Tokimaro Karasawa
Tokimaro Karasawa (唐沢 登喜麿 was a Karasawa Tokimaro)Japanese cinematographer and special effects technician.
After graduating from the Seijo University Faculty of Arts and Literature in 1958, Karasawa joined Toho and worked on a number of the company's special effects films as an assistant cameraman through the 1960s. Upon the dissolution of Toho Studios' special effects division in 1970, he was promoted to the role of technician. In 1971, he served as special effects cinematographer on Tsuburaya Productions' Return of Ultraman before returning to Toho, eventually becoming manager of Toho Eizo Bijutsu's special effects division. Karasawa passed away in 2007 between the ages of 71 and 72.
Selected filmography
Assistant special effects cinematographer
- The H-Man (1958) [with Motoyoshi Tomioka, Yoichi Manoda]
- Varan (1958) [with Motoyoshi Tomioka, Yoichi Manoda]
- The Three Treasures (1959) [with Motoyoshi Tomioka, Yoichi Manoda]
- Battle in Outer Space (1959) [with Motoyoshi Tomioka, Yoichi Manoda, Takao Tsurumi, Takeshi Yamamoto]
- The Secret of the Telegian (1960) [with Motoyoshi Tomioka, Yoichi Manoda, Takeshi Yamamoto]
- The Human Vapor (1960) [with Motoyoshi Tomioka, Yoichi Manoda]
- Mothra (1961) [with Yoichi Manoda, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi]
- The Last War (1961) [with Motoyoshi Tomioka, Yoichi Manoda, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi]
- Gorath (1962) [with Yoichi Manoda, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi]
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) [with Yoichi Manoda, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Kenya Mukai, Takeshi Miyanishi, Koichi Kawakita]
- Matango (1963) [with Yoichi Manoda, Takao Tsurumi, Koichi Kawakita]
- Atragon (1963) [with Yoichi Manoda, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Kenya Mukai, Takeshi Miyanishi, Koichi Kawakita]
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) [with Yoichi Manoda, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Kenya Mukai, Takeshi Miyanishi, Koichi Kawakita]
- Dogora (1964) [with Yoichi Manoda, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Takeshi Miyanishi, Koichi Kawakita]
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) [with Yoichi Manoda, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Takeshi Miyanishi, Koichi Kawakita]
- Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) [with Yoichi Manoda, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Kenya Mukai, Takeshi Miyanishi, Mitsuru Toriumi]
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) [with Yoichi Manoda, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Takeshi Miyanishi]
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966) [with Yoichi Manoda, Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Kenya Mukai, Takeshi Miyanishi, Mitsuru Toriumi]
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) [with Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Kenya Mukai, Takeshi Miyanishi, Mitsuru Toriumi]
- King Kong Escapes (1967) [with Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Takeshi Miyanishi]
- Son of Godzilla (1967) [with Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Kenya Mukai, Takeshi Miyanishi, Mitsuru Toriumi]
- Destroy All Monsters (1968) [with Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Kenya Mukai, Takeshi Miyanishi, Mitsuru Toriumi]
- Latitude Zero (1969) [with Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Kenya Mukai, Mitsuru Toriumi, Yutaka Onodera]
- All Monsters Attack (1969) [with Yoichi Manoda, Takao Tsurumi, Kenya Mukai, Mitsuru Toriumi]
- Space Amoeba (1970) [with Takeshi Yamamoto, Takao Tsurumi, Kenya Mukai, Mitsuru Toriumi]
Miscellaneous
- Return of Ultraman (TV 1971-1972) - Special effects cinematographer [with Kiyoshi Suzuki, Kazuo Sagawa, Sadao Sato]
- Submersion of Japan: Television Series (TV 1974-1975) - Cinematographer [with Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Takao Tsurumi, Shoji Utsumi, Takeshi Yamamoto, Senkichi Nagai]
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