特とく撮さつ

noun

special effects; SFX

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

• この映えい画がの特とく撮さつは本ほん当とうに素す晴ばらしい。

  The special effects in this movie are truly amazing.

noun

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.

• 子こ供どもの頃ころ、特とく撮さつヒーローに憧あこがれていた。

  When I was a child, I admired tokusatsu heroes.