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| Eiichi Asada with the script (and posters) for The Battle of Port Arthur (1980). Photo by Brett Homenick. |
On Saturday, April 23, I attended a special event with a former special effects director, Eiichi Asada. The theme of this event was the 1980 war epic The Battle of Port Arthur. The event was made even more special with the presence of a shooting script from the film.
Asada-san would, of course, go on to helm the special effects for Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) and Godzilla: Final Wars (2004), but this night was all about the Toei flick directed by Toshio Masuda.
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| A Battle of Port Arthur shooting script. Photo by Brett Homenick. |
It was quite cool to thumb through this shooting script. I remember that Ulf Otsuki showed me his scene in the movie when I went to visit him at his house. I mentioned that to Asada-san, who was quick to point out that Otsuki-san also played a Seatopian in Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973).
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| Eiichi Asada. Photo by Brett Homenick. |
As always, it was great to hang out with Asada-san, who is one of the coolest guys around. I always have a blast when he's around.
And that's all for now! See you next time!
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