Background
He was born in Osaka, Japan, and emigrated to the United States, where he has become known for his surreal, gory special effects.
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He was born in Osaka, Japan, and emigrated to the United States, where he has become known for his surreal, gory special effects.
Upon emigrating to the United States, where he graduated from the School of Visual Arts, he changed his name to Screaming Mad George in order to distinguish himself among the other Georges in an Anglophone country.
He has collaborated with director and producer Brian Yuzna on many films. Born Joji Tani in Osaka, Japan, he took the first name George in order to stand out. The moniker was influenced by his love for Mad Magazine and Screamin" Jay Hawkins.
George began as a punk rock musician and played with the late 1970s band The Mad.
His gory music videos led to a job in the film industry, where he worked on special make-up effects. His early work includes effects on,,, the cockroach scene in, and
In 1989, he began a long-term collaboration with director Brian Yuzna with Society. In a negative review, Variety called the film"s SFX-laden climax "sickening", and the Austin Chronicle called the effects "cheesy".
In more positive reviews, the Los Angeles Times called George the real star of the film, and Empire wrote, "Yuzna and his veteran special effects man Screaming Mad George serve up this literal slime with such verve, wit and overall verbal and visual flair that the movie also stands as one of the very finest of teen comedies." In a 1990 follow-up with Yuzna, George provided special effects for that Variety called "imaginative" and "just what modern horror fans crave".
In 1991, he made his directorial debut with The Guyver, which he co-directed with Steve Wang. Yuzna produced the film. In America, the film was recut by New Lincolnshire to remove some of the humor and focus more on action.
Entertainment Weekly rated the film "C" and said that while the effects were good, the film was too cliched.
The Los Angeles Times called his creature effects in "terrific", and Ain"t lieutenant Cool News said that George"s work was the best reason to watch the film. Witney Seibold of CraveOnline wrote of, "Any character that this film has is due to" Stuart Gordon chose George to perform special effects in based on his previous work and his ability to speak Japanese, as creature designer Hajime Sorayama wanted to be involved in the film"s production.
Variety was warm toward his effects in and He teamed up again with Yuzna in and
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