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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]] 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}} | '''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== | ||
=== | {{Notice|note=yes|All roles uncredited.}} | ||
*''[[Half Human]]'' (1955) | ===First assistant director of special effects=== | ||
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (1955) | *''[[Half Human]]'' (1955){{Citation needed}} | ||
*''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956) | *''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (1955){{Citation needed}} | ||
*''[[The Mysterians]]'' (1957) | *''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956){{Citation needed}} | ||
*''[[The H-Man]]'' (1958) | *''[[The Mysterians]]'' (1957)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44/detail/def5020070c3869106a1337026ffb44c427adc38c5f9ab1c69a25d7eb5a93292b6d7ecfee038f8f5e76776d6de26c476b1e663377debe6f6c39732e0eb6235b99170328e49b130bb562f11e3852c9fea96856f306578fa2e849211b04722d81461e851f634f69c5d0b236a56d45bbaba6b3495866cca683d79d1de41247c6eebfc9e12953e36afff08fd2dcb3816e8ca2a58f81afa76fe13d7|title=地球防衛軍|trans-title=''The Mysterians''|work=Toho Reference Room|accessdate=16 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
*''[[Battle in Outer Space]]'' (1959) | *''[[The H-Man]]'' (1958){{Citation needed}} | ||
*''[[The Secret of the Telegian]]'' (1960) | *''[[Battle in Outer Space]]'' (1959){{Citation needed}} | ||
*''[[The Human Vapor]]'' (1960) | *''[[The Secret of the Telegian]]'' (1960){{Citation needed}} | ||
*''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961) | *''[[The Human Vapor]]'' (1960){{Citation needed}} | ||
*''[[The Last War]]'' (1961) | *''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961){{Citation needed}} | ||
*''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962) | *''[[The Last War]]'' (1961)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44/detail/def5020070c3869106a1337026ffb44c427adc38c5f9ab1c69a25d7eb5a93292b6d7ecfee038f8f5e76776d6de26c476b1e663377debe6f6c39732e0eb6235b99170328e49b130bb562f11e3852c9fea96856f306578fa2e849211b04722d81461e851f634f69c5d0b236a56d45bbaba6b3495866cca683d79d1de41247c6eebfc9e12953e36afff08fd2dcb3816e8ca2a58f81afa76fe13d7|title=世界大戦争|trans-title=''The Last War''|work=Toho Reference Room|accessdate=16 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) | *''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44/detail/def5020070c3869106a1337026ffb44c427adc38c5f9ab1c69a25d7eb5a93292b6d7ecfee038f8f5e76776d6de26c476b1e663377debe6f6c39732e0eb6235b99170328e49b130bb562f11e3852c9fea96856f306578fa2e849211b04722d81461e851f634f69c5d0b236a56d45bbaba6b3495866cca683d79d1de41247c6eebfc9e12953e36afff08fd2dcb3816e8ca2a58f81afa76fe13d7|title=妖星ゴラス|trans-title=''Gorath''|work=Toho Reference Room|accessdate=16 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44/detail/def5020070c3869106a1337026ffb44c427adc38c5f9ab1c69a25d7eb5a93292b6d7ecfee038f8f5e76776d6de26c476b1e663377debe6f6c39732e0eb6235b99170328e49b130bb562f11e3852c9fea96856f306578fa2e849211b04722d81461e851f634f69c5d0b236a56d45bbaba6b3495866cca683d79d1de41247c6eebfc9e12953e36afff08fd2dcb3816e8ca2a58f81afa76fe13d7|title=キングコング対ゴジラ|work=Toho Reference Room|accessdate=16 July 2023}}</ref> | |||
===Miscellaneous=== | ===Miscellaneous=== | ||
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) - Assistant special effects cinematographer [ | *''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) - Assistant special effects cinematographer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44/detail/def5020070c3869106a1337026ffb44c427adc38c5f9ab1c69a25d7eb5a93292b6d7ecfee038f8f5e76776d6de26c476b1e663377debe6f6c39732e0eb6235b99170328e49b130bb562f11e3852c9fea96856f306578fa2e849211b04722d81461e851f634f69c5d0b236a56d45bbaba6b3495866cca683d79d1de41247c6eebfc9e12953e36afff08fd2dcb3816e8ca2a58f81afa76fe13d7|title=ゴジラ|trans-title=''Godzilla''|work=Toho Reference Room|accessdate=16 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
*''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'' (1958) - Assistant director of special effects | *''[[wikipedia:The Legend of the White Serpent (film)|The Legend of the White Serpent]]'' (1956) - Assistant special effects cinematographer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44/detail/def5020070c3869106a1337026ffb44c427adc38c5f9ab1c69a25d7eb5a93292b6d7ecfee038f8f5e76776d6de26c476b1e663377debe6f6c39732e0eb6235b99170328e49b130bb562f11e3852c9fea96856f306578fa2e849211b04722d81461e851f634f69c5d0b236a56d45bbaba6b3495866cca683d79d1de41247c6eebfc9e12953e36afff08fd2dcb3816e8ca2a58f81afa76fe13d7|title=白夫人の妖恋|trans-title=''The Legend of the White Serpent''|work=Toho Reference Room|accessdate=16 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
*''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'' (1958) - Assistant director of special effects<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44/detail/def5020070c3869106a1337026ffb44c427adc38c5f9ab1c69a25d7eb5a93292b6d7ecfee038f8f5e76776d6de26c476b1e663377debe6f6c39732e0eb6235b99170328e49b130bb562f11e3852c9fea96856f306578fa2e849211b04722d81461e851f634f69c5d0b236a56d45bbaba6b3495866cca683d79d1de41247c6eebfc9e12953e36afff08fd2dcb3816e8ca2a58f81afa76fe13d7|title=大怪獣バラン|trans-title=''Varan''|work=Toho Reference Room|accessdate=16 July 2023}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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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
- Note: All roles uncredited.
First assistant director of special effects
- Half Human (1955)[citation needed]
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955)[citation needed]
- Rodan (1956)[citation needed]
- The Mysterians (1957)[2]
- The H-Man (1958)[citation needed]
- Battle in Outer Space (1959)[citation needed]
- The Secret of the Telegian (1960)[citation needed]
- The Human Vapor (1960)[citation needed]
- Mothra (1961)[citation needed]
- The Last War (1961)[3]
- Gorath (1962)[4]
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)[5]
Miscellaneous
- Godzilla (1954) - Assistant special effects cinematographer[6]
- The Legend of the White Serpent (1956) - Assistant special effects cinematographer[7]
- Varan (1958) - Assistant director of special effects[8]
References
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