Sadao Iizuka

Sadao Iizuka Born December 26, 1934 Shinjuku, 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 (デンさん,   Den-san), is a Japanese artist, animator, optical photographer, and author.

Selected filmography

Special effects artist

• Godzilla (1954)
• The Last War (1961)
• Destroy All Monsters (1968)

Optical photography

• Gorath (1962)
• King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
• Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
• Dogora (1964)
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
• Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
• The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
• Son of Godzilla (1967)

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 [with Hajime Matsumoto]

References

Bibliography

• Iizuka, Sadao; Matsumoto, Hajime (8 January 2016). The Man Who Continues Drawing Rays: Sadao Iizuka. Yosensha. ISBN 978-4-8003-0851-1.

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