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Bruce Y. Kuroyama

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Bruce Y. Kuroyama was born on 29 October 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Battleship (2012), The Rundown (2003) and Total Recall (1990).
BornOctober 29, 1952
BornOctober 29, 1952
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Known for

Battleship (2012)
Battleship
5.8
  • Special Effects(as Bruce Kuroyama, Hawaii)
  • 2012
Christopher Walken, Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson, and Dwayne Johnson in The Rundown (2003)
The Rundown
6.6
  • Special Effects(as Bruce Kuroyama)
  • 2003
Arnold Schwarzenegger in Total Recall (1990)
Total Recall
7.5
  • Special Effects
  • 1990
Chris Pratt in Jurassic World (2015)
Jurassic World
6.9
  • Special Effects
  • 2015

Credits

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  • Annabelle Wallis in Malignant (2021)
    Malignant
    • special effects licensed powderman (as Bruce Kuroyama)
    • 2021
  • Talitha Eliana Bateman in Geostorm (2017)
    Geostorm
    • special effects technician
    • 2017
  • Julianne Hough in Curve (2015)
    Curve
    • special effects foreman
    • 2015
  • Chris Pratt in Jurassic World (2015)
    Jurassic World
    • special effects technician
    • 2015
  • Tom Mison and Nicole Beharie in Sleepy Hollow (2013)
    Sleepy Hollow
    • special effects pyrotechnic gangboss (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2014
  • Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington in 2 Guns (2013)
    2 Guns
    • special effects foreman (as Bruce Kuroyama)
    • 2013
  • Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Matthew Modine, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
    The Dark Knight Rises
    • pyrotechnician
    • 2012
  • Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, and Josh Brolin in Men in Black 3 (2012)
    Men in Black 3
    • pyrotechnician
    • 2012
  • Battleship (2012)
    Battleship
    • special effects rigging foreman: Hawaii (as Bruce Kuroyama)
    • 2012
  • Dwayne Johnson in Faster (2010)
    Faster
    • special effects technician
    • 2010
  • Angelina Jolie in Salt (2010)
    Salt
    • special effects technician
    • 2010
  • Knight and Day (2010)
    Knight and Day
    • special effects pyrotechnic gangboss
    • special effects set foreman
    • 2010
  • Terminator Salvation (2009)
    Terminator Salvation
    • special effects pyrotechnic gangboss
    • 2009
  • Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    • special effects technician
    • 2008
  • Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller, and Jack Black in Tropic Thunder (2008)
    Tropic Thunder
    • special effects foreperson
    • 2008

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Bruce Kuriyama
  • Born
    • October 29, 1952
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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