Sadamasa Arikawa

Sadamasa Arikawa Born June 17, 1925 Tokyo, Japan Died September 22, 2005 Occupation Special effects cinematographer, director of special effects First work Eagle of the Pacific (1953) Notable work Godzilla (1954)

Sadamasa Arikawa (有川 貞昌,   Arikawa Sadamasa), often erroneously billed as Teisho Arikawa, was a Japanese special effects cinematographer and director. A protégé of Eiji Tsuburaya, he worked on nearly every Toho science-fiction film from 1954 to 1968, with the exception of King Kong Escapes.

Selected filmography

Assistant special effects cinematographer

• Godzilla (1954)
• Invisible Man (1954) [uncredited]
• Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
• Half Human (1955) [uncredited]
• The Legend of the White Serpent (1956)
• Rodan (1956) [uncredited]

Special effects cinematographer

• The Mysterians (1957)
• The H-Man (1958) [with Hidesaburo Araki]
• Varan (1958)
• The Three Treasures (1959)
• Battle in Outer Space (1959)
• The Secret of the Telegian (1960)
• The Human Vapor (1960)
• Mothra (1961)
• The Last War (1961)
• Gorath (1961) [with Motoyoshi Tomioka]
• King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) [with Motoyoshi Tomioka]
• Matango (1963) [with Motoyoshi Tomioka]
• Atragon (1963) [with Motoyoshi Tomioka]
• Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) [with Motoyoshi Tomioka]
• Dogora (1964) [with Motoyoshi Tomioka]
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) [with Motoyoshi Tomioka]
• Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) [with Motoyoshi Tomioka]
• Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) [with Motoyoshi Tomioka]
• The War of the Gargantuas (1966) [with Motoyoshi Tomioka]

Assistant director of special effects

• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)

Director of special effects

• Ultra Q (TV 1966) [episodes 2 and 17-19]
• Ultraman (TV 1966-1967) [episodes 37 and 38]
• Ultraseven (TV 1967-1968) [episodes 4 and 6]
• Son of Godzilla (1967)
• Destroy All Monsters (1968)
• Space Amoeba (1970)
• Warrior of Love Rainbowman (TV 1972)
• The Mighty Peking Man (1977)
• War of the Wizards (1978)

Gallery

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  Arikawa (far left) in a publicity photo for Destroy All Monsters, with Ishiro Honda, Eiji Tsuburaya, and Tomoyuki Tanaka

External links

• Henshin! Online obituary, dated 10/3/05
• Sadamasa Arikawa on Toho Official Site

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