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Akihito Ikeda(I)

  • Make-Up Department
  • Special Effects
  • Art Department
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He has A.A. degree in Design. In 2001, he produced an original special make-up effects fashion show at Independent Movie Festival in Tokyo. Also, he won the first prize for Avant-Garde category (sponsored by MAX factor) in the annual competition event at the 1999 International Make-up Artist Trade Show, California USA. He won three successive victories for Special Effects Make-up Artists Championship Japan.
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    Known for

    Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games (2012)
    The Hunger Games
    7.2
    • Visual Effects(Legacy Effects)
    • 2012
    Alex Pettyfer in I Am Number Four (2011)
    I Am Number Four
    6.1
    • Makeup Department(KNB EFX Group)
    • 2011
    Alien vs. Predator (2004)
    Alien vs. Predator
    5.7
    • Special Effects(as Akahito Akeda, Amalgamated Dynamics)
    • 2004
    Chow Yun-Fat, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin, Eriko Tamura, and Jamie Chung in Dragonball Evolution (2009)
    Dragonball Evolution
    2.5
    • Makeup Department(Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.)
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Makeup Department



    • Old Time Radio: Dance with Me
      • special makeup effects artist
      • Completed
      • Short



    • Josh Brolin, Ryan Reynolds, Terry Crews, Bill Skarsgård, Leslie Uggams, Morena Baccarin, Lewis Tan, Stefan Kapicic, Rob Delaney, Shioli Kutsuna, Zazie Beetz, and Brianna Hildebrand in Deadpool 2 (2018)
      Deadpool 2
      7.6
      • key makeup artist: CCE
      • 2018
    • Alex Pettyfer in I Am Number Four (2011)
      I Am Number Four
      6.1
      • key makeup effects artist: KNB EFX Group
      • 2011
    • Johnny Depp in Alice in Wonderland (2010)
      Alice in Wonderland
      6.4
      • key artist: Legacy Effects
      • 2010
    • Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Ray Stevenson, and Chris Massoglia in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
      Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
      5.8
      • special effects makeup artist: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.
      • 2009
    • Pandorum (2009)
      Pandorum
      6.7
      • key makeup effects artist: Stan Winston Studio
      • 2009
    • Hugh Jackman in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
      X-Men Origins: Wolverine
      6.5
      • special effects makeup artist: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.
      • 2009
    • Chow Yun-Fat, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin, Eriko Tamura, and Jamie Chung in Dragonball Evolution (2009)
      Dragonball Evolution
      2.5
      • special effects makeup artist: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.
      • 2009
    • Kiefer Sutherland and Adina Rapiteanu in Mirrors (2008)
      Mirrors
      6.1
      • makeup effects sculptor: KNB EFX Group Inc.
      • 2008
    • Death Proof (2007)
      Death Proof
      7.0
      • special makeup effects painter: K.N.B. EFX Group, Inc.
      • special makeup effects sculptor: K.N.B. EFX Group, Inc.
      • 2007
    • Thomas Jane and Nathan Gamble in The Mist (2007)
      The Mist
      7.1
      • sculptor
      • special effects makeup artist: KNB Effects Group Inc.
      • 2007
    • Rose McGowan in Planet Terror (2007)
      Planet Terror
      7.0
      • special makeup effects sculptor: K.N.B. EFX Group, Inc. (as Akithito Ikeda)
      • 2007
    • The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)
      The Hills Have Eyes 2
      5.1
      • special makeup effects art department
      • 2007
    • The Hitcher (2007)
      The Hitcher
      5.6
      • painter: K.N.B. EFX Group, Inc.
      • sculptor: K.N.B. EFX Group, Inc.
      • 2007
    • Masters of Horror (2005)
      Masters of Horror
      7.4
      TV Series
      • special effects makeup crew: KNB EFX Group, Inc.
      • 2006
    • Vinessa Shaw in The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
      The Hills Have Eyes
      6.4
      • special makeup effects painter
      • special makeup effects sculptor
      • 2006

    Special Effects



    • Johnny Depp and Minami in Minamata (2020)
      Minamata
      7.2
      • lifecasting team: Millennium FX
      • 2020
    • Jason Drucker in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017)
      Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
      4.3
      • key artist
      • 2017
    • The United Monster Talent Agency (2010)
      The United Monster Talent Agency
      7.1
      Short
      • sculptor: KNB EFX Group, Inc. (as Akito Ikeda)
      • 2010
    • Predators (2010)
      Predators
      6.4
      • sculptor: KNB EFX GROUP, INC. (as Aki Ikada)
      • 2010
    • The Pacific (2010)
      The Pacific
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • art department: KNB EFX Group
      • 2010
    • Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island (2010)
      Shutter Island
      8.2
      • key artist: Legacy Effects
      • 2010
    • Terminator Salvation (2009)
      Terminator Salvation
      6.5
      • special effects sculptor & painter: Stan Winston Studio
      • 2009
    • Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, and Alexander Ludwig in Race to Witch Mountain (2009)
      Race to Witch Mountain
      5.7
      • sculptor: Amalgamated Dynamics
      • 2009
    • Liam Neeson, Eddie Izzard, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, and Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
      The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
      6.5
      • concept design & special effects sculptor: KNB EFX Group
      • 2008
    • Tobin Bell, Cody Linley, Emily Osment, Brittany Curran, and Alex Winzenread in The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007)
      The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
      5.7
      Video
      • sculptor (as Akithito Ikeda)
      • 2007
    • Peter Cullen, Josh Duhamel, Shia LaBeouf, Mark Ryan, Hugo Weaving, and Megan Fox in Transformers (2007)
      Transformers
      7.1
      • special effects sculptor: KNB EFX Group
      • 2007
    • Heather Matarazzo in Hostel: Part II (2007)
      Hostel: Part II
      5.5
      • art department: KNB EFX Group
      • 2007
    • The Reaping (2007)
      The Reaping
      5.6
      • sculptor: KNB EFX Group Inc.
      • 2007
    • Masters of Horror (2005)
      Masters of Horror
      7.4
      TV Series
      • effects crew: K.N.B. EFX Group
      • 2006–2007
    • Primeval (2007)
      Primeval
      4.8
      • special effects makeup: KNB EFX Group Inc.
      • 2007

    Art Department



    • Lily Franky, Sakura Andô, Mayu Matsuoka, Miyu Sasaki, Jyo Kairi, and Mehdi Taleghani in Shoplifters (2018)
      Shoplifters
      7.9
      • set
      • 2018
    • After the Storm (2016)
      After the Storm
      7.4
      • set designer
      • 2016

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      • Akahito Akeda

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