Eiji Tsuburaya
– January 25, 1970|lead=yes}} 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. Known as the |特撮の父|Tokusatsu no Chichi|. Also nicknamed the }} and "Japan's Master of Monsters".|group=lower-alpha}} he pioneered Japan's special effects industry, introducing 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 ''King Kong'', which greatly influenced him to work in special effects. Tsuburaya completed the first iron shooting crane in October 1934, and an adaptation of the crane is still in use across the globe today. After filming his directorial debut on the cruiser ''Asama'' in the Pacific Ocean, he worked on ''Princess Kaguya'' (1935), one of Japan's first major films to incorporate special effects. His first majorly successful film in effects, ''The Daughter of the Samurai'' (1937), remarkably featured the first full-scale rear projection.
In 1937, Tsuburaya was employed by Toho and established the company's effects department. Tsuburaya directed the effects for ''The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya'' in 1942, which became the highest-grossing Japanese film in history upon its release. His elaborate effects were believed to be behind the film's major success, and he won an award for his work from the Japan Motion Picture Cinematographers Association. In 1948, however, Tsuburaya was purged from Toho by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers because of his involvement in propaganda films during World War II. Thus, he founded Tsuburaya Special Technology Laboratory with his eldest son Hajime and worked without credit at major Japanese studios outside Toho, creating effects for films such as Daiei's ''The Invisible Man Appears'' (1949), widely regarded as the first Japanese science fiction film.
In 1950, Tsuburaya returned to Toho alongside his effects crew from Tsuburaya Special Technology Laboratory. At age fifty-three, he gained international recognition and won his first Japan Technical Award for Special Skill for directing the effects in Ishirō Honda's ''kaiju'' film ''Godzilla'' (1954). He served as the effects director for Toho's string of financially successful ''tokusatsu'' films that followed, including, ''Rodan'' (1956), ''The Mysterians'' (1957), ''The Three Treasures'' (1959), ''Mothra'', ''The Last War'' (both 1961), and ''King Kong vs. Godzilla'' (1962). In April 1963, Tsuburaya founded Tsuburaya Special Effects Productions; his company would go onto produce the television shows ''Ultra Q'', ''Ultraman'' (both 1966), ''Ultraseven'' (1967–1968), and ''Mighty Jack'' (1968). ''Ultra Q'' and ''Ultraman'' were extremely successful upon their 1966 broadcast, with ''Ultra Q'' making him a household name in Japan and gaining him more attention from the media who dubbed him the "God of ''Tokusatsu''". While he spent his late years working on several Toho films and operating his company, Tsuburaya's health began to decline, and he died in 1970. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Tsuburaya, Eiji, 1901-1970, Tsuburaya, Eiji, 1901-1970, Tsuburaya, Eiji, 1901-1970
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3Kurosawa Akira no jūjika : sensō to Tsuburaya tokusatsu to chōhei kihi /黒沢明の十字架 : 戦争と円谷特撮と徴兵忌避 /黒澤明の十字架 : 戦争と円谷特撮と徴兵忌避 /黒沢明の十字架 : 戦争と円谷特撮と徴兵忌避 /黒澤明の十字架 : 戦争と円谷特撮と徴兵忌避 /by Sashida, Fumio, 1948-, Sashida, Fumio, 1948-, Sashida, Fumio, 1948-, Sashida, Fumio, 1948-, Sashida, Fumio, 1948-, Sashida, Fumio, 1948-Other Authors: “...Tsuburaya, Eiji, 1901-1970...”
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4Urutoraman : the movie ultimate DVD collection,ウルトラマン : the movie Ultimate DVD collection,Published 2003Other Authors: “...Tsuburaya, Eiji, 1901-1970...”
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7Arikawa sadamasa gojira no no musuko to tsuburaya eiji /有川貞昌 ゴジラの息子と円谷英二 /by Arikawa, Sadamasa, 1925-2005Other Authors: “...Tsuburaya, Eiji, 1901-1970...”
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8Gojira : eiga posutā shohan no fukuseibanゴジラ : 映画ポスター初版の複製版Published 1954Other Authors: “...Tsuburaya, Eiji, 1901-1970...”
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9Kingu Kongu tai Gojira /キングコング対ゴジラ /Published 2008Other Authors: “...Tsuburaya, Eiji, 1901-1970...”
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13Nihon tanjō日本誕生Published 2004Other Authors: “...Tsuburaya, Eiji, 1901-1970...”
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14Published 1996Other Authors: “...Tsuburaya, Eiji, 1901-1970...”
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16Uchū daikaijū Dogora宇宙大怪獣ドゴラ /Published 2015Other Authors: “...Tsuburaya, Eiji, 1901-1970...”
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18Tōmei ningen透明人間Published 2018Other Authors: “...Tsuburaya, Eiji, 1901-1970...”
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19Published 2001Other Authors: “...Tsuburaya, Eiji, 1901-1970...”
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20Published 2009Other Authors: “...Tsuburaya, Eiji, 1901-1970...”
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