sentences:  Arias' association with Trumbull proved fortuitous, not only for the experience of working daily with Trumbull himself, but also because it resulted in what would be Arias' first trip to Japan, with Trumbull, with whom he toured the Osaka Expo and visited post-production monolith Imagica and video game giant Sega Enterprises.That first visit, combined with Arias' friendship with key members of "BTTFTR"'s largely Japanese modelmaking crew, set the stage for Arias' subsequent long-term stay in Japan.In 1991 Arias accepted an offer to work as a motion-control camera operator in Imagica's Special Effects department, and moved to Tokyo.