Sadamasa Arikawa

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

Sadamasa Arikawa (有川 貞昌,   Arikawa Sadamasa), sometimes billed as Teisho Arikawa, was a Japanese special effects cameraman and director. A protégé of Eiji Tsuburaya, he worked on nearly every Toho science-fiction film from 1954 to 1970, with the exception of King Kong Escapes.

Selected Filmography

Assistant Special Effects Cameraman

• Godzilla (1954)
• Invisible Man (1954)
• Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
• Half Human (1955)
• Rodan (1956)

Special Effects Cameraman

• 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 Mototaka Tomioka]
• King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) [with Mototaka Tomioka]
• Matango (1963) [with Mototaka Tomioka]
• Atragon (1963) [with Mototaka Tomioka]
• Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) [with Mototaka Tomioka]
• Dogora (1964) [with Mototaka Tomioka]
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) [with Mototaka Tomioka]
• Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) [with Mototaka Tomioka]
• Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) [with Mototaka Tomioka]
• The War of the Gargantuas (1966) [with Mototaka Tomioka]

Assistant Special Effects Director

• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)

Special Effects Director

• 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