Sadamasa Arikawa(1925-2005)

Special Effects
Visual Effects
Producer

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Sadamasa Arikawa was born on 7 June 1925 in Tokyo, Japan. Sadamasa was a producer, known for Godzilla (1954), King Kong contre Godzilla (1963) and Wu zi tian shi (1978). Sadamasa died on 22 September 2005 in Izu, Japan.

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Known for

Ishirô Honda and Takashi Shimura in Godzilla (1954)

7.6

Special Effects(special effects)

1954

King Kong contre Godzilla (1963)

King Kong contre Godzilla

5.7

Visual Effects

1963

Wu zi tian shi (1978)

6.0

Special Effects

1978

Prisonnières des Martiens (1957)

Prisonnières des Martiens

6.0

Special Effects

1957

Credits

Special Effects

Wu zi tian shi
6.0
- director of special effects
- 1978
Saiyûki
8.4
TV Series
- director of special effects
- 1978–2004
Le Colosse de Hong Kong
5.4
- special effects supervisor
- 1977
Ai no senshi Reinbôman
7.8
TV Series
- special effects supervisor
- 1972–1973
Les Envahisseurs de l'espace
5.4
- director of special effects
- 1970
Maitei Jyakku
4.6
TV Series
- director of special effects
- 1968
Rengô kantai shirei chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku
6.7
- special effects photography
- 1968
Les envahisseurs attaquent
6.4
- director of special effects
- special effects photographer (as Sademasa Arikawa)
- 1968
La Planète des monstres
5.2
- director of special effects
- 1967
Urutora sebun
8.2
TV Series
- special effects supervisor
- 1967–1968
La Revanche de King Kong
5.5
- special effects codirector
- 1967
Zero faita dai kûsen
6.3
- photographer
- 1966
Urutoraman: Kûsô tokusatsu shirîzu
7.9
TV Series
- special effects supervisor
- 1966–1967
Urutora Q
7.6
TV Series
- special effects director
- 1965–1967
Kureji no daiboken
7.2
- special effects
- 1965

Visual Effects

Latitude zéro
5.9
- director of special effects photography
- 1969
Ebirah contre Godzilla
5.5
- director of special effects photography
- 1966
La Guerre des monstres
6.2
- special effects cameraman
- 1966
Zero faita dai kûsen
6.3
- director of special effects photography
- 1966
Invasion Planète X
6.2
- special effects cameraman
- 1965
Frankenstein conquiert le monde
5.5
- director of special effects photography
- 1965
Mothra contre Godzilla
6.5
- director of special effects photography
- 1964
Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki
6.5
- special effects cameraman
- 1964
Ataragon
5.8
- director of special effects photography
- 1963
Le Défi des géants
6.2
- director of special effects photography
- 1963
Matango
6.4
- director of special effects photography
- 1963
King Kong contre Godzilla
5.7
- director of special effects photography
- 1963
La Victoire des aigles
6.6
- special effects camera
- 1963
Varan the Unbelievable
4.5
- special effects cinematographer (Japanese scenes, uncredited)
- 1962
Le Choc des planètes
5.7
- director of special effects photography
- 1962

Producer

Personal details

Alternative names
- Sademasa Arikawa
Born
- June 7, 1925
- Tokyo, Japan
Died
- September 22, 2005
- Izu, Japan(lung cancer)

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Trivia
He is best remembered for being the special effects cinematographer under Eiji Tsuburaya before becoming a director of special effects himself.

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