Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tanaka on the set of Battle in Outer Space in 1959
Born(1910-04-26)April 26, 1910
DiedApril 2, 1997(1997-04-02) (aged 86)
Alma materKansai University
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1940–1997
Spouse
(m. 1950)
Children4
HonoursOrder of the Sacred Treasure (1981)[3]
Japanese name
Kanji田中 友幸
Hiraganaたなか ともゆき[1]
RomanizationTanaka Tomoyuki
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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. He was one of the most prolific Japanese producers of all time, having worked on more than 200 films, including over 80 tokusatsu films.[5]

  1. ^ a b Tanaka 1983, pp. 52–53.
  2. ^ Ryfle 1998, p. 40.
  3. ^ Tanaka 1983, p. 538.
  4. ^ Kawakita 2009, p. 220.
  5. ^ Ryfle 1998, p. 39.