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|birthplace =Miyagi, [[Japan]]<ref name="GTCFPerfection">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]|date=29 November [[2014]]|publisher=[[Kadokawa|ASCII MEDIA WORKS]]|page=85, 103|isbn=978-4-04-866999-3}}</ref> | |birthplace =Sendai, Miyagi, [[Japan]]<ref name="GTCFPerfection">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]|date=29 November [[2014]]|publisher=[[Kadokawa|ASCII MEDIA WORKS]]|page=85, 103|isbn=978-4-04-866999-3}}</ref> | ||
|first = | |first =''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961)<ref name="GTCFPerfection"/> | ||
|notable =''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) | |notable =''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) | ||
|imdb =https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0464779/ | |imdb =https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0464779/ | ||
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'''Hiroshi Komura''' {{Nihongo|小村 完|Komura Hiroshi}},<ref name="GTCFPerfection"/> also erroneously called '''Kan Komura'''<ref name="Kan">{{Cite web|url=https://viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def502002abed46afb7c586b5f54023e70ee04f9e17679d087a881c6463edaeb691cf5283f313f76845a05e630b9447a58d27bd7eb92b8c3f6fae8cb85403c6308cd0652d8cd6ae782a8e17a4da3e663e81b8bd06f0e114305b261ff4f8b5b64af2a3ff78daba8192700c6e2f7f7fb189408fe4291a89ec02e2ed3a2de0458ed4fee991bbb209b575130356edde73938f5adb27b4bc68e7c2d|title=''The War of the Gargantuas'' (フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ)|work=[[Toho]]|accessdate=29 April 2020}}</ref> and '''Kan Kobayashi''',<ref name="Kobayashi">{{Cite web|url=https://viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def502002cf29ecdcab058ce34e373b39bb96a5cdfe0dc7ec0d79725aef3ae32b637ca40a95ecf031ea3f0883e778eed06989c5f49bb6c07bda48469feab383ad4a7d863de4f350c8e175b0ebc4d5bffdd652c93b581a6c41beeab1416e230d9589810439255e8c1bf0fceeb8e0f4822fb8714e9774c5bd6941c9534c72037bbb617b467a8bd546ae5442e4295dcc33a3c314c75765edcc717|title=''Ebirah, Horror of the Deep'' (ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ 南海の大決闘)|work=[[Toho]]|accessdate=29 April 2020}}</ref> is a [[Japan]]ese production designer. | '''Hiroshi Komura''' {{Nihongo|小村 完|Komura Hiroshi}},<ref name="GTCFPerfection"/> also erroneously called '''Kan Komura'''<ref name="Kan">{{Cite web|url=https://viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def502002abed46afb7c586b5f54023e70ee04f9e17679d087a881c6463edaeb691cf5283f313f76845a05e630b9447a58d27bd7eb92b8c3f6fae8cb85403c6308cd0652d8cd6ae782a8e17a4da3e663e81b8bd06f0e114305b261ff4f8b5b64af2a3ff78daba8192700c6e2f7f7fb189408fe4291a89ec02e2ed3a2de0458ed4fee991bbb209b575130356edde73938f5adb27b4bc68e7c2d|title=''The War of the Gargantuas'' (フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ)|work=[[Toho]]|accessdate=29 April 2020}}</ref> and '''Kan Kobayashi''',<ref name="Kobayashi">{{Cite web|url=https://viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def502002cf29ecdcab058ce34e373b39bb96a5cdfe0dc7ec0d79725aef3ae32b637ca40a95ecf031ea3f0883e778eed06989c5f49bb6c07bda48469feab383ad4a7d863de4f350c8e175b0ebc4d5bffdd652c93b581a6c41beeab1416e230d9589810439255e8c1bf0fceeb8e0f4822fb8714e9774c5bd6941c9534c72037bbb617b467a8bd546ae5442e4295dcc33a3c314c75765edcc717|title=''Ebirah, Horror of the Deep'' (ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ 南海の大決闘)|work=[[Toho]]|accessdate=29 April 2020}}</ref> is a [[Japan]]ese production designer. | ||
After graduating from [[wikipedia:Musashino Art University|Musashino Art University]], Komura joined [[Toho]] part-time in 1961. Turning down an opportunity to work for NHK through a connection of his father's, Komura moved to [[Tokyo]] to continue his work at Toho, becoming a full-time employee within a year. As an art assistant in the Special Art division, Komura worked on various tasks including storyboarding and conceptual drawings, even refining the design of the monster [[Gabara]] based on [[Teizo Toshimitsu]]'s initial sketches. Komura stayed with Toho through its reorganization in 1971, being transferred to Toho's subsidiary company, Toho Bijutsu (presently Toho Eizo Bijutsu).<ref name="GTCFPerfection"/> He was given the opportunity to work as a head art director for the 1973 series, ''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'' and the 1974 and 1975 films, ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' and ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'', but returned to an assistant role for the remainder of his tenure at Toho. Komura seemingly retired sometime after 1987, with [[Kadokawa|Daiei]]'s ''[[Tokyo Blackout]]'' and Toho's ''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' being his last films. | |||
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==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
===Assistant special effects art director=== | ===Assistant special effects art director=== | ||
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966) [with [[Yoshio Irie]], Shun Suganuma, [[Takeharu Ikebuchi]], | *''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961)<ref name="GTCFPerfection"/> [with [[Yasuyuki Inoue]], [[Toshiro Aoki]], [[Jiro Shirasaki]]] | ||
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966) [with [[Yoshio Irie]], Shun Suganuma, [[Takeharu Ikebuchi]], Toshiro Aoki, Mutsumi Toshima, [[Hiromasa Shirai]], Jiro Shirasaki] | |||
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) [with Toshiro Aoki, Hiromasa Shirai, Mutsumi Toshima, Jiro Shirasaki] | *''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) [with Toshiro Aoki, Hiromasa Shirai, Mutsumi Toshima, Jiro Shirasaki] | ||
*''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969) [with Toshiro Aoki, Mutsumi Toshima, Hiromasa Shirai, Jiro Shirasaki] | *''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969) [with Toshiro Aoki, Mutsumi Toshima, Hiromasa Shirai, Jiro Shirasaki] | ||
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===Assistant art director=== | ===Assistant art director=== | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971) [with Tsuneo Shimura, Hisaya Otake, Kazuyuki Numata] | *''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971) [with Tsuneo Shimura, Hisaya Otake, Kazuyuki Numata] | ||
===Art director=== | |||
*''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'' (1973)<ref name="GTCFPerfection"/> [with Kazuo Takisagi, Kinya Uchida<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2009/11/14/zone-fighter-series-guide/#staff|title=ZONE FIGHTER Series Guide|author=M. Ballard, Jim|date=14 November 2009|work=[[SciFi Japan]]}}</ref>] | |||
===Special effects art director=== | ===Special effects art director=== | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) [with Toshiro Aoki] | *''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) [with Toshiro Aoki] | ||
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Hiroshi Komura (小村 完 Komura Hiroshi),[1] also erroneously called Kan Komura[2] and Kan Kobayashi,[3] is a Japanese production designer.
After graduating from Musashino Art University, Komura joined Toho part-time in 1961. Turning down an opportunity to work for NHK through a connection of his father's, Komura moved to Tokyo to continue his work at Toho, becoming a full-time employee within a year. As an art assistant in the Special Art division, Komura worked on various tasks including storyboarding and conceptual drawings, even refining the design of the monster Gabara based on Teizo Toshimitsu's initial sketches. Komura stayed with Toho through its reorganization in 1971, being transferred to Toho's subsidiary company, Toho Bijutsu (presently Toho Eizo Bijutsu).[1] He was given the opportunity to work as a head art director for the 1973 series, Zone Fighter and the 1974 and 1975 films, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla and Terror of Mechagodzilla, but returned to an assistant role for the remainder of his tenure at Toho. Komura seemingly retired sometime after 1987, with Daiei's Tokyo Blackout and Toho's Princess from the Moon being his last films.
Selected filmography
Assistant special effects art director
- Mothra (1961)[1] [with Yasuyuki Inoue, Toshiro Aoki, Jiro Shirasaki]
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966) [with Yoshio Irie, Shun Suganuma, Takeharu Ikebuchi, Toshiro Aoki, Mutsumi Toshima, Hiromasa Shirai, Jiro Shirasaki]
- Destroy All Monsters (1968) [with Toshiro Aoki, Hiromasa Shirai, Mutsumi Toshima, Jiro Shirasaki]
- Latitude Zero (1969) [with Toshiro Aoki, Mutsumi Toshima, Hiromasa Shirai, Jiro Shirasaki]
- Space Amoeba (1970) [with Toshiro Aoki, Mutsumi Toshima, Hiromasa Shirai, Jiro Shirasaki]
- Submersion of Japan (1973) [with Toshiro Aoki, Akihiko Iguchi]
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) [with Toshiro Aoki]
- The Explosion (1975) [with Naoyuki Yoshimura]
- The War in Space (1977) [with Naoyuki Yoshimura]
- Magnitude 7.9 (1980) [with Naoyuki Yoshimura, Tsuneo Kansaku]
- Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984)
- The Return of Godzilla (1984) [with Naoyuki Yoshimura, Isao Takahashi, Kazuhisa Hayashi, Yuji Terai, Toshio Tagawa, Akira Hagiwara, Takashi Naganuma]
- Tokyo Blackout (1987) [with Naoyuki Yoshimura, Takashi Naganuma, Yuji Terai, Takeshi Shimizu, Isao Takahashi, Toshio Miike, Yuji Tsuzuki]
- Princess from the Moon (1987) [with Naoyuki Yoshimura, Takashi Naganuma, Yuji Terai, Isao Takakhashi, Hiroshi Butsuda]
Assistant art director
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) [with Tsuneo Shimura, Hisaya Otake, Kazuyuki Numata]
Art director
- Zone Fighter (1973)[1] [with Kazuo Takisagi, Kinya Uchida[4]]
Special effects art director
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) [with Toshiro Aoki]
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) [with Toshiro Aoki]
Designed monsters
- Gabara (All Monsters Attack) [with Teizo Toshimitsu][1]
References
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