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|occupation    =Director, producer,<br>director of special effects
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|birthday      =January 20, 1967
|birthday      =January 20, 1967
|birthplace    =[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
|birthplace    =[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
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'''Takeshi Yagi''' {{Nihongo|八木 毅|Yagi Takeshi}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[:Category:Directors|director]] and [[:Category:Producers|producer]]. He is best known for his work on the television series of [[Tsuburaya Productions]], who he was employed by for over ten years. He has directed one feature length film, ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers|Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers]]'', for which he also served as director of special effects. He retired from Tsuburaya shortly thereafter in order to pursue a freelance career, but as of 2019 is working with William Winckler on new ''Ultra Series'' productions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2019/07/23/ultraman-directors-takeshi-yagi-william-winckler-launch-new-productions/|title=ULTRAMAN Directors Takeshi Yagi & William Winckler Launch New Productions|date=23 July 2019|work=[[SciFi Japan]]}}</ref> He directed the NHK documentaries ''[[Godzilla's Great Counterattack: Who Are You?]]'' and ''[[Godzilla's Leading Ladies]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2020/12/13/takeshi-yagi-directs-new-tv-special-on-japanese-actresses-from-godzilla-films/|title=Takeshi Yagi Directs New TV Special On Japanese Actresses From GODZILLA Films|author=Aiken, Keith; Johnson, Bob|date=13 December 2020|work=[[SciFi Japan]]}}</ref>
'''Takeshi Yagi''' {{Nihongo|八木 毅|Yagi Takeshi}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[:Category:Directors|director]], [[:Category:Producers|producer]], and [[:Category:Writers|author]]. He is best known for his work on the television series of [[Tsuburaya Productions]], who he was employed by for over ten years. He has directed one feature length film, ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers|Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers]]'', for which he also served as director of special effects. He retired from Tsuburaya shortly thereafter in order to pursue a freelance career, but as of 2019 is working with William Winckler on new ''Ultra Series'' productions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2019/07/23/ultraman-directors-takeshi-yagi-william-winckler-launch-new-productions/|title=ULTRAMAN Directors Takeshi Yagi & William Winckler Launch New Productions|date=23 July 2019|work=[[SciFi Japan]]}}</ref> He directed the NHK documentaries ''[[Godzilla's Great Counterattack: Who Are You?]]'' and ''[[Godzilla's Leading Ladies]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2020/12/13/takeshi-yagi-directs-new-tv-special-on-japanese-actresses-from-godzilla-films/|title=Takeshi Yagi Directs New TV Special On Japanese Actresses From GODZILLA Films|author=Aiken, Keith; Johnson, Bob|date=13 December 2020|work=[[SciFi Japan]]}}</ref>
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==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey|Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey]]'' (2000) - Visual effects coordinator
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey|Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey]]'' (2000) - Visual effects coordinator
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Max (series)|Ultraman Max]]'' (TV 2005-2006) - Producer
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Max (series)|Ultraman Max]]'' (TV 2005-2006) - Producer
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraseven X|Ultraseven X]]'' (TV 2007) - Series organizer
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraseven X|Ultraseven X]]'' (TV 2007) - Series composition
*''[[AKARI (film)|AKARI]]'' (2022) - Screenwriter / producer [both with Todd Silverstein, Jordan A. Y. Smith]
*''[[AKARI (film)|AKARI]]'' (2022) - Screenwriter / producer [both with Todd Silverstein, Jordan A. Y. Smith]
===Interviewee===
===Interviewee===
*''[[Bringing Godzilla Down to Size]]'' (2008)
*''[[Bringing Godzilla Down to Size]]'' (2008)
==Bibliography==
*''Ultraman Max: 15th Year Testimony'' (2021)
*''Ultraman Tiga: 25th Year Testimony'' (2021)
*''Ultraman Dyna: 25th Year Testimony'' (2021)
*''[[The Golden Age of Tokusatsu: Eiji Tsuburaya's Successors]]'' (2022)
*''Ultraseven X: 15th Year Testimony'' (2023)
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://yagitakeshi.com/ Official website]
*[http://yagitakeshi.com/ Official website]

Revision as of 01:54, 16 May 2023

Takeshi Yagi
Takeshi Yagi.png
Born January 20, 1967
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation Director, producer, author
First work Ultraman M730: Ultra Monster Battle Game (TV 1993-1994)
Notable work Superior Ultraman 8
Brothers (2008)
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Takeshi Yagi (八木 毅,   Yagi Takeshi) is a Japanese director, producer, and author. He is best known for his work on the television series of Tsuburaya Productions, who he was employed by for over ten years. He has directed one feature length film, Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers, for which he also served as director of special effects. He retired from Tsuburaya shortly thereafter in order to pursue a freelance career, but as of 2019 is working with William Winckler on new Ultra Series productions.[1] He directed the NHK documentaries Godzilla's Great Counterattack: Who Are You? and Godzilla's Leading Ladies.[2]

Selected filmography

Assistant director

Director

Director of special effects

Miscellaneous

  • Ultraman M730: Ultra Monster Battle Game (TV 1993-1994) - Data preparation team
  • Booska! Booska!! (TV 1999-2000) - Associate director [episode 34]
  • Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000) - Visual effects coordinator
  • Ultraman Max (TV 2005-2006) - Producer
  • Ultraseven X (TV 2007) - Series composition
  • AKARI (2022) - Screenwriter / producer [both with Todd Silverstein, Jordan A. Y. Smith]

Interviewee

Bibliography

External links

References

This is a list of references for Takeshi Yagi. 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. ↑ "ULTRAMAN Directors Takeshi Yagi & William Winckler Launch New Productions". SciFi Japan. 23 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Aiken, Keith; Johnson, Bob (13 December 2020). "Takeshi Yagi Directs New TV Special On Japanese Actresses From GODZILLA Films". SciFi Japan.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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Directors
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Adam Wingard • Daisuke Sato • Ernest Schoedsack • Eugène Lourié • Gareth Edwards • Hideaki Anno • Hirochika Muraishi • Hiroto Yokokawa • Hiroyuki Seshita • Ishiro Honda • John Guillermin • Jordan Vogt-Roberts • Jun Fukuda • Kazuhiro Nakagawa • Kazuki Omori • Kensho Yamashita • Kimiyoshi Yasuda • Kiyotaka Taguchi‎‎ • Kobun Shizuno • Koji Hashimoto • Kunio Miyoshi • Masaaki Hisamatsu • Masaaki Tezuka • Masaji Nonagase • Merian C. Cooper • Michael Dougherty • Minoru Kawasaki • Motoyoshi Oda • Noriaki Yuasa • Okihiro Yoneda • Peter Jackson • Roland Emmerich • Ryuhei Kitamura • Ryuichi Ichino • Shinji Higuchi • Shinpei Hayashiya • Shizuo Nakajima • Shusuke Kaneko • Takao Okawara • Takashi Miike • Takashi Yamazaki • Takeshi Yagi • Takuya Uenishi • Tomoo Haraguchi • Tokuzo Tanaka • Willis O'Brien • Yoshikazu Ishii • Yoshimitsu Banno • Yusuke Ishida
Effects directors
Assistant directors
 
Artists
Production designers
Illustrators
Propmakers

 
 
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