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Eiji Tsuburaya

Photographic and Motion Picture Technology Pioneers

Eiji Tsuburaya was a Japanese special effects director, filmmaker and cinematographer who lived from 7 July 1901 to 25 January 1970. A co-creator of the Godzilla and Ultraman franchises, he is known as the Father of Tokusatsu, having pioneered Japan's special effects industry and introduced several technological developments in film production. In a career spanning five decades he worked on approximately 250 films, including features directed by Ishiro Honda, Hiroshi Inagaki and Akira Kurosawa.

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1901 1
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1. Wikipedia: Eiji Tsuburaya
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    July 7, 1901
  • Associated With: Film, Lead sentence
    was a Japanese special effects director, filmmaker, and cinematographer
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Ultraman (1966 TV series), Wikipedia
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Eiji Tsuburaya Tetsuo Kinjo
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