Shinji Nishikawa

Template:Infobox Director Shinji Nishikawa (西川伸司,   Nishikawa Shinji), also known by the pen name MASH, is a 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 the Toho film Rebirth of Mothra III, and several recent entries in Tsuburaya Productions' Ultra Series. Nishikawa has also illustrated Godzilla-related manga, such as Godzilla: Legend and the ongoing Monster King Godzilla manga that is serialized in TV Magazine.

Kaiju Filmography

• Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
• Mothra vs. Bagan (1990) [unmade]
• Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
• Godzilla vs. Gigamoth (1992) [unmade]
• Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
• Yamato Takeru (1994)
• Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
• Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
• Rebirth of Mothra III (1998)
• Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
• Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
• Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
• Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
• Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
• Super Star Fleet Sazer-X (TV 2005-2006)
• Kawaii! JeNny (TV 2007)
• God of Clay (2011)
• Ultraman Ginga (TV 2013)
• Ultraman Ginga: Theater Special (2013)
• Ultraman Ginga S (TV 2014)
• Ultraman X (TV 2015)
• Ultraman X The Movie: Here Comes! Our Ultraman (2016)
• Ultraman Orb (TV 2016)

Illustrating Credits

• Godzilla: Legend
• Monster King Godzilla
• Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Adventure

Books

• Shinji Nishikawa: Drawing Book of Godzilla

Designed Monsters

• Biollante (partially)
• Mothra (Mothra vs. Bagan)
• Bagan
• Meganulon (unused concept art from 1991)
• Godzillasaurus
• Dorat
• Heisei King Ghidorah/Mecha-King Ghidorah
• Battra/Gigamoth
• Baby Godzilla, Little Godzilla, Godzilla Junior
• Heisei Mechagodzilla/Transforming Mechagodzilla
• Fairy Mothra
• Rodan (partially)
• M.O.G.U.E.R.A.
• SpaceGodzilla/AstroGodzilla
• Utsuno Ikusagami
• Amano Shiratori
• Kumasogami
• Kaishin Muba
• Orochi (Yamato Takeru)
• Anguirus (Godzilla vs. Ghost Godzilla)
• Destoroyah/Barubaroi/Ghost Godzilla
• Mothra Leo (Imago), Aqua Mothra, LightSpeed Mothra, Armor Mothra
• Desghidorah
• Garu Garu
• Dagahra
• Ghogo
• Barem
• Modern Type King Ghidorah/Cretaceous King Ghidorah
• Primitive Mothra
• Orga and Millennian
• Megaguirus
• Meganulon/Meganula (Godzilla vs. Megaguirus)
• Kiryu
• Godzilla's Skeleton
• Kamoebas/Liopleurodon (Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.)
• Mothra Imago and Larvae (Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.)
• Mothra, Minilla, Anguirus, King Caesar, Hedorah, Rodan, Manda, Kamacuras, Ebirah, Kumonga (Godzilla: Final Wars)
• God of Clay

External Links

• Twitter account
• Interview by David Milner.
• Shinji Nishikawa holds first Solo Exhibition in Shibuya.