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tokusatsu

American  
[toh-kuh-saht-soo] / ˌtoʊ kəˈsɑt su /

noun

  1. a genre of Japanese live-action film or television featuring action themes and practical effects.


Example Sentences

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Tsuburaya Productions’ founder, the late tokusatsu special effects pioneer Eiji Tsuburaya, did effects work for movies in both the Godzilla and Ultraman series.

From The Verge

Anime and tokusatsu — live-action TV shows such as “Jaspion” and “Jiraiya” — were what every Brazilian kid ran home to watch after school in the 1980s and ’90s.

From Los Angeles Times

It came when I discovered a hidden high-level quest called Shodai Urutoraman on the planet Tokusatsu.

From Literature

The three of us met outside the quest gate on Tokusatsu and entered it together.

From Literature

I had a weakness for vintage kaiju and tokusatsu, shows like Spectreman, The Space Giants, and Supaidaman.

From Literature