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special effects director, the last of them to have worked under tokusatsu pioneer Eiji Tsuburaya, and the last person to receive the title "director of special

together director Ishiro Honda, special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya, and composer Akira Ifukube. He also produced eight of legendary director Akira Kurosawa's

Japanese special effects director. Working as Eiji Tsuburaya's first assistant director since Attack Squadron (1963), he made his directorial debut on Crazy Big

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

his career, Honda returned to working as an assistant director for his old friend, legendary director Akira Kurosawa. It is sometimes alleged that Honda directed

Japanese film director, tokusatsu special effects director, and artist. He first received widespread recognition for his work as the director of special effects

Kenji Suzuki (鈴木 健二,   Suzuki Kenji) is a Japanese director. Suzuki took over as special effects director at Toho after Koichi Kawakita's retirement before

was a Japanese film director, writer, and producer. Fukuda began his career for Toho as an assistant director, working under directors like Hiroshi Inagaki

(2022), and will act as the associate director of Keizo Murase's upcoming Brush of the God (2024). As an assistant director, he has worked alongside both drama

[posthumous] Throne of Blood (1957) - Assistant director [uncredited] Monkey Sun (1959) - Assistant director [uncredited] Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) - Screenwriter

Half Human (1955) as the Snowman [as Sanshiro Sagara] Agon (1968) - Director / director of special effects Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (1977) -

Eiichi Tsumuraya (圓谷 英一,   Tsumuraya Eiichi), was a Japanese special effects director and cameraman. Tsuburaya rose to fame primarily due to his work on Toho's

American screenwriter, producer, director and former actor. He is perhaps most well-known as the frequent collaborator of director Roland Emmerich, producing

Takao) is a Japanese film director and writer. After graduating from Waseda University in 1972, Okawara worked under directors like Shiro Moritani and Toshio

Toru Matoba (的場 徹,   Matoba Tōru) was a Japanese special effects director and cameraman. Matoba began his career in 1939, working as an assistant cameraman

[episodes 6, 8, 27] Gappa (1967) - Original story / director of special effects The Green Slime (1968) - Director of special effects [with Yukio Manoda] Akira

Japanese director. Graduating college in 1973, he subsequently joined Toho Studios as an assistant director. Miyoshi served as 1st AD on all of director Takao

Eiichi Asada (浅田 英一,   Asada Eiichi) is a Japanese special effects director. He notably directed the effects for the final two entries in the Millennium

Makoto) is a Japanese director and visual effects supervisor. His career in kaiju eiga began in 1989, when he worked as an assistant director to Koichi Kawakita

film and television director. Before directing the first and third Rebirth of Mothra films for Toho, he was an assistant director to Akira Kurosawa towards