Eiji Tsuburaya
Biography
Eiji Tsuburaya ranks alongside Willis H. O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen as one of the great visionary SFX masters of twentieth-century fantasy cinema. Best remembered as the amazing special effects genius behind the "Godzilla" series of monster films commencing in 1954, he also contributed effects to a host of other Japanese monster / fantasy / science fiction / drama / propaganda films for over four decades. Eiji Tsuburaya had a keen interest in the cinema from a young age, and legend has it t…
Known For
Throne of Blood
Visual Effects
Godzilla
Special Effects
The Hidden Fortress
Visual Effects
The Sword of Doom
Special Effects
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Special Effects
Shin Ultraman
Original Story
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Special Effects
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Special Effects
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Filmography
Acting (1)
Movies (1)
Crew (189)
Movies (182)
Shin Ultraman
2022Original Story
Monster SeaFood Wars
2020Original Story
Dragon Force: Rise of Ultraman
2019Original Concept
Dragon Force: So Long Ultraman
2017Original Concept
Ultraman - The Alien Invasion
1993Original Story
Ultraman: Terror on Route 87
1989Creator
Ultraman: Terror on Route 87
1989Producer
Ultraman: Terror on Route 87
1989Production Supervisor
Akio Jissoji's Ultraman
1979Executive Producer
Godzilla
1977Special Effects
Godzilla
1977Story
Godzilla
1977Visual Effects
Godzilla
1977Visual Effects Director
Bloodthirsty Hawk
1977Special Effects
Daigoro vs. Goliath
1972Producer
Space Amoeba
1970Special Effects Supervisor
All Monsters Attack
1969Special Effects Supervisor
Crazy Big Explosion
1969Special Effects
Latitude Zero
1969Special Effects
Ultraman, Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight
1969Creator
Ultraman, Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight
1969Producer
Ultraman, Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight
1969Production Supervisor
Destroy All Monsters
1968Special Effects Supervisor
Son of Godzilla
1967Special Effects
Son of Godzilla
1967Special Effects Supervisor
Son of Godzilla
1967Visual Effects Supervisor
King Kong Escapes
1967Special Effects
King Kong Escapes
1967Visual Effects
King Kong Escapes
1967Visual Effects Director
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
1967Creator
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
1967Producer
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
1967Production Supervisor
The Birth of Ultraman
1966Creator
The Sword of Doom
1966Special Effects
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966Special Effects
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966Special Effects Supervisor
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966Visual Effects
The War of the Gargantuas
1966Visual Effects
Zero Fighter
1966Special Effects
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965Special Effects
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965Visual Effects
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965Visual Effects Director
The Retreat from Kiska
1965Special Effects
Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965Special Effects
The Crazy Adventure
1965Special Effects
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964Special Effects
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964Visual Effects
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964Visual Effects Director
Dogora
1964Special Effects
Dogora
1964Visual Effects
Dogora
1964Visual Effects Director
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964Special Effects
Whirlwind
1964Special Effects Supervisor
Tiger Flight
1964Special Effects
Matango
1963Special Effects
Matango
1963Special Effects Supervisor
Matango
1963Visual Effects
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963Special Effects
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963Visual Effects
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963Visual Effects Director
Siege of Fort Bismarck
1963Special Effects
Atragon
1963Special Effects Coordinator
Gorath
1962Special Effects
Gorath
1962Visual Effects
Gorath
1962Visual Effects Director
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962Special Effects
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962Visual Effects
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962Visual Effects Director
Chûshingura
1962Special Effects
Varan the Unbelievable
1962Special Effects
Varan the Unbelievable
1962Visual Effects
Blood on the Sea
1961Special Effects
Mothra
1961Special Effects
Mothra
1961Visual Effects
Mothra
1961Visual Effects Director
The Last War
1961Special Effects
Daredevil in the Castle
1961Special Effects Supervisor
Valley of the Dragons
1961Special Effects
The Storm of the Pacific
1960Special Effects
The Human Vapor
1960Special Effects
The Human Vapor
1960Visual Effects
The Human Vapor
1960Visual Effects Director
The Secret of the Telegian
1960Visual Effects
Battle in Outer Space
1959Special Effects
Battle in Outer Space
1959Visual Effects
Battle in Outer Space
1959Visual Effects Director
The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung
1959Special Effects Supervisor
The Three Treasures
1959Special Effects
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
1959Special Effects Supervisor
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959Special Effects
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959Visual Effects
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959Visual Effects Director
The H-Man
1958Visual Effects
The Hidden Fortress
1958Visual Effects
Varan
1958Special Effects
Varan
1958Visual Effects
Varan
1958Visual Effects Director
The Tale of the White Serpent
1958Visual Effects
Song for a Bride
1958Special Effects
Throne of Blood
1957Visual Effects
The Mysterians
1957Special Effects
The Mysterians
1957Visual Effects
The Mysterians
1957Visual Effects Director
Rodan! The Flying Monster
1957Special Effects
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957Special Effects
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957Visual Effects
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957Visual Effects Director
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957Special Effects
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957Story
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957Visual Effects
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957Visual Effects Director
The Paradise Island Story
1957Visual Effects
Tokyo 1960
1957Special Effects
Tokyo 1960
1957Story
Tokyo 1960
1957Visual Effects
Tokyo 1960
1957Visual Effects Director
Rodan
1956Special Effects
Rodan
1956Visual Effects
Rodan
1956Visual Effects Director
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956Special Effects
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956Story
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956Visual Effects
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956Visual Effects Director
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956Special Effects
Godzilla Raids Again
1955Special Effects
Godzilla Raids Again
1955Visual Effects
Godzilla Raids Again
1955Visual Effects Director
Beast Man Snow Man
1955Special Effects
Beast Man Snow Man
1955Visual Effects
Beast Man Snow Man
1955Visual Effects Director
Marital Relations
1955Visual Effects
Silver Wheel
1955Special Effects
Godzilla
1954Special Effects
Godzilla
1954Story
Godzilla
1954Visual Effects
Godzilla
1954Visual Effects Director
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954Visual Effects
Invisible Man
1954Visual Effects
Farewell Rabaul
1954Special Effects
Sound of the Mountain
1954Special Effects
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953Special Effects
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953Visual Effects
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953Visual Effects Director
Anatahan
1953Special Effects
Youth of Heiji Senigata
1953Visual Effects
The Lovers
1953Special Effects
The Skin of the South
1952Special Effects
The Man Who Came to Port
1952Special Effects
The Lady of Musashino
1951Visual Effects
Escape at Dawn
1950Special Effects
Hanakurabe tanuki-den
1949Special Effects
The Invisible Man Appears
1949Visual Effects
White-haired Demon
1949Special Effects
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947Special Effects Supervisor
A Descendant of Urashima Taro
1946Special Effects
Lord for a Night
1946Special Effects
Five Tokyo Men
1945Special Effects
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
1944Special Effects
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
1944Visual Effects
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
1944Visual Effects Director
Hot Wind
1943Special Effects
The Opium War
1943Special Effects
Hyoroku's Dream Tale
1943Special Effects
音楽大進軍
1943Special Effects
World of Love
1943Special Effects
Military Song of the Morning Mist
1943Special Effects
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
1942Special Effects
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
1942Visual Effects
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
1942Visual Effects Director
Wings of Victory
1942Special Effects
Bouquet of the South Seas
1942VFX Director of Photography
Ramayana
1942Screenplay
Ramayana
1942Special Effects
Navy Bomb Squadron
1940Visual Effects
The Burning Sky
1940Visual Effects
Across the Equator
1936Director
Kaguya Hime
1935Director of Photography
Chorus of a Million People
1935Director of Photography
Reimei izen
1931Cinematography
Yôma kitan
1929Cinematography
Castle of Wind and Clouds
1928Director of Photography
A Page of Madness
1926Assistant Camera
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