this work, Kazu Hiro won the 2018 Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

He won the award again in 2020 for his work in the 2019 film Bombshell, where he made prosthetics for Charlize Theron as news anchor Megyn Kelly.

Personal life
In March 2019, Kazu Hiro obtained United States citizenship, changing his name from Kazuhiro Tsuji.

Selected filmography
 Sweet Home (1989) – special makeup effects artist
 Rhapsody in August (1991) – special makeup effects artist
 Minbo (1992) – special makeup effects artist
 Critical Care (1997) – makeup application: Albert Brooks
 Men in Black (1997) - sculptor
 The Devil's Advocate (1997) – principal artist
 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) – sculptor
 Life (1999) – key makeup artist
 Wild Wild West (1999) – makeup designer
 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)A Golem, 'Nazi Necromancer Dicks' and a Distinct Lack of Destiel Essay

Golems, crafted from clay and shaped on a model of human anatomy, are a mythical creature often created to protect the Jewish people from anti-Semitic threats and violence. The most well known tale of golem lore is that of The Golem of Prague, retold by Jirasek, however there have been many modern adaptation of the golem myth through film and television. Specifically a television adaptation of the tale in the eighth season of Supernatural will be under examination here. The modern Supernatural adaptation, understandably, deviates from the classical tale while still utilizing the basic structure of the myth. Similarly both depictions of the golem represent the creature as a protector of the Jewish peoples that is controlled