Hiroshi Mukoyama

Hiroshi Mukoyama Born February 16, 1915 Nagano, Japan Died Unknown Occupation Film compositor First work Kobanzame Part 1: Dotōhen (1948) Notable work King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)

Hiroshi Mukoyama (向山宏,   Mukōyama Hiroshi) was a Japanese film compositor. After joining Toho in 1940, he became a compositing engineer in 1942. In the midst of the "Toho Dispute" labor unrest between 1946 and 1948, Mukoyama joined the JMTW Union, before ultimately returning to Toho in 1950. After this point, he worked closely with Eiji Tsuburaya on many of the company's tokusatsu productions, eventually gaining the title of chief of compositing staff upon the formation of its special effects division. He resigned from his duties in 1970 after working for a final time on Space Amoeba, and died some time after due to unknown causes. Mukoyama is perhaps best recognized for his work on every Godzilla film from 1954 to 1969.

Selected Filmography

Special Effects

• Godzilla (1954)
• Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
• Half Human (1955)
• The Legend of the White Serpent (1956)
• Rodan (1956)

Compositing

• The Mysterians (1957)
• The H-Man (1958)
• Varan (1958)
• The Three Treasures (1959)
• Battle in Outer Space (1959)
• The Secret of the Telegian (1960)
• Mothra (1961)
• The Last War (1961)
• Gorath (1962)
• King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
• Matango (1963)
• Atragon (1963)
• Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
• Dogora (1964)
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
• Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)
• Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
• The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
• King Kong Escapes (1967)
• Son of Godzilla (1967)
• Destroy All Monsters (1968)
• Latitude Zero (1969)
• All Monsters Attack (1969)
• Space Amoeba (1970)

External Links

• Hiroshi Mukoyama on Toho Official Site