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'''Kazunari Yamanaka''' {{nihongo|山中 和成|Yamanaka Kazunari}} is a [[Japan]]ese producer. He was involved with nearly every entry in the [[Millennium era]] of ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' films.
'''Kazunari Yamanaka''' {{nihongo|山中 和成|Yamanaka Kazunari}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[:Category:Producers|producer]]. He joined [[TOHO Studios|Toho Pictures]] in [[1997]],{{R|GXMG}} first working on ''[[Rebirth of Mothra 2]]'' as an assistant production manager, then on three of the first four [[Millennium era|Millennium]] ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' films as an assistant producer, and finally on the last two Millennium films as a producer. Yamanaka now works for [[TOHO Visual Entertainment]] as part of the [[Godzilla Strategic Conference]].{{sfn|Inaba|2022|p=50}} In [[2022]], he joined the crew of the web series ''[[Godziban]]'' for its 4th Season, replacing Takato Higuchi as producer.
==Filmography==
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==Selected filmography==
===Assistant producer===
===Assistant producer===
*''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999)
*''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000)
===Production assistant===
*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002)
*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002)
===Producer===
===Producer===
*''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]'' (2003)
*''[[Godzilla: Tokyo SOS]]'' (2003)
*''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004)
*''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'' (2004)
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*''[[Godziban]]'' 4th Season (web 2022-2023)
===Planning supervisor===
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah (short film)|Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (2021)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex]]'' (2022)
*''[[Fest Godzilla 3: Gigan Attacks]]'' (2022)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon (short film)|Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (2023)
*''[[Fest Godzilla 4: Operation Jet Jaguar]]'' (2023)
===Miscellaneous===
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra 2]]'' (1997) - Assistant production manager
*''[[Godzilla Minus One]]'' (2023) - Godzilla Room
==Selected video games==
*''[[Godzilla Generations: Maximum Impact]]'' (1999) - Co-operation
==Selected bibliography==
*''[[Fantastic Collection - Godzilla: Tokyo SOS]]'' (2003) - Special thanks
*''[[Godzilla Against Type-3 Kiryu (Mechagodzilla) Completion]]'' (2016) - Interviewee
*''[[Godziban Book]]'' (2022) - Interviewee
*''[[Godzilla Final Wars Completion]]'' (2023) - Interviewee
==Trivia==
*While working on ''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'', Yamanaka authored a lore document placing various [[kaiju]] in the film's continuity, though it went unused.{{sfn|Kimura et al.|2016|p=105}}
==References==
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===Bibliography===
*{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Against Type-3 Kiryu (Mechagodzilla) Completion]]
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|last6=Maruyama|first6=Takeshi
|last7=Toyota|first7=Tomohisa
|last8=Matsunomoto|first8=Kazuhiro
|last9=Hazawa|first9=Masato
|date=21 December 2016|publisher=Hobby Japan|isbn=978-4-7986-1353-6|ref={{harvid|Kimura et al.|2016}}}}
*{{Cite book|title=[[Godziban Book]]|last=Inaba|first=Kazuhiro|author-link=Kazuhiro Inaba|date=21 December 2022|publisher=TOHO Visual Entertainment}}
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Latest revision as of 00:18, 6 December 2023

Kazunari Yamanaka
Kazunari Yamanaka circa 2022
Born 1970
Aichi, Japan[1]
Occupation Producer
First work Rebirth of Mothra 2 (1997)
Notable work Godzilla Final Wars (2004)
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Kazunari Yamanaka (山中 和成,   Yamanaka Kazunari) is a Japanese producer. He joined Toho Pictures in 1997,[1] first working on Rebirth of Mothra 2 as an assistant production manager, then on three of the first four Millennium Godzilla films as an assistant producer, and finally on the last two Millennium films as a producer. Yamanaka now works for TOHO Visual Entertainment as part of the Godzilla Strategic Conference.[2] In 2022, he joined the crew of the web series Godziban for its 4th Season, replacing Takato Higuchi as producer.

Selected filmography

Assistant producer

Producer

Planning supervisor

Miscellaneous

Selected video games

Selected bibliography

Trivia

References

This is a list of references for Kazunari Yamanaka. 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 Kimura et al. 2016, p. 22
  2. Inaba 2022, p. 50.
  3. Kimura et al. 2016, p. 105.

Bibliography

  • Kimura, Gaku; Nakamura, Satoshi; Tomoi, Taketo; Shimizu, Toshifumi; Aita, Hideo; Maruyama, Takeshi; Toyota, Tomohisa; Matsunomoto, Kazuhiro; Hazawa, Masato (21 December 2016). Godzilla Against Type-3 Kiryu (Mechagodzilla) Completion. Hobby Japan. ISBN 978-4-7986-1353-6.
  • Inaba, Kazuhiro (21 December 2022). Godziban Book. TOHO Visual Entertainment.

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