Eiichi Asada

Eiichi Asada Born March 13, 1949 Uryu, Hokkaido, Japan Occupation Special effects director First work Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)

Eiichi Asada (浅田 英一,   Asada Eiichi) is a Japanese special effects director. He notably directed the effects for the final two entries in the Millennium series of Godzilla films.

Selected filmography

Assistant director

• Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) [4th assistant; uncredited]
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) [4th assistant; uncredited]
• ESPY (1974) [4th assistant; uncredited]
• Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) [3rd assistant; uncredited]
• The Phoenix (1978) [uncredited]

Assistant director of special effects

• Submersion of Japan (1973) [4th assistant; uncredited]
• The War in Space (1977) [uncredited]

First assistant director of special effects

• Submersion of Japan: Television Series (TV 1974-1975) [episodes 1-3]
• Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1 (1980)
• Magnitude 7.9 (1980)
• Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984)
• The Return of Godzilla (1984)
• Pulgasari (1985)
• Tokyo Blackout (1987)
• Princess from the Moon (1987)

Director of special effects

• Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003)
• Godzilla Final Wars (2004)

Actor

• Making of Godzilla (1985) as himself
• Making of Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) as himself
• Making of Godzilla Final Wars (2004) as himself, interviewee
• The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga (2019) as himself, interviewee

Miscellaneous

• Reiko, Psyche Resurrected (1991) - Special effects advisor

Gallery

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  Eiichi Asada with the Cybot Godzilla from The Return of Godzilla

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  Eiichi Asada with the KiryuGoji during filming of Godzilla: Tokyo SOS

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  Eiichi Asada (far left, front row) with Masaaki Tezuka and the cast of Godzilla: Tokyo SOS

Trivia

• Asada is one of only two Godzilla special effects directors to have never worked on an Ultra Series production. The other is Teruyoshi Nakano.

External links

• Interview with Eiichi Asada by Brett Homenick (published July 15, 2021)
• Interview with Eiichi Asada by Brett Homenick (published November 15, 2022)

References

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