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*''[[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 [episode 11] | ||
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*[[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">{{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> | ||
*[[Wargilgar]] (''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'')<ref name="Murase"/> | *[[Wargilgar]] (''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'')<ref name="Murase"/> | ||
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Akihiko Iguchi (井口昭彦 Iguchi Akihiko), born Akihiko Takahashi (高橋昭彦 Takahashi Akihiko) and known under the psuedonym Akihiko (亜喜比古), 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
Art director / production designer
- Mighty Jack (TV 1968) [uncredited]
- Fight! Mighty Jack (TV 1968)
- Return of Ultraman (TV 1971-1972)
- Ultraman Ace (TV 1972-1973)
- Submersion of Japan (1973)
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
- Star Wolf (TV 1978)
- Megaloman (TV 1979)
- Computer Police Cybercops (TV 1988-1989)
- Ultraseven 30th Anniversary Memorial Trilogy (1998)
- The Final Chapters (1999)
- Booska! Booska!! (TV 1999-2000)
- Ultraman Neos (TV 2000-2001)
- Otasuke Girl (TV 2003)
- Metal Kaiser (TV 2007)
Actor
- Booska! Booska!! (TV 1999-2000) as Mayor of Dream Town [episode 11]
Designed monsters
- Spyler (Zone Fighter)[1]
- Wargilgar (Zone Fighter)[1]
- Mechagodzilla (Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla)
- King Caesar (Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla)
- Giant slugs (Prophecies of Nostradamus)
- Soft-bodied humans (Prophecies of Nostradamus)
- Titanosaurus (Terror of Mechagodzilla)
- Various (Megaloman)
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.[2] In actuality, Iguchi's first work for the Godzilla series came in 1974's Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla as the designer of Mechagodzilla and King Caesar. While the artist(s) responsible for Megalon and Jet Jaguar remain unknown, Gigan's designer was later discovered to be Shōnen Magazine illustrator, Takayoshi Mizuki.
References
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