Tohl Narita
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Tohl Narita (成田 亨, also known by the one-time psuedonym Tohl Muko Narita Tōru) (武庫 透, was a Muko Tōru)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 for his work in film and television. Mo Buru)[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
- Godzilla (1954) [uncredited]
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955) [uncredited]
- Rodan (1956) [uncredited]
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]
- Ultraman (1967) [compilation movie]
- Monster Booska (TV 1966-1967) [episodes 9, 21-22, 24]
- Mighty Jack (TV 1968) [unknown number of episodes]
Art director
- Ultraman (TV 1966-1967) [episodes 2-3, 5, 7]
- Ultraseven (TV 1967-1968) [episodes 1-31; with Yoshimi Iwasaki][b]
- Assault! Human!! (TV 1972) [recurring]
Miscellaneous
- Ultraman (TV 1966-1967) - Monster designer [episodes 26-39][c]
- 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) - Ultraman/Kaiju/Extraterrestrials original designer [posthumous]
Monsters designed
Gallery
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