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Sadamasa Arikawa

Sadamasa Arikawa

Sadamasa Arikawa (Arikawa Sadamasa, June 17, 1925 - September 22, 2005), also known as Teisho Arikawa (Arikawa Teishō), was a Japanese special effects director and cinematographer. Arikawa's first film was Daiei's "The Invisible Man Appears" (1949), and he was also the cinematographer for all of the special effects scenes in Toho's Tokusatsu films from "Godzilla" (1954) to "The War of the Gargantuas" (1966). As a student of original Godzilla special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya, Arikawa was promoted to director of special effects for Toho's Tokusatsu films after Tsuburaya stepped down due to health issues and work with his own company, Tsuburaya Productions. Arikawa was the special effects director for "Ebirah, Horror of the Deep" (1966), "Son of Godzilla" (1967), "Destroy all Monsters" (1968), and "Space Amoeba" (1970), as well as some episodes in Tsuburaya's television productions, like "Ultra Q" (TV 1966-1967), "Ultraman" (TV 1966-1967), and "Ultraseven" (TV 1967-1968). He would leave Toho after the production of "Space Amoeba" (1970), and was employed as director of special effects (alongside other former Toho staff) on the Hong Kong special effects monster film "The Mighty Peking Man" (1977). His final film as a special effects director and final work overall was "The Phoenix" (1978). Arikawa passed away due to lung cancer on September 22, 2005, at age 80.

Crew
  • Godzilla

    Godzilla

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    7.6
    1060 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 03, 1954
    72 years ago
  • Godzilla

    Godzilla

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    7.6
    1060 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 03, 1954
    72 years ago
  • King Kong vs. Godzilla

    King Kong vs. Godzilla

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    6.9
    326 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 11, 1962
    64 years ago
  • King Kong vs. Godzilla

    King Kong vs. Godzilla

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    6.9
    326 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 11, 1962
    64 years ago
  • Mothra vs. Godzilla

    Mothra vs. Godzilla

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    7.0
    319 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 29, 1964
    62 years ago
  • Mothra vs. Godzilla

    Mothra vs. Godzilla

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    7.0
    319 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 29, 1964
    62 years ago
  • Godzilla Raids Again

    Godzilla Raids Again

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    6.0
    315 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 24, 1955
    71 years ago
  • Godzilla Raids Again

    Godzilla Raids Again

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    6.0
    315 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 24, 1955
    71 years ago
  • Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

    Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    7.0
    274 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 20, 1964
    62 years ago
  • Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

    Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    7.0
    274 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 20, 1964
    62 years ago
  • Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

    Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    6.5
    273 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 27, 1956
    70 years ago
  • Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

    Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    6.5
    273 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 27, 1956
    70 years ago
  • King Kong vs. Godzilla

    King Kong vs. Godzilla

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    6.6
    265 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 26, 1963
    63 years ago
  • King Kong vs. Godzilla

    King Kong vs. Godzilla

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    6.6
    265 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 26, 1963
    63 years ago
  • Destroy All Monsters

    Destroy All Monsters

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    6.9
    265 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 01, 1968
    58 years ago
  • Destroy All Monsters

    Destroy All Monsters

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects

    Average Rating
    6.9
    265 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 01, 1968
    58 years ago
  • Invasion of Astro-Monster

    Invasion of Astro-Monster

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    6.8
    238 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 19, 1965
    61 years ago
  • Invasion of Astro-Monster

    Invasion of Astro-Monster

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    6.8
    238 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 19, 1965
    61 years ago
  • Son of Godzilla

    Son of Godzilla

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    6.5
    234 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 16, 1967
    59 years ago
  • Son of Godzilla

    Son of Godzilla

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects

    Average Rating
    6.5
    234 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 16, 1967
    59 years ago
  • Son of Godzilla

    Son of Godzilla

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Director

    Average Rating
    6.5
    234 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 16, 1967
    59 years ago
  • Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

    Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    6.3
    205 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 17, 1966
    60 years ago
  • Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

    Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects

    Average Rating
    6.3
    205 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 17, 1966
    60 years ago
  • Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

    Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Director

    Average Rating
    6.3
    205 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 17, 1966
    60 years ago
  • Rodan

    Rodan

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    6.5
    180 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 26, 1956
    70 years ago
  • Rodan

    Rodan

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    6.5
    180 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 26, 1956
    70 years ago
  • The War of the Gargantuas

    The War of the Gargantuas

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    6.4
    104 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 31, 1966
    60 years ago
  • The War of the Gargantuas

    The War of the Gargantuas

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    6.4
    104 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 31, 1966
    60 years ago
  • Frankenstein Conquers the World

    Frankenstein Conquers the World

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Camera

    Average Rating
    6.7
    69 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 08, 1965
    61 years ago
  • The Mighty Peking Man

    The Mighty Peking Man

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    5.1
    63 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 11, 1977
    49 years ago
  • The Mysterians

    The Mysterians

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    6.4
    59 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 28, 1957
    69 years ago
  • The Mysterians

    The Mysterians

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    6.4
    59 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 28, 1957
    69 years ago
  • Godzilla

    Godzilla

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    6.8
    51 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1977
    49 years ago
  • Space Amoeba

    Space Amoeba

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects

    Average Rating
    6.4
    51 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 01, 1970
    56 years ago
  • Space Amoeba

    Space Amoeba

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Director

    Average Rating
    6.4
    51 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 01, 1970
    56 years ago
  • Space Amoeba

    Space Amoeba

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    6.4
    51 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 01, 1970
    56 years ago
  • Godzilla

    Godzilla

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    6.8
    51 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1977
    49 years ago
  • Battle in Outer Space

    Battle in Outer Space

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Camera

    Average Rating
    5.9
    45 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 26, 1959
    67 years ago
  • Dogora

    Dogora

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    6.9
    42 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 11, 1964
    62 years ago
  • Dogora

    Dogora

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    6.9
    42 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 11, 1964
    62 years ago
  • The H-Man

    The H-Man

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects

    Average Rating
    5.7
    38 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 24, 1958
    68 years ago
  • Gigantis, the Fire Monster

    Gigantis, the Fire Monster

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    6.5
    34 votes
    Release Date
    May 21, 1959
    67 years ago
  • Gigantis, the Fire Monster

    Gigantis, the Fire Monster

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    6.5
    34 votes
    Release Date
    May 21, 1959
    67 years ago
  • Varan

    Varan

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    5.7
    32 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 14, 1958
    68 years ago
  • Varan

    Varan

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    5.7
    32 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 14, 1958
    68 years ago
  • Gorath

    Gorath

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Camera

    Average Rating
    6.4
    25 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 21, 1962
    64 years ago
  • Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

    Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    8.6
    17 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 14, 1957
    70 years ago
  • Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

    Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    8.6
    17 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 14, 1957
    70 years ago
  • Beast Man Snow Man

    Beast Man Snow Man

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    4.5
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 14, 1955
    71 years ago
  • Beast Man Snow Man

    Beast Man Snow Man

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    4.5
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 14, 1955
    71 years ago
  • The Three Treasures

    The Three Treasures

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects

    Average Rating
    5.3
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 01, 1959
    67 years ago
  • Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

    Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    3.0
    11 votes
    Release Date
    May 17, 1957
    69 years ago
  • Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

    Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    3.0
    11 votes
    Release Date
    May 17, 1957
    69 years ago
  • The Eagle of the Pacific

    The Eagle of the Pacific

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    7.6
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 21, 1953
    73 years ago
  • The Eagle of the Pacific

    The Eagle of the Pacific

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    7.6
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 21, 1953
    73 years ago
  • Invisible Man

    Invisible Man

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    6.4
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 29, 1954
    72 years ago
  • Invisible Man

    Invisible Man

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    6.4
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 29, 1954
    72 years ago
  • The Phoenix

    The Phoenix

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Director

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1978
    48 years ago
  • Tokyo 1960

    Tokyo 1960

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 27, 1957
    69 years ago
  • Siege of Fort Bismarck

    Siege of Fort Bismarck

    Department Visual Effects

    Job VFX Director of Photography

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 29, 1963
    63 years ago
  • Siege of Fort Bismarck

    Siege of Fort Bismarck

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 29, 1963
    63 years ago
  • Tokyo 1960

    Tokyo 1960

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 27, 1957
    69 years ago
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