Sadao Iizuka

Sadao Iizuka Born 1934 Tokyo, Japan Occupation Special effects artist, optical photographer, visual effects director, effects animator First work Godzilla (1954)

Sadao Iizuka (飯塚 定雄,   Īzuka Sadao), nicknamed Den-san Template:デンさん, is a Japanese artist, animator, optical photographer, and author.

Selected filmography

Special effects artist

• Godzilla (1954)
• The Last War (1961)
• Gorath
• King Kong vs. Godzilla
• The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
• Son of Godzilla (1967)
• Destroy All Monsters (1968)

Optical photography

• Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
• Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)

Visual effects

• Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972)

Effects animator / animation effects

• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) - Effects animation
• Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994) - Animation effects
• Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) - Animation effects
• Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) - Animation effects
• Rebirth of Mothra (1996) - Animation effects
• Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) - Effects animation

Books

• The Amazing People Whose Compositing We Grew Up With: Extended Revision Edition (2012) - Author
• The People Who Made Ultraman (2014) - Author, illustrator
• The Man Who Continues Drawing Rays: Sadao Iizuka (2016) - Author

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