We’re a little belated with this news, but kaiju fans will want to take note of Henshin! Online’s recent report that Japanese special FX master Sadamasa Arikawa died September 22 at age 80. Arikawa assisted the famed Eiji Tsuburaya on numerous monster classics from Toho in the 1950s and ’60s, including the original GODZILLA, RODAN, MOTHRA and numerous others. After Tsuburaya began suffering health problems, Arikawa took over the post of Toho special FX director on movies such as DESTROY ALL MONSTERS, SON OF GODZILLA and YOG: MONSTER FROM SPACE, as well as the famous ULTRAMAN and related TV shows for Tsuburaya Productions. He became a freelance artist in 1970, and worked on features like the Shaw Brothers’ cult item MIGHTY PEKING MAN.
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