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'''Masakatsu Asai''' {{Nihongo|浅井 正勝|Asai Masakatsu}} is a [[Japan]]ese assistant director and cameraman who worked for [[Toho]] between the 1950s and 60s. He served as the 1st AD under [[Eiji Tsuburaya]] on numerous of the company's classic [[tokusatsu]] films, and was succeeded by [[Teruyoshi Nakano]]. Because assistant special effects directors were not credited until ''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'', Asai never received a single credit during his tenure.
'''Masakatsu Asai''' {{Nihongo|浅井 正勝|Asai Masakatsu}} is a [[Japan]]ese assistant director and cameraman who worked for [[Toho]] since the 1950s. He served as the 1st AD under [[Eiji Tsuburaya]] on numerous of the company's classic [[tokusatsu]] films until [[1962]], after which he was succeeded by [[Teruyoshi Nakano]]. Because assistant special effects directors were not credited until ''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' in [[1963]], Asai never received a single credit. Though he did not work on any further films, he continued to be employed at Toho, and by [[1970]] was the manager of the company's Special Technology Division.{{R|Matsuri}}
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==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
===Assistant special effects cinematographer===
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) [uncredited; with [[Sadamasa Arikawa]], [[Motoyoshi Tomioka]], [[Yoichi Manoda]], [[Hajime Tsuburaya]], Sachio Kabayama]
===1st assistant director of special effects===
===1st assistant director of special effects===
*''[[Half Human]]'' (1955) [uncredited]
*''[[Half Human]]'' (1955) [uncredited]
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*''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962) [uncredited]
*''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962) [uncredited]
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) [uncredited]
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) [uncredited]
===Assistant director of special effects===
===Miscellaneous===
*''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'' (1958) [uncredited]
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) - Assistant special effects cinematographer [uncredited]
*''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'' (1958) - Assistant director of special effects [uncredited]
==References==
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Revision as of 04:34, 30 November 2022

Masakatsu Asai
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Occupation Director, cinematographer, manager of Toho's Special Technology Division[1]
First work Godzilla (1954)
Notable work King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)

Masakatsu Asai (浅井 正勝,   Asai Masakatsu) is a Japanese assistant director and cameraman who worked for Toho since the 1950s. He served as the 1st AD under Eiji Tsuburaya on numerous of the company's classic tokusatsu films until 1962, after which he was succeeded by Teruyoshi Nakano. Because assistant special effects directors were not credited until Matango in 1963, Asai never received a single credit. Though he did not work on any further films, he continued to be employed at Toho, and by 1970 was the manager of the company's Special Technology Division.[1]

Selected filmography

1st assistant director of special effects

Miscellaneous

  • Godzilla (1954) - Assistant special effects cinematographer [uncredited]
  • Varan (1958) - Assistant director of special effects [uncredited]

References

This is a list of references for Masakatsu Asai. 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 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. p. 85. ISBN 978-4-04-866999-3.

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