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Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Producer, Writer

Born April 26, 1910 in Osaka, Honshu, Japan

Died April 2, 1997

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Born in Osaka Prefecture, Tomoyuki Tanaka was head man at Toho Studios and one of its most prolific producers. Throughout his career he would produce the films of notable filmmakers such as Akira Kurosawa, Senkichi Taniguchi, Kon Ichikawa, and Mikio Naruse. However, he is probably best remembered as the creator of Godzilla. After graduating from the Economic Department at Kansai University, Tanaka joined Toho in 1940. In 1954 Tanaka would spearhead the original Godzilla film with director Ishiro Honda. After Godzilla's monumental success, Tanaka was instructed to "make another one". Tanaka would produce every Toho monster film up until Godzilla vs Destoroyah. Tanaka was also a heavy supporter of Toshiro Mifune, producing his films with Kurosawa as well as Mifune's own production company and sole directorial effort in Legacy of the 500,000. Tanaka would champion Godzilla's return in 1984 and be heavily involved in the series until his death in 1997. In his near 60 year career Tanaka would go on to produce over 200 films.

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Filmography

Actor

3

Type

Year

Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection Poster

Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection Documentary1986Self

Making of Godzilla Video1984Self

Gojira tanjou: Tsuburaya Eiji Documentary1980Self

Producer

237

Type

Year

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah Poster

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah Feature Film1995

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Poster

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Feature Film1994

Yamato Takeru Poster

Yamato Takeru Feature Film1994

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II Poster

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II Feature Film1993

Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth Poster

Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth Feature Film1992

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Poster

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Feature Film1991

Godzilla vs. Biollante Poster

Godzilla vs. Biollante Feature Film1989

Gunhed Feature Film1989

Yawara! Feature Film1989

Crane Feature Film1988

Actress Feature Film1987

Princess from the Moon Poster

Princess from the Moon Feature Film1987

Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection Poster

Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection Documentary1986

Caribe: Symphony of Love Poster

Caribe: Symphony of Love Feature Film1985

Godzilla 1985 Poster

Godzilla 1985 Feature Film1985

Bye Bye Jupiter Poster

Bye Bye Jupiter Feature Film1984

Ohan Feature Film1984

The Return of Godzilla Poster

The Return of Godzilla Feature Film1984

Zero Feature Film1984

The Makioka Sisters Poster

The Makioka Sisters Feature Film1983

Kaikyô Feature Film1982

The Imperial Navy Poster

The Imperial Navy Feature Film1981

Deathquake Poster

Deathquake Feature Film1980

Kagemusha Poster

Kagemusha Feature Film1980

Godzilla Poster

Godzilla Feature Film1977

Hakkodasan Poster

Hakkodasan Feature Film1977

Hakunetsu Dead Heat Poster

Hakunetsu Dead Heat Feature Film1977

High Seas Hijack Poster

High Seas Hijack Feature Film1977

House Feature Film1977

Shirauo Feature Film1977

The Alaska Story Poster

The Alaska Story Feature Film1977

The War in Space Poster

The War in Space Feature Film1977

Zero Pilot Poster

Zero Pilot Feature Film1976

Zoku ningen kakumei Poster

Zoku ningen kakumei Feature Film1976

Terror of Mechagodzilla Poster

Terror of Mechagodzilla Feature Film1975

Tôkyô-wan enjô Poster

Tôkyô-wan enjô Feature Film1975

Esupai Feature Film1974

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Poster

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Feature Film1974

Prophecies of Nostradamus Poster

Prophecies of Nostradamus Feature Film1974

Godzilla vs. Megalon Poster

Godzilla vs. Megalon Feature Film1973

Horror of the Wolf Poster

Horror of the Wolf Feature Film1973

Submersion of Japan Poster

Submersion of Japan Feature Film1973

The Human Revolution Poster

The Human Revolution Feature Film1973

Zone Fighter Poster

Zone Fighter TV Series1973

Godzilla vs. Gigan Poster

Godzilla vs. Gigan Feature Film1972

Godzilla vs. Hedorah Poster

Godzilla vs. Hedorah Feature Film1971

Birth of the Japanese Islands Feature Film1970

Space Amoeba Poster

Space Amoeba Feature Film1970

Terror in the Streets Poster

Terror in the Streets Feature Film1970

The Vampire Doll Poster

The Vampire Doll Feature Film1970

Will to Conquer Poster

Will to Conquer Feature Film1970

All Monsters Attack Poster

All Monsters Attack Feature Film1969

Battle of the Japan Sea Poster

Battle of the Japan Sea Feature Film1969

Jigokuhen Poster

Jigokuhen Feature Film1969

Kureji no buchamukure daihakken Poster

Kureji no buchamukure daihakken Feature Film1969

Latitude Zero Poster

Latitude Zero Feature Film1969

Samurai Banners Poster

Samurai Banners Feature Film1969

Admiral Yamamoto Poster

Admiral Yamamoto Feature Film1968

Destroy All Monsters Poster

Destroy All Monsters Feature Film1968

Golden Eyes Poster

Golden Eyes Feature Film1968

Kill! Feature Film1968

Kubi Feature Film1968

Japan's Longest Day Poster

Japan's Longest Day Feature Film1967

King Kong Escapes Poster

King Kong Escapes Feature Film1967

Samurai Rebellion Poster

Samurai Rebellion Feature Film1967

Son of Godzilla Poster

Son of Godzilla Feature Film1967

The Age of Assassins Poster

The Age of Assassins Feature Film1967

The Killing Bottle Poster

The Killing Bottle Feature Film1967

Adventure in Kigan Castle Poster

Adventure in Kigan Castle Feature Film1966

Doto ichiman kairi Poster

Doto ichiman kairi Feature Film1966

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep Poster

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep Feature Film1966

Rise Against the Sword Poster

Rise Against the Sword Feature Film1966

The War of the Gargantuas Poster

The War of the Gargantuas Feature Film1966

What's Up, Tiger Lily? Poster

What's Up, Tiger Lily? Feature Film1966

Zero faita dai kûsen Poster

Zero faita dai kûsen Feature Film1966

Ankokugai gekitotsu sakusen Feature Film1965

Crazy Adventure Poster

Crazy Adventure Feature Film1965

Fort Graveyard Poster

Fort Graveyard Feature Film1965

Frankenstein vs. Baragon Poster

Frankenstein vs. Baragon Feature Film1965

Fûrai ninpôchô Poster

Fûrai ninpôchô Feature Film1965

Invasion of Astro-Monster Poster

Invasion of Astro-Monster Feature Film1965

Ironfinger Poster

Ironfinger Feature Film1965

Key of Keys Poster

Key of Keys Feature Film1965

Red Beard Poster

Red Beard Feature Film1965

Samurai Assassin Poster

Samurai Assassin Feature Film1965

Sanshiro Sugata Poster

Sanshiro Sugata Feature Film1965

Taiheiyô kiseki no sakusen: Kisuka Poster

Taiheiyô kiseki no sakusen: Kisuka Feature Film1965

Aa bakudan Poster

Aa bakudan Feature Film1964

Chi to daiyamondo Poster

Chi to daiyamondo Feature Film1964

Dogora Feature Film1964

Garakuta Poster

Garakuta Feature Film1964

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Poster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Feature Film1964

Jigoku sakusen Poster

Jigoku sakusen Feature Film1964

Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kayaku no taru Poster

Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kayaku no taru Feature Film1964

Kyô mo ware ôzora ni ari Poster

Kyô mo ware ôzora ni ari Feature Film1964

Mothra vs. Godzilla Poster

Mothra vs. Godzilla Feature Film1964

Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki Poster

Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki Feature Film1964

Trap of Suicide Kilometer Poster

Trap of Suicide Kilometer Feature Film1964

500,000 Feature Film1963

Atragon Feature Film1963

Attack Squadron! Poster

Attack Squadron! Feature Film1963

Chintao yôsai bakugeki meirei Poster

Chintao yôsai bakugeki meirei Feature Film1963

Dokuritsu kikanjûtai imada shagekichu Poster

Dokuritsu kikanjûtai imada shagekichu Feature Film1963

High and Low Poster

High and Low Feature Film1963

Hiken Feature Film1963

Interpol Code 8 Poster

Interpol Code 8 Feature Film1963

King Kong vs. Godzilla Poster

King Kong vs. Godzilla Feature Film1963

Matango Feature Film1963

Operation Mad Dog Poster

Operation Mad Dog Feature Film1963

Ringo no hana saku machi Feature Film1963

Sengoku yarô Poster

Sengoku yarô Feature Film1963

Taiyô wa yondeiru Poster

Taiyô wa yondeiru Feature Film1963

The Lost World of Sinbad Poster

The Lost World of Sinbad Feature Film1963

Ankokugai no kiba Poster

Ankokugai no kiba Feature Film1962

Chikata nikki Poster

Chikata nikki Feature Film1962

Chushingura Poster

Chushingura Feature Film1962

Counterstroke Poster

Counterstroke Feature Film1962

Dobunezumi sakusen Poster

Dobunezumi sakusen Feature Film1962

Doburoku no Tatsu Poster

Doburoku no Tatsu Feature Film1962

Gorath Feature Film1962

King Kong vs. Godzilla Poster

King Kong vs. Godzilla Feature Film1962

Kurenai no sora Poster

Kurenai no sora Feature Film1962

Sanjuro Feature Film1962

Yama-neko sakusen Poster

Yama-neko sakusen Feature Film1962

Big Shots Die at Dawn Poster

Big Shots Die at Dawn Feature Film1961

Blood on the Sea Feature Film1961

Blueprint of Murder Poster

Blueprint of Murder Feature Film1961

Daredevil in the Castle Poster

Daredevil in the Castle Feature Film1961

Mothra Feature Film1961

Shinku no otoko Poster

Shinku no otoko Feature Film1961

The Last War Poster

The Last War Feature Film1961

The Merciless Trap Poster

The Merciless Trap Feature Film1961

The Wind and Waves Poster

The Wind and Waves Feature Film1961

Wakarete ikiru toki mo Poster

Wakarete ikiru toki mo Feature Film1961

Witness Killed Poster

Witness Killed Feature Film1961

Yatô kaze no naka o hashiru Poster

Yatô kaze no naka o hashiru Feature Film1961

Yojimbo Feature Film1961

Densô ningen Poster

Densô ningen Feature Film1960

Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e Poster

Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e Feature Film1960

Fundoshi isha Poster

Fundoshi isha Feature Film1960

Hawai Middowei daikaikûsen: Taiheiyô no arashi Poster

Hawai Middowei daikaikûsen: Taiheiyô no arashi Feature Film1960

Ôzora no yarôdomo Feature Film1960

The Bad Sleep Well Poster

The Bad Sleep Well Feature Film1960

The Human Vapor Poster

The Human Vapor Feature Film1960

The Last Gunfight Poster

The Last Gunfight Feature Film1960

A Whistle in My Heart Poster

A Whistle in My Heart Feature Film1959

Battle in Outer Space Poster

Battle in Outer Space Feature Film1959

Dokuritsu gurentai Poster

Dokuritsu gurentai Feature Film1959

Gigantis: The Fire Monster Poster

Gigantis: The Fire Monster Feature Film1959

Night of Doom Feature Film1959

Osorubeki hiasobi Poster

Osorubeki hiasobi Feature Film1959

Samurai Saga Poster

Samurai Saga Feature Film1959

The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung Poster

The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung Feature Film1959

The Big Boss Poster

The Big Boss Feature Film1959

The Three Treasures Poster

The Three Treasures Feature Film1959

Anzukko Feature Film1958

Half Human Poster

Half Human Feature Film1958

Josei SOS Poster

Josei SOS Feature Film1958

Mikkokusha wa dare ka Poster

Mikkokusha wa dare ka Feature Film1958

Rat Kid on Journey Poster

Rat Kid on Journey Feature Film1958

The H-Man Poster

The H-Man Feature Film1958

The Rickshaw Man Poster

The Rickshaw Man Feature Film1958

The Spell of the Hidden Gold Poster

The Spell of the Hidden Gold Feature Film1958

Varan Feature Film1958

Yagyû bugeichô: Sôryû hiken Poster

Yagyû bugeichô: Sôryû hiken Feature Film1958

A Man in the Storm Poster

A Man in the Storm Feature Film1957

Godzilla Poster

Godzilla Feature Film1957

Nemuri Kyôshirô burai hikae dainibu Poster

Nemuri Kyôshirô burai hikae dainibu Feature Film1957

Saigo no dasso Poster

Saigo no dasso Feature Film1957

Shizukanaru otoko Feature Film1957

The Lower Depths Poster

The Lower Depths Feature Film1957

The Mysterians Poster

The Mysterians Feature Film1957

Tokyo 1960 Poster

Tokyo 1960 Feature Film1957

Tokyo no Tekisasujin Poster

Tokyo no Tekisasujin Feature Film1957

Untamed Woman Poster

Untamed Woman Feature Film1957

Yagyû bugeichô Poster

Yagyû bugeichô Feature Film1957

Furyô shônen Feature Film1956

Godzilla: King of the Monsters! Poster

Godzilla: King of the Monsters! Feature Film1956

Hadashi no seishun Poster

Hadashi no seishun Feature Film1956

Madame White Snake Poster

Madame White Snake Feature Film1956

Narazu-mono Poster

Narazu-mono Feature Film1956

Nemuri Kyôshirô burai hikae Poster

Nemuri Kyôshirô burai hikae Feature Film1956

Nyôbô zoku wa uttaeru Feature Film1956

Rainy Night Duel Poster

Rainy Night Duel Feature Film1956

Rodan Feature Film1956

The Maiden Courtesan Poster

The Maiden Courtesan Feature Film1956

Asagiri Feature Film1955

Asunaro monogatari Poster

Asunaro monogatari Feature Film1955

Godzilla Raids Again Poster

Godzilla Raids Again Feature Film1955

Jû jin yuki otoko Poster

Jû jin yuki otoko Feature Film1955

Koi-gesho Poster

Koi-gesho Feature Film1955

Love Never Fails Poster

Love Never Fails Feature Film1955

No Response from Car 33 Poster

No Response from Car 33 Feature Film1955

Oen-san Feature Film1955

Sugata naki mokugekisha Poster

Sugata naki mokugekisha Feature Film1955

Godzilla Poster

Godzilla Feature Film1954

Itsuko to sono haha Poster

Itsuko to sono haha Feature Film1954

Kimi shinitamo koto nakare Poster

Kimi shinitamo koto nakare Feature Film1954

Saraba Rabauru Poster

Saraba Rabauru Feature Film1954

Shiosai Feature Film1954

Akasen kichi Poster

Akasen kichi Feature Film1953

Haha to musume Poster

Haha to musume Feature Film1953

My Wonderful Yellow Car Poster

My Wonderful Yellow Car Feature Film1953

The Last Embrace Poster

The Last Embrace Feature Film1953

Yasugorô shusse Poster

Yasugorô shusse Feature Film1953

Youth of Heiji Senigata Poster

Youth of Heiji Senigata Feature Film1953

Zoku shishunki Poster

Zoku shishunki Feature Film1953

Foghorn Feature Film1952

Musuko no hanayome Feature Film1952

Shishunki Poster

Shishunki Feature Film1952

Swift Current Poster

Swift Current Feature Film1952

Sword for Hire Poster

Sword for Hire Feature Film1952

The Man Who Came to Port Poster

The Man Who Came to Port Feature Film1952

Woman of Shanghai Poster

Woman of Shanghai Feature Film1952

Beyond Love and Hate Poster

Beyond Love and Hate Feature Film1951

Dare ga watashi o sabaku no ka Poster

Dare ga watashi o sabaku no ka Feature Film1951

Hakamadare Yasusuke Poster

Hakamadare Yasusuke Feature Film1951

Sekidô matsuri Feature Film1951

Shi no dangai Feature Film1951

The White Orchid Poster

The White Orchid Feature Film1951

Desertion at Dawn Poster

Desertion at Dawn Feature Film1950

Ma no ogon Poster

Ma no ogon Feature Film1950

The Angry Street Poster

The Angry Street Feature Film1950

Tôkyô no mon Poster

Tôkyô no mon Feature Film1950

White Beast Poster

White Beast Feature Film1950

Jakoman and Tetsu Poster

Jakoman and Tetsu Feature Film1949

Jigoku no kifujin Poster

Jigoku no kifujin Feature Film1949

Kirare no Senta Poster

Kirare no Senta Feature Film1949

Chikagai nijuyojikan Feature Film1947

Four Love Stories Poster

Four Love Stories Feature Film1947

Inochi aru kagiri Poster

Inochi aru kagiri Feature Film1947

Snow Trail Poster

Snow Trail Feature Film1947

Juichinin no jogakusei Poster

Juichinin no jogakusei Feature Film1946

Those Who Make Tomorrow Poster

Those Who Make Tomorrow Feature Film1946

Yoki na onna Feature Film1946

Kita no san-nin Poster

Kita no san-nin Feature Film1945

Nihon kengô den Poster

Nihon kengô den Feature Film1945

Writer

15

Type

Year

Rebirth of Mothra II Poster

Rebirth of Mothra II Feature Film1997

Rebirth of Mothra Poster

Rebirth of Mothra Feature Film1996

Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth Poster

Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth Feature Film1992

Caribe: Symphony of Love Poster

Caribe: Symphony of Love Feature Film1985

Godzilla 1985 Poster

Godzilla 1985 Feature Film1985

The Return of Godzilla Poster

The Return of Godzilla Feature Film1984

Godzilla Poster

Godzilla Feature Film1977

The War in Space Poster

The War in Space Feature Film1977

Zone Fighter Poster

Zone Fighter TV Series1973

Attack Squadron! Poster

Attack Squadron! Feature Film1963

Godzilla Poster

Godzilla Feature Film1957

Tokyo 1960 Poster

Tokyo 1960 Feature Film1957

Godzilla: King of the Monsters! Poster

Godzilla: King of the Monsters! Feature Film1956

Godzilla Poster

Godzilla Feature Film1954

Polyverse Feature Film

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Godzilla Poster

Godzilla Feature Film1998

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