Sadamasa Arikawa
Visual Effects
Sadamasa Arikawa (有川 貞昌, Arikawa Sadamasa, June 17, 1925 - September 22, 2005), also known as Teisho Arikawa, 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 primary cinematographer for the special effects sequences in Toho's tokusatsu films from "Godzilla" (1954) to "The War of the Gargantuas" (1966). A student of original Godzilla special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya, Arikawa was promoted to director of special effects for Toho's Godzilla series after Tsuburaya stepped down due to health issues and work with his own company, Tsuburaya Productions, in 1966. Arikawa would serve as special effects director for the Godzilla films "Ebirah, Horror of the Deep" (1966), "Son of Godzilla" (1967), and "Destroy all Monsters" (1968), as well as several episodes of Tsuburaya Productions' television output, including "Ultra Q" (1966), "Ultraman" (1966-1967), and "Ultraseven" (1967-1968). Following his final directorial assignment for Toho with "Space Amoeba" in 1970, Arikawa would leave the company due to the death of Eiji Tsuburaya and the dissolution of Toho's in-house special effects department, and was later employed as director of special effects (above other former Toho staff) on the Shaw Brothers monster film "The Mighty Peking Man" (1977). His final film as director of special effects and final work overall was Taiwanese-Japanese co-production "The Phoenix" (1978). Sadamasa Arikawa passed away due to lung cancer on September 22, 2005, at the age of 80.
Known for
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movieThe Phoenix
1978
Visual Effects Director
movieGodzilla
1977
VFX Director of Photography
movieSpace Amoeba
1970
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director
movieDestroy All Monsters
1968
Visual Effects
movieSon of Godzilla
1967
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director
tvUltraseven
1967
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director
movieEbirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
Visual Effects Director, Visual Effects
movieThe War of the Gargantuas
1966
VFX Director of Photography
tvUltraman
1966
Visual Effects Director, Visual Effects
movieInvasion of Astro-Monster
1965
VFX Director of Photography
movieThe Crazy Adventure
1965
VFX Director of Photography
movieFrankenstein Conquers the World
1965
Visual Effects Camera
movieGhidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
VFX Director of Photography
movieDogora
1964
VFX Director of Photography
movieMothra vs. Godzilla
1964
VFX Director of Photography
movieMatango
1963
VFX Director of Photography
movieKing Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
VFX Director of Photography
movieSiege of Fort Bismarck
1963
VFX Director of Photography
movieKing Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
VFX Director of Photography
movieGorath
1962
Visual Effects Camera
movieThe Last War
1961
VFX Director of Photography
movieBattle in Outer Space
1959
Visual Effects Camera
movieThe Three Treasures
1959
Visual Effects
movieGigantis, the Fire Monster
1959
VFX Director of Photography
movieVaran
1958
VFX Director of Photography
movieThe H-Man
1958
Visual Effects
movieThe Mysterians
1957
VFX Director of Photography
movieTokyo 1960
1957
VFX Director of Photography
movieHalf Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957
VFX Director of Photography
movieGodzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
VFX Director of Photography
movieRodan
1956
VFX Director of Photography
movieGodzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
VFX Director of Photography
movieBeast Man Snow Man
1955
VFX Director of Photography
movieGodzilla Raids Again
1955
VFX Director of Photography
movieInvisible Man
1954
VFX Director of Photography
movieGodzilla
1954
VFX Director of Photography
movieThe Eagle of the Pacific
1953
VFX Director of Photography
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movieThe Mighty Peking Man
1977
Special Effects
movieGodzilla
1977
Special Effects
tvWarrior of Love Rainbowman
1972
Special Effects
movieSpace Amoeba
1970
Special Effects
movieDestroy All Monsters
1968
Special Effects
movieSon of Godzilla
1967
Special Effects
tvUltraseven
1967
Special Effects
movieDo Your Best! Godzilla
1967
Special Effects
movieEbirah, Horror of the Deep
1966
Special Effects
movieThe War of the Gargantuas
1966
Special Effects
tvUltraman
1966
Special Effects
movieInvasion of Astro-Monster
1965
Special Effects
movieThe Crazy Adventure
1965
Special Effects
movieGhidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
Special Effects
movieDogora
1964
Special Effects
movieMothra vs. Godzilla
1964
Special Effects
movieMatango
1963
Special Effects
movieKing Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
Special Effects
movieSiege of Fort Bismarck
1963
Special Effects
movieKing Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
Special Effects
movieThe Last War
1961
Special Effects
movieGigantis, the Fire Monster
1959
Special Effects
movieVaran
1958
Special Effects
movieThe Mysterians
1957
Special Effects
movieTokyo 1960
1957
Special Effects
movieHalf Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957
Special Effects
movieGodzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
Special Effects
movieRodan
1956
Special Effects
movieGodzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
Special Effects
movieBeast Man Snow Man
1955
Special Effects
movieGodzilla Raids Again
1955
Special Effects
movieInvisible Man
1954
Special Effects
movieGodzilla
1954
Special Effects
movieThe Eagle of the Pacific
1953
Special Effects
Camera1
movieDo Your Best! Godzilla
1967
Director of Photography
Directing1
movieDo Your Best! Godzilla
1967
Director