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*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Heisei Ultraseven|Ultra Seven]]'' (1998) - Designer [episodes 1-3] | *''[[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 | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Neos (series)|Ultraman Neos]]'' (TV 2000-2001) - Art designer | ||
*''[[AKARI (film)|AKARI]]'' (2022) - Character designer (Pythagodon) | |||
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*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Booska#History|Booska! Booska!!]]'' (TV 1999-2000) as mayor of Dream Town [episodes 11, 28, 34] | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Booska#History|Booska! Booska!!]]'' (TV 1999-2000) as mayor of Dream Town [episodes 11, 28, 34] | ||
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*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 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. |
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Akihiko Iguchi (井口 昭彦, born Akihiko Takahashi Iguchi Akihiko) (高橋 昭彦 and also known by the mononymous signature Akihiko Takahashi Akihiko) (
Selected filmography
Special effects art director
- Mighty Jack (TV 1968) [unknown number of episodes]
- Fight! Mighty Jack (TV 1968) [episodes 2-3, 7-8, 11-13, 16-18, 21-22, 25-26]
- Return of Ultraman (TV 1971-1972) [episodes 13-14, 20-21, 24-25, 28-51; as Akihiko Takahashi]
- Ultraman Ace (TV 1972-1973) [episodes 5-22, 25-52; as Akihiko Takahashi][note 1]
- Ultra Seven 99 (1999)
Art director
- Megaloman (TV 1979) [as Akihiko Takahashi]
- Cyber Cop (TV 1988-1989)
- Ultra Seven: Operation Solar Energy (1994)
- Ultra Seven: Planet of the Earthlings (1994)
- Moon Over Tao (1997)
- Ultra Seven 99 (1999) [with Jin Watanabe]
- Booska! Booska!! (TV 1999-2000)
- Ultra Seven Evolution (2002)
- Otasuke Girl (TV 2003)
- Metal Kaiser (TV 2007)
Miscellaneous
- Ultraman (TV 1966-1967) - Assistant special effects art director [uncredited][1]
- Ultraman Taro (TV 1973-1974) - Title artist [as Akihiko Takahashi]
- Submersion of Japan (1973) - Assistant special effects art director [uncredited][1]
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) - Assistant special effects art director [uncredited][1]
- Space Wolf (TV 1978) - Art designer [episodes 3-12; with Osamu Yamaguchi, Shinichi Kamisawa, Sumio Takimoto]
- Ultra Seven (1998) - Designer [episodes 1-3]
- Ultraman Neos (TV 2000-2001) - Art designer
- AKARI (2022) - Character designer (Pythagodon)
Actor
- Booska! Booska!! (TV 1999-2000) as mayor of Dream Town [episodes 11, 28, 34]
Designed monsters
- Spyler (Zone Fighter)[2]
- Wargilgar (Zone Fighter)[2]
- Mechagodzilla (Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla)[1]
- King Caesar (Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla)[1]
- Giant slugs (Prophecies of Nostradamus)
- Soft-bodied humans (Prophecies of Nostradamus)[1]
- Titanosaurus (Terror of Mechagodzilla)[1]
- Various (Megaloman)
- Pythagodon (AKARI)
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.[3] 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.
Notes
- ↑ Episodes 5-22 with Toshiro Aoki.
References
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Bibliography
- Nakamura, Satoshi; Shiraishi, Masahiko; Aita, Tetsuo; Tomoi, Taketo; Shimazaki, Jun; Maruyama, Takeshi; Shimizu, Toshifumi; Hayakawa, Masaru (29 November 2014). Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection. ASCII MEDIA WORKS. ISBN 978-4-04-866999-3.
- Murase, Keizo (24 September 2015). Monster Maker: Keizo Murase - Treasured KAIJU Photobook. Yosensha. ISBN 978-4-8003-0756-9.
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