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He is truly one of the most incredible people I have ever met in my life.вЂќ вЂњThe way he looks at the finest details - heвЂ™s so quiet, so pensive, so thoughtful.

вЂњTeeth can show a characterвЂ™s personal history and journey,вЂќ he said, вЂњso when I design dental prosthetics I consider age, gender, race, socioeconomic status, religion, where theyвЂ™re from and the time period of the story.вЂќ In SakamotoвЂ™s hands, teeth can be as expressive of character and backstory as costumes or production design, and itвЂ™s been this way ever since his breakthrough work with Charlize Theron on her Oscar-winning performance in вЂњMonster.вЂќ What connects all of these projects is SakamotoвЂ™s scrupulous attention to character and story. Not that Sakamoto isnвЂ™t capable of more outrageous effects when the project requires it: His recent credits also include the dental prosthetics for multiple characters played by Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall in вЂњComing 2 America.вЂќ SakamotoвЂ™s dental prosthetics alter the shape of LetoвЂ™s face, just as the appliances he designed for вЂњGaslitвЂќ turn Roberts into Watergate whistleblower Martha Mitchell by pushing her cheeks outward.

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The delicacy of SakamotoвЂ™s approach is on full display in вЂњWeCrashed.вЂќ Leto is unrecognizable, even though heвЂ™s playing a person - WeWork founder Adam Neumann - whoвЂ™s a close match to the Oscar winner in terms of body type, age, hair, and the other noticeable physical characteristics normally associated with an actorвЂ™s transformation. In a nearly 30-year career, the dental prosthetic designer has worked on nearly 100 productions and become a valued partner of actors like Nicole Kidman and Patricia Arquette - the latter of whom thanked Sakamoto in her Golden Globes acceptance speech for вЂњEscape at Dannemora.вЂќ Yet while those who work with Sakamoto - not just actors but collaborators like special effects makeup artist Kazu Hiro - often get awards recognition, the subtlety of his craft and its invisible integration with performance are often overlooked. He helped turn Colin Farrell into The Penguin for вЂњThe BatmanвЂќ and Will Smith into Richard Williams in вЂњKing Richard.вЂќ He also worked with Julia Roberts on вЂњGaslitвЂќ and Jared Leto in вЂњWeCrashed,вЂќ two shows that, like вЂњImpeachment,вЂќ required meticulous research in order to recreate real public figures onscreen.

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Sakamoto is not a household name, but even the most casual TV or movie fan is familiar with his designs. вЂњThe way she talked made her mouth over-accentuated and her teeth were exposed when she talked.вЂќ Determined to get every detail right in her performance, Paulson asked the вЂњImpeachmentвЂќ prosthetics team who was the best teeth person in the business. вЂњLinda had very unique teeth,вЂќ Paulson said.

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When Sarah Paulson began work as Linda Tripp in the FX series вЂњAmerican Crime Story: Impeachment,вЂќ she knew there was one physical attribute that was the key to unlocking her transformation into the civil servant who set the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal in motion.

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