,LTD. TOHO PICTURES,INC. Special Make-Up Effects

“Gigan Invasion”
TOHO CO.,LTD.
Creature Effects of Godzilla & Gigan

“GODZILLA 2000 MILLENIUM” TOHO CO.,LTD. TOHO PICTURES,INC. Creature Effects Producer

“MOTHRA 3”
TOHO CO.,LTD. TOHO PICTURES,INC. Creature Effects Producer

“MOTHRA 2”
TOHO CO.,LTD. TOHO PICTURES,INC. DAGAHRA Create

“PEKING MAN”
TOEI CO.,LTD
VAIO MAMMOTH Create “TOKYO BEAST” CREATIVE AXA CO.,LTD. BEAST CREATURE Create

“MOTHRA 1”
TOHO CO.,LTD. TOHO PICTURES,INC. DEATH GHIDRAH Create

“GODZILLA VS DESTROYAH” TOHO CO.,LTD. TOHO PICTURES,INC. DESTROYAH Create

“GAMERA 2”
DAIEI CO.,LTD. SOLDIER REGION Create

“GODZILLA VS SPACE GODZILLA”
TOHO CO.,LTD. TOHO PICTURES,INC.
SPACE GODZILLA & LITTLE GODZILLA Create

“YAMATO TAKERU”
TOHO CO.,LTD. TOHO PICTURES,INC. GOD SEA CREATURE Create

“GODZILLA VS MECHA-GODZILLA”
TOHO CO.,LTD. TOHO PICTURES,INC.
RODAN Create & MECHA-GODZILLA Suit Supervisor

“TARO”
NEW CENTURY PRODUCERS CO.,LTD.
Special Make-Up Effects & Creature Effects Create

“PEACOCK KING” GOLDEN HARVEST CO.,LTD. Special Make-Up Effects

“EVIL DEAD TRAP”
JAPAN HOME VIDEO CO.,LTD. Special Make-Up Effects

“DAIMAJIN KANON”

TELEVISION

KADOKAWA SHOTEN PUBLISHING CO.,LTD. DAIMAJIN Suits Create

“EREXION”
CHUNGAM ENTERTAINMENT KIMJONGHAK PRODUCTION HERO & VILLAIN Suits Create

“ULTRAMAN COSMOS” TSUBURAYA PRODUCTION CO.,LTD. MONSTER Suits Create

“ULTRAMAN GAIA”
TSUBURAYA PRODUCTION CO.,LTD. MONSTER Suits Create

“ULTRAMAN DYNA”
TSUBURAYA PRODUCTION CO.,LTD. MONSTER Suits Create

“ULTRAMAN TIGA”
TSUBURAYA PRODUCTION CO.,LTD. MONSTER Suits Create

“SHADOW OVER INSMOUTH” TBS CO.,LTD.
Special Make-Up Effects

“ANDRO MEROS”

TSUBURAYA PRODUCTION CO.,LTD. HERO & MONSTER Suits Create

“ULTRAMAN 80”
TSUBURAYA PRODUCTION CO.,LTD. Monster Suits Create

THEATER

“LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS” SANSEISYACO.,LTD. HAKUHINKANTHEATER AUDREY II Puppet Create