An Afternoon in the Company of a Toho Tokusatsu Legend!

Jiro Shirasaki. Photo by Brett Homenick.

Today (Wednesday, June 28), I spent a fascinating afternoon with Toho SFX staff member Jiro Shirasaki. Shirasaki-san joined Toho in the early '60s and first worked on Mothra (1961). He also worked on just about every Toho tokusatsu film of the decade. Suffice it to say, he had a lot to say!

I met Shirasaki-san once before at an event in 2016, but I hadn't seen him since then. I'm surprised he hasn't turned up at other functions. It's a shame, but I was definitely fortunate to have spent several hours in his company today.

And that's a wrap! Many thanks to Shirasaki-san for his unmatched hospitality!