Tomoyuki Tanaka
Personal Info
Know For
Production
Gender
Male
Birthday
1910-04-26 (87 years old)
Deathday
1997-04-02
Place of Birth
Osaka, Honshu, Japan
Also known As
Tanaka Tomoyuki
Yuko Tanaka
Tanaka Yūkō
Hachiro Jinguji
Tomoyuka Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Biography
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 Godzil...
Acting
1973
as Government official (uncredited)
Production
1962
as Producer
1954
as Producer
1955
as Producer
1968
as Producer
1982
as Producer
1965
as Producer
1963
as Producer
1961
as Executive Producer
1961
as Executive Producer
1980
as Executive Producer
1960
as Producer
1963
as Producer
1957
as Producer
1967
as Producer
1969
as Production Director
1969
as Producer
1995
as Executive Producer
1963
as Producer
1968
as Producer
1973
as Producer
1959
as Producer
1992
as Executive Producer
1989
as Executive Producer
1969
as Executive Producer
1956
as Producer
1950
as Producer
1960
as Producer
1992
as Story
1994
as Executive Producer
1959
as Producer
1960
as Executive Producer
1950
as Producer
1973
as Producer
1977
as Producer
1968
as Producer
1996
as Original Story
1972
as Producer
1955
as Producer
1961
as Producer
1964
as Executive Producer
1963
as Writer
1963
as Producer
1977
as Producer
1977
as Executive Producer
1962
as Producer
1966
as Producer
1957
as Producer
1984
as Story
1955
as Producer
1951
as Producer
1985
as Story
1985
as Executive Producer
1958
as Producer
1963
as Producer
1958
as Producer
1954
as Story
1956
as Story
1963
as Producer
1964
as Producer
1961
as Producer
1975
as Executive Producer
1974
as Executive Producer
1975
as Executive Producer
1973
as Executive Producer
1967
as Executive Producer
1987
as Executive Producer
1966
as Executive Producer
1964
as Producer
1966
as Executive Producer
1947
as Producer
1966
as Producer
1957
as Producer
1961
as Producer
1956
as Executive Producer
1950
as Executive Producer
1956
as Producer
1958
as Producer
1957
as Producer
1964
as Producer
1959
as Executive Producer
1961
as Executive Producer
1960
as Executive Producer
1961
as Executive Producer
1960
as Executive Producer
1959
as Executive Producer
1967
as Executive Producer
1968
as Executive Producer
1965
as Executive Producer
1977
as Executive Producer
1965
as Executive Producer
1968
as Executive Producer
1963
as Executive Producer
1971
as Executive Producer
1970
as Executive Producer
1957
as Producer
1945
as Producer
1983
as Executive Producer
1959
as Executive Producer
1962
as Executive Producer
1962
as Executive Producer
1958
as Producer
1963
as Executive Producer
1963
as Producer
1964
as Producer
1965
as Producer
1989
as Executive Producer
1954
as Producer
1965
as Executive Producer
1964
as Executive Producer
1957
as Producer
1984
as Executive Producer
1959
as Executive Producer
1970
as Executive Producer
1956
as Executive Producer
1965
as Executive Producer
1960
as Executive Producer
1965
as Producer
1968
as Producer
1969
as Producer
1957
1965
as Producer
1976
as Executive Producer
1969
as Executive Producer
1959
as Producer
1962
as Producer
1956
as Producer
1984
as Executive Producer
1962
as Producer
1996
as Lyricist
1964
as Executive Producer
1965
as Executive Producer
1964
as Lyricist
1970
as Executive Producer
1945
as Executive Producer
1955
as Producer
1977
as Producer
1963
as Producer
1969
as Producer
1953
as Producer
1961
as Producer
1946
as Executive Producer
1952
as Producer
1955
as Executive Producer
1961
as Executive Producer
1955
as Executive Producer
1962
as Producer
1961
as Executive Producer
1957
as Producer
1967
as Producer
1981
as Executive Producer
1964
as Producer
1950
as Producer
1951
as Producer
1950
as Producer
1952
as Producer
1954
as Producer
1964
as Producer
1947
as Producer
1952
as Producer
1953
as Producer
1987
as Producer
1984
as Producer
1958
as Producer
1949
as Producer
1947
as Producer
1946
as Producer
1946
as Producer
1961
as Lyricist
1949
as Producer
1950
as Producer
1966
as Producer
1951
as Producer
1951
as Producer
1946
as Producer
1951
as Producer
1956
as Producer
1952
as Producer
1952
as Producer
1953
as Producer
1953
as Producer
1952
as Producer
1953
as Producer
1953
as Producer
1954
as Producer
1953
as Producer
1954
as Producer
1976
as Executive Producer
1955
as Producer
1955
as Producer
1955
as Producer
1962
as Producer
1959
as Producer
1962
as Producer
1965
as Producer
1956
as Producer
1949
as Producer
1957
as Producer
1957
as Story
1986
as Supervising Producer
1998
as In Memory Of
1977
as Story
1996
as Producer
1997
as Producer
1967
as Executive Producer
1956
as Producer
1977
as Story
1958
1963
as Producer
1980
as Executive Producer
1964
as Executive Producer
1993
as Executive Producer
1960
as Producer
1975
as Executive Producer
1997
as Story
1997
as Lyricist
1992
as Lyricist
1984
as Executive Producer
1973
as Executive Producer
1966
as Executive Producer
1981
as Executive Producer
1985
as Production Supervisor
1985
as Producer
-
as Producer
1974
as Executive Producer
1958
as Production Director
1974
as Executive Producer
1963
as Executive Producer
1963
as Producer
1957
as Associate Producer
1950
as Producer
1959
as Producer
1991
as Executive Producer
1963
as Executive Producer
1967
as Executive Producer
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