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|occupation =[[:Category:Producers| | |occupation =Chairman of the Japan Institute of the Moving Image,<ref name="Chairman">{{cite web|url=https://www.eiga.ac.jp/news/20220217.html|title=富山省吾理事長が2/27放送FMヨコハマ「COLORFUL KAWASAKI」に出演（84.7MHz）|date=18 February 2022|work=Japan Institute of the Moving Image}}</ref><br>former film [[:Category:Producers|producer]], former president of [[TOHO Studios|Toho Pictures]]<ref name="Monstermaker">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla - King of Monstermaker]]|first=Shinichi|last=Wakasa|author-link=Shinichi Wakasa|date=6 October 2017|publisher=[[Yosensha]]|page=273|isbn=9784800313430}}</ref> | ||
|birthday =February 27, [[1952]] | |||
|birthplace =[[ | |birthplace =[[wikipedia:Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]], [[Japan]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=[[Heisei Godzilla Chronicle]]|edition=2nd|date=14 July 2014|others=Planned and supervised by [[Koichi Kawakita]]|publisher=Kinema Junpo|page=222|isbn=978-4-87376-319-4}}</ref> | ||
|first =''Brother and Sister'' (1976) | |first =''Brother and Sister'' (1976) | ||
|notable = | |notable =''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla|Godzilla Against<br>Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002) | ||
|imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0866755 | |imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0866755 | ||
|wikipedia | |wikipedia-en =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shōgo_Tomiyama | ||
|wikipedia-ja =https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/富山省吾 | |||
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{{Quote|This year's [[Godzilla Final Wars]] is the last [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] film. But so long as [[Godzilla]] fascinates people like you, I believe he will be resurrected by new generations of filmmakers in the future.|Shogo Tomiyama in a speech accepting Godzilla's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004}} | {{Quote|it=no|''This year's'' [[Godzilla Final Wars]] ''is the last'' [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] ''film. But so long as [[Godzilla]] fascinates people like you, I believe he will be resurrected by new generations of filmmakers in the future.''|Shogo Tomiyama in a speech accepting Godzilla's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004}} | ||
'''Shogo Tomiyama''' {{Nihongo|富山 省吾|Tomiyama Shōgo}} is a | '''Shogo Tomiyama''' {{Nihongo|富山 省吾|Tomiyama Shōgo}} is a [[Japan]]ese businessman and former [[:Category:Producers|producer]] who oversaw every [[Toho]] [[kaiju]] film made from [[1994]] to [[2004]]. He first entered the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' series]] with [[1989]]'s ''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'', assisting executive producer [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]] on that and the next three films. He was specially billed as "co-executive producer" on ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) before becoming a fully-fledged executive producer with ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995). Following Tanaka's death in [[1997]], the responsibility of developing the series fell squarely on Tomiyama, who acted as the executive producer of all six entries in the [[Millennium era]]. He was also appointed as the president of [[TOHO Studios|Toho Pictures]] in [[2004]], and served until [[2010]].{{R|Monstermaker}} | ||
Tomiyama is one of only four men to work as executive producer of the Japanese ''Godzilla'' films, a list which includes Tanaka, [[Minami Ichikawa]], and [[Keiji Ota]]. | |||
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==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
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*''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'' (2004) | *''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'' (2004) | ||
===Miscellaneous=== | ===Miscellaneous=== | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) - Co-executive producer | *''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) - Co-executive producer | ||
*''[[Pyrokinesis]]'' (2000) - | *''[[Pyrokinesis]]'' (2000) - Planner | ||
*''[[wikipedia:Iké Boys|Iké Boys]]'' (2021) - Thanks | *''[[wikipedia:Iké Boys|Iké Boys]]'' (2021) - Thanks | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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This year's Godzilla Final Wars is the last Godzilla film. But so long as Godzilla fascinates people like you, I believe he will be resurrected by new generations of filmmakers in the future.
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— Shogo Tomiyama in a speech accepting Godzilla's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004 |
Shogo Tomiyama (富山 省吾 Tomiyama Shōgo) is a Japanese businessman and former producer who oversaw every Toho kaiju film made from 1994 to 2004. He first entered the Godzilla series with 1989's Godzilla vs. Biollante, assisting executive producer Tomoyuki Tanaka on that and the next three films. He was specially billed as "co-executive producer" on Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) before becoming a fully-fledged executive producer with Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995). Following Tanaka's death in 1997, the responsibility of developing the series fell squarely on Tomiyama, who acted as the executive producer of all six entries in the Millennium era. He was also appointed as the president of Toho Pictures in 2004, and served until 2010.[3]
Tomiyama is one of only four men to work as executive producer of the Japanese Godzilla films, a list which includes Tanaka, Minami Ichikawa, and Keiji Ota.
Selected filmography
Producer
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
Executive producer
- Reiko, the Psyche Resurrected (1991)
- Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994)
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) [with Tomoyuki Tanaka]
- Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
- Rebirth of Mothra 2 (1997)
- Rebirth of Mothra 3 (1998)
- Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
- Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
- Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
- Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003)
- Godzilla Final Wars (2004)
Miscellaneous
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) - Co-executive producer
- Pyrokinesis (2000) - Planner
- Iké Boys (2021) - Thanks
Bibliography
- Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters (2007) - Author ["This is How Godzilla Was Born"]
Gallery
Tomiyama with the FinalGoji suit and Ryuhei Kitamura
Shogo Tomiyama (center) with Shinji Higuchi (left) and Masao Iwase (right) at the Godzilla Cinema Concert on October 31, 2017
External links
- Interview by David Milner (December 1995)
- Interview by Tetsu Nakamura (May 2003)
- Interview by Keith Aiken (November 2004)
- Interview by Brett Homenick (published May 19, 2021)
References
This is a list of references for Shogo Tomiyama. 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]
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