Tomoo Haraguchi

Tomoo Haraguchi Born May 26, 1960 Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan Occupation Director, writer, modeler First work Electroid Zaborger 7 (1974) Notable work Gamera the Guardian of the Universe (1995)

Tomoo Haraguchi (原口 智生,   Haraguchi Tomoo) is a Japanese director, writer, and special effects modeler.

Selected filmography

• Space Wolf (TV 1978) - Assistant special effects production designer
• Ultraman 80 (TV 1980-1981) - Assistant modeler
• Andromelos (TV 1983) - Assistant modeler
• Ultra Q the Movie (1990) - Special makeup artist
• Mikadoroid (1991) - Director / storywriter / screenwriter [with Junki Takegami]
• Gamera the Guardian of the Universe (1995) - Monster modeler
• Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996) - Monster modeler
• Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) - Monster modeler
• Sakuya (2000) - Director / storywriter
• The Vampire Gigolo (TV 2004) - Special effects modeler
• Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005) - Special makeup artist
• Ultraman Mebius (TV 2006-2007) - Director [episode 16] / director of special effects [episodes 1-2, 16, 49-50]
• Gamera the Brave (2006) - Monster designer / monster modeler
• Sinking of Japan (2006) - Special modeler
• Ultraseven X (2007) - Ultraseven X mask modeler
• Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters (2008) - Reigo modeler [with Shigeaki Ito]
• Death Kappa (2010) - Director / storywriter / director of special effects
• Ultraman Ginga (TV 2013) - Director [episodes 3-4, 7]
• Ultraman Ginga Special: Ultra Monsters vs. Ultra Heroes (2014) - Director

Actor

• Space Wolf (TV 1978) as Wolf Attacker
• Death Kappa (2010) as Roppongi store clerk
• The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga (2019) as himself, interviewee

Monsters designed

• Toto, Avant Gamera, Zedus (Gamera the Brave) [with Kan Takahama]

Monsters modeled

• Gamera, Gyaos (Gamera the Guardian of the Universe)
• Gamera (Gamera 2: Attack of Legion)
• Gamera (Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris)
• Toto, Avant Gamera, Zedus (Gamera the Brave) [supervisor]
• Reigo (Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters) [with Shigeaki Ito]

Gallery

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  Haraguchi (left) with Akira Inoue and Keizo Murase

External links

• 2009 interview with Matt Alt

References

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Bibliography

• Maruzawa, Shigeru, ed. (20 May 2006). Gamera the Brave Super Complete Works. Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-105108-1.
• Nakamura, Satoshi; Shimazaki, Jun; Sugita, Atsuhiko; Shiraishi, Masahiko; Yamazaki, Yu; Maruyama, Takeshi; Hayakawa, Yu; Tomoi, Taketo; Akita, Hideo (21 August 2015). Heisei Gamera Perfection (2nd ed.). Kadokawa. ISBN 978-4-04-891881-7.

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