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|name =Kazuki Omori | |name =Kazuki Omori | ||
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|caption =Kazuki Omori | |caption =Kazuki Omori "International Competition Jury" at Opening Ceremony of the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival | ||
|birthday =March 3, | |birthday =March 3, [[1952]] | ||
|birthplace =[[Osaka]], [[Japan]] | |birthplace =[[Osaka]], [[Japan]] | ||
|death =November 12, [[2022]] (aged 70) | |||
|deathplace =Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan<ref name="Death">{{cite web|url=https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/obituaries/20221115-70930/|title=Godzilla movie director Kazuki Omori dies|date=15 November 2022|work=The Japan News}}</ref> | |||
|first =''Kakumeikyō Jidai'' (1969) | |first =''Kakumeikyō Jidai'' (1969) | ||
|notable =''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) | |notable =''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) | ||
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|wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuki_%C5%8Cmori | |wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuki_%C5%8Cmori | ||
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'''Kazuki Omori''' {{Nihongo|大森 一樹|Ōmori Kazuki}} | '''Kazuki Omori''' {{Nihongo|大森 一樹|Ōmori Kazuki}} was a [[Japan]]ese film director and screenwriter. Omori was one of the chief creative forces behind the [[Heisei era|Heisei]] ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' series, writing and directing ''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' and ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'', and later writing ''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' and ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]''. He was the head of the Visual Concept Planning Department at [[wikipedia:Osaka University of Arts|Osaka University of Arts]] beginning in 2006, where he taught several classes on [[tokusatsu]] techniques.<ref name="KUIP">[http://kuip.hq.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/speakers/kazuki_omori.html Kazuki Omori | Invited Speakers & Abstracts of Lectures | Kyoto University-Inamori Foundation Joint Kyoto Prize Symposium | KUIP]</ref><ref name="SFJ">[http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2013/08/17/godzilla-filmmakers-teach-tokusatsu-at-osaka-university-of-arts/ SciFi Japan - Godzilla Filmmakers Teach Tokusatsu at Osaka University of Arts]</ref> He passed away on November 12, [[2022]] due to acute myeloid leukemia at age 70.{{R|Death}} | ||
Omori was one of the chief creative forces behind the [[Heisei era|Heisei]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] series, writing and directing ''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' and ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'', and later writing ''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' and ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]''. He | |||
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==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
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*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989) | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) | *''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) | ||
*''[[Japan Sinks 1999]]'' (1999) [unmade] | |||
*''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie]]'' (2005) | *''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie]]'' (2005) | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:tokusatsu:Gunbot (show)|Gunbot]]'' (TV 2014) | |||
===Screenwriter=== | ===Screenwriter=== | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989) | ||
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*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995) | ||
===Miscellaneous=== | ===Miscellaneous=== | ||
*''[[Gunbot]]'' (TV 2014) - | *''[[wikia:w:c:tokusatsu:Gunbot (show)|Gunbot]]'' (TV 2014) - Executive supervisor | ||
===Actor=== | ===Actor=== | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989) as | *''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989) as doctor in Kyowakai Senri Chuo Hospital [uncredited] | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) as | *''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) as voice from military vehicle loudspeaker [uncredited] | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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==Videos== | |||
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{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">GOvVvHdtArk</youtube>|2021 Kaiju Masterclass panel}} | |||
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==External links== | |||
*[https://vantagepointinterviews.com/2017/05/13/kazuki-omori-recalls-the-heisei-godzilla-series-tohos-writer-director-shares-his-memories-of-the-king-of-the-monsters/ 2006 interview with Brett Homenick] | |||
*[https://vantagepointinterviews.com/2019/07/30/reimagining-godzilla-for-the-heisei-era-kazuki-omori-on-updating-godzilla-for-a-new-generation/ 2019 interview with Brett Homenick] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
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[[Category:Writers]] | [[Category:Writers]] | ||
[[Category:Godzilla directors]] | [[Category:Godzilla directors]] | ||
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Kazuki Omori (大森 一樹 Ōmori Kazuki) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Omori was one of the chief creative forces behind the Heisei Godzilla series, writing and directing Godzilla vs. Biollante and Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, and later writing Godzilla vs. Mothra and Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. He was the head of the Visual Concept Planning Department at Osaka University of Arts beginning in 2006, where he taught several classes on tokusatsu techniques.[2][3] He passed away on November 12, 2022 due to acute myeloid leukemia at age 70.[1]
Selected filmography
Director
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
- Japan Sinks 1999 (1999) [unmade]
- Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie (2005)
- Gunbot (TV 2014)
Screenwriter
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
- Mothra vs. Bagan (1990) [unmade]
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Miscellaneous
- Gunbot (TV 2014) - Executive supervisor
Actor
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) as doctor in Kyowakai Senri Chuo Hospital [uncredited]
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) as voice from military vehicle loudspeaker [uncredited]
Gallery
Videos
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External links
References
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