Edwin "Eddie" Imazu was a Japanese-American art director and production designer, whose 50-year career in Hollywood included television and movie credits. A 1936 Academy Award co-nominee for best art direction on The Great Ziegfeld, Imazu worked with Hollywood actors including Spencer Tracy, John Wayne and Marlon Brando. He was born in Yamaguchi, Japan and died in Los Angeles.
A young Eddie Imazu discussing set design with brother-in-law Takashi "Teek" Kondo
Eddie Imazu (second from right) discusses set designs with Fred MacMurray (far left) and MGM Studio executives.
The Great Ziegfeld is a 1936 American musical drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and produced by Hunt Stromberg. It stars William Powell as the theatrical impresario Florenz "Flo" Ziegfeld Jr., Luise Rainer as Anna Held, and Myrna Loy as Billie Burke.
Theatrical release poster
William Powell as Ziegfeld
Powell and Myrna Loy as Billie Burke
Luise Rainer as Anna Held