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|caption =Eiji Tsuburaya with the DaisensoGoji suit on the set of "Invasion of Astro-Monster" | |caption =Eiji Tsuburaya with the DaisensoGoji suit on the set of "Invasion of Astro-Monster" | ||
|name =Eiji Tsuburaya | |name =Eiji Tsuburaya | ||
|occupation = | |occupation =Director, cinematographer,<br>director of special effects | ||
|birthday =July 10, 1901 | |birthday =July 10, 1901 | ||
|death =January 25, 1970 | |death =January 25, 1970 | ||
|birthplace =Sukagawa, Fukushima, [[Japan]] | |birthplace =Sukagawa, Fukushima, [[Japan]] | ||
|first = | |first =''A Page of Madness'' (1926) | ||
|notable =[[Godzilla (1954 film)|''Godzilla'']] (1954) | |notable =[[Godzilla (1954 film)|''Godzilla'']] (1954) | ||
|imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0875212/ | |imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0875212/ | ||
|wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiji_Tsuburaya | |wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiji_Tsuburaya | ||
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'''Eiji Tsuburaya''' {{Nihongo|円谷 英二|Tsuburaya Eiji}}, born '''Eiichi Tsumuraya''' {{Nihongo|圓谷 英一|Tsumuraya Eīchi}} and occasionally credited '''Eiji Tsumuraya''' {{Nihongo|圓谷 英二|Tsumuraya Eiji}}, was a [[Japan]]ese special effects director, cameraman and producer. Tsuburaya rose to fame primarily due to his work as a cinematographer and special effects director on [[Toho]]'s [[kaiju]] films during the 1950's and 1960's, when he pioneered the techniques of [[tokusatsu]] and [[suitmation]]. Tsuburaya was one of the creators of [[Godzilla]], who would go on to become Toho's most famous creation and an international icon. In 1963, Tsuburaya founded his own special effects studio, [[Tsuburaya Productions]], which would become known for producing the [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Series|Ultra | '''Eiji Tsuburaya''' {{Nihongo|円谷 英二|Tsuburaya Eiji}}, born '''Eiichi Tsumuraya''' {{Nihongo|圓谷 英一|Tsumuraya Eīchi}} and occasionally credited as '''Eiji Tsumuraya''' {{Nihongo|圓谷 英二|Tsumuraya Eiji}}, was a [[Japan]]ese special effects director, cameraman and producer. Tsuburaya rose to fame primarily due to his work as a cinematographer and special effects director on [[Toho]]'s [[kaiju]] films during the 1950's and 1960's, when he pioneered the techniques of [[tokusatsu]] and [[suitmation]]. Tsuburaya was one of the creators of [[Godzilla]], who would go on to become Toho's most famous creation and an international icon. In 1963, Tsuburaya founded his own special effects studio, [[Tsuburaya Productions]], which would become known for producing the [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Series|''Ultra'' series]]. Tsuburaya himself served as supervisor for several of the studio's early tokusatsu television series, including ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Q|Ultra Q]]'', ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]'' and ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraseven (series)|Ultraseven]]''. Toward the end of his life, Tsuburaya continued to receive honorary credit for supervising and directing the special effects in Toho's kaiju films, even though his responsibilities with his own company and eventually his declining health prevented him from actually working on the films. Tsuburaya's understudy [[Teruyoshi Nakano]] would take over as Toho's primary special effects director following Tsuburaya's death of a heart attack on January 25, 1970. Tsuburaya's company, Tsuburaya Productions, continued operating under his family until 2007, when it was acquired by TYO Inc. | ||
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==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
*''[[Invisible Man Appears]]'' (1949) - Special effects cinematographer | |||
*''[[Invisible Man Appears]]'' (1949) - | *''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) - Special effects [with [[Akira Watanabe]], [[Hiroshi Mukoyama]], [[Kuichiro Kishida]]; as Eiji Tsumuraya] | ||
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) - | *''[[Invisible Man (film)|Invisible Man]]'' (1954) - Cinematographer / Special effects advisor | ||
*''[[Invisible Man (film)|Invisible Man]]'' (1954) - | *''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (1955) - Director of special effects | ||
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (1955) - Director of | *''[[Half Human]]'' (1955) - Special effects [with Akira Watanabe, Hiroshi Mukoyama, Masao Shirota] | ||
*''[[Half Human]]'' (1955) - | *''[[The Legend of the White Serpent]]'' (1956) - Director of special effects | ||
*''[[The Legend of the White Serpent]]'' (1956) - Director of | *''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956) - Special effects [with Akira Watanabe, Masao Shirota, Hiroshi Mukoyama] | ||
*''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956) - | *''[[The Mysterians]]'' (1957) - Director of special effects [as Eiji Tsumuraya] | ||
*''[[The Mysterians]]'' (1957) - Director of | *''[[The H-Man]]'' (1958) - Director of special effects | ||
*''[[The | *''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'' (1958) - Director of special effects [as Eiji Tsumuraya] | ||
*''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'' (1958) - Director of | *''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959) - Director of special effects | ||
*''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959) - Director of | *''[[Battle in Outer Space]]'' (1959) - Director of special effects | ||
*''[[Battle in Outer Space]]'' (1959) - Director of | *''[[The Secret of the Telegian]]'' (1960) - Director of special effects | ||
*''[[The Secret of the Telegian]]'' (1960) - Director of | *''[[The Human Vapor]]'' (1960) - Director of special effects | ||
*''[[The Human Vapor]]'' (1960) - Director of | *''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961) - Director of special effects | ||
*''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961) - Director of | *''[[The Last War]]'' (1961) - Director of special effects | ||
*''[[The Last War]]'' (1961) - Director of | *''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962) - Director of special effects | ||
*''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962) - Director of | *''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) - Director of special effects | ||
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) - Director of | *''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963) - Director of special effects | ||
*''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963) - Director of | *''[[Atragon (film)|Atragon]]'' (1963) - Director of special effects | ||
*''[[Atragon (film)|Atragon]]'' (1963) - Director of | *''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964) - Director of special effects | ||
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964) - Director of | *''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964) - Director of special effects | ||
*''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964) - Director of | *''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) - Director of special effects | ||
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) - Director of | *''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965) - Director of special effects | ||
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965) - Director of | *''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965) - Director of special effects | ||
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965) - Director of | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Q|Ultra Q]]'' (TV 1966) - Supervisor | ||
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966) - Director of | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]'' (TV 1966-1967) - Supervisor | ||
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) - | *''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966) - Director of special effects | ||
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967) - Director of | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Kaiju Booksa|Monster Booska]]'' (TV 1966-1967) - Supervisor | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) - Director of special effects [ceremonial title] | ||
*''[[ | *''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967) - Director of special effects | ||
*''[[ | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature|Ultraman]]'' (1967) - Supervisor [compilation film] | ||
*''[[ | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraseven (series)|Ultraseven]]'' (TV 1967-1968) - Supervisor | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967) - Special effects supervisor | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mighty Jack (series)|Mighty Jack]]'' (TV 1968) - Supervisor / editor | |||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra: | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Fight! Mighty Jack|Fight! Mighty Jack]]'' (TV 1968) - Supervisor / editor | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman ( | *''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) - Special effects supervisor | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra: | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Operation: Mystery|Operation: Mystery]]'' (TV 1968-1969) - Supervisor | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra: | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman, Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight|Ultraman, Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight]]'' (1969) - Supervisor [compilation film] | ||
*''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969) - Director of special effects | |||
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969) - Special effects supervisor [ceremonial title] | |||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Chibira-kun|Chibira-kun]]'' (TV 1970-1971) - Supervisor [posthumous] | |||
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970) - Special effects supervisor [posthumous; ceremonial title; only in promotional materials] | |||
*''[[wikipedia:Horror Theater Unbalance|Horror Theater Unbalance]]'' (TV 1973) - Supervisor [posthumous] | |||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Terror on Route 87|Ultraman: Terror on Route 87]]'' (1989) - Supervisor [posthumous; compilation film] | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
=== | ===Production=== | ||
====''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]''==== | ====''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]''==== | ||
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Image559bdc3d7e8d13.83410996.jpg|Tsuburaya with the [[KingGoji|Godzilla]] and [[King Kong/1962|King Kong]] suits | Image559bdc3d7e8d13.83410996.jpg|Tsuburaya with the [[KingGoji|Godzilla]] and [[King Kong/1962|King Kong]] suits | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Toys=== | ===Merchandise=== | ||
====Toys==== | |||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
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==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
{{videos| | {{videos| | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">WirRmUX3o8U</youtube>|Eiji Tsuburaya in "Birth of Ultraman," a stage show which aired a week before the premiere of ''Ultraman''}} | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">WirRmUX3o8U</youtube>|Eiji Tsuburaya in "Birth of Ultraman,"<br>a stage show which aired a week<br>before the premiere of ''Ultraman''}} | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== |
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Eiji Tsuburaya (円谷 英二, born Eiichi Tsumuraya Tsuburaya Eiji) (圓谷 英一 and occasionally credited as Eiji Tsumuraya Tsumuraya Eīchi) (圓谷 英二, was a Tsumuraya Eiji)Japanese special effects director, cameraman and producer. Tsuburaya rose to fame primarily due to his work as a cinematographer and special effects director on Toho's kaiju films during the 1950's and 1960's, when he pioneered the techniques of tokusatsu and suitmation. Tsuburaya was one of the creators of Godzilla, who would go on to become Toho's most famous creation and an international icon. In 1963, Tsuburaya founded his own special effects studio, Tsuburaya Productions, which would become known for producing the Ultra series. Tsuburaya himself served as supervisor for several of the studio's early tokusatsu television series, including Ultra Q, Ultraman and Ultraseven. Toward the end of his life, Tsuburaya continued to receive honorary credit for supervising and directing the special effects in Toho's kaiju films, even though his responsibilities with his own company and eventually his declining health prevented him from actually working on the films. Tsuburaya's understudy Teruyoshi Nakano would take over as Toho's primary special effects director following Tsuburaya's death of a heart attack on January 25, 1970. Tsuburaya's company, Tsuburaya Productions, continued operating under his family until 2007, when it was acquired by TYO Inc.
Selected filmography
- Invisible Man Appears (1949) - Special effects cinematographer
- Godzilla (1954) - Special effects [with Akira Watanabe, Hiroshi Mukoyama, Kuichiro Kishida; as Eiji Tsumuraya]
- Invisible Man (1954) - Cinematographer / Special effects advisor
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955) - Director of special effects
- Half Human (1955) - Special effects [with Akira Watanabe, Hiroshi Mukoyama, Masao Shirota]
- The Legend of the White Serpent (1956) - Director of special effects
- Rodan (1956) - Special effects [with Akira Watanabe, Masao Shirota, Hiroshi Mukoyama]
- The Mysterians (1957) - Director of special effects [as Eiji Tsumuraya]
- The H-Man (1958) - Director of special effects
- Varan (1958) - Director of special effects [as Eiji Tsumuraya]
- The Three Treasures (1959) - Director of special effects
- Battle in Outer Space (1959) - Director of special effects
- The Secret of the Telegian (1960) - Director of special effects
- The Human Vapor (1960) - Director of special effects
- Mothra (1961) - Director of special effects
- The Last War (1961) - Director of special effects
- Gorath (1962) - Director of special effects
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) - Director of special effects
- Matango (1963) - Director of special effects
- Atragon (1963) - Director of special effects
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) - Director of special effects
- Dogora (1964) - Director of special effects
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) - Director of special effects
- Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) - Director of special effects
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) - Director of special effects
- Ultra Q (TV 1966) - Supervisor
- Ultraman (TV 1966-1967) - Supervisor
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966) - Director of special effects
- Monster Booska (TV 1966-1967) - Supervisor
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) - Director of special effects [ceremonial title]
- King Kong Escapes (1967) - Director of special effects
- Ultraman (1967) - Supervisor [compilation film]
- Ultraseven (TV 1967-1968) - Supervisor
- Son of Godzilla (1967) - Special effects supervisor
- Mighty Jack (TV 1968) - Supervisor / editor
- Fight! Mighty Jack (TV 1968) - Supervisor / editor
- Destroy All Monsters (1968) - Special effects supervisor
- Operation: Mystery (TV 1968-1969) - Supervisor
- Ultraman, Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight (1969) - Supervisor [compilation film]
- Latitude Zero (1969) - Director of special effects
- All Monsters Attack (1969) - Special effects supervisor [ceremonial title]
- Chibira-kun (TV 1970-1971) - Supervisor [posthumous]
- Space Amoeba (1970) - Special effects supervisor [posthumous; ceremonial title; only in promotional materials]
- Horror Theater Unbalance (TV 1973) - Supervisor [posthumous]
- Ultraman: Terror on Route 87 (1989) - Supervisor [posthumous; compilation film]
Gallery
Production
Mothra
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Merchandise
Toys
Tsuburaya Productions Eiji Tsubaraya Commemorative Set (Box A)
Tsuburaya Productions Eiji Tsubaraya Commemorative Set (Box B)
Bandai Japan commemorative SD set
Videos
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External links
- Official Eiji Tsuburaya site (Japanese and English)
- Official Tsuburaya Productions site
- Eiji Tsuburaya on Toho Official Site
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