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'''Akira Watanabe''' {{Nihongo|渡辺明|Watanabe Akira}}, nicknamed '''Mr. Nabe''' {{Nihongo|ナベさん|Nabe-san}}, was a [[Japan]]ese artist and art director who worked frequently on [[Toho]]'s [[tokusatsu]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|films]] during the [[Showa era]]. He is notable for finalizing the designs of popular monsters such as [[King Ghidorah/Showa|King Ghidorah]], [[Baragon]], and [[Godzilla/1954|Godzilla]] himself. | '''Akira Watanabe''' {{Nihongo|渡辺明|Watanabe Akira}}, nicknamed '''Mr. Nabe''' {{Nihongo|ナベさん|Nabe-san}}, was a [[Japan]]ese artist and art director who worked frequently on [[Toho]]'s [[tokusatsu]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|films]] during the [[Showa era]]. He is notable for finalizing the designs of popular monsters such as [[King Ghidorah/Showa|King Ghidorah]], [[Baragon]], and [[Godzilla/1954|Godzilla]] himself. Away from Toho, Watanabe directed the special effects in [[Nikkatsu Corporation|Nikkatsu's]] sole ''kaiju'' movie, ''[[Gappa (film)|Gappa]]. | ||
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Akira Watanabe (渡辺明, nicknamed Mr. Nabe Watanabe Akira) (ナベさん, was a Nabe-san)Japanese artist and art director who worked frequently on Toho's tokusatsu films during the Showa era. He is notable for finalizing the designs of popular monsters such as King Ghidorah, Baragon, and Godzilla himself. Away from Toho, Watanabe directed the special effects in Nikkatsu's sole kaiju movie, Gappa.
Selected Filmography
- Godzilla (1954) - Assistant art director
- The Legend of the White Serpent (1956) - Assistant art director
- The Mysterians (1957) - Assistant art director
- The Last War (1961) - Assistant art director
- Gorath (1962) - Assistant art director
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) - Assistant art director
- Atragon (1963) - Assistant art director
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) - Assistant art director
- Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) - Assistant art director
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966) - Art director
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) - Art director
- Gappa (1967) - Planning, Director of Special Effects
- King Kong Escapes (1967) - Art director
- Son of Godzilla (1967) - Art director
- Destroy All Monsters (1968) - Art director
- Latitude Zero (1969) - Art director
- Space Amoeba (1969) - Art director
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) - Art director
- Submersion of Japan (1973) - Art director
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) - Art director
- The War in Space (1977) - Art director
- The Return of Godzilla (1984) - Art director
- Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996) - Miniatures
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