(January 7, 1907 – January 18, 1992
) was a Japanese film director. Tanaka directed
the second instalment of the Japanese film series ''
Gamera
is a fictional giant monster, or ''kaiju'', that debuted in the Gamera, the Giant Monster, eponymous 1965 Japanese film. The character and the first film were intended to compete with the success of Toho's Godzilla (franchise), ''Godzilla'' ...
'', and also directed ''
Kenshin,'' ''
The Great Wall''
and ''
Typhoon Reporter''.
Selected filmography
* ''Tokai no hatoba'' (1932)
* ''Haha'' (1939)
* ''Aijin no chikai'' (1940)
* ''
The Battle of Hong Kong'' (1942)
* ''
Kyohan sha'' (1958)
* ''Tokyo onigiri musume'' (1961)
*''
Kenshin'' (1961)
* ''
The Great Wall'' (1962)
*''
Typhoon Reporter'' (1963)
* ''Furin'' (1965)
* ''
Gamera vs. Barugon
is a 1966 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Shigeo Tanaka, with special effects by Noriaki Yuasa and Kazufumi Fujii. Produced by Daiei Film, it is the second entry in the ''Gamera'' franchise, and stars Kōjirō Hongō, Kyōko Enami, and Y ...
'' (1966)
* ''
Woman Gambling Den'' (1966)
* ''The Suitors'' (1967)
* ''The Woman Gambler and the Nun'' (1968)
* ''The Woman Gambler's Supplication'' (1968)
* ''Onna tobakushi jūban shōbu'' (1969)
References
External links
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Japanese film directors
1907 births
1992 deaths