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Meanings
1
abbreviation
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.
2
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.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉に特撮を使うto use special effects in (a production)
A lot of special effects are used in this movie.
- 特撮映画a tokusatsu (special-effects) film
As a kid, I often watched tokusatsu movies.
- 特撮ファンa fan of the tokusatsu genre
He's an enthusiastic tokusatsu fan.