Tohl Narita

Tohl Narita Born September 3, 1929 Kobe, Japan Died February 26, 2002 Occupation Production designer First work Godzilla (1954) Notable work Ultraman (TV 1966)

Tohl Narita (成田 亨,   Narita Tōru), also known by the one-time psuedonym Tohl Muko (武庫 透,   Muko Tōru), was a Japanese production designer, sculptor, and author. He worked in various capacities on Showa era films and television series from both Toho and Tsuburaya Productions. Perhaps most famously, Narita contributed designs to the original Ultraman. In 1969, he established the art company Mot Boule (モ・ブル,   Mo Buru) for his work in film and television. Narita passed away on February 26, 2002 due to multiple cerebral infarcts. He is survived by his son, actor Kairi Narita.

Selected filmography

Special effects art assistant

• Godzilla (1954) [uncredited]
• Godzilla Raids Again (1955) [uncredited]
• Rodan (1956) [uncredited]

Special effects production designer

• Ultra Q (TV 1966) [episodes 5, 7, 10-11, 13-16, 18-21, 23-24, 26]
• Ultraman (TV 1966-1967) [episodes 1, 4, 6, 8-25]
  • Ultraman (1967) [compilation movie]
• Monster Booska (TV 1966-1967) [episodes 9, 21-22, 24]
• Mighty Jack (TV 1968) [unknown number of episodes]

Production designer

• Ultraman (TV 1966-1967) [episodes 2-3, 5, 7]
• Ultraseven (TV 1967-1968) [episodes 1-31; with Yoshimi Iwasaki]
• Assault! Human!! (TV 1972) [recurring]

Miscellaneous

• Ultraman (TV 1966-1967) - Monster designer [episodes 26-39]
• The War of the Gargantuas (1966) - Monster designer [uncredited]
• Flying Saucer War Bankid (TV 1976) - Alien Bukimi designer [episodes 6-26, uncredited]
• Shin Ultraman (2022) - Ultraman/Kaiju/Extraterrestrials original designer [posthumous]

Monsters designed

• Sanda, Gaira (The War of the Gargantuas)
• Human No. 1 and No. 2, all kaiju/kaijin (Assault! Human!!)

Gallery

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External links

• Official site
• Tohl Narita on Ultra Wiki

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