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Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tanaka on the set of Battle in Outer Space in 1959
Born
(1910-04-26)April 26, 1910
Kashiwara, Osaka, Empire of Japan[1]
Died
April 2, 1997(1997-04-02) (aged 86)
Tokyo, Japan[2]
Alma mater
Kansai University
Occupation
Film producer
Years active
1940–1997
Spouse
Chieko Nakakita
(m. 1950)
Children
4
Honours
Order of the Sacred Treasure (1981)[3]
Japanese name
Kanji
田中 友幸
Hiragana
たなか ともゆき[1]
Romanization
Tanaka Tomoyuki
Signature
Tomoyuki "Yūkō" Tanaka[4] (Japanese: 田中 友幸, Hepburn: Tanaka Tomoyuki, April 26, 1910 – April 2, 1997) was a Japanese film producer. Widely regarded as the creator of the Godzilla franchise, he produced most of the installments in the series, beginning in 1954 with Godzilla and ending in 1995 with Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. He was one of the most prolific Japanese producers of all time, having worked on more than 200 films, including over 80 tokusatsu films.[5]
Tomoyuki "Yūkō" Tanaka (Japanese: 田中 友幸（ともゆき）, Hepburn: TanakaTomoyuki, April 26, 1910 – April 2, 1997) was a Japanese film producer. Widely regarded...
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster. The monster was initially created by TomoyukiTanaka, Eiji Tsuburaya and Shinichi Sekizawa as an homage to the eight-headed...
unintelligible. The most widely accepted report of its origin is that producer TomoyukiTanaka named the monster after a sturdy Toho worker Shiro Amikura, the later...
series. After filming Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, Godzilla creator TomoyukiTanaka reportedly approached screenwriter Shinichi Sekizawa and suggested...
Godzilla vs. Gargantua, also never materialized. Godzilla series creator TomoyukiTanaka took charge of reviving the franchise in 1979, Godzilla's 25th anniversary...
ancient foe Anguirus. Executive producer Iwao Mori instructed producer TomoyukiTanaka to immediately commence production on a second Godzilla film, fearing...
became keen on producing a science fiction epic of their own. Producer TomoyukiTanaka recruited science fiction writer Jōjirō Okami to develop the story...
directed by Ishirō Honda, written by Yukiko Takayama, and produced by TomoyukiTanaka and Henry G. Saperstein, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano....
monster movies, and director Jun Fukuda heartily agreed. Producer TomoyukiTanaka then proposed the idea of introducing a son to Godzilla. The budget...
trilogy. It was the final kaiju film produced under the supervision of TomoyukiTanaka, who produced such films as the original Mothra, which was released...
renewed and Iwao Mori told him that he would need to speak with producer TomoyukiTanaka about each assignment. Seiji Tani, Honda's new chief assistant, spoke...
being known for set designs that were "vanguard, experimental sets". TomoyukiTanaka produced the film, with music by Sadao Bekku and cinematography by...
Tomoyuki Yamashita (山下 奉文, Yamashita Tomoyuki, 8 November 1885 – 23 February 1946; also called Tomobumi Yamashita) was a Japanese convicted war criminal...
footballer TomoyukiTanaka (田中 友幸, 1910–1997), Japanese film producer Tomoyuki Yamashita (山下 奉文, 1885–1946), Japanese Imperial Army general Tomoyuki Yoshino...
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