Masaaki Tezuka

Masaaki Tezuka Born January 24, 1955 Tochigi, Japan Occupation Director, screenwriter First work Oyome ni Yukimasu (1978) Notable work Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003)

Masaaki Tezuka (手塚 昌明,   Tezuka Masaaki) is a Japanese director. He became interested in filmmaking after seeing King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) in a sold-out theater. After graduating from Nihon University, he directed made-for-TV films for Hori Productions. His work with Toho began in 1978 when he served as an assistant director and producer for Oyome ni Yukimasu. Toho hired him as an in-house assistant director following the production of 47 Ronin (1994), and he worked as the 1st AD on movies including Rebirth of Mothra 2 (1997) and Rebirth of Mothra 3 (1998). His first directorial assignment for the company was Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000), and he went on to helm Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) and Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003).

Selected filmography

Assistant director

• Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984)
• Princess from the Moon (1987)
• Reiko, Psyche Resurrected (1991)
• Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)

First assistant director

• Rebirth of Mothra 2 (1997)
• Rebirth of Mothra 3 (1998)

Director

• Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
• Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
• Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003)
• Go! Godman (2008)

Actor

• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) as G-Force Second Lieutenant Masaaki Tezuka
• Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) as teacher
• Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) as JSDF officer
• Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) as Kiryu dock worker
• Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) as scientist in monster DNA repository

Miscellaneous

• Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) - 2nd unit special effects director [uncredited]
• Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) - Screenwriter [with Masahiro Yokotani]

Gallery

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  Masaaki Tezuka (left) with Kenji Suzuki, Godzilla, and Megaguirus on the Shibuya set of Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

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  Tezuka (right)'s cameo in Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

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  Masaaki Tezuka with Kiryu

Trivia

• All of Tezuka's cameos in the Godzilla films that he directed are in their post-credit scenes.
• Each of Tezuka's Godzilla films features a prominent actor from the Showa era in a supporting role: Yuriko Hoshi in Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, Kumi Mizuno in Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, and Hiroshi Koizumi in Godzilla: Tokyo SOS.
• The DNA of a monster named "Tezuka" (テズーカ,   Tezūka) is stored among the canisters in the post-credits scene of Tokyo SOS, though it is not visible onscreen. The date it was collected, 1/24/1955, is Masaaki Tezuka's birthday.

References

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Bibliography

• Kimura, Manabu, ed. (21 December 2016). Godzilla Against Type-3 Kiryu (Mechagodzilla) Completion. Hobby Japan. ISBN 978-4-7986-1353-6.
• Matsui, Satoshi, ed. (1 January 2004). Godzilla: Tokyo SOS Super Complete Works. Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-101493-3.

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