A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Kazuhiro Tsuji
カズ・ヒロ
辻一弘
Birthplace:
Kyoto, Japan
Born:
May 26, 1969
Kazu Hiro (born Kazuhiro Tsuji, Japanese: 辻 一弘 Tsuji Kazuhiro; born May 26, 1969) is a Japanese-born American special make-up effects artist and visual artist. He won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for the biographical films Darkest Hour (2017) and Bombshell (2019) after earning nominations for the comedies Click (2006) and Norbit (2007). Kazu Hiro grew up in Kyoto, where he spent much of his time alone engaging in art projects. Kazu Hiro came across an issue of Fangoria which featured Dick Smith and his work turning Hal Holbrook into Abraham Lincoln for the 1976 miniseries Lincoln. This led to Kazu Hiro's own experiments with special make-up effects, photos of which he began sending to Dick Smith after discovering his P.O. box in the back of a magazine. The two would eventually meet in person when Smith traveled to Japan to work on Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Sweet Home. Smith invited Kazu Hiro to work on the film with him and this began his film career.
Hair Designer:
2017 Darkest Hour
Key Makeup Artist:
1999 Life
2017 Darkest Hour
Makeup Artist:
1991 Zëiram
1992 Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1997 Critical Care
1999 Life
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2017 Darkest Hour
Makeup Designer:
1991 Zëiram
1992 Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1997 Critical Care
1999 Life
1999 Wild Wild West
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2001 Planet of the Apes
2002 The Ring
2004 Hellboy
2005 Cursed
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2012 Killing Them Softly
2017 Darkest Hour
Makeup Effects:
1989 Sweet Home
1991 Zëiram
1992 Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1997 Critical Care
1999 Life
1999 Wild Wild West
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2001 Planet of the Apes
2002 The Ring
2004 Hellboy
2005 Cursed
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2012 Killing Them Softly
2017 Darkest Hour
Makeup Effects Designer:
1989 Sweet Home
1991 Zëiram
1992 Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1997 Critical Care
1999 Life
1999 Wild Wild West
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2001 Planet of the Apes
2002 The Ring
2004 Hellboy
2005 Cursed
2005 The Ring Two
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2012 Killing Them Softly
2017 Darkest Hour
Prosthetic Designer:
1989 Sweet Home
1991 Zëiram
1992 Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1997 Critical Care
1999 Life
1999 Wild Wild West
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2001 Planet of the Apes
2002 The Ring
2003 The Haunted Mansion
2004 Hellboy
2005 Cursed
2005 The Ring Two
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2010 Salt
2012 Killing Them Softly
2012 Looper
2017 Darkest Hour
2019 Bombshell
2023 Maestro
???? The Smashing Machine
Prosthetic Makeup Artist:
1989 Sweet Home
1991 Zëiram
1992 Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1997 Critical Care
1999 Life
1999 Wild Wild West
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2001 Planet of the Apes
2002 The Ring
2003 The Haunted Mansion
2004 Hellboy
2005 Cursed
2005 The Ring Two
2007 Norbit
2009 Angels & Demons
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2010 Salt
2012 Killing Them Softly
2012 Looper
2013 The Place Beyond the Pines
2017 Darkest Hour
2019 Bombshell
2023 Maestro
???? The Smashing Machine
Prosthetic Supervisor:
1989 Sweet Home
1991 Zëiram
1992 Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1997 Critical Care
1999 Life
1999 Wild Wild West
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2001 Planet of the Apes
2002 The Ring
2003 The Haunted Mansion
2004 Hellboy
2005 Cursed
2005 The Ring Two
2006 Click
2007 Norbit
2009 Angels & Demons
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2010 Salt
2012 Killing Them Softly
2012 Looper
2013 The Place Beyond the Pines
2017 Darkest Hour
2019 Bombshell
2023 Maestro
???? The Smashing Machine
Sculptor:
1989 Sweet Home
1991 Zëiram
1992 Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1997 Critical Care
1997 Men in Black
1999 Life
1999 Wild Wild West
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2001 Planet of the Apes
2002 The Ring
2003 The Haunted Mansion
2004 Hellboy
2005 Cursed
2005 The Ring Two
2006 Click
2007 Norbit
2009 Angels & Demons
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2010 Salt
2012 Killing Them Softly
2012 Looper
2013 The Place Beyond the Pines
2017 Darkest Hour
2017 The Shape of Water
2019 Bombshell
2023 Maestro
???? The Smashing Machine
Special Effects Key Makeup Artist:
1989 Sweet Home
1991 Zëiram
1992 Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1997 Critical Care
1997 Men in Black
1999 Life
1999 Wild Wild West
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2001 Planet of the Apes
2002 The Ring
2003 The Haunted Mansion
2004 Hellboy
2005 Cursed
2005 The Ring Two
2006 Click
2007 Norbit
2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2009 Angels & Demons
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2010 Salt
2012 Killing Them Softly
2012 Looper
2013 The Place Beyond the Pines
2017 Darkest Hour
2017 The Shape of Water
2019 Bombshell
2023 Maestro
???? The Smashing Machine
Special Effects Makeup Artist:
1989 Sweet Home
1991 Hiruko the Goblin
1991 Rhapsody in August
1991 Zëiram
1992 Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1997 Critical Care
1997 Men in Black
1999 Life
1999 Wild Wild West
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2001 Planet of the Apes
2002 Men in Black II
2002 The Ring
2003 Intolerable Cruelty
2003 The Haunted Mansion
2004 Hellboy
2005 Cursed
2005 The Ring Two
2006 Click
2007 Enchanted
2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007 Norbit
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008 Tropic Thunder
2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2009 Angels & Demons
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2010 Salt
2010 TRON: Legacy
2011 Just Go with It
2012 Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012 Killing Them Softly
2012 Looper
2012 Total Recall
2013 The Place Beyond the Pines
2017 Darkest Hour
2017 The Shape of Water
2019 Bombshell
2023 Maestro
???? The Smashing Machine
Prosthetic Designer:
2022 Gaslit
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