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|occupation = | |occupation =[[:Category:Producers|Film producer]], [[:Category:Writers|writer]] | ||
|birthday =September 22, 1941 | |birthday =September 22, 1941 | ||
|birthplace =[[wikipedia:Tokyo Prefecture|Tokyo]], [[Japan]] | |birthplace =[[wikipedia:Tokyo Prefecture|Tokyo]], [[Japan]] | ||
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'''Fumio Tanaka''' {{Nihongo| | '''Fumio Tanaka''' {{Nihongo|田中 文雄|Tanaka Fumio}}, also known by the pen names '''Mitsuru Takihara''' {{Nihongo|滝原 満|Takihara Mitsuru}} and '''Keiichiro Kusanagi''' {{Nihongo|草薙 圭一郎|Kusanagi Keiichirō}}, was a [[Japan]]ese [[:Category:Producers|film producer]] and novelist. Tanaka was hired as an assistant producer by [[Toho]] in [[1964]], and the first film he worked on was ''Resurrection of the Beast'' in 1969. He then produced the [[1970]] [[kaiju]] film ''[[Space Amoeba]]'', directed by [[Ishiro Honda]]. Tanaka would go on to produce several of Toho's films in the 1970s, including Michio Yamamoto's ''Bloodthirsty Trilogy'', co-producing many of them with [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]. Outside of film, Tanaka was a professional novelist, and wrote numerous fantasy, horror, and mystery novels throughout his career, including the novelization for ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]''. Tanaka also provided an audio commentary for Toho's [[2004]] DVD release of ''Space Amoeba'', which was subtitled and included on Tokyo Shock's [[2006]] Region 1 release of the film. Tanaka passed away on April 12, [[2009]] at the age of 67 due to a cerebral hemorrhage. | ||
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==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
===Executive producer=== | ===Executive producer=== | ||
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970) [with Tomoyuki Tanaka] | *''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970) [with Tomoyuki Tanaka] | ||
*''[[ESPY]]'' (1974) [with Tomoyuki Tanaka] | *''[[ESPY]]'' (1974) [with Tomoyuki Tanaka] | ||
*''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977) [with Tomoyuki Tanaka] | *''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977) [with Tomoyuki Tanaka] | ||
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*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984) | *''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984) | ||
==Selected bibliography== | ==Selected bibliography== | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Novel: Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) - Author | ||
*''Lairs of the Hidden Gods: The Modern Era'' (2002) - Author ["Secrets of the Abyss"] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/tanak.htm Interview by David Milner and Guy Tucker (March 1995)] | *[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/tanak.htm Interview by David Milner and Guy Tucker (March 1995)] | ||
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Fumio Tanaka (田中 文雄 Tanaka Fumio), also known by the pen names Mitsuru Takihara (滝原 満 Takihara Mitsuru) and Keiichiro Kusanagi (草薙 圭一郎 Kusanagi Keiichirō), was a Japanese film producer and novelist. Tanaka was hired as an assistant producer by Toho in 1964, and the first film he worked on was Resurrection of the Beast in 1969. He then produced the 1970 kaiju film Space Amoeba, directed by Ishiro Honda. Tanaka would go on to produce several of Toho's films in the 1970s, including Michio Yamamoto's Bloodthirsty Trilogy, co-producing many of them with Tomoyuki Tanaka. Outside of film, Tanaka was a professional novelist, and wrote numerous fantasy, horror, and mystery novels throughout his career, including the novelization for Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah. Tanaka also provided an audio commentary for Toho's 2004 DVD release of Space Amoeba, which was subtitled and included on Tokyo Shock's 2006 Region 1 release of the film. Tanaka passed away on April 12, 2009 at the age of 67 due to a cerebral hemorrhage.
Selected filmography
Executive producer
- Space Amoeba (1970) [with Tomoyuki Tanaka]
- ESPY (1974) [with Tomoyuki Tanaka]
- The War in Space (1977) [with Tomoyuki Tanaka]
Associate producer
- Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984) [with Shiro Fujiwara]
- The Return of Godzilla (1984)
Selected bibliography
- Novel: Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) - Author
- Lairs of the Hidden Gods: The Modern Era (2002) - Author ["Secrets of the Abyss"]
External links
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