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Fumio Nakadai

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Fumio Nakadai is known for Godzilla (1954), Destroy All Monsters (1968) and Latitude Zero (1969).
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    Known for

    Ishirô Honda and Takashi Shimura in Godzilla (1954)
    Godzilla
    7.6
    • Special Effects
    • 1954
    Destroy All Monsters (1968)
    Destroy All Monsters
    6.4
    • Special Effects
    • 1968
    Latitude Zero (1969)
    Latitude Zero
    5.9
    • Special Effects
    • 1969
    Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)
    Frankenstein vs. Baragon
    5.5
    • Special Effects
    • 1965

    Credits

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    Special Effects



    • Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
      Godzilla vs. Gigan
      5.6
      • operations
      • 1972
    • All Monsters Attack (1969)
      All Monsters Attack
      3.9
      • special effects scene manipulation
      • 1969
    • Battle of the Japan Sea (1969)
      Battle of the Japan Sea
      6.4
      • wire manipulator
      • 1969
    • Latitude Zero (1969)
      Latitude Zero
      5.9
      • special effects scene manipulation
      • 1969
    • Admiral Yamamoto (1968)
      Admiral Yamamoto
      6.7
      • special effects manipulator
      • 1968
    • Destroy All Monsters (1968)
      Destroy All Monsters
      6.4
      • special effects wire work
      • 1968
    • 'Little Man' Machan and Seiji Onaka in Son of Godzilla (1967)
      Son of Godzilla
      5.2
      • special effects marionettes
      • 1967
    • King Kong Escapes (1967)
      King Kong Escapes
      5.5
      • special effects wire work
      • 1967
    • Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
      Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
      5.5
      • special effects scene manipulation
      • 1966
    • The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
      The War of the Gargantuas
      6.2
      • special effects wire work
      • 1966
    • Zero faita dai kûsen (1966)
      Zero faita dai kûsen
      6.3
      • special effects wireworks
      • 1966
    • Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
      Invasion of Astro-Monster
      6.2
      • special effects wire work
      • 1965
    • Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)
      Frankenstein vs. Baragon
      5.5
      • special effects scene manipulation
      • 1965
    • Dogora (1964)
      Dogora
      5.6
      • assistant director of special effects
      • 1964
    • Godzilla (1957)
      Godzilla
      7.1
      • special effects wire work (uncredited)
      • 1957

    Visual Effects



    • Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
      Godzilla vs. Gigan
      5.6
      • miniature set operation
      • 1972
    • Latitude Zero (1969)
      Latitude Zero
      5.9
      • optical photographer
      • 1969

    Additional Crew



    • Godzilla (1957)
      Godzilla
      7.1
      • tail supervisor (uncredited)
      • 1957
    • Ishirô Honda and Takashi Shimura in Godzilla (1954)
      Godzilla
      7.6
      • tail supervisor
      • 1954

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      He was a member of Eiji Tsuburaya's special techniques (special effects) team at Toho. He generally served as the wire works supervisor.

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