Abbreviation of 特殊撮影. Refers to practical and visual special effects techniques used in film and television.
See also: 特殊撮影
The special effects in this movie are truly amazing.
tokusatsu; live-action special effects genre
Often refers to the Japanese genre of live-action films and TV shows that heavily feature practical special effects, such as kaiju or superhero series.
When I was a child, I admired tokusatsu heroes.
A lot of special effects are used in this movie.
As a kid, I often watched tokusatsu movies.
He's an enthusiastic tokusatsu fan.
特撮 refers to practical, physical special effects (models, suits, pyrotechnics), whereas CG refers to computer-generated imagery, and the two are often contrasted as different production approaches.
An abbreviation of 特殊撮影, “special-effects photography.”