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|birthday        =March 3, 1953
|birthday        =March 3, 1953
|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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'''Kazuki Omori''' {{Nihongo|大森 一樹|Ōmori Kazuki}} is a [[Japan]]ese film director and screenwriter.
'''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 has been the head of the Visual Concept Planning Department at [[wikipedia:Osaka University of Arts|Osaka University of Arts]] since 2006, where he has 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>
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==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991)
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991)
*''[[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===
*''[[wikia:w:c:tokusatsu:Gunbot (show)|Gunbot]]'' (TV 2014) - Original story / executive producer
*''[[wikia:w:c:tokusatsu:Gunbot (show)|Gunbot]]'' (TV 2014) - Executive supervisor
===Actor===
===Actor===
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989) as Doctor in Kyowakai Senri Chuo Hospital [uncredited]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989) as doctor in Kyowakai Senri Chuo Hospital [uncredited]
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) as Voice from military vehicle loudspeaker [uncredited]
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) as voice from military vehicle loudspeaker [uncredited]
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Videos==
==Videos==

Revision as of 05:09, 15 November 2022

Kazuki Omori
Kazuki Omori
Born March 3, 1953
Osaka, Japan
Died November 12, 2022 (aged 70)
Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan[1]
First work Kakumeikyō Jidai (1969)
Notable work Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
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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

Screenwriter

Miscellaneous

  • Gunbot (TV 2014) - Executive supervisor

Actor

Gallery

Videos

2021 Kaiju Masterclass panel

References

This is a list of references for Kazuki Omori. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Godzilla movie director Kazuki Omori dies". The Japan News. 15 November 2022.
  2. Kazuki Omori | Invited Speakers & Abstracts of Lectures | Kyoto University-Inamori Foundation Joint Kyoto Prize Symposium | KUIP
  3. SciFi Japan - Godzilla Filmmakers Teach Tokusatsu at Osaka University of Arts

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