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{{Infobox Person | {{Infobox Person | ||
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|name=Masaichi Nagata | |name =Masaichi Nagata | ||
|image= | |image =MasaichiNagata.jpg | ||
|caption=Masaichi Nagata at | |caption =Masaichi Nagata receives an award for Gate of Hell at the 1955 Oscars | ||
|birthday=January 21, 1906 | |birthday =January 21, 1906 | ||
|birthplace=Kyoto | |birthplace =[[Kyoto]], [[wikipedia:Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]], [[Japan]] | ||
|death=October 24, 1985 (aged 79) | |death =October 24, 1985 (aged 79) | ||
| | |occupation =[[Kadokawa|Daiei]] president, film [[:Category:Producers|producer]] | ||
| | |first =''[[wikipedia:Orizuru Osen|The Downfall of Osen]]'' (1934) | ||
|first=''[[wikipedia:Orizuru Osen|The Downfall of Osen]]'' (1934) | |notable =''[[wikipedia:Rashomon|Rashomon]]'' (1951) | ||
|notable=''[[wikipedia:Rashomon|Rashomon]]'' (1951) | |wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaichi_Nagata | ||
| | |imdb =https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0619211/ | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Masaichi | '''Masaichi Nagata''' {{Nihongo|永田 雅一|Nagata Masaichi}} was a [[Japan]]ese businessman and the president of [[Kadokawa|Daiei]] from 1947 until the company's bankruptcy in 1971. The self-proclaimed creator of [[Gamera]], he produced the monster's second film ''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]'', with the remainder of the [[Showa era|Showa]] ''[[Gamera (franchise)|Gamera]]'' films produced instead by his son [[Hidemasa Nagata]]. He was also responsible for producing a handful of other tokusatsu films, notably the ''Daimajin'' trilogy. Nagata's other ventures included ownership of the professional baseball team the [[wikipedia:Daiei Stars|Daiei Stars]], and the famous racehorse [[wikipedia:Tokino Minoru|Tokino Minoru]]. | ||
{{TOC}} | {{TOC}} | ||
==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
=== | ===Executive producer=== | ||
*[[Warning from Space | *''[[Warning from Space]]'' (1956) | ||
*[[The Demon of Mount Oe | *''[[The Demon of Mount Oe]]'' (1960) | ||
*''[[Buddha]]'' (1961) | |||
*''[[Kujira Gami (film)|Kujira Gami]]'' (1962) | *''[[Kujira Gami (film)|Kujira Gami]]'' (1962) | ||
*[[ | *''[[Nezura|Giant Horde Beast Nezura]]'' (1964) [unproduced] | ||
*[[Gamera vs. Barugon | *''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]'' (1966) | ||
* | *''[[Daimajin (film)|Daimajin]]'' (1966) | ||
*''[[Return of Daimajin]]'' (1966) | |||
*''[[Daimajin Strikes Again]]'' (1966) | |||
*''[[ | |||
*[[ | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
Masaichi Nagata.jpg|Portrait of<br>Masaichi Nagata | |||
Tokinominoru3.jpg|Masaichi Nagata (right) with his racehorse Tokino Minoru at the 1951 Tokyo Yushun | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==Videos== | ||
{{ | {{Videos| | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">3cZDapCGZ7o</youtube>|Nagata accepts an Oscar<br>for ''Gate of Hell'' in 1955}} | |||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">KACiLwNsTsY</youtube>|Nagata accepts an Oscar<br>for ''Gate of Hell'' in 1955}} | |||
}} | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*No producer was credited in the original Japanese version of ''[[Gamera (film)|Gamera]]''; the American re-edit credits Masaichi, while Sandy Frank's English dub credits his son Hidemasa. | |||
*A fictional character based on Nagata named Nagano appeared in the [[2020]] 3Y Films production ''[[Nezura 1964]]'', portrayed by [[Heisei era|Heisei]] ''Gamera'' trilogy star [[Yukijiro Hotaru]]. | |||
{{Real People}} | {{Real People}} | ||
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Masaichi Nagata (永田 雅一 was a Nagata Masaichi)Japanese businessman and the president of Daiei from 1947 until the company's bankruptcy in 1971. The self-proclaimed creator of Gamera, he produced the monster's second film Gamera vs. Barugon, with the remainder of the Showa Gamera films produced instead by his son Hidemasa Nagata. He was also responsible for producing a handful of other tokusatsu films, notably the Daimajin trilogy. Nagata's other ventures included ownership of the professional baseball team the Daiei Stars, and the famous racehorse Tokino Minoru.
Selected filmography
Executive producer
- Warning from Space (1956)
- The Demon of Mount Oe (1960)
- Buddha (1961)
- Kujira Gami (1962)
- Giant Horde Beast Nezura (1964) [unproduced]
- Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)
- Daimajin (1966)
- Return of Daimajin (1966)
- Daimajin Strikes Again (1966)
Gallery
Videos
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Trivia
- No producer was credited in the original Japanese version of Gamera; the American re-edit credits Masaichi, while Sandy Frank's English dub credits his son Hidemasa.
- A fictional character based on Nagata named Nagano appeared in the 2020 3Y Films production Nezura 1964, portrayed by Heisei Gamera trilogy star Yukijiro Hotaru.
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