Fuchimu Shimakura
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Fuchimu Shimakura (島倉 二千六 Shimakura Fuchimu), also known by the alias Jin Shimakura (島倉仁 Shimakura Jin) and nicknamed the God of Clouds (雲の神様 Kumo no Kamisama) for his proficiency at creating paintings of skies, is a Japanese matte painter. He is perhaps best recognized for his work on Destroy All Monsters, Godzilla Final Wars, and a number of entries in the Ultra series.
Shimakura was a skilled painter since childhood and worked on his earliest known film as a teenager in 1957.[1] After visiting the set of The Three Treasures in 1959, he was offered to begin working for Toho by Masami Sueyasu, and became a contracted employee by 1960. He continued working for the company until 1981, when he left to begin working as a freelance artist. Shimakura's career has spanned over six decades, and he has received numerous awards for his achievements. Most recently, he provided the backdrop for the final scene of the crowdfunded tokusatsu revival film, Howl from Beyond the Fog.[2]
Selected filmography
Background painter
- Samurai Pirate (1963) [uncredited]
- Atragon (1963) [uncredited]
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) [uncredited]
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) [uncredited]
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966) [uncredited]
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) [uncredited]
- Son of Godzilla (1967) [uncredited]
- Destroy All Monsters (1968) [uncredited]
- Latitude Zero (1969) [uncredited]
- Space Amoeba (1970) [uncredited]
- Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984)[a]
- Tokyo Blackout (1987)
- Ultraman Zearth (1996)
- Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)
- Ultraman Zearth 2 (1997)
- Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Dyna (1998)
- Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace (1999)
- Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000)
- Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact (2001)
- Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet (2002)
- Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (2003)
- Godzilla Final Wars (2004)
- Ultraman: The Next (2004)
- Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers (2006)
- Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers (2008)
- The God of Clay (2011)[3]
- A Giant Warrior Descends on Tokyo (2012)
- Ultraman Ginga S (TV 2014) [unknown number of episodes]
- Metal Kaiser (DVD 2014) [unknown number of episodes]
- Ultraman Ginga S the Movie (2015)
- Ultraman X (TV 2015) [unknown number of episodes]
- Ultraman X the Movie (2016)
- Ultraman Orb (TV 2016) [unknown number of episodes]
- Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga (web 2016–2017) [all 12 episodes]
- Ultraman Orb the Movie (2017)
- Ultraman Geed (TV 2017) [unknown number of episodes]
- Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect the Wishes! (2018)
- Ultraman R/B (TV 2018) [unknown number of episodes]
- Ultraman R/B the Movie: Select! The Crystal of Bond (2019)
- Ultraman Taiga (TV 2019) [unknown number of episodes]
- Howl from Beyond the Fog (2019)[2]
- Ultraman Z (TV 2020) [unknown number of episodes]
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
- Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga (TV 2021–2022) [unknown number of episodes]
- Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z (2022)
- Ultraman Decker (TV 2022–2023) [unknown number of episodes]
- Ultraman Decker Finale: Journey to Beyond (2023)
- Ultraman Arc (TV 2024–2025) [all 25 episodes]
- Ultraman Arc the Movie: The Clash of Light and Evil (2025)
Miscellaneous
- Mothra (1961) - Mothra wing painter [uncredited]
- The Drifting Classroom (1987) - Pictorial design
- Brush of the God (2024) - Matte painter
Notes
- ↑ Credited as "space illustrator."
References
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