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{{Quote|[[Godzilla]] is the son of the atomic bomb. He is a nightmare created out of the darkness of the human soul. He is the sacred beast of the apocalypse.|Tomoyuki Tanaka speaking about [[Godzilla]], his most famous creation}} | {{Quote|[[Godzilla]] is the son of the atomic bomb. He is a nightmare created out of the darkness of the human soul. He is the sacred beast of the apocalypse.|Tomoyuki Tanaka speaking about [[Godzilla]], his most famous creation}} | ||
{{Quote|Japan is rich and people can buy whatever they want. But what is behind that wealth? Nothing very spiritual. Everyone's so concerned with the material, and then [[Godzilla]] rips it all apart. I suspect that is good for us to see.|Tomoyuki Tanaka in ''People Magazine'', 1985}} | {{Quote|Japan is rich and people can buy whatever they want. But what is behind that wealth? Nothing very spiritual. Everyone's so concerned with the material, and then [[Godzilla]] rips it all apart. I suspect that is good for us to see.|Tomoyuki Tanaka in ''People Magazine'', 1985}} | ||
'''Tomoyuki Tanaka''' {{Nihongo|田中 {{ruby|友幸|ともゆき}}|Tanaka Tomoyuki}}, nicknamed '''Yuko Tanaka''' {{Nihongo|田中 {{ruby|友幸|ゆうこう}}|Tanaka Yūkō}}, was a [[Japan]]ese film producer | '''Tomoyuki Tanaka''' {{Nihongo|田中 {{ruby|友幸|ともゆき}}|Tanaka Tomoyuki}}, nicknamed '''Yuko Tanaka''' {{Nihongo|田中 {{ruby|友幸|ゆうこう}}|Tanaka Yūkō}}, was a [[Japan]]ese film producer most famous for creating [[Godzilla]]. He was born in [[Osaka]], [[Japan]] on April 26, 1910, and died in [[Tokyo]] on April 2, [[1997]], at the age of 86 from cerebral infarction. | ||
Not long after graduating from [[wikipedia:Kansai University|Kansai University]] in 1940, Tanaka joined [[Toho | Not long after graduating from [[wikipedia:Kansai University|Kansai University]] in 1940, Tanaka joined [[Toho]]. After four years with the company, he began producing his own films. In his 60-year career with Toho, Tanaka produced more than 200 films, including nearly all of the company's [[kaiju]] releases from 1954 to 1995. In the 1950s and 1960s, his kaiju and science-fiction films frequently brought together director [[Ishiro Honda]], special effects director [[Eiji Tsuburaya]], and composer [[Akira Ifukube]]. He also produced eight of legendary director [[wikipedia:Akira Kurosawa|Akira Kurosawa]]'s films. He has a dedication to his death in the credits for [[TriStar Pictures]]' ''[[GODZILLA (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]''. | ||
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==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
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*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969) | *''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (1969) | ||
*''[[The Vampire Doll]]'' (1970) [with [[Fumio Tanaka]]] | *''[[The Vampire Doll]]'' (1970) [with [[Fumio Tanaka]]] | ||
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970) [with | *''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970) [with Fumio Tanaka] | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971) | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972) | ||
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*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) | *''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) | ||
*''Conflagration'' (1975) [with Osamu Tanaka] | *''Conflagration'' (1975) [with Osamu Tanaka] | ||
*''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977) [with | *''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977) [with Fumio Tanaka] | ||
*''[[Giant Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1]]'' (1980) | *''[[Giant Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1]]'' (1980) | ||
*''[[Magnitude 7.9]]'' (1980) | *''[[Magnitude 7.9]]'' (1980) | ||
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*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) | *''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995) | ||
===Miscellaneous=== | ===Miscellaneous=== | ||
*''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961) - Lyrics ["[[Mothra's Song]]"; with [[Ishiro Honda]], [[Shinichi Sekizawa]]; as Koji Yuki] | *''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961) - Lyrics ["[[Mothra's Song]]"; with [[Ishiro Honda]], [[Shinichi Sekizawa]]; as Koji Yuki] | ||
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*''[[Rebirth of Mothra 2]]'' (1997) - Planning / original story | *''[[Rebirth of Mothra 2]]'' (1997) - Planning / original story | ||
===Actor=== | ===Actor=== | ||
*''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973) as | *''[[Submersion of Japan]]'' (1973) as government official [uncredited] | ||
*''[[Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection]]'' (1986) as himself, interviewee | |||
*''[[Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection]]'' (1986) | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
Tumblr nzols7rP4p1qgckmbo1 500.png|Tanaka (center) with [[Ishiro Honda]] (right) | |||
Behind the Scenes Destroy All Monsters.jpg|Tomoyuki Tanaka with [[Sadamasa Arikawa]], [[Ishiro Honda]], [[Eiji Tsuburaya]], and the monster cast of ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' | |||
GodzillaTanaka.jpg|A Godzilla attraction suit and Tanaka (right) | |||
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ROM3 - Tanaka Cameo.jpg|Tanaka's photo (right) in ''[[Rebirth of Mothra 3]]'' | |||
ImageTanka.jpg|Tanka at an interview in the late 1960s | |||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
{{Videos| | {{Videos| | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">zPmmOvhBvg0</youtube>| | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">zPmmOvhBvg0</youtube>|Television interview<br>on the ''Godzilla'' films}} | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/04/movies/tomoyuki-tanaka-the-creator-of-godzilla-is-dead-at-86.html ''New York Times'' obituary] | *[https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/04/movies/tomoyuki-tanaka-the-creator-of-godzilla-is-dead-at-86.html ''New York Times'' obituary] | ||
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{{Real People}} | {{Real People}} | ||
{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
{{Era|REL|TOH}} | {{Era|REL|TOH}} |
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Godzilla is the son of the atomic bomb. He is a nightmare created out of the darkness of the human soul. He is the sacred beast of the apocalypse.
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— Tomoyuki Tanaka speaking about Godzilla, his most famous creation |
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Japan is rich and people can buy whatever they want. But what is behind that wealth? Nothing very spiritual. Everyone's so concerned with the material, and then Godzilla rips it all apart. I suspect that is good for us to see.
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— Tomoyuki Tanaka in People Magazine, 1985 |
Tomoyuki Tanaka (田中
Not long after graduating from Kansai University in 1940, Tanaka joined Toho. After four years with the company, he began producing his own films. In his 60-year career with Toho, Tanaka produced more than 200 films, including nearly all of the company's kaiju releases from 1954 to 1995. In the 1950s and 1960s, his kaiju and science-fiction films frequently brought together director Ishiro Honda, special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya, and composer Akira Ifukube. He also produced eight of legendary director Akira Kurosawa's films. He has a dedication to his death in the credits for TriStar Pictures' GODZILLA.
Selected filmography
Executive producer
- Godzilla (1954)
- Half Human (1955)
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
- Rodan (1956)
- The Mysterians (1957)
- H-Man (1958)
- Varan (1958)
- Monkey Sun (1959)
- The Three Treasures (1959) [with Sanezumi Fujimoto]
- Battle in Outer Space (1959)
- The Secret of the Telegian (1960)
- The Human Vapor (1960)
- Mothra (1961)
- The Last War (1961) [with Sanezumi Fujimoto]
- Gorath (1962)
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
- Matango (1963)
- Atragon (1963)
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
- Dogora (1964) [with Yasuyoshi Tajitsu]
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
- Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966) [with Kenichiro Tsunoda]
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
- King Kong Escapes (1967)
- Son of Godzilla (1967)
- Destroy All Monsters (1968)
- Latitude Zero (1969)
- All Monsters Attack (1969)
- The Vampire Doll (1970) [with Fumio Tanaka]
- Space Amoeba (1970) [with Fumio Tanaka]
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
- Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
- Submersion of Japan (1973) [with Osamu Tanaka]
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) [with Osamu Tanaka]
- ESPY (1974) [with Fumio Tanaka]
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
- Conflagration (1975) [with Osamu Tanaka]
- The War in Space (1977) [with Fumio Tanaka]
- Giant Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1 (1980)
- Magnitude 7.9 (1980)
- Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984) [with Sakyo Komatsu]
- The Return of Godzilla (1984)
- Princess from the Moon (1987) [with Shigeaki Hazama]
- Gunhed (1989) [with Eiji Yamaura]
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Miscellaneous
- Mothra (1961) - Lyrics ["Mothra's Song"; with Ishiro Honda, Shinichi Sekizawa; as Koji Yuki]
- Zone Fighter (TV 1973) - Supervisor
- Submersion of Japan: Television Series (TV 1974) - Planning
- The War in Space (1977) - Original story [as Hachiro Jinguji]
- The Return of Godzilla (1984) - Original story
- Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection (1986) - Supervisor
- Rebirth of Mothra (1996) - Planning / original story
- Rebirth of Mothra 2 (1997) - Planning / original story
Actor
- Submersion of Japan (1973) as government official [uncredited]
- Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection (1986) as himself, interviewee
Gallery
Tanaka (center) with Ishiro Honda (right)
Tomoyuki Tanaka with Sadamasa Arikawa, Ishiro Honda, Eiji Tsuburaya, and the monster cast of Destroy All Monsters
Tanaka's photo (right) in Rebirth of Mothra 3
Videos
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Trivia
- Rebirth of Mothra 3 was the first Toho kaiju film made without Tanaka's involvement. A framed photo of him appears in the Sonoda family's house as a tribute.
- Tanaka wrote the lyrics for Mothra's insert song, "Mothra's Song" with Ishiro Honda and Shinichi Sekizawa under the joint pen name Koji Yuki (由起こうじ. Yuki Kōji)
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