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|name =Shinji Nishikawa | |name =Shinji Nishikawa | ||
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|caption =Nishikawa in 2015 | |caption =Nishikawa in 2015 | ||
|birthday =October 2, 1964 | |birthday =October 2, 1964 | ||
|birthplace =[[Kyoto]], [[Japan]] | |birthplace =[[Kyoto]], Kyoto, [[Japan]] | ||
|occupation =[[:Category:Artists| | |occupation =[[:Category:Artists|Illustrator]], designer, storyboardist | ||
|first =''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989) | |first =''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989) | ||
|notable =''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999) | |notable =''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999) | ||
|imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0632706/ | |imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0632706/ | ||
|wikipedia | |wikipedia-ja =https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/西川伸司 | ||
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'''Shinji Nishikawa''' {{Nihongo| | '''Shinji Nishikawa''' {{Nihongo|西川 伸司|Nishikawa Shinji}}, also known by the pen name '''MASH''', is a [[Japan]]ese artist. Nishikawa has worked as a designer on the majority of the [[Heisei era|Heisei]] and [[Millennium era|Millennium]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] films, starting with ''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' in 1989. In addition, Nishikawa has worked on non-Godzilla tokusatsu projects such as Toho's ''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' trilogy, and several recent entries in [[Tsuburaya Productions]]' [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Series|''Ultra'' series]]. Nishikawa has also illustrated Godzilla-related manga, such as ''Godzilla: Legend'' and the ''Monster King Godzilla'' manga that was serialized in ''TV Magazine''. | ||
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==Selected | ==Selected filmography== | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989) - [[Biollante]] designer [with Atsuhiko Sugita, Noritaka Suzuki] | ||
*''[[Mothra vs. Bagan]]'' (1990) [unmade] | *''[[Mothra vs. Bagan]]'' (1990) - Design works [unmade] | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) | *''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) - [[King Ghidorah (Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah)|King Ghidorah]] designer | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigamoth]]'' (1992) [unmade] | *''[[Godzilla vs. Gigamoth]]'' (1992) - Design works [unmade] | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992) - Design works [with [[Minoru Yoshida]], [[Ryu Hariken|Hidemi Miyata]], Atsuhiko Sugita, Kunio Aoi] | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993) - Design works [with Minoru Yoshida, Kunio Aoi, Naoshi Yasui, Atsuhiko Sugita, Hidemi Miyata] | ||
*''[[Monster Planet of Godzilla]]'' (1994) | *''[[Monster Planet of Godzilla]]'' (1994) - Mechanic design [uncredited] | ||
*''[[Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon]]'' (1994) | *''[[Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon]]'' (1994) - Design works [with Minoru Yoshida, Atsuhiko Sugita, Hideo Okamoto, [[Yuji Sakai]], Hiroshi Sagae] | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) | *''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) - Design works [with Minoru Yoshida, Ryu Hariken] | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995) - Design works [with Minoru Yoshida, Satoshi Imai, Hideo Okamoto, Hideki Oka] | ||
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra | *''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' (1996) - Design works [with Minoru Yoshida, Hideo Okamoto, Takayuki Sakai, Hideki Oka, Ryu Hariken] | ||
*''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999) | *''[[Rebirth of Mothra 2]]'' (1997) - Design works [with Minoru Yoshida, Hideo Okamoto, Takayuki Sakai, Ryu Hariken] | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000) | *''[[Rebirth of Mothra 3]]'' (1998) - Character design [with Yasushi Torisawa] | ||
*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002) | *''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999) - Design works [with Ryu Hariken, Yasushi Torisawa, Hideo Okamoto, Yuji Sakai] / storyboards [uncredited] | ||
*''[[Godzilla: Tokyo | *''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000) - Design works | ||
*''[[Godzilla | *''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002) - Design works [with Hiroshi Maruyama] | ||
*''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X]]'' (TV 2005-2006) | *''[[Godzilla: Tokyo SOS]]'' (2003) - Design works | ||
*''[[Kawaii! JeNny]]'' (TV 2007) | *''[[The Gransazers]]'' (TV 2003-2004) - Design works [with [[Fuyuki Shinada]], Hideo Okamoto] | ||
*''[[The God of Clay]]'' (2011) | *''[[The Justirisers]]'' (TV 2004-2005) - Design works [with Naoki Ogiwara] | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ginga (series)|Ultraman Ginga]]'' (TV 2013) | *''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'' (2004) - Storyboards / monster design | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ginga: Theater Special|Ultraman Ginga: Theater Special]]'' (2013) | *''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X]]'' (TV 2005-2006) - Design works [with Futoshi Nagata, Kazusa Masaki, Minoru Yoshida] | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ginga S|Ultraman Ginga S]]'' (TV 2014) | *''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie]]'' (2005) - Design [with Futoshi Nagata, Kazusa Masaki, Minoru Yoshida] / storyboards | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman X (series)|Ultraman X]]'' (TV 2015) | *''[[Kawaii! JeNny]]'' (TV 2007) - Design works | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman X The Movie: Here Comes! Our Ultraman|Ultraman X the Movie]]'' (2016) | *''[[Go! Godman (film)|Go! Godman]]'' (2008) - Background painter [uncredited] | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Orb (series)|Ultraman Orb]]'' (TV 2016) | *''[[The God of Clay]]'' (2011) - Storyboards | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:SSSS.GRIDMAN|SSSS.GRIDMAN]]'' (TV 2018) | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ginga (series)|Ultraman Ginga]]'' (TV 2013) - Storyboards | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ginga: Theater Special|Ultraman Ginga: Theater Special]]'' (2013) - Storyboards | |||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ginga S|Ultraman Ginga S]]'' (TV 2014) - Storyboards | |||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman X (series)|Ultraman X]]'' (TV 2015) - Storyboards | |||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman X The Movie: Here Comes! Our Ultraman|Ultraman X the Movie]]'' (2016) - Storyboards | |||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Orb (series)|Ultraman Orb]]'' (TV 2016) - Storyboards | |||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Geed (series)|Ultraman Geed]]'' (TV 2017) - Storyboards | |||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:SSSS.GRIDMAN|SSSS.GRIDMAN]]'' (TV 2018) - Monster design | |||
*''[[Dream Challenge: Godzilla Appears in Sukagawa]]'' (2019) - Storyboards | |||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:SSSS.DYNAZENON|SSSS.DYNAZENON]]'' (TV 2021) - Monster design | |||
*''[[Brush of the God]]'' (2024) - Design [with Akira Takahashi] | |||
*Japanese [[McDonald's]] [https://twitter.com/McDonaldsJapan/status/1739843546914476288 commercial] (2024) - Design | |||
== | ==Selected bibliography== | ||
*''[[Godzilla: Legend]]'' | ===Illustrator=== | ||
*''[[Monster King Godzilla (manga)|Monster King Godzilla]]'' | *''[[Godzilla: Legend]]'' (1987) | ||
*''Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Adventure'' (2007-2008) | |||
== | *''Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Adventure Neo'' (2009-2010) | ||
*''[[Shinji Nishikawa: Drawing Book of Godzilla]]'' | *''Mega Monster Rush: Ultra Frontier'' (2013-2015) | ||
*''[[Monster King Godzilla (manga)|Monster King Godzilla]]'' (2016) | |||
===Author=== | |||
*''[[Shinji Nishikawa: Drawing Book of Godzilla]]'' (2016) | |||
*[[ | *''[[Shinji Nishikawa Design Works]]'' (2019) | ||
*[[ | *''[[Ultra Star God Series Completion]]'' (2021) [with various] | ||
*[[ | *''[[GODZILLA Great Anatomical Picture Book]]'' (2023) | ||
*[[ | ==Designed monsters== | ||
*[[Biollante]] (''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'') [partially] | |||
*[[Mothra]], [[Bagan]] (''[[Mothra vs. Bagan]]'') [scrapped] | |||
*[[King Ghidorah | *[[King Ghidorah (Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah)|King Ghidorah]], [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]], [[Dorat]], [[Godzillasaurus]] (''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'') | ||
*[[Gigamoth]] | *[[Gigamoth]] (''[[Micro Super Battle: Godzilla vs. Gigamoth]]'', ''[[Godzilla vs. Gigamoth]]'') [scrapped] | ||
*[[Godzilla | *[[Mothra (Godzilla vs. Mothra)|Mothra Larva]], [[Battra]], [[MBAW-93]] (''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'') | ||
*[[Rodan (Heisei)|Rodans]], [[White Rodan]], [[Transforming Mechagodzilla]] (''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (early drafts)|Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'') [scrapped] | |||
*[[ | *[[Mechagodzilla (Heisei)|Mechagodzilla]] [partially], [[Godzilla Junior|BabyGodzilla]] (''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'') | ||
*[[Utsuno Ikusagami]], [[Amano Shiratori]], [[Kumasogami]], [[Kaishin Muba]], [[Yamata no Orochi]] [partially] (''[[Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon]]'') | |||
*[[ | *''[[AstroGodzilla]]'' (''[[Godzilla vs. AstroGodzilla]]'') [scrapped] | ||
*[[Godzilla Junior|LittleGodzilla]], [[SpaceGodzilla]] [partially], [[Moguera|MOGUERA]] [partially] (''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'') | |||
*[[Utsuno Ikusagami]] | *[[Anguirus]], [[Ghost Godzilla]] (''[[Godzilla vs. Godzilla]]'') [scrapped] | ||
*[[Barubaroi]] (''[[Godzilla vs. Barubaroi]]'') [scrapped] | |||
*[[Godzilla Junior]], [[Super X3]], [[CLT-95]], [[Destoroyah]] [partially], [[G-END]] [scrapped] (''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'') | |||
*[[Desghidorah]], [[Garugaru]] (''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'') | |||
*[[Dagahra]], [[Ghogo]], [[Barem]] (''[[Rebirth of Mothra 2]]'') | |||
*[[ | *[[Mothra Leo|Aqua Mothra, Armor Mothra, Eternal Mothra]], [[Fairy Mothra|Fairy]], [[King Ghidorah (Rebirth of Mothra 3)|King Ghidorah, Cretaceous King Ghidorah]] (''[[Rebirth of Mothra 3]]'') | ||
*[[Godzilla (Godzilla 2000: Millennium)|Godzilla]] [partially], [[Millennian]], [[Millennian UFO]] (''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'') | |||
*[[ | *[[Megaguirus]], [[Meganulon]], [[Meganulon#Meganula|Meganula]], [[GX-813 Griffon]], SGS, [[Dimension Tide]] (''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'') | ||
*[[Ghost Godzilla]] | *[[Kiryu]], [[Godzilla (First Generation)|Godzilla's]] skeleton (''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'') | ||
*[[ | *[[Kiryu]], [[Liopleurodon]] [scrapped], [[Kamoebas]], [[Mothra (Godzilla: Tokyo SOS)|Mothra imago]] and [[Mothra (Godzilla: Tokyo SOS)|larvae]] (''[[Godzilla: Tokyo SOS]]'') | ||
*[[Desghidorah]] | *[[Impactor Radia]], [[Impactor Lucia]], [[Stiuks]], [[Bislian]]s, [[Killerdian]], [[Fedora]], [[Gadoulean]], [[Kliminelean]], [[Freed]], [[Boscheat]], [[Troius]], [[Cableon]] (''[[The Gransazers]]''){{sfn|Maruyama et al.|2021|pp=84-85}} | ||
*[[Deafrog]], [[Troydon]], [[Leogaias]], [[King Zero]], [[Twins Knight]]s, [[Devorus]], [[Scaraberes]], [[Leogaias|Leogaias II]], [[Dorag]], [[Megarion]], [[Kurogane]] (''[[The Justirisers]]''){{sfn|Maruyama et al.|2021|pp=85-86}} | |||
*[[Dagahra]] | *[[Anguirus]], [[Rodan (Millennium)|Rodan]], [[Mothra (Godzilla Final Wars)|Mothra]], [[King Caesar]], [[Ebirah]], [[Kumonga]], [[Kamacuras]], [[Minilla]], [[Hedorah]], [[Manda]] (''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'') | ||
*[[Winmira]], [[Drill-Angler]], [[Thundera]], [[Divider]], [[Black Lio]] (''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X]]''){{sfn|Maruyama et al.|2021|pp=86-87}} | |||
*[[New Boscheat]], [[Mammoth Boscheat]] (''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie]]'') | |||
*[[King Ghidorah | *God of Clay (''[[The God of Clay]]'') | ||
*[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ghoulghilas|Ghoulghilas]], [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ghoulghilas|Mecha Ghoulghilas]], [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Dévadadan|Dévadadan]], [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Anti|Anti (Kaiju Form)]] (''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:SSSS.GRIDMAN|SSSS.GRIDMAN]]'') | |||
*[[ | *Agnitor (''Dawn of the Monsters'') | ||
*McDonald's mecha (Japanese [[McDonald's]] [https://twitter.com/McDonaldsJapan/status/1739843546914476288 commercial])<ref name="McD">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/McDonaldsJapan/status/1740658916491444441|title=#ゴジラVSマクドナルド 極秘設計図、公開。 あのメカゴジラも手がけた 西川伸司さんがデザイン! @MASH_nishikawa テレビCMはこちら→ http://w.mdj.jp/1a20ok/|author=@McDonaldsJapan|date=29 December 2023|work=Twitter}}</ref> | |||
*[[Megaguirus]] | |||
==Merchandise== | |||
*[[Kiryu]] | ===SD illustrations=== | ||
Shinji Nishikawa has illustrated many characters and monsters from the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' franchise]] in super-deformed (SD) style, that has appeared in several past media. Some illustrations, alongside new ones, have been used for calendars, masking tape, and coasters. His illustrations of [[Orga]] and [[Megaguirus]] were later used for their [[Trademark icons|trademark icons]]. | |||
*[[Liopleurodon]] | <gallery widths="120" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center"> | ||
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====Calendars==== | |||
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====Coasters==== | |||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center"> | |||
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File:SDC65DbC4U4AAjxpr.jpg | |||
File:C65DZcLU8AURwKO.jpg | |||
File:d5acdf48b359f2fb89b23c5b44ba34e6.jpg|[[Jet Jaguar]], [[Mechagodzilla (Showa)|Mechagodzilla 1974]] and [[Megalon]] | |||
File:3257baacc0a07524bc537353760b7b61.jpg|[[Gaira]], [[Sanda]], [[Type 66 Maser Cannon]] and [[Gotengo]] | |||
File:a1de4cabeed8ec37ba82b97007998e62.jpg|[[Shobijin]], [[Xilien]], [[Hedorah]] and [[Miki Fujinomiya]] | |||
File:bc1c38e68bbe4106a6068b85386cba75.jpg|[[Mothra (Second Generation)|Mothra larvae]], [[Mothra (Godzilla vs. Mothra)|Mothra 1992]], [[King Ghidorah (Showa)|King Ghidorah 1964]] and [[Gigan|Gigan 1972]] | |||
File:d867bd940391614d26b307e1e962e2b3.jpg|[[Godzilla (First Generation)|Godzilla 1954]], [[KingGoji|Godzilla 1962]], [[MosuGoji|Godzilla 1964]] and [[Rodan (Showa)|Rodan 1956]] | |||
File:57cdf64a5ecb819233538050edf69042.jpg|[[Miana]], [[Maina]] and [[Godzilla Earth]] | |||
File:70c96dd16052b25475f03c6111a167bd.jpg|[[Godzilla (Shin Godzilla)|Godzilla 2016]] | |||
File:40f8acd5d1c1557b4e024d9fd35d46df.jpg|[[Gigan|Gigan 2004]] and [[Kiryu]] | |||
File:194944ca6c3142538f534bcb243a4387.jpg|[[MireGoji|Godzilla 2000]], [[Baragon]] and [[Godzilla (GMK)|Godzilla 2001]] | |||
File:cc64672a9c5d0f9d88c0b33da31350db.jpg|[[Transforming Mechagodzilla|Mechagodzilla (Noriyoshi Ohrai Poster Ver.)]], [[Godzilla Junior|LittleGodzilla]], [[Godzilla (Heisei)|Godzilla 1995]] and [[Destoroyah]] | |||
File:40ee532bc5e01a3b60a5007dbc63e28b.jpg|[[MogeGoji|Godzilla 1994]], [[Biollante]], [[King Ghidorah (Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah)|King Ghidorah 1991]] and [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]] | |||
File:Moth 0.jpg|[[Mothra (Godzilla vs. Mothra)|Mothra 1992]] larva | |||
File:C7SZSv5VAAAVX0J.jpg|[[Mothra Leo]] | |||
File:X160809068 1.jpg|[[Mothra Leo|Aqua Mothra]] | |||
File:X160809068 1a.jpg|[[Mothra Leo|Armor Mothra]] | |||
File:DNIOOPnUMAI4tXH.jpg|[[Megaguirus]], [[Godzilla (Kiryu series)|Godzilla 2002]], [[Rodan (Heisei)|Fire Rodan]] and [[SpaceGodzilla]] | |||
File:DQlDoQ9VAAAIxX8.jpg|[[Battra]] | |||
File:DQlDAl3UQAA82ah.jpg|[[Mechagodzilla (Heisei)|Super Mechagodzilla]] | |||
File:DQlCMnbU8AA57UG.jpg|[[Anguirus (Second Generation)|Anguirus]] | |||
File:D53mETgVUAAH-n7.jpg|[[Orga]] | |||
File:D53l8HXUcAE6Ty9.jpg|[[Battra]] larva | |||
File:D23wyDQU4AEu9ZZ.jpg|[[Monster X]] | |||
File:2019f9b1bd0e2ab654f4f2be8064bc3837c6.jpg|[[Godzilla (Monsterverse)|Godzilla 2019]], [[King Ghidorah (Monsterverse)|King Ghidorah 2019]], [[Mothra (Monsterverse)|Mothra 2019]] and [[Rodan (Monsterverse)|Rodan 2019]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
====Masking tape==== | |||
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File:1508140856218ebd6364ad105d089f06.jpg | |||
File:1d2c6707ddb6082d72589cbd901a1ac9.jpg|''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' theme | |||
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====Keychain==== | |||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center"> | |||
File:I-img898x1198-16327506942iearb14.jpg|[[MosuGoji|Godzilla 1964]] | |||
File:i-img898x1198-1630770038gbzfm132847.jpg|[[Mechagodzilla (Showa)|Mechagodzilla 1974]] | |||
I-img898x1198-1630770013ls4crr32811.jpg|[[MogeGoji|Burning Godzilla]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Minoru Yoshida]] | *[[Minoru Yoshida]] | ||
==External | ==External links== | ||
*[https://twitter.com/MASH_nishikawa Twitter account] | *[https://twitter.com/MASH_nishikawa Twitter account] | ||
*[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/nishikaw.htm Interview by David Milner (December 1995)] | *[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/nishikaw.htm Interview by David Milner (December 1995)] | ||
*[https://www.tohokingdom.com/blog/shinji-nishikawa-interview/ Interview by Toho Kingdom (November 2018 to January 2019)] | *[https://www.tohokingdom.com/blog/shinji-nishikawa-interview/ Interview by Toho Kingdom (November 2018 to January 2019)] | ||
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-06-24/godzilla-designer-shinji-nishikawa-holds-1st-solo-exhibition-in-shibuya/.103488 Shinji Nishikawa holds first Solo Exhibition in Shibuya] | *[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-06-24/godzilla-designer-shinji-nishikawa-holds-1st-solo-exhibition-in-shibuya/.103488 Shinji Nishikawa holds first Solo Exhibition in Shibuya] | ||
{{Real People}} | ==References== | ||
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===Bibliography=== | |||
*{{cite book|title=[[Ultra Star God Series Completion]] | |||
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|last2=Taketomi|first2=Gentaro | |||
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|last6=Nakano|first6=Yoo|author-link6=Yosuke Nakano | |||
|last7=Nishikawa|first7=Shinji|author-link7=Shinji Nishikawa | |||
|date=22 February 2021|publisher=Hobby Japan|isbn=978-4-7986-2337-5|ref={{harvid|Maruyama et al.|2021}}}} | |||
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Shinji Nishikawa (西川 伸司, also known by the pen name MASH, is a Nishikawa Shinji)Japanese artist. Nishikawa has worked as a designer on the majority of the Heisei and Millennium Godzilla films, starting with Godzilla vs. Biollante in 1989. In addition, Nishikawa has worked on non-Godzilla tokusatsu projects such as Toho's Rebirth of Mothra trilogy, and several recent entries in Tsuburaya Productions' Ultra series. Nishikawa has also illustrated Godzilla-related manga, such as Godzilla: Legend and the Monster King Godzilla manga that was serialized in TV Magazine.
Selected filmography
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) - Biollante designer [with Atsuhiko Sugita, Noritaka Suzuki]
- Mothra vs. Bagan (1990) - Design works [unmade]
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) - King Ghidorah designer
- Godzilla vs. Gigamoth (1992) - Design works [unmade]
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) - Design works [with Minoru Yoshida, Hidemi Miyata, Atsuhiko Sugita, Kunio Aoi]
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) - Design works [with Minoru Yoshida, Kunio Aoi, Naoshi Yasui, Atsuhiko Sugita, Hidemi Miyata]
- Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994) - Mechanic design [uncredited]
- Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994) - Design works [with Minoru Yoshida, Atsuhiko Sugita, Hideo Okamoto, Yuji Sakai, Hiroshi Sagae]
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) - Design works [with Minoru Yoshida, Ryu Hariken]
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) - Design works [with Minoru Yoshida, Satoshi Imai, Hideo Okamoto, Hideki Oka]
- Rebirth of Mothra (1996) - Design works [with Minoru Yoshida, Hideo Okamoto, Takayuki Sakai, Hideki Oka, Ryu Hariken]
- Rebirth of Mothra 2 (1997) - Design works [with Minoru Yoshida, Hideo Okamoto, Takayuki Sakai, Ryu Hariken]
- Rebirth of Mothra 3 (1998) - Character design [with Yasushi Torisawa]
- Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) - Design works [with Ryu Hariken, Yasushi Torisawa, Hideo Okamoto, Yuji Sakai] / storyboards [uncredited]
- Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) - Design works
- Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) - Design works [with Hiroshi Maruyama]
- Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) - Design works
- The Gransazers (TV 2003-2004) - Design works [with Fuyuki Shinada, Hideo Okamoto]
- The Justirisers (TV 2004-2005) - Design works [with Naoki Ogiwara]
- Godzilla Final Wars (2004) - Storyboards / monster design
- Super Fleet Sazer-X (TV 2005-2006) - Design works [with Futoshi Nagata, Kazusa Masaki, Minoru Yoshida]
- Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie (2005) - Design [with Futoshi Nagata, Kazusa Masaki, Minoru Yoshida] / storyboards
- Kawaii! JeNny (TV 2007) - Design works
- Go! Godman (2008) - Background painter [uncredited]
- The God of Clay (2011) - Storyboards
- Ultraman Ginga (TV 2013) - Storyboards
- Ultraman Ginga: Theater Special (2013) - Storyboards
- Ultraman Ginga S (TV 2014) - Storyboards
- Ultraman X (TV 2015) - Storyboards
- Ultraman X the Movie (2016) - Storyboards
- Ultraman Orb (TV 2016) - Storyboards
- Ultraman Geed (TV 2017) - Storyboards
- SSSS.GRIDMAN (TV 2018) - Monster design
- Dream Challenge: Godzilla Appears in Sukagawa (2019) - Storyboards
- SSSS.DYNAZENON (TV 2021) - Monster design
- Brush of the God (2024) - Design [with Akira Takahashi]
- Japanese McDonald's commercial (2024) - Design
Selected bibliography
Illustrator
- Godzilla: Legend (1987)
- Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Adventure (2007-2008)
- Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Adventure Neo (2009-2010)
- Mega Monster Rush: Ultra Frontier (2013-2015)
- Monster King Godzilla (2016)
Author
- Shinji Nishikawa: Drawing Book of Godzilla (2016)
- Shinji Nishikawa Design Works (2019)
- Ultra Star God Series Completion (2021) [with various]
- GODZILLA Great Anatomical Picture Book (2023)
Designed monsters
- Biollante (Godzilla vs. Biollante) [partially]
- Mothra, Bagan (Mothra vs. Bagan) [scrapped]
- King Ghidorah, Mecha-King Ghidorah, Dorat, Godzillasaurus (Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah)
- Gigamoth (Micro Super Battle: Godzilla vs. Gigamoth, Godzilla vs. Gigamoth) [scrapped]
- Mothra Larva, Battra, MBAW-93 (Godzilla vs. Mothra)
- Rodans, White Rodan, Transforming Mechagodzilla (Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II) [scrapped]
- Mechagodzilla [partially], BabyGodzilla (Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II)
- Utsuno Ikusagami, Amano Shiratori, Kumasogami, Kaishin Muba, Yamata no Orochi [partially] (Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon)
- AstroGodzilla (Godzilla vs. AstroGodzilla) [scrapped]
- LittleGodzilla, SpaceGodzilla [partially], MOGUERA [partially] (Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla)
- Anguirus, Ghost Godzilla (Godzilla vs. Godzilla) [scrapped]
- Barubaroi (Godzilla vs. Barubaroi) [scrapped]
- Godzilla Junior, Super X3, CLT-95, Destoroyah [partially], G-END [scrapped] (Godzilla vs. Destoroyah)
- Desghidorah, Garugaru (Rebirth of Mothra)
- Dagahra, Ghogo, Barem (Rebirth of Mothra 2)
- Aqua Mothra, Armor Mothra, Eternal Mothra, Fairy, King Ghidorah, Cretaceous King Ghidorah (Rebirth of Mothra 3)
- Godzilla [partially], Millennian, Millennian UFO (Godzilla 2000: Millennium)
- Megaguirus, Meganulon, Meganula, GX-813 Griffon, SGS, Dimension Tide (Godzilla vs. Megaguirus)
- Kiryu, Godzilla's skeleton (Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla)
- Kiryu, Liopleurodon [scrapped], Kamoebas, Mothra imago and larvae (Godzilla: Tokyo SOS)
- Impactor Radia, Impactor Lucia, Stiuks, Bislians, Killerdian, Fedora, Gadoulean, Kliminelean, Freed, Boscheat, Troius, Cableon (The Gransazers)[1]
- Deafrog, Troydon, Leogaias, King Zero, Twins Knights, Devorus, Scaraberes, Leogaias II, Dorag, Megarion, Kurogane (The Justirisers)[2]
- Anguirus, Rodan, Mothra, King Caesar, Ebirah, Kumonga, Kamacuras, Minilla, Hedorah, Manda (Godzilla Final Wars)
- Winmira, Drill-Angler, Thundera, Divider, Black Lio (Super Fleet Sazer-X)[3]
- New Boscheat, Mammoth Boscheat (Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie)
- God of Clay (The God of Clay)
- Ghoulghilas, Mecha Ghoulghilas, Dévadadan, Anti (Kaiju Form) (SSSS.GRIDMAN)
- Agnitor (Dawn of the Monsters)
- McDonald's mecha (Japanese McDonald's commercial)[4]
Merchandise
SD illustrations
Shinji Nishikawa has illustrated many characters and monsters from the Godzilla franchise in super-deformed (SD) style, that has appeared in several past media. Some illustrations, alongside new ones, have been used for calendars, masking tape, and coasters. His illustrations of Orga and Megaguirus were later used for their trademark icons.
Calendars
Coasters
Shobijin, Xilien, Hedorah and Miki Fujinomiya
Miana, Maina and Godzilla Earth
Gigan 2004 and Kiryu
Mothra 1992 larva
Battra larva
Masking tape
Keychain
See also
External links
- Twitter account
- Interview by David Milner (December 1995)
- Interview by Toho Kingdom (November 2018 to January 2019)
- Shinji Nishikawa holds first Solo Exhibition in Shibuya
References
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Bibliography
- Maruyama, Takeshi; Taketomi, Gentaro; Yamazaki, Gigan; Akita, Hideo; Toyota, Tomohisa; Nakano, Yoo; Nishikawa, Shinji (22 February 2021). Ultra Star God Series Completion. Hobby Japan. ISBN 978-4-7986-2337-5.
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