"Altman" Spicum, the father of light, Yoshio Miyuki, died at the age of 88

CTOnews.com, March 30 (Xinhua)-- according to the official website of the Animation Special Animation Archives Organization (ATAC), the Japanese optical animation art leader and optical synthesis engineer active in a number of special effects died of aspiration pneumonia at 09:10 on March 24 at the age of 88.

Takeo Miyagi was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1934 and studied painting with Western painters in high school. At the same time, as a part-time job at Dongbao Studios, he worked as an art assistant in films ranging from Godzilla (1954) to Ratton (1956).

After 1957, Eiji Tatani, the father of Altman, recommended him to be in charge of optical animation. since then, he has supported the prosperity of Dongbao special effects works and has been responsible for the light drawing of many classic characters. for example, Altman's iconic Spicum Light, Octave Light Wheel and so on.

After the death of Eiji Yutani, Miyagi founded Den Film Effect. In 2015, he won the 2015 Japanese Culture Agency Film Award for his long-term achievements in special effects. CTOnews.com inquired that Takeo Miyama was also responsible for the optical animation of the latest "New Altman" (2022) film.