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Tsuburaya
was a Japanese special effects director, filmmaker, and cinematographer. A co-creator of the ''Godzilla'' and ''Ultraman'' franchises, he is considered one of the most important and influential figures in the history of cinema. Tsuburaya is known as the having pioneered Japan's special effects industry and introduced several technological developments in film productions. In a career spanning five decades, Tsuburaya worked on approximately 250 films—including globally renowned features directed by Ishirō Honda, Hiroshi Inagaki, and Akira Kurosawa—and earned six Japan Technical Awards. Following a brief stint as an inventor, Tsuburaya was employed by Japanese cinema pioneer Yoshirō Edamasa in 1919 and began his career working as an assistant cinematographer on Edamasa's ''A Tune of Pity''. Thereafter, he worked as an assistant cinematographer on several films, including Teinosuke Kinugasa's ''A Page of Madness'' (1926). At the age of thirty-two, Tsuburaya watched '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultraman (1966 TV Series)
is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' science fiction television series created by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, it is a follow-up to '' Ultra Q'', though not technically a sequel or spin-off. Tsuburaya Productions produced 39 episodes (40, counting the pre-premiere special) that aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) and its affiliate stations from July 17, 1966, to April 9, 1967. Its premiere topped the average rating set by ''Ultra Q'' and kept climbing each week, marking the show as a success. It was also the first Japanese television series to use a bidding system for commercial rights, allowing multiple third-party companies to sponsor the show. This was following TBS's merchandising troubles with its predecessor. Although ''Ultraman'' is the first series to feature an Ultraman character, it is the second installment in the Ultra Series, following ''Ultra Q''. This is symbolised by the Japanese show opening with the ''Ultra Q'' logo exploding into the ''Ultra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiji Tsuburaya Filmography
Eiji Tsuburaya (1901–1970) was a Japanese special effects director and filmmaker who worked on roughly 250 films throughout his five-decade career. Having pioneered and popularized the special effects sector of the Japanese film industry, he is popularly known as the Tsuburaya started his career in the Japanese film industry as a cinematographer for several successful dramas and ''jidaigeki'' (Japanese historical drama) films in the early 1920s. His directorial debut was the propaganda documentary film '' Three Thousand Miles Across the Equator'', which he filmed in the Pacific Ocean on the '' Asama'' for most of 1935. Following the completion of photography on this film, he worked as the cinematographer and had his debut as special effects director on ''Princess Kaguya'' (1935). It was one of Japan's first major productions to feature special effects. The next year, Tsuburaya made his dramatic directorial debut with the release of ''Folk Song Collection: Oichi of Torioi Village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godzilla (1954 Film)
is a 1954 Japanese epic film, epic ''kaiju'' film directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho, it is the first film in the Godzilla (franchise), ''Godzilla'' franchise. The film stars Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura, Sachio Sakai, Fuyuki Murakami, Keiji Sakakida, Toyoaki Suzuki, Tsuruko Mano, Kin Sugai, Takeo Oikawa, Kan Hayashi, Seijiro Onda, and Toranosuke Ogawa with Haruo Nakajima and Katsumi Tezuka as Godzilla. In the film, Japan's authorities deal with the sudden appearance of a giant monster, whose attacks trigger fears of nuclear holocaust in post-occupation Japan, post-war Japan. ''Godzilla'' entered production after a Japanese-Indonesian co-production collapsed. Tsuburaya originally proposed a giant octopus before the filmmakers decided on a dinosaur-inspired creature. ''Godzilla'' pioneered a form of special effects called suitmation in which a stunt performer wear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuburaya Productions
also abbreviated as is a Japanese special effects studio founded in 1963 by special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya and was run by his family, until October 2007, when the family sold the company to advertising agency TYO Inc. The studio is best known for producing the ''Ultra Series''. Since 2007, the head office has been located in Hachimanyama, Setagaya, Tokyo.The Official Tsuburaya Productions English Webpage company profile History 
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Hajime Tsuburaya
was a Japanese film and television director, producer, and cinematographer. The eldest son of Eiji Tsuburaya, he began his career on the 1954 film, ''Godzilla (1954 film), Godzilla'' and its sequel, ''Godzilla Raids Again'' as an assistant special effects cinematographer. Early career In 1959, Tsuburaya joined TBS Television (Japan), TBS Television as a production director. Tsuburaya Productions In 1970, Tsuburaya left TBS Television (Japan), TBS due to the death of his father and became president of Tsuburaya Productions. Having financial difficulties, the company was in a critical business situation. Declaring he couldn't serve as president and director at the same time, he became a producer. As a producer in 1970, he produced ''Ultra Fight''. This popularity led to the demand for full-scale special effects programs in 1971 when he produced ''Return of Ultraman'' and ''Mirrorman'', bringing about a second giant boom. Partial filmography Director * ''jp:煙の王様, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Tsuburaya
is a former Japanese film and television producer. The third son of special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya, he began his career at his father's company Tsuburaya Productions while at Tamagawa University in 1966. Tsuburaya had an extremely prolific five-decade career in film and television, during which he worked on over 80 productions. Life and career Akira Tsuburaya was born on February 12, 1944 in Tokyo. He was the third son of special effects pioneer Eiji Tsuburaya and his wife Masano Araki as well as their first child to be baptized. While at Tamagawa University, Tsuburaya began his career working in film at his father's company Tsuburaya Productions on the domestically popular ''Ultra Q'' episode, "Kanegon's Cocoon" as an assistant director in 1965. He subsequently returned to work as an assistant director on the ''Ultra Q'' episode "Challenge From the Year 2020" and the following year worked in the same position on ''Ultraman'' (TV 1966-1967). He later served as the chief a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultra Q
is a 1966 Japanese ''tokusatsu'' ''kaiju'' television series created by Eiji Tsuburaya, first broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) on January 2, 1966 and having its twenty-eighth and final episode aired on December 14, 1967. This series was the first entry in Tsuburaya Productions long-running ''Ultraman'' franchise, whose eponymous character would be introduced in the following and more popular series, ''Ultraman'' (1966). ''Ultra Q'' can be described as a half-hour Toho kaiju series. Executive producer Eiji Tsuburaya intended this series to be more like the American television series ''The Twilight Zone'' and ''The Outer Limits'', featuring a variety of strange and unusual stories. After a survey, the TBS network convinced Tsuburaya Productions to add more giant monsters, as children were intensely interested in them, since Gojira and Gamera were sensational characters during the period. Some commentators have described a "Kaiju Boom" which began after ''Ultra Qs succ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noboru Tsuburaya
, writing under the pseudonym , was a Japanese film producer and the third president of Tsuburaya Productions. Tsuburaya Productions After the sudden death of his brother Hajime, in 1973, Noboru became president of Tsuburaya Productions until 1994. Filmography Producer * '' Ultraman, Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight'' (1969) * ''The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army'' (1974) * '' The Last Dinosaur'' (1977) * ''Ultraman'' (1979) * '' Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle'' (1979) * '' Ultraman Kids: M7.8 Sei no Yukai na Nakama'' (1984) * '' Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army'' (1984) * ''Ultraman Story'' (1984) * ''Anime Chan'' (1984) * '' Ultraman: The Adventure Begins'' (1987) * ''Ultraman G'' (1990) * ''Skyscraper Hunting'' (1991) * ''Shōrishatachi'' (1992) * '' Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider'' (1993) * ''Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad ''Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad'' (for short, ''SSSS'') is a television series produced by Tsubura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Tsuburaya
was a Japanese actor. The grandchild of Eiji Tsuburaya, who was also the first creator of the Ultraman Series, and the third son of Hajime Tsuburaya who became the second creator of the Ultraman Series after Eiji Tsuburaya's death on January 25, 1970. He was born in Setagaya, Tokyo. He became known to ''tokusatsu'' series audiences for playing the leading role in '' Uchuu Keiji Shaider'' (''Space Sheriff Shaider'') as Dai Sawamura/Shaider. Death Tsuburaya died of liver cancer on July 24, 2001, due to alcoholism developed through the years. He was 37 years old. His best friends, actors Hiroshi Watari who played the title role in '' Sharivan'' and '' Spielvan'', and Kenji Ohba, who played the title role in '' Space Sheriff Gavan'', attended his funeral. Movies * '' Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars'' * '' Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light'' TV * '' Uchuu Keiji Shaider'' (1984) *'' Sanada Taiheiki'' (1985–86), Toyotomi Hideyori *'' Ultra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster
is a 1964 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the fifth film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, and was the second ''Godzilla'' film produced that year, after '' Mothra vs. Godzilla''. The film stars Yosuke Natsuki, Hiroshi Koizumi, Akiko Wakabayashi, with Haruo Nakajima as Godzilla, Masanori Shinohara as Rodan, and Shoichi Hirose as King Ghidorah. In the film, an extraterrestrial from Venus, possessing the body of a princess, warns humanity of the pending destruction by the alien-dragon Ghidorah, with Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra being their last hope for survival. The film was rushed into production in order to replace '' Red Beard'', which fell behind schedule, in Toho's New Year's holiday slate. The Godzilla suit and Mothra larva prop were recycled from the previous film, with modifications added, while new suits were produced for Rodan and Ghidorah, the latter creating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The War At Sea From Hawaii To Malaya
is a 1942 Japanese epic war film directed by Kajiro Yamamoto, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced by Toho and distributed by , the film is propaganda produced with support from the Navy Ministry that was intended to influence the Japanese public into believing they could prevail in the Pacific War. The military reportedly converted the idea of a documentary film on the attack on Pearl Harbor that featured special effects since it was difficult to record footage of the attack. Prior to the attack and Japan's subsequent entry into World War II, an Imperial Japanese Navy official met Tsuburaya and requested the production of a film about the attack as soon as possible when the war broke out. Production took place from May to November 1942, on a record breaking budget of . ''The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya'' was released on December 3, 1942, to critical acclaim. The film won ''Kinema Junpos Best Picture Award and Tsuburaya received an award for his special effect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mothra (film)
is a 1961 Japanese Kaiju, ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho, Toho Co., Ltd, it is the first film in the ''Mothra'' franchise. The film stars Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyōko Kagawa, Jerry Ito, and The Peanuts. In the film, an expedition to an irradiated island brings civilization in contact with a primitive native culture. When one sensationalist Entrepreneurship, entrepreneur abducts two doll-sized priestesses for exploitation, their ancient deity, known as Mothra, arises in retaliation. In 1960, producer Tomoyuki Tanaka hired Shin'ichirō Nakamura to write an original story for a new ''kaiju'' film. Co-written with Takehiko Fukunaga, and Yoshie Hotta, ''The Glowing Fairies and Mothra'' was serialized in a magazine in January 1961. Screenwriter Shinichi Sekizawa later adapted the story into a screenplay, patterning his version after ''King Kong (1933 film), King Kong'' (1933) and ''Godzilla ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
