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|caption          =Noriaki Yuasa directs Viras on the set of ''Gamera vs. Viras''
|caption          =Noriaki Yuasa directs Viras on the set of ''Gamera vs. Viras''
|birthday        =September 28, 1933
|birthday        =September 28, 1933
|birthplace      =Akatsutsumi, [[wikipedia:Setagaya|Setagaya]], [[wikipedia:Tokyo City|Tokyo]],<br>[[wikipedia:Tokyo Prefecture|Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
|birthplace      =[[wikipedia:Setagaya|Setagaya]], [[wikipedia:Tokyo City|Tokyo]], [[wikipedia:Tokyo Prefecture (1868–1943)|Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
|death            =June 14, 2004 (aged 70)
|death            =June 14, 2004 (aged 70)
|occupation      =Director, director of special effects
|occupation      =Director, director of special effects
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==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
===2nd assistant director===
===2nd assistant director===
*''[[Warning from Space]]'' (1956) [uncredited]{{Citation needed}}
*''[[Warning from Space]]'' (1956) [uncredited]<ref>{{cite book|title=[[G-Fan]]|volume=#59|chapter=Gamera's Godfather - Noriaki Yuasa|last=Ishizuka|first=Daisuke|date=November-December 2002|publisher=Daikaiju Enterprises|page=}}</ref>
===Director===
===Director===
*''[[Gamera (film)|Gamera]]'' (1965)
*''[[Gamera (film)|Gamera]]'' (1965)
*''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'' (1967)
*''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'' (1967)
*''[[Gamera vs. Viras]]'' (1968)
*''[[Gamera vs. Viras]]'' (1968)
*''The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch'' (1968)
*''[[The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch]]'' (1968)
*''[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]'' (1969)
*''[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]'' (1969)
*''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]'' (1970)
*''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]'' (1970)
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*''[[Gamera vs. Zigra]]'' (1971) [uncredited]
*''[[Gamera vs. Zigra]]'' (1971) [uncredited]
*''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]'' (1980) [uncredited]
*''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]'' (1980) [uncredited]
===Miscellaneous===
*[[Nezura|''Giant Horde Beast Nezura'']] (1964) - Trailer editor<ref>{{Cite book|title=Gamera Photo Collection|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|date=1 September 2001|isbn=<!---TBA--->|asin=<!---TBA--->|page=<!---TBA--->|author=<!---TBA--->}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Kamen Rider Master Retsuden|date=1998|isbn=|pages=1953-1954|publisher=Fudosha|last=Hirayama|first=Toru}}</ref>
===Actor===
===Actor===
*''[[Warning from Space]]'' (1956) as Lake Chuzenji onlooker [uncredited]{{Citation needed}}
*''[[Warning from Space]]'' (1956) as Lake Chuzenji onlooker [uncredited]
*''Cosplay Warrior Cutie Knight'' (1995) as Dr. Yuasa
*''Cosplay Warrior Cutie Knight'' (1995) as Dr. Yuasa
===Miscellaneous===
[[Nezura|''Giant Horde Beast Nezura'']] (1964) - Trailer editor<ref>{{Cite book|title=Gamera Photo Collection|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|date=September 1, 2001|isbn=<!---TBA--->|asin=<!---TBA--->|page=<!---TBA--->|author=<!---TBA--->}}
</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Kamen Rider Master Retsuden|date=1998|isbn=|pages=1953-1954|publisher=Fudosha|author=Toru Hirayama}}</ref><ref group="note">Yuasa is often mistaken as the director for the film instead of Mitsuo Murayama.</ref>
===Interviewee===
===Interviewee===
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (documentary)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1998)
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (documentary)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1998)
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*A fictionalized version of Yuasa named Yukawa appeared in the [[2020]] 3Y Films production ''[[Nezura 1964]]'', portrayed by [[Kazuma Yoneyama]].
*A fictionalized version of Yuasa named Yukawa appeared in the [[2020]] 3Y Films production ''[[Nezura 1964]]'', portrayed by [[Kazuma Yoneyama]].
==Notes==
{{Notelist}}
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/yuasa.htm Interview by David Milner, July 1996]
*[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/yuasa.htm Interview by David Milner, July 1996]

Revision as of 03:30, 22 September 2021

Noriaki Yuasa
Noriaki Yuasa directs Viras on the set of Gamera vs. Viras
Born September 28, 1933
Setagaya, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Died June 14, 2004 (aged 70)
Occupation Director, director of special effects
First work Warning from Space (1956)
Notable work Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)
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Noriaki Yuasa (湯浅 憲明,   Yuasa Noriaki) was a Japanese film and television director. He is best known for directing every Showa Gamera film except Gamera vs. Barugon, serving as that film's special effects director instead. Yuasa passed away on June 14, 2004 after suffering a stroke.

Selected filmography

2nd assistant director

Director

Director of special effects

Miscellaneous

Actor

  • Warning from Space (1956) as Lake Chuzenji onlooker [uncredited]
  • Cosplay Warrior Cutie Knight (1995) as Dr. Yuasa

Interviewee

Trivia

External links

References

This is a list of references for Noriaki Yuasa. 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. Ishizuka, Daisuke (November–December 2002). "Gamera's Godfather - Noriaki Yuasa". G-Fan. #59. Daikaiju Enterprises.CS1 maint: date format (link)
  2. Gamera Photo Collection. Tokuma Shoten. 1 September 2001.
  3. Hirayama, Toru (1998). Kamen Rider Master Retsuden. Fudosha. pp. 1953–1954.

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