About

Known credits:
229
Birthday:
1910-04-26
Place of birth:
Osaka, Honshu, Japan
Website:
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Tomoyuki Tanaka

Overview

Born in Osaka Prefecture, Tomoyuki Tanaka was head man at Toho Studios and one of its most prolific producers. Throughout his career he would produce the films of notable filmmakers such as Akira Kurosawa, Senkichi Taniguchi, Kon Ichikawa, and Mikio Naruse. However, he is probably best remembered as the creator of Godzilla. After graduating from the Economic Department at Kansai University, Tanaka joined Toho in 1940. In 1954 Tanaka would spearhead the original Godzilla film with director Ishiro Honda. After Godzilla's monumental success, Tanaka was instructed to "make another one". Tanaka would produce every Toho monster film up until Godzilla vs Destoroyah. Tanaka was also a heavy supporter of Toshiro Mifune, producing his films with Kurosawa as well as Mifune's own production company and sole directorial effort in Legacy of the 500,000. Tanaka would champion Godzilla's return in 1984 and be heavily involved in the series until his death in 1997. In his near 60 year career Tanaka would go on to produce over 200 films.

Known for

Acting
1986 Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection Actor Self 58
Average
1973 Submersion of Japan Actor Government official (uncredited) 59
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Writing
1997 Rebirth of Mothra II Writing Story 58
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1997 Rebirth of Mothra II Writing Lyricist 58
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1996 Rebirth of Mothra Writing Lyricist 59
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1996 Rebirth of Mothra Writing Original Story 59
Average
1992 Godzilla vs. Mothra Writing Lyricist 61
Fair
1992 Godzilla vs. Mothra Writing Story 61
Fair
1985 Godzilla 1985 Writing Story 61
Fair
1984 The Return of Godzilla Writing Story 63
Fair
1977 The War in Space Writing Story 58
Average
1977 Godzilla Writing Story 59
Average
1963 Attack Squadron Writing Writer 58
Average
1961 Mothra Writing Lyricist 62
Fair
1957 Tokyo 1960 Writing Story N/A
N/A
1957 Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean Writing Story 59
Average
1956 Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Writing Story 61
Fair
1954 Godzilla Writing Story 70
Good

Production
1997 Rebirth of Mothra II Production Producer 58
Average
1996 Rebirth of Mothra Production Producer 59
Average
1995 Godzilla vs. Destoroyah Production Executive Producer 65
Fair
1994 Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
1993 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II Production Executive Producer 62
Fair
1992 Godzilla vs. Mothra Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
1991 Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Production Producer 62
Fair
1989 Godzilla vs. Biollante Production Executive Producer 63
Fair
1989 Gunhed Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1987 Princess from the Moon Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1987 Actress Production Producer 59
Average
1986 Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection Production Supervising Producer 58
Average
1985 Godzilla 1985 Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
1985 Making of The Return of Godzilla Production Production Supervisor N/A
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1985 Making of The Return of Godzilla Production Producer N/A
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1984 The Return of Godzilla Production Executive Producer 63
Fair
1984 Ohan Production Executive Producer N/A
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1984 Zero Production Producer 58
Average
1984 Sayonara Jupiter Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1983 The Makioka Sisters Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
1982 The Longest Tunnel Production Producer N/A
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1981 The Imperial Navy Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1981 The Last Days of Planet Earth Production Executive Producer N/A
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1980 Magnitude 7.9 Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1980 Kagemusha Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
1977 The War in Space Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1977 High Seas Hijack Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1977 House Production Producer 66
Fair
1977 Mount Hakkoda Production Producer 59
Average
1977 Godzilla Production Producer 59
Average
1976 Zero Fighter Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1976 Human Revolution II Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1975 Conflagration Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1975 Tidal Wave Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1975 Terror of Mechagodzilla Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
1974 ESPY Production Producer 58
Average
1974 Prophecies of Nostradamus Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1974 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Production Producer 62
Fair
1973 Submersion of Japan Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1973 The Human Revolution Production Producer N/A
N/A
1973 Zone Fighter Production Production Supervisor 70
Good
1973 Zone Fighter Production Producer 70
Good
1973 Godzilla vs. Megalon Production Producer 59
Average
1973 Horror of the Wolf Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1972 Godzilla vs. Gigan Production Producer 60
Fair
1971 Godzilla vs. Hedorah Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
1970 Space Amoeba Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1970 The Vampire Doll Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1970 Terror in the Streets Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1969 All Monsters Attack Production Executive Producer 56
Average
1969 Portrait of Hell Production Producer 59
Average
1969 Battle of the Japan Sea Production Production Director 58
Average
1969 Battle of the Japan Sea Production Producer 58
Average
1969 Latitude Zero Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1969 Samurai Banners Production Producer 59
Average
1968 Admiral Yamamoto Production Producer 59
Average
1968 Destroy All Monsters Production Producer 61
Fair
1968 Kill! Production Producer 60
Fair
1968 Judge and Jeopardy Production Producer N/A
N/A
1968 風来忍法帖　八方破れ Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1968 Golden Eyes Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1967 Son of Godzilla Production Producer 60
Fair
1967 Japan's Longest Day Production Producer 59
Average
1967 King Kong Escapes Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1967 Samurai Rebellion Production Producer 66
Fair
1967 The Killing Bottle Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1967 The Age of Assassins Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1966 Ebirah, Horror of the Deep Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1966 What's Up, Tiger Lily? Production Producer 57
Average
1966 The War of the Gargantuas Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1966 Zero Fighter Production Producer N/A
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1966 The Mad Atlantic Production Producer N/A
N/A
1966 Adventure in Kigan Castle Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1965 Invasion of Astro-Monster Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
1965 Ironfinger Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1965 Key of Keys Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1965 Fort Graveyard Production Producer 59
Average
1965 Frankenstein Conquers the World Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1965 The Retreat from Kiska Production Producer 59
Average
1965 Sanshiro Sugata Production Producer 58
Average
1965 風来忍法帖 Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1965 Red Beard Production Producer 68
Fair
1965 Samurai Assassin Production Producer 60
Fair
1964 Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Production Executive Producer 62
Fair
1964 A Keg of Powder Production Producer N/A
N/A
1964 Dogora Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1964 Whirlwind Production Producer 59
Average
1964 Blood and Diamonds Production Executive Producer N/A
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1964 Ant Hell War Production Producer N/A
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1964 Mothra vs. Godzilla Production Executive Producer 62
Fair
1964 Oh, Bomb! Production Producer 59
Average
1964 Tiger Flight Production Producer N/A
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1964 Jakoman and Tetsu Production Producer 59
Average
1963 Atragon Production Producer 59
Average
1963 Operation Mad Dog Production Producer N/A
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1963 The Sun is Calling You Production Producer N/A
N/A
1963 Young Swordsman Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1963 Interpol Code 8 Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1963 Matango Production Producer 60
Fair
1963 Outpost of Hell Production Producer N/A
N/A
1963 King Kong vs. Godzilla Production Producer 61
Fair
1963 Legacy of the 500,000 Production Producer 59
Average
1963 Warring Clans Production Producer 59
Average
1963 High and Low Production Producer 74
Good
1963 Attack Squadron Production Producer 58
Average
1962 The Weed of Crime Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1962 Varan the Unbelievable Production Producer 57
Average
1962 Chûshingura Production Producer 59
Average
1962 Operation Enemy Fort Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla Production Producer 62
Fair
1962 Operation Sewer Rats Production Producer N/A
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1962 Hoero Datsugoku-shu Production Producer N/A
N/A
1962 Gorath Production Producer 59
Average
1962 Sanjuro Production Producer 70
Good
1961 The Witness Killed Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1961 The Last War Production Producer 58
Average
1961 A Man in Red Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1961 Blood on the Sea Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1961 Mothra Production Producer 62
Fair
1961 Yojimbo Production Executive Producer 75
Good
1961 Big Shots Die at Dawn Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1961 The Merciless Trap Production Producer 59
Average
1961 Blueprint of Murder Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1960 The Human Vapor Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1960 Westward Desperado Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1960 The Bad Sleep Well Production Producer 64
Fair
1960 Man Against Man Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1960 The Storm of the Pacific Production Producer 58
Average
1960 The Secret of the Telegian Production Producer 58
Average
1960 The Last Gunfight Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1959 Battle in Outer Space Production Producer 58
Average
1959 The Three Treasures Production Producer 58
Average
1959 Desperado Outpost Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1959 Gigantis, the Fire Monster Production Producer 59
Average
1959 Samurai Saga Production Producer 59
Average
1959 The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1959 A Whistle in My Heart Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1959 The Big Boss Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1958 Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman Production Producer 58
Average
1958 The Spell of the Hidden Gold Production Producer 59
Average
1958 Varan Production Producer 58
Average
1958 The H-Man Production Producer 58
Average
1958 Little Peach Production Producer 58
Average
1958 The Rickshaw Man Production Producer 59
Average
1957 The Mysterians Production Producer 59
Average
1957 Tokyo 1960 Production Producer N/A
N/A
1957 The Lower Depths Production Producer 61
Fair
1957 Untamed Woman Production Producer 59
Average
1957 Yagyu Secret Scrolls Production Producer 59
Average
1957 The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2) Production Producer 59
Average
1957 Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean Production Producer 59
Average
1957 A Man in the Storm Production Producer N/A
N/A
1956 Rodan Production Producer 60
Fair
1956 The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1) Production Producer 59
Average
1956 裸足の青春 Production Producer N/A
N/A
1956 The Legend of the White Serpent Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1956 Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Production Producer 61
Fair
1956 Scoundrel Production Producer N/A
N/A
1956 Rainy Night Duel Production Producer N/A
N/A
1956 The Maiden Courtesan Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1955 To Love and Forgive Production Producer N/A
N/A
1955 Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree Production Producer N/A
N/A
1955 Ticket to Hell Production Producer N/A
N/A
1955 Half Human Production Producer 58
Average
1955 Mother and Son Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1955 No Response from Car 33 Production Producer 59
Average
1955 Godzilla Raids Again Production Producer 59
Average
1955 Love Never Fails Production Producer N/A
N/A
1955 Lovetide Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
1954 Godzilla Production Producer 70
Good
1954 The Surf Production Producer N/A
N/A
1954 君死に給うことなかれ Production Producer N/A
N/A
1954 Itsuko to sono haha Production Producer N/A
N/A
1954 Farewell Rabaul Production Producer 59
Average
1953 Red-Light Bases Production Producer N/A
N/A
1953 Youth of Heiji Senigata Production Producer N/A
N/A
1953 Adolescence Part II Production Producer N/A
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1953 Their Father's Wife Production Producer N/A
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1953 Yasugorō shusse Production Producer N/A
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1953 The Last Embrace Production Producer N/A
N/A
1953 My Wonderful Yellow Car Production Producer 59
Average
1952 The Man Who Came to Port Production Producer 59
Average
1952 Swift Current Production Producer N/A
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1952 Adolescence Production Producer N/A
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1952 Shanghai Rose Production Producer N/A
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1952 Sword for Hire Production Producer 59
Average
1952 Foghorn Production Producer N/A
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1951 Sekidô matsuri Production Producer N/A
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1951 Swords and Brocade Production Producer N/A
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1951 Who Will Judge Me? Production Producer N/A
N/A
1951 The White Orchid Production Producer N/A
N/A
1951 Beyond Love and Hate Production Producer N/A
N/A
1950 White Beast Production Producer 58
Average
1950 The Angry Street Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1950 The Angry Street Production Producer 59
Average
1950 Heat and Mud Production Producer N/A
N/A
1950 Devil's Gold Production Producer N/A
N/A
1950 Escape at Dawn Production Producer 59
Average
1949 Jakoman and Tetsu Production Producer N/A
N/A
1949 Kirare no Senta Production Producer N/A
N/A
1949 Lady From Hell Production Producer N/A
N/A
1947 Snow Trail Production Producer 59
Average
1947 Chikagai nijuyojikan Production Producer N/A
N/A
1947 Four Love Stories Production Producer 59
Average
1946 Eleven High School Girls Production Producer N/A
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1946 As Long as I Live Production Producer N/A
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1946 Those Who Make Tomorrow Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1946 Yoki na onna Production Producer N/A
N/A
1945 Three Women of the North Production Executive Producer N/A
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1945 Duel at Yagyu Valley Production Producer N/A
N/A

Crew
1998 Godzilla Crew In Memory Of 56
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