Kazu Hiro - Filmography & Biography

Kazu Hiro

Filmography & Biography

Name:: Kazu Hiro
Born:: May 26, 1969
in Kyoto, Japan

Kazu Hiro Bio:

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.

back to the Britannia Film Archives

Questions, Comments? Please Contact ASH
Bio Database Last Updated: Sep 27, 2025
You are visitor since 04 Oct 2017