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|caption          =Akihiko Iguchi in 2016
|caption          =Akihiko Iguchi in 2016
|occupation      =Artist, production designer
|occupation      =Artist, production designer
|birthday        =June 29, 1943
|birthday        =June 29, [[1943]]
|birthplace      =Matsumoto, Nagano, [[Japan]]
|birthplace      =Matsumoto, Nagano, [[Japan]]
|first            =''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mighty Jack (series)|Mighty Jack]]'' (TV 1968)
|first            =''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mighty Jack (series)|Mighty Jack]]'' (TV 1968)
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|wikipedia        =https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/井口昭彦
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'''Akihiko Iguchi''' {{Nihongo|井口昭彦|Iguchi Akihiko}}, born '''Akihiko Takahashi''' {{Nihongo|高橋昭彦|Takahashi Akihiko}} and known under the psuedonym '''Akihiko''' {{nihongo|亜喜比古}}, is a [[Japan]]ese artist and production designer. Getting his start as an art director for [[Tsuburaya Productions]]' ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mighty Jack (series)|Mighty Jack]]'', he would go on to design numerous vehicles and [[kaiju]] for various works, including [[Toho]]'s [[Mechagodzilla/Showa|Mechagodzilla]] and [[Titanosaurus]].
'''Akihiko Iguchi''' {{Nihongo|井口 昭彦|Iguchi Akihiko}}, born '''Akihiko Takahashi''' {{Nihongo|高橋 昭彦|Takahashi Akihiko}} and also known by the mononymous signature '''Akihiko''' {{nihongo|{{ruby|亜㐂比古|あきひこ}}}}, is a [[Japan]]ese artist and production designer. Getting his start as an art director for [[Tsuburaya Productions]]' ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mighty Jack (series)|Mighty Jack]]'', he would go on to design numerous vehicles and [[kaiju]] for various works, including [[Toho]]'s [[Mechagodzilla (Showa)|Mechagodzilla]] and [[Titanosaurus]].
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==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
===Art director / production designer===
===Special effects art director===
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mighty Jack (series)|Mighty Jack]]'' (TV 1968) [uncredited]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mighty Jack (series)|Mighty Jack]]'' (TV 1968) [unknown number of episodes]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Fight! Mighty Jack|Fight! Mighty Jack]]'' (TV 1968)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Fight! Mighty Jack|Fight! Mighty Jack]]'' (TV 1968) [episodes 2-3, 7-8, 11-13, 16-18, 21-22, 25-26]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Return of Ultraman|Return of Ultraman]]'' (TV 1971-1972)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Return of Ultraman|Return of Ultraman]]'' (TV 1971-1972) [episodes 13-14, 20-21, 24-25, 28-51; as Akihiko Takahashi]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ace (series)|Ultraman Ace]]'' (TV 1972-1973)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ace (series)|Ultraman Ace]]'' (TV 1972-1973) [episodes 5-22, 25-52; as Akihiko Takahashi]<ref group="note">Episodes 5-22 with [[Toshiro Aoki]].</ref>
*''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Heisei Ultraseven|Ultra Seven 99]]'' (1999)
*''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974)
===Art director===
*''Star Wolf'' (TV 1978)
*''[[Megaloman (series)|Megaloman]]'' (TV 1979) [as Akihiko Takahashi]
*''[[Megaloman (series)|Megaloman]]'' (TV 1979)
*''[[Cyber Cop]]'' (TV 1988-1989)
*''[[Cyber Cop]]'' (TV 1988-1989)
*''Ultraseven 30th Anniversary Memorial Trilogy'' (1998)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraseven - Operation: Solar Energy|Ultra Seven: Operation Solar Energy]]'' (1994)
*''The Final Chapters'' (1999)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraseven - Planet of the Earthlings|Ultra Seven: Planet of the Earthlings]]'' (1994)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Booska#History|Booska! Booska!!]]'' (TV 1999-2000)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Heisei Ultraseven|Ultra Seven 99]]'' (1999) [with Jin Watanabe]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Neos (series)|Ultraman Neos]]'' (TV 2000-2001)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Booska! Booska!!|Booska! Booska!!]]'' (TV 1999-2000)
*''[[wikia:W:c:ultra:Heisei Ultraseven|Ultra Seven Evolution]]'' (2002)
*''Otasuke Girl'' (TV 2003)
*''Otasuke Girl'' (TV 2003)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Metal Kaiser|Metal Kaiser]]'' (TV 2007)
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Metal Kaiser|Metal Kaiser]]'' (TV 2007)
===Miscellaneous===
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]'' (TV 1966-1967) - Assistant special effects art director [uncredited]<ref name="Champ">{{harvnb|Nakamura et al.|2014|p=103}}</ref>
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Taro (series)|Ultraman Taro]]'' (TV 1973-1974) - Title artist [as Akihiko Takahashi]
*''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973) - Assistant special effects art director [uncredited]{{R|Champ}}
*''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974) - Assistant special effects art director [uncredited]{{R|Champ}}
*''[[wikipedia:Star Wolf (TV series)|Space Wolf]]'' (TV 1978) - Art designer [episodes 3-12; with Osamu Yamaguchi, [[Shinichi Kamisawa]], Sumio Takimoto]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Heisei Ultraseven|Ultra Seven]]'' (1998) - Designer [episodes 1-3]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Neos (series)|Ultraman Neos]]'' (TV 2000-2001) - Art designer
*''[[AKARI (film)|AKARI]]'' (2022) - Character designer (Pythagodon)
===Actor===
===Actor===
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Booska#History|Booska! Booska!!]]'' (TV 1999-2000) as Mayor of Dream Town [episode 11]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Booska#History|Booska! Booska!!]]'' (TV 1999-2000) as mayor of Dream Town [episodes 11, 28, 34]
==Designed monsters==
==Designed monsters==
*[[Spyler]] (''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'')<ref name="Murase">{{cite book|title=[[Monster Maker: Keizo Murase - Treasured KAIJU Photobook]]|author=[[Keizo Murase|Murase, Keizo]]|publisher=Yosensha|date=24 September 2015|page=268|isbn=978-4-8003-0756-9}}</ref>
*[[Spyler]] (''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'')<ref name="Murase">{{harvnb|Murase|2015|p=268}}</ref>
*[[Wargilgar]] (''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'')<ref name="Murase"/>
*[[Wargilgar]] (''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]''){{R|Murase}}
*[[Mechagodzilla/Showa|Mechagodzilla]] (''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'')
*[[Mechagodzilla (Showa)|Mechagodzilla]] (''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]''){{R|Champ}}
*[[King Caesar]] (''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'')
*[[King Caesar]] (''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]''){{R|Champ}}
*[[List of minor Toho monsters#Giant Slug|Giant slugs]] (''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'')
*[[List of minor Toho monsters#Giant Slug|Giant slugs]] (''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'')
*[[List of minor Toho monsters#Soft-bodied Humans|Soft-bodied humans]] (''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'')
*[[List of minor Toho monsters#Soft-bodied Humans|Soft-bodied humans]] (''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]''){{R|Champ}}
*[[Titanosaurus]] (''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'')
*[[Titanosaurus]] (''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''){{R|Champ}}
*Various (''[[Megaloman (series)|Megaloman]]'')
*Various (''[[Megaloman (series)|Megaloman]]'')
*[[Pythagodon]] (''[[AKARI (film)|AKARI]]'')
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Akihiko Iguchi was long rumored to have created the designs for [[Gigan]], [[Megalon]], and [[Jet Jaguar]], but has openly denied having any involvement with either film.<ref name="Cast">{{Cite web|url=https://tdcast.exblog.jp/14804736/|title=井口昭彦さんトークライブ　レポート！ |work=[[Cast]]|date=2 April 2012}}</ref> In actuality, Iguchi's first work for the [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla series]] came in [[1974]]'s ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' as the designer of [[Mechagodzilla/Showa|Mechagodzilla]] and [[King Caesar]]. While the artist(s) responsible for Megalon and Jet Jaguar remain unknown, Gigan's designer was later discovered to be ''[[wikipedia:Weekly Shōnen Magazine|Shōnen Magazine]]'' illustrator, Takayoshi Mizuki.
*Akihiko Iguchi was long rumored to have designed [[Gigan]], [[Megalon]], and [[Jet Jaguar]], but has openly denied having any involvement with ''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' or ''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]''.<ref name="Cast">{{Cite web|url=https://tdcast.exblog.jp/14804736/|title=井口昭彦さんトークライブ　レポート！ |work=[[Cast]]|date=2 April 2012}}</ref> In actuality, Iguchi's first work for the [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla series]] came in [[1974]]'s ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' as the designer of [[Mechagodzilla (Showa)|Mechagodzilla]] and [[King Caesar]]. While the artist(s) responsible for Megalon and Jet Jaguar remain unknown, Gigan's designer was later discovered to be ''[[wikipedia:Weekly Shōnen Magazine|Shōnen Magazine]]'' illustrator, Takayoshi Mizuki.
 
==Notes==
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==References==
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===Bibliography===
*{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]|date=29 November 2014|publisher=[[Kadokawa|ASCII MEDIA WORKS]]
|last=Nakamura|first=Satoshi
|last2=Shiraishi|first2=Masahiko
|last3=Aita|first3=Tetsuo
|last4=Tomoi|first4=Taketo
|last5=Shimazaki|first5=Jun
|last6=Maruyama|first6=Takeshi
|last7=Shimizu|first7=Toshifumi
|last8=Hayakawa|first8=Masaru|isbn=978-4-04-866999-3|ref={{harvid|Nakamura et al.|2014}}}}
*{{cite book|title=[[Monster Maker: Keizo Murase - Treasured KAIJU Photobook]]|last=Murase|first=Keizo|author-link=Keizo Murase|publisher=Yosensha|date=24 September 2015|isbn=978-4-8003-0756-9}}
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Latest revision as of 02:23, 16 October 2023

Akihiko Iguchi
Akihiko Iguchi in 2016
Born June 29, 1943
Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
Occupation Artist, production designer
First work Mighty Jack (TV 1968)
Notable work Return of Ultraman (TV 1971-1972)
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Akihiko Iguchi (井口 昭彦,   Iguchi Akihiko), born Akihiko Takahashi (高橋 昭彦,   Takahashi Akihiko) and also known by the mononymous signature Akihiko (亜㐂比古 (あきひこ)), is a Japanese artist and production designer. Getting his start as an art director for Tsuburaya Productions' Mighty Jack, he would go on to design numerous vehicles and kaiju for various works, including Toho's Mechagodzilla and Titanosaurus.

Selected filmography

Special effects art director

Art director

Miscellaneous

Actor

Designed monsters

Trivia

Notes

  1. ↑ Episodes 5-22 with Toshiro Aoki.

References

This is a list of references for Akihiko Iguchi. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 103
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Murase 2015, p. 268
  3. ↑ "井口昭彦さんトークライブ　レポート！". Cast. 2 April 2012.

Bibliography

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