Sadamasa Arikawa
Known for
Visual Effects
Born
June 17, 1925
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Died
September 22, 2005 (aged 80)
Biography
Sadamasa Arikawa (有川 貞昌, Arikawa Sadamasa, June 17, 1925 - September 22, 2005), also known as Teisho Arikawa, 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 primary cinematographer for the special effects sequences in Toho's tokusatsu films from "Godzilla" (1954) to "The War of the Gargantuas" (1966). A student of original Godzilla special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya, Arikawa was promoted to director of special effects for Toho's Godzilla series after Tsuburaya stepped down due to health issues and work with his own company, Tsuburaya Productions, in 1966. Arikawa would serve as special...
Best known work
Godzilla
1954
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
Godzilla Raids Again
1955
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
Destroy All Monsters
1968
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
Son of Godzilla
1967Filmography
1978
The PhoenixVisual Effects Director
1977
The Mighty Peking ManSpecial Effects
1977
GodzillaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of Photography
1972
1970
Space AmoebaVisual Effects, Visual Effects Director, Special Effects
1969
Motta, the Flying Dracula MonsterSpecial Effects
1968
Destroy All MonstersSpecial Effects, Visual Effects
1967
Son of GodzillaSpecial Effects, Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director
1967
1967
Do Your Best! GodzillaSpecial Effects, Director, Director of Photography
1966
Ebirah, Horror of the DeepSpecial Effects, Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director
1966
The War of the GargantuasSpecial Effects, VFX Director of Photography
1966
1965
Invasion of Astro-MonsterSpecial Effects, VFX Director of Photography
1965
The Crazy AdventureSpecial Effects, VFX Director of Photography
1965
Frankenstein Conquers the WorldVisual Effects Camera
1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed MonsterVFX Director of Photography, Special Effects
1964
DogoraSpecial Effects, VFX Director of Photography
1964
Mothra vs. GodzillaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of Photography
1963
MatangoSpecial Effects, VFX Director of Photography
1963
King Kong vs. GodzillaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of Photography
1963
Siege of Fort BismarckVFX Director of Photography, Special Effects
1962
King Kong vs. GodzillaSpecial Effects, VFX Director of Photography
1962
GorathVisual Effects Camera
1961
The Last WarVFX Director of Photography, Special Effects