Katsuro Onoue

Katsuro Onoue Born June 4, 1960 Kagoshima, Japan Occupation Director of special effects, VFX supervisor, senior managing director of Tokusatsu Lab First work Burst City (1982) Notable work Shin Godzilla (2016)

Katsuro Onoue (尾上 克郎,   Onoue Katsurō) is a Japanese special effects director and visual effects supervisor, as well as the senior managing director of the Tokusatsu Lab. A frequent collaborator of Shinji Higuchi, he has worked in special effects since the 1980s and has been involved in some capacity with tokusatsu projects from each of the genre's leading studios. Most recently, he served as the associate director of all three live action entries in Hideaki Anno's Shin series (2016-2023), also directing practical effects for all but Shin Ultraman (2022).

Selected filmography

Director of special effects

• Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) [2nd unit]
• The Yin-Yang Master (2001)
• Returner (2002)
• The Yin-Yang Master II (2003)
• Nin x Nin: The Ninja Star Hattori (2004)
• Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust (2007)
• Monkey Magic (2007)
• Gatchaman (2013)
• "FORESTER: The Attack" (2014)
• Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1 (2015)
• Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2 (2015)
• Shin Godzilla (2016)
• Ultraman Z (TV 2020) [episodes 9-10]
• Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
• Shin Kamen Rider (2023)

Special effects supervisor

• Sakuya (2000)
• Sinking of Japan (2006)
• A Giant Warrior Descends on Tokyo (2012)
• Shin Godzilla (2016) [2nd unit]

Associate director

• Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005)
• Sinking of Japan (2006)
• A Giant Warrior Descends on Tokyo (2012)
• Shin Godzilla (2016)
• Shin Ultraman (2022)
• Shin Kamen Rider (2023)

Actor

• Kaiju Defeat COVID! (web 2020) as himself [episode 1]

Miscellaneous

• Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider (1993) - Storywriter / wire operator
• Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) - Wire operator
• Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) - Assistant wire operator
• Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) - Assistant wire operator
• Kibakichi (2003) - Special effects advisor
• Kibakichi 2 (2004) - Special effects advisor
• Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005) - Associate director of special effects
• Geharha: The Dark and Long Haired Monster (2009) - Special thanks
• 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption (2009) - Special effects coordinator
• Attack on Titan: Signal to Strike Back (TV 2015) - Director [episode 2]
• Shin Godzilla (2016) - VFX creative director
• The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 (2020) - Project Capsule Kaiju
• Ultraman Taiga the Movie (2020) - VFX supervisor
• Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) - Previz associate
• Shin Ultraman (2022) - Cinematographer
• Shin Kamen Rider (2023) - Cinematographer
• SHIN GODZILLA:ORTHOchromatic (2023) - Supervisor

Gallery

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  Onoue (left) and Toshio Miike (right)

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