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Mar 2, 2024 · Sadamasa Arikawa (有川 貞昌 さだまさ Arikawa Sadamasa), also known as Teisho Arikawa (有川 貞昌 ていしょう Arikawa Teishō), was a Japanese special effects director and cinematographer. A protégé of Eiji Tsuburaya, Arikawa worked first as a cameraman, shooting the effects for every Toho science fiction film from 1954 to 1966.
Apr 9, 2021 · Teisho Arikawa took over as Space Amoeba’s Special Effects Supervisor. Arikawa had worked as Tsubaraya’s special effects cameraman for years and had supervised the VFX on several lesser films when Tsubaraya was too busy, such as Ebirah, Horror of the Deep .
It is the seventh film in the Godzilla franchise, and features special effects by Sadamasa Arikawa, under the supervision of Eiji Tsuburaya. In the film, Godzilla and Ebirah are portrayed by Haruo Nakajima and Hiroshi Sekita, respectively.
- ¥330 million (Japan rentals)
- Masaru Sato
- December 17, 1966 (Japan)
- Tomoyuki Tanaka
Although Eiji Tsuburaya is credited as the special effects director, actual directorial duties were handed over to Teisho Arikawa, who at this stage had been promoted to Tsuburaya's first assistant director. Tsuburaya still had final say on effects sequences, but served more of a supervisor role on the production.
Jun 9, 2014 · Crime movie director Jun Fukuda replaced Toho’s A-list monster and science-fiction specialist Ishiro Honda. Although Toho Special Effects Department head Eiji Tsubaraya received credit for the VFX direction, his assistant Teisho Arikawa handled most of the hands-on work.
Jan 7, 2014 · Over at Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, tough-guy action movie director Jun Fukuda was brought on, and Eiji Tsubaraya’s assistant Teisho Arikawa handled the effects.
Sadamasa Arikawa (有川 貞昌, Arikawa Sadamasa, June 17, 1925; Tokyo, Japan - September 22, 2005; Higashiizu, Kamo, (Shizuoka, Japan), {age 80} ), often erroneously billed as Teisho Arikawa, was a Japanese special effects cinematographer and director.
