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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      =[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
|birthplace      =[[wikipedia:Setagaya|Setagaya]], [[wikipedia:Tokyo City|Tokyo]], [[wikipedia:Tokyo Prefecture (1868–1943)|Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
|firstfilm        =If You're Happy, Clap Your Hands (1964)
|death            =June 14, 2004 (aged 70)
|notablefilm      =[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]
|occupation      =Director, director of special effects
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|first            =''[[Warning from Space]]'' (1956)
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|notable          =''[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]'' (1969)
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'''Noriaki Yuasa''' {{Nihongo|湯浅 憲明|Yuasa Noriaki}} was a [[Japan]]ese film and television director. He is best known for directing every [[Showa era|Showa]] [[Gamera (Franchise)|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.
'''Noriaki Yuasa''' {{Nihongo|湯浅 憲明|Yuasa Noriaki}} was a [[Japan]]ese film and television director. He is best known for directing every [[Showa era|Showa]] ''[[Gamera (franchise)|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.
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==Kaiju Filmography==
==Selected filmography==
===Director===
===Director===
*''[[Warning from Space]]'' (1956) - Assistant director
*''[[Gamera the Giant Monster]]'' (1965)
*''[[Gamera (1965 film)|Gamera]]'' (1965) - Director
*''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'' (1967)
*''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]'' (1966) - Director of special effects
*''[[Gamera vs. Viras]]'' (1968)
*''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'' (1967) - Director
*''[[The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch]]'' (1968)
*''[[Gamera vs. Viras]]'' (1968) - Director
*''[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]'' (1969)
*''[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]'' (1969) - Director
*''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]'' (1970)
*''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]'' (1970) - Director
*''[[Gamera vs. Zigra]]'' (1971)
*''[[Gamera vs. Zigra]]'' (1971) - Director
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Iron King (series)|Iron King]]'' (TV 1972) [episode 8]<ref group="lower-alpha">With Kiyoshi Suzuki. Credited in hiragana as ゆあさのりあき (''Yuasa Noriaki'').</ref>
*''[[w:c:ultra:Iron King (series)|Iron King]]'' (TV 1972) - Director [Episode 8]
*''[[Gamera Super Monster]]'' (1980)
*''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]'' (1980) - Director, Director of special effects
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman 80 (series)|Ultraman 80]]'' (TV 1980-1981) [22 episodes]<ref group="lower-alpha">Episodes 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21, 22, 25, 26, 29, 30, 33, 34, 39, 40, 43, and 44.</ref>
*''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman 80 (series)|Ultraman 80]]'' (TV 1980-1981) - Director [22 episodes]
*''Cosplay Warrior Cutie Knight 2: The Empire Shop Strikes Back'' (1996)
 
===Director of special effects===
*''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]'' (1966)
*''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'' (1967) [uncredited]
*''[[Gamera vs. Viras]]'' (1968) [uncredited]
*''[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]'' (1969) [uncredited]
*''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]'' (1970) [uncredited]
*''[[Gamera vs. Zigra]]'' (1971) [uncredited]
*''[[Gamera Super Monster]]'' (1980) [uncredited]
===Supervisor===
*''Daiei SFX Graffiti 2: Gamera Special Part 1'' (1984)
*''Daiei SFX Graffiti 3: Gamera Special Part 2'' (1984)
*''[[Gamera vs. Garasharp]]'' (1991) [short]
*''Cosplay Warrior Cutie Knight'' (1995)
===Actor===
===Actor===
*''[[Warning from Space]]'' (1956) as Lake Chuzenji Onlooker
*''[[Warning from Space]]'' (1956) as Lake Chuzenji onlooker [uncredited]
*''Cosplay Warrior Cutie Knight'' (1995) as Dr. Yuasa / Rarigonika
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (documentary)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1998) as himself [interviewee]
===Miscellaneous===
*''[[Warning from Space]]'' (1956) - Assistant director [uncredited]<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Gamera's Godfather - Noriaki Yuasa|work=[[G-Fan]]|volume=#59|last=Ishizuka|first=Daisuke|date=November–December 2002|publisher=Daikaiju Enterprises|page=}}</ref>
*''[[Giant Horde Beast Nezura]]'' (1963, canceled) - Trailer editor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/yuasa.htm|title=Noriaki Yuasa Interview|last=Milner|first=David|last2=Shibata|first2=Yoshihiko|date=July 1996|work=Kaiju Conversations|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302221436/http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/yuasa.htm|archivedate=2 March 2021}}</ref>
*''Cosplay Warrior Cutie Knight 2: The Empire Shop Strikes Back'' (1996) - Screenwriter
==Selected bibliography==
*''[[Gamera Giant Monster Pictorial Book]]'' (1979) - Supervisor
*''[[Gamera the Giant Monster Secret Photo Collection]]'' (2001) - Supervisor
==Trivia==
*A fictionalized version of Yuasa named Kazuaki Yukawa appeared in the [[2021]] 3Y Films production ''[[Nezura 1964]]'', portrayed by [[Kazuma Yoneyama]].
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/yuasa.htm Interview by David Milner, July 1996]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210302221436/http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/yuasa.htm Interview by David Milner, July 1996 (archived)]
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:27, 11 August 2023

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

Director

Director of special effects

Supervisor

  • Daiei SFX Graffiti 2: Gamera Special Part 1 (1984)
  • Daiei SFX Graffiti 3: Gamera Special Part 2 (1984)
  • Gamera vs. Garasharp (1991) [short]
  • Cosplay Warrior Cutie Knight (1995)

Actor

Miscellaneous

Selected bibliography

Trivia

External links

Notes

  1. With Kiyoshi Suzuki. Credited in hiragana as ゆあさのりあき (Yuasa Noriaki).
  2. Episodes 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21, 22, 25, 26, 29, 30, 33, 34, 39, 40, 43, and 44.

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. Vol. #59. Daikaiju Enterprises.
  2. Milner, David; Shibata, Yoshihiko (July 1996). "Noriaki Yuasa Interview". Kaiju Conversations. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021.

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