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|name            =Sadao Iizuka
|name            =Sadao Iizuka
|image            =Iizuka, Sadao.png
|image            =Iizuka, Sadao.png
|occupation      =Special effects artist,<br>optical photographer,<br>visual effects director,<br>effects animator
|occupation      =Optical compositing artist
|birthday        =December 26, [[1934]]<ref name="Iizuka43">{{harvnb|Iizuka|Matsumoto|2016|p=43}}</ref>
|birthday        =December 26, [[1934]]
|birthplace      =[[wikipedia:Shinjuku|Shinjuku]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]{{R|Iizuka43}}
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|first            =''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954)
|first            =''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954)
|death            =March 24, [[2023]] (aged 88)<ref name="Death">{{cite web|url=https://atac.or.jp/2023/03/12832/|title=光学合成技師・飯塚定雄氏逝去のお知らせ|date=30 March 2023|work=Anime Tokusatsu Archive Centre}}</ref>
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'''Sadao Iizuka''' {{Nihongo|飯塚 定雄|Īzuka Sadao}}, nicknamed '''Den-san''' {{Nihongo|デンさん}},<ref name="Iizuka54">{{harvnb|Iizuka|Matsumoto|2016|p=54}}</ref> was a [[Japan]]ese optical artist best remembered for realizing [[Ultraman]]'s Spacium Beam and the rays of several [[Toho]] [[kaiju]]. His long career began in [[1954]], when he joined Toho part-time to work in the special effects art department for ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' under [[Akira Watanabe]]. Iizuka worked on almost every Toho [[tokusatsu]] production until [[1972]], when he and [[Minoru Nakano]] established their own company, Den Film Effects {{Nihongo|デン・フィルム・エフェクト|Den Firumu Efekuto}}. The company would go on to work on a number of films and television series from [[Toei]], Toho, [[Tsuburaya Productions]], and [[Kadokawa|Daiei]]. Iizuka continued to be active up until his death, most recently drawing Spacium Beams for the [[2022]] film ''[[Shin Ultraman]]''. He passed away on March 24, [[2023]] at age 88 due to aspiration pneumonia.{{R|Death}}
'''Sadao Iizuka''' {{Nihongo|飯塚 定雄|Īzuka Sadao}}, nicknamed '''Den-san''' {{Nihongo|デンさん}},<ref name="Iizuka54">{{harvnb|Iizuka|Matsumoto|2016|p=54}}</ref> is a [[Japan]]ese artist, animator, optical photographer, and author. His long career began in [[1954]], when he joined [[Toho|Toho Studios]] to work in the special effects art department for ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' under the supervision of [[Akira Watanabe]], and continues to this day with the film ''[[Shin Ultraman]]''. Iizuka worked on almost every Toho [[tokusatsu]] production until [[1972]], when he, [[Koichi Takano]], and [[Minoru Nakano]] departed Toho to establish their own special effects company, Den Film Effects {{Nihongo|デン・フィルム・エフェクト|Den Firumu Efekuto}}. The company would go on to work on a number of films and television series from [[Toei]], Toho, [[Tsuburaya Productions]], and [[Kadokawa|Daiei]].
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==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (1955) [uncredited]<ref name="Iizuka298">{{harvnb|Iizuka|Matsumoto|2016|p=298}}</ref>
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (1955) [uncredited]<ref name="Iizuka298">{{harvnb|Iizuka|Matsumoto|2016|p=298}}</ref>
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*''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963) [uncredited]{{R|Iizuka298}}
*''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963) [uncredited]{{R|Iizuka298}}
*''[[Atragon (film)|Atragon]]'' (1963) [uncredited]{{R|Iizuka298}}
*''[[Atragon]]'' (1963) [uncredited]{{R|Iizuka298}}
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964) - Optical photographer [uncredited]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def50200a34cd5a740398d1a9ead02ce1251f9ead2364edeea959dcc6f6f0e46778a77a5ecb1ec35eb09e601693b527c7d2a61ac93abab1dfa5e069e98e1ae05a5fdca8c53c24a950365e7a9e769be6144cec75d17c0c403ba7bb4423e5c736d843e79d8be782ca6db5b208f9db5f1992e04cf39ae09d75297cb76cb8f4fed1b3151b1551c5a8190f9cc50cb61cec05794124f172ece0c7e50|title=Mothra vs. Godzilla (モスラ対ゴジラ)|work=Toho|accessdate=12 March 2022}}</ref>
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*''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964) [uncredited]{{R|Iizuka298}}
*''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964) [uncredited]{{R|Iizuka298}}
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*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]'' (TV 1966-1967) [uncredited]<ref name="Iizuka298"/>
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]'' (TV 1966-1967) [uncredited]<ref name="Iizuka298"/>
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966) - Special effects artist [uncredited]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def50200a13635b7a98fccaae93cc879943064c81039db0e5c4d50127176df6b1989887aaf2addcead76fadc297585001840d0a69af90cd3661a17925fafbbde413f174101d8724bf0d4419704839526d2063863b2c9ffee04603718d770dcb30d4333905531a64c8eb7169cfafe1d66521c0ef1e2c51fd2580ef3fc947299c09e4200a1529bc5f14fc8b12bdee2b2a58b57aaeb6a035b658f|title=The War of the Gargantuas (フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ)|work=Toho|accessdate=12 March 2022}}</ref>
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966) - Special effects artist [uncredited]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def50200a13635b7a98fccaae93cc879943064c81039db0e5c4d50127176df6b1989887aaf2addcead76fadc297585001840d0a69af90cd3661a17925fafbbde413f174101d8724bf0d4419704839526d2063863b2c9ffee04603718d770dcb30d4333905531a64c8eb7169cfafe1d66521c0ef1e2c51fd2580ef3fc947299c09e4200a1529bc5f14fc8b12bdee2b2a58b57aaeb6a035b658f|title=The War of the Gargantuas (フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ)|work=Toho|accessdate=12 March 2022}}</ref>
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Kaiju Booska|Monster Booska]]'' (TV 1966-1967) [uncredited]<ref name="Iizuka298"/>
*''[[Monster Booska]]'' (TV 1966-1967) [uncredited]<ref name="Iizuka298"/>
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) - Special effects artist [uncredited]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def502009049eb7458db24dd87a88ae118ffe5033a1ed3c95c36598c06a2b827729da6ea01d164e31c0e1a3166bd5b9cc10cd0638b7e14a86d91ca9ec0661f852877fa81f7464d07aad25b3676fbbcdd0715fbae6ba70fd531d31825f2c7feea42c769cd79773d21c969940d073bb6ca109af75635dc4ea5965feebe9840e2fa7a1d5a85d99f21fc72271091ee5b5a21fd71a6b7b7b2a958dd|title=Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ 南海の大決闘)|work=Toho|accessdate=12 March 2022}}</ref>
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) - Special effects artist [uncredited]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def502009049eb7458db24dd87a88ae118ffe5033a1ed3c95c36598c06a2b827729da6ea01d164e31c0e1a3166bd5b9cc10cd0638b7e14a86d91ca9ec0661f852877fa81f7464d07aad25b3676fbbcdd0715fbae6ba70fd531d31825f2c7feea42c769cd79773d21c969940d073bb6ca109af75635dc4ea5965feebe9840e2fa7a1d5a85d99f21fc72271091ee5b5a21fd71a6b7b7b2a958dd|title=Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ 南海の大決闘)|work=Toho|accessdate=12 March 2022}}</ref>
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967) [uncredited]{{R|Iizuka298}}
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967) [uncredited]{{R|Iizuka298}}
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*''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]'' (1980) - Title
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*''[[Tokyo Blackout]]'' (1987) - Title
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*''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' (1987) - Title
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Sadao Iizuka
Sadao Iizuka
Born December 26, 1934
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Died March 24, 2023 (aged 88)[2]
Occupation Optical compositing artist
First work Godzilla (1954)
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Sadao Iizuka (飯塚 定雄,   Īzuka Sadao), nicknamed Den-san (デンさん),[3] was a Japanese optical artist best remembered for realizing Ultraman's Spacium Beam and the rays of several Toho kaiju. His long career began in 1954, when he joined Toho part-time to work in the special effects art department for Godzilla under Akira Watanabe. Iizuka worked on almost every Toho tokusatsu production until 1972, when he and Minoru Nakano established their own company, Den Film Effects (デン・フィルム・エフェクト,   Den Firumu Efekuto). The company would go on to work on a number of films and television series from Toei, Toho, Tsuburaya Productions, and Daiei. Iizuka continued to be active up until his death, most recently drawing Spacium Beams for the 2022 film Shin Ultraman. He passed away on March 24, 2023 at age 88 due to aspiration pneumonia.[2]

Selected filmography

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Den Film Effects

Bibliography

  • 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 [with Hajime Matsumoto]

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References

This is a list of references for Sadao Iizuka. 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. ↑ Iizuka & Matsumoto 2016, p. 43
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "光学合成技師・飯塚定雄氏逝去のお知らせ". Anime Tokusatsu Archive Centre. 30 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Iizuka & Matsumoto 2016, p. 54
  4. ↑ "Godzilla (ゴジラ)". Toho. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 Iizuka & Matsumoto 2016, p. 298
  6. ↑ "The Last War (世界大戦争)". Toho. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Gorath (妖星ゴラス)". Toho. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "King Kong vs. Godzilla (キングコング対ゴジラ)". Toho. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Mothra vs. Godzilla (モスラ対ゴジラ)". Toho. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Invasion of Astro-Monster (怪獣大戦争)". Toho. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "The War of the Gargantuas (フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ)". Toho. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ 南海の大決闘)". Toho. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Son of Godzilla (怪獣島の決戦 ゴジラの息子)". Toho. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "Destroy All Monsters (怪獣総進撃)". Toho. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  15. ↑ "Daigoro vs. Goliath (怪獣大奮戦 ダイゴロウ対ゴリアス)". Toho. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Iizuka & Matsumoto 2016, p. 299
  17. ↑ Iizuka & Matsumoto 2016, p. 300
  18. ↑ "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (ゴジラVSメカゴジラ)". Toho. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  19. ↑ "Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (ヤマトタケル)". Toho. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  20. ↑ "Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (ゴジラVSスペースゴジラ)". Toho. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  21. ↑ "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (ゴジラVSデストロイア)". Toho. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  22. ↑ "Rebirth of Mothra (モスラ)". Toho. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  23. ↑ "Godzilla Final Wars (ゴジラ ファイナル ウォーズ)". Toho. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  24. ↑ Iizuka & Matsumoto 2016, p. 302
  25. ↑ Hobby Japan 2022, pp. 104-105.

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