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|name            =Tohl Narita
|name            =Tohl Narita
|image            =Narita, Tohl.png
|image            =Narita, Tohl.png
|occupation      =[[:Category:Artists|Artist]], sculptor, art director, author
|occupation      =Production designer
|birthday        =September 3, 1929
|birthday        =September 3, 1929
|birthplace      =Kobe, [[Japan]]<ref name="TohlNarita">[http://tohlnarita.com/profile Profile - TOHL NARITA]</ref>
|birthplace      =Kobe, [[Japan]]<ref name="Narita">{{Cite web|url=http://tohlnarita.com/profile|title=Profile|work=TOHL NARITA|accessdate=28 April 2023}}</ref>
|death            =February 26, [[2002]]<ref name="TohlNarita"/>
|death            =February 26, 2002<ref name="Narita"/>
|first            =''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954)<ref name="TohlNarita"/>
|first            =''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954)<ref name="Narita"/>
|notable          =''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]'' (1966)
|notable          =''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]'' (TV 1966)
|imdb            =https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1248781/
|imdb            =https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1248781/
|wikipedia       =https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/成田亨
|wikipedia-ja    =https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/成田亨
}}
}}
'''Tohl Narita''' {{Nihongo|成田亨|Narita Tōru}}, also known by the one-time psuedonym '''Tohl Muko''' {{Nihongo|武庫 透|Muko Tōru}}, was a [[Japan]]ese artist, sculptor, art director, and author. He worked in various capacities on [[Toho]]'s [[kaiju]] films in the [[Showa era]], as well as several of [[Tsuburaya Productions]]' television series. Perhaps most famously, Narita served as the executive art director and monster designer on ''[[wikia:w:c:ultraUltraman (series)|Ultraman]]''. In the 1970s, he established the art company '''Mot Boule''' {{Nihongo|モ・ブル|Mo Buru}} for his work in film and television. Narita passed away on February 26, 2002 due to multiple cerebral infarcts. He is survived by his son, actor Kairi Narita.
'''Tohl Narita''' {{Nihongo|成田 亨|Narita Tōru}}, also known by the one-time psuedonym '''Tohl Muko''' {{Nihongo|武庫 透|Muko Tōru}}, was a [[Japan]]ese production designer, sculptor, and author. He worked in various capacities on [[Showa era]] films and television series from both [[Toho]] and [[Tsuburaya Productions]]. Perhaps most famously, Narita served as an art director and monster designer on ''[[wikia:w:c:ultraUltraman (series)|Ultraman]]''. In [[1969]], he established the art company '''Mot Boule''' {{Nihongo|モ・ブル|Mo Buru}} for his work in film and television.{{R|Narita}} Narita passed away on February 26, 2002 due to multiple cerebral infarcts.{{R|Narita}} He is survived by his son, actor Kairi Narita.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shin-ultraman.jp/about/|title=シン・ウルトラマンの姿|work=Shin Ultraman Official Site|accessdate=28 April 2023}}</ref>
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==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) - Miniatures
===Assistant special effects art director===
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (1955) - Miniatures
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) [uncredited]
*''[[Half Human]]'' (1955)
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (1955) [uncredited]<!--
*''[[The Legend of the White Serpent]]'' (1956)
*''[[Half Human]]'' (1955) [uncredited]-->
*''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956)
*''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956) [uncredited]<!--
*''[[The Mysterians]]'' (1957)
*''[[The Mysterians]]'' (1957) [uncredited]
*''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'' (1958)
*''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'' (1958) [uncredited]
*''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959)
*''[[Battle in Outer Space]]'' (1959) [uncredited]
*''[[Battle in Outer Space]]'' (1959)
*''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959) [uncredited]-->
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Q|Ultra Q]]'' (1966) - Art director<ref name="TohlNarita"/> / monster design
===Special effects art director===
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]'' (1966) - Art director<ref name="TohlNarita"/> / monster design
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Q|Ultra Q]]'' (TV 1966) [episodes 5, 7, 10-11, 13-16, 18-21, 23-24, 26]<ref group="lower-alpha">Name misspelled as 成田'''享''' in all episodes except 7, 10, 16, and 19-20.</ref>
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966) - Monster design ([[Sanda]], [[Gaira]])
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]'' (TV 1966-1967) [episodes 1, 4, 6, 8-25]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Seven (series)|Ultraseven]]'' (1967) - Art director<ref name="TohlNarita"/> / monster design
**''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature|Ultraman]]'' (1967) [compilation movie]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mighty Jack (series)|Mighty Jack]]'' (1968) - Art director<ref name="TohlNarita"/> / mecha design
*''[[Monster Booska]]'' (TV 1966-1967) [episodes 9, 21-22, 24]
*''[[wikia:w:c:tokusatsu:Thunder Mask|Thunder Mask]]'' (1972) - Monster design
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mighty Jack (series)|Mighty Jack]]'' (TV 1968) [unknown number of episodes]
*''[[Assault! Human!!]]'' (1972) - Character/monster design / special effects<ref name="TohlNarita"/>
===Art director===
*''[[Flying Saucer War Bankid]]'' (1976) - Monster design
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]'' (TV 1966-1967) [episodes 2-3, 5, 7]
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraseven (series)|Ultraseven]]'' (TV 1967-1968) [episodes 1-31; with Yoshimi Iwasaki]<ref group="lower-alpha">Billed above Iwasaki in all episodes except 23-25.</ref>
*''[[Assault! Human!!]]'' (TV 1972) [recurring]
===Miscellaneous===
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]'' (TV 1966-1967) - Monster designer [episodes 26-39]<ref group="lower-alpha">Credited as part of the special effects unit on episodes 26-29, and in the main unit thereafter.</ref>
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966) - Monster designer [uncredited]
*''[[Flying Saucer War Bankid]]'' (TV 1976) - Alien Bukimi designer [episodes 6-26, uncredited]
*''[[Shin Ultraman]]'' (2022) - [[Wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman (character)|Ultraman]]/[[Kaiju]]/Extraterrestrials original designer [posthumous]
==Monsters designed==
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*[[Sanda]], [[Gaira]] (''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'')
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://tohlnarita.com Official site.]
*[http://tohlnarita.com Official site]
*[https://www.toho.co.jp/library/system/people/?11383 Tohl Narita on Toho Official Website.]
*[https://ultra.wikia.com/wiki/Tohl_Narita Tohl Narita on Ultra Wiki]
*[https://ultra.wikia.com/wiki/Tohl_Narita Tohl Narita on Ultra Wiki.]
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:03, 18 August 2023

Tohl Narita
Tohl Narita
Born September 3, 1929
Kobe, Japan[1]
Died February 26, 2002[1]
Occupation Production designer
First work Godzilla (1954)[1]
Notable work Ultraman (TV 1966)
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Tohl Narita (成田 亨,   Narita Tōru), also known by the one-time psuedonym Tohl Muko (武庫 透,   Muko Tōru), was a Japanese production designer, sculptor, and author. He worked in various capacities on Showa era films and television series from both Toho and Tsuburaya Productions. Perhaps most famously, Narita served as an art director and monster designer on Ultraman. In 1969, he established the art company Mot Boule (モ・ブル,   Mo Buru) for his work in film and television.[1] Narita passed away on February 26, 2002 due to multiple cerebral infarcts.[1] He is survived by his son, actor Kairi Narita.[2]

Selected filmography

Assistant special effects art director

Special effects art director

  • Ultra Q (TV 1966) [episodes 5, 7, 10-11, 13-16, 18-21, 23-24, 26][a]
  • Ultraman (TV 1966-1967) [episodes 1, 4, 6, 8-25]
  • Monster Booska (TV 1966-1967) [episodes 9, 21-22, 24]
  • Mighty Jack (TV 1968) [unknown number of episodes]

Art director

Miscellaneous

Monsters designed

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Gallery

  • Tohl Narita 1.png
  • Tohl Narita 2.png

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ Name misspelled as 成田享 in all episodes except 7, 10, 16, and 19-20.
  2. ↑ Billed above Iwasaki in all episodes except 23-25.
  3. ↑ Credited as part of the special effects unit on episodes 26-29, and in the main unit thereafter.

References

This is a list of references for Tohl Narita. 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Profile". TOHL NARITA. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "シン・ウルトラマンの姿". Shin Ultraman Official Site. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

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