Sadamasa Arikawa

Sadamasa Arikawa

Visual EffectsCrew Jun 17 (died age 80) Tokyo, Japan 1953–1978 (25 year career)
6.5 avg rating

Biography

Sadamasa Arikawa (Arikawa Sadamasa, June 17, 1925 - September 22, 2005), also known as Teisho Arikawa (Arikawa Teishō), was a Japanese special effects director and cinematographer. Arikawa's first film was Daiei's "The Invisible Man Appears" (1949), and he was also the cinematographer for all of the special effects scenes in Toho's Tokusatsu films from "Godzilla" (1954) to "The War of the Gargantuas" (1966). As a student of original Godzilla special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya, Arikawa was p…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (63)

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Movies (56)

The Phoenix

The Phoenix

1978

Visual Effects Director

6.0
Godzilla

Godzilla

1977

Special Effects

6.8
Godzilla

Godzilla

1977

VFX Director of Photography

6.8
The Mighty Peking Man

The Mighty Peking Man

1977

Special Effects

5.1
Space Amoeba

Space Amoeba

1970

Special Effects

6.4
Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters

1968

Special Effects

6.9
Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters

1968

Visual Effects

6.9
Son of Godzilla

Son of Godzilla

1967

Special Effects

6.4
Son of Godzilla

Son of Godzilla

1967

Visual Effects

6.4
Son of Godzilla

Son of Godzilla

1967

Visual Effects Director

6.4
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966

Special Effects

6.3
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966

Visual Effects

6.3
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966

Visual Effects Director

6.3
The War of the Gargantuas

The War of the Gargantuas

1966

Special Effects

6.4
Invasion of Astro-Monster

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965

Special Effects

6.8
Invasion of Astro-Monster

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965

VFX Director of Photography

6.8
Frankenstein Conquers the World

Frankenstein Conquers the World

1965

Visual Effects Camera

6.7
Mothra vs. Godzilla

Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964

Special Effects

7.0
Mothra vs. Godzilla

Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964

VFX Director of Photography

7.0
Dogora

Dogora

1964

Special Effects

6.7
Dogora

Dogora

1964

VFX Director of Photography

6.7
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

1964

Special Effects

7.0
King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1963

Special Effects

6.5
King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1963

VFX Director of Photography

6.5
Siege of Fort Bismarck

Siege of Fort Bismarck

1963

VFX Director of Photography

Gorath

Gorath

1962

Visual Effects Camera

6.4
King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962

Special Effects

6.9
King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962

VFX Director of Photography

6.9
Battle in Outer Space

Battle in Outer Space

1959

Visual Effects Camera

5.8
The Three Treasures

The Three Treasures

1959

Visual Effects

5.3
Gigantis, the Fire Monster

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

1959

Special Effects

6.4
Gigantis, the Fire Monster

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

1959

VFX Director of Photography

6.4
The H-Man

The H-Man

1958

Visual Effects

5.7
Varan

Varan

1958

Special Effects

5.7
Varan

Varan

1958

VFX Director of Photography

5.7
The Mysterians

The Mysterians

1957

Special Effects

6.4
The Mysterians

The Mysterians

1957

VFX Director of Photography

6.4
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

1957

Special Effects

3.0
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

1957

VFX Director of Photography

3.0
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

1957

Special Effects

8.5
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

1957

VFX Director of Photography

8.5
Tokyo 1960

Tokyo 1960

1957

Special Effects

Tokyo 1960

Tokyo 1960

1957

VFX Director of Photography

Rodan

Rodan

1956

Special Effects

6.5
Rodan

Rodan

1956

VFX Director of Photography

6.5
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

1956

Special Effects

6.5
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

1956

VFX Director of Photography

6.5
Godzilla Raids Again

Godzilla Raids Again

1955

Special Effects

6.0
Godzilla Raids Again

Godzilla Raids Again

1955

VFX Director of Photography

6.0
Beast Man Snow Man

Beast Man Snow Man

1955

Special Effects

4.6
Beast Man Snow Man

Beast Man Snow Man

1955

VFX Director of Photography

4.6
Godzilla

Godzilla

1954

Special Effects

7.6
Godzilla

Godzilla

1954

VFX Director of Photography

7.6
Invisible Man

Invisible Man

1954

VFX Director of Photography

6.4
The Eagle of the Pacific

The Eagle of the Pacific

1953

Special Effects

7.6
The Eagle of the Pacific

The Eagle of the Pacific

1953

VFX Director of Photography

7.6