Kazuaki Sekiyama in May 2023. Photo © Brett Homenick. Very few tokusatsu careers run the gamut from Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) to Shin Kamen Rider (2023), but Kazuaki Sekiyama's work in special effects spans more than 50 years and has touched just about all the genre's most successful franchises. As a pyrotechnician, Mr. Sekiyama has … Continue reading BLOWING UP GODZILLA! Pyrotechnician Kazuaki Sekiyama Recounts Making Tokusatsu’s Biggest and Loudest Explosions!
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GODZILLA IN FOCUS! Tokusatsu Cinematographer Keiichi Sakurai on Toho’s Biggest Kaiju Movies!
Keiichi Sakurai in April 2022. Photo © Brett Homenick. Born on May 9, 1950, Keiichi Sakurai grew up in Hokkaido and became enthralled by tokusatsu movies at a young age. He got his start in special effects as an assistant cameraman apprentice on the Toho TV series Zone Fighter (1973), which eventually led to numerous … Continue reading GODZILLA IN FOCUS! Tokusatsu Cinematographer Keiichi Sakurai on Toho’s Biggest Kaiju Movies!
