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Tomoyuki "Yūkō" Tanaka [4] (Japanese: 田中 友幸 ( ともゆき ), Hepburn: Tanaka Tomoyuki, April 26, 1910 – April 2, 1997) was a Japanese film producer. Widely regarded as the creator of the Godzilla franchise , he produced most of the installments in the series, beginning in 1954 with Godzilla and ending in 1995 with Godzilla vs. Destoroyah .
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Executive producer
1. Godzilla(1954) 2. Godzilla Raids Again(1955) 3. Half Human(1955) 4. The Legend of the White Serpent(1956) 5. Rodan(1956) 6. The Mysterians(1957) 7. The H-Man(1958) 8. Varan(1958) 9. Monkey Sun(1959) 10. The Three Treasures(1959) [with Sanezumi Fujimoto] 11. Battle in Outer Space(1959) 12. The Secret of the Telegian(1960) 13. The Human Vapor(1960) 14. Mothra(1961) 15. The Last War(1961) [with Sanezumi Fujimoto] 16. Gorath(1962) 17. King Kong vs. Godzilla(1962) 18. Matango(1963) 19. Samurai...
Supervisor
1. Zone Fighter(TV 1973) 2. Making of Bye-Bye Jupiter (1985) [with Sakyo Komatsu] 3. Making of Godzilla(1985) 4. Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection(1986)
Planner
1. Submersion of Japan: Television Series(TV 1974) 2. Rebirth of Mothra(1996) 3. Rebirth of Mothra 2(1997) [posthumous]
Lyricist
1. Mothra (1961) - "Mothra's Song" [with Ishiro Honda, Shinichi Sekizawa; as Koji Yuki] 2. Godzilla vs. Mothra(1992) - "Mothra's Song" [with Ishiro Honda, Shinichi Sekizawa] 3. Rebirth of Mothra(1996) - "Mothra's Song" [with Ishiro Honda, Shinichi Sekizawa] 4. Rebirth of Mothra 2(1997) - "Mothra's Song" [posthumous; with Ishiro Honda, Shinichi Sekizawa] 5. Rebirth of Mothra 3(1998) - "Mothra's Song" [posthumous; with Ishiro Honda, Shinichi Sekizawa] 6. Godzilla: Tokyo SOS(2003) - "Mothra's So...
Tanaka (center) with Ishiro Honda(right)Tanaka with Sadamasa Arikawa, Ishiro Honda, Eiji Tsuburaya, and the monster cast of Destroy All MonstersTanaka (right) with Ishiro Honda and a Godzilla attraction suitTanaka's photo (right) in Rebirth of Mothra 3Tanaka wrote the lyrics for Mothra's insert song, "Mothra's Song" with Ishiro Honda and Shinichi Sekizawa under the joint pen name Koji Yuki (由起こうじ, Yuki Kōji).Showing 18 comments. When commenting, please remain respectful of other users, stay on topic, and avoid role-playing and excessive punctuation. Comments which violate these guidelines may be removed by administrators.
Tomoyuki Tanaka was a Japanese film producer who created Godzilla and produced many other kaiju and science-fiction films. He worked with directors Ishiro Honda, Akira Kurosawa, and others, and died in 1997 at the age of 86.
Tanaka Tomoyuki was a prolific producer for Toho Studios, best known for the Godzilla series. He also worked with Kurosawa Akira and other renowned directors.
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Apr 4, 1997 · Tomoyuki Tanaka, who frightened and fascinated generations of children with his series of films featuring an outsize, outdated creature named Godzilla, died on Wednesday at a hospital here. He was 86.
Tomoyuki Tanaka (1910-1997) was a Japanese producer, writer and soundtrack artist who created the iconic monster Godzilla and oversaw many Toho sci-fi films. He also worked with director Akira Kurosawa on six films, including Yojimbo and High and Low.
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- April 26, 1910
- Tomoyuki Tanaka
- April 2, 1997
May 13, 2014 · Tomoyuki Tanaka (1910-1997) created Godzilla with the help of three other key people. He was joined in his efforts by film director Ishiro Honda, special effects expert Eiji Tsuburaya and composer ...
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Jan 4, 1998 · Tomoyuki Tanaka said he was flying over the Bikini Islands, site of American nuclear-bomb testing, when the idea for Godzilla came to him. If this is true, Tanaka's vision certainly ranks as a ...