Famed monster sculptor turns to newspapers for latest creations : The Asahi Shimbun
HASHIMA, Gifu Prefecture--A grandmother’s gift led to Eito Hara’s decades-long fascination with “kaiju” monsters, his renown as a sculptor and alarmed looks from people shocked by his passion for the creatures. A special exhibition featuring about 10 lifelike sculptures of kaiju and dinosaurs created by Hara from newspapers and other everyday materials are on display at the Hashima Movie Museum here. Scattered across the venue are heads modeled after a carnivorous allosaurus, monsters from live-action movies, including Gamera and Gyaos, and other paper sculptures. Hara, 65, who lives ...
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