Kazu Hiro
Age: N/A | From: Kyoto, Japan
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: 辻一弘 , カズ・ヒロ , Kazuhiro Tsuji
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Kyoto, Japan
Homepage: https://kazustudios.com/
Movie Involvements: 10
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
(2009) Makeup Designer
Norbit
(2007) Prosthetic Makeup Artist
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
(2000) Makeup Artist
Men in Black
(1997) Sculptor
The Ring
(2002) Sculptor
Click
(2006) Prosthetic Supervisor
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
(2007) Special Effects Makeup Artist
Darkest Hour
(2017) Hair DesignerActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Himself | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Costume & Make-Up
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Prosthetic Designer | |
| 2017 | Prosthetic Makeup Artist | |
| Hair Designer | ||
| 2009 | Makeup Designer | |
| 2007 | Special Effects Makeup Artist | |
| Prosthetic Makeup Artist | ||
| 2006 | Prosthetic Supervisor | |
| 2000 | Makeup Artist | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Art
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Sculptor | |
| 1997 | Sculptor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
