Hidemasa Nagata

Hidemasa Nagata Born 1925 Died October 3, 2017 (aged 92) Occupation Film producer, Daiei vice-president First work Brooba (1955) Notable work Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)

Hidemasa Nagata (永田 秀雅,   Nagata Hidemasa) was a Japanese film producer and the son of Daiei president Masaichi Nagata. Nagata produced numerous films for Daiei, including the majority of the entries in the Showa Gamera series, and served as vice-president of the company. Nagata also wrote the lyrics for "Song of Gamera" and "Gamera March". He passed away on October 3, 2017, at the age of 92.

Selected filmography

Executive producer

• The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly (1957)
• Giant Horde Beast Nezura (1963, canceled)
• Gamera the Giant Monster (1965)
• Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)
• Gamera vs. Viras (1968)
• Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)
• Gamera vs. Jiger (1970)
• Gamera vs. Zigra (1971)

Selected discography

Lyricist

• "Song of Gamera" (1967)
• "Gamera March" (1968)

Gallery

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  Hidemasa Nagata (right) with Toshio Ikehiro
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  Hidemasa Nagata (right) talks with Ken Nakajima
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  Hidemasa Nagata (center) with Jiro Tamiya and Ken Nakajima

Trivia

• No producer was credited in the original Japanese version of Gamera the Giant Monster; Sandy Frank's English dubbed version credits Hidemasa, while the American re-edit Gammera, the Invincible instead credits his father Masaichi.
• A fictional character based on Nagata named Shigeo appeared in the 2021 3Y Films production Nezura 1964, portrayed by Ippei Osako.

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