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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Eiji Tsuburaya (Japanese: 円谷 英二, Hepburn: Tsuburaya Eiji; July 7, 1901, January 25, 1970) was a Japanese special effects director, filmmaker, and cinematographer.
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