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Tomoyuki "Yūkō" Tanaka [4] ( Japanese: 田中 友幸 ともゆき, Hepburn: Tanaka Tomoyuki, April 26, 1910 – April 2, 1997) was a Japanese film producer. Widely regarded as the creator of the Godzilla franchise, he produced most of the installments in the series, beginning in 1954 with Godzilla and ending in 1995 with Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.
He was one of the most prolific Japanese producers of all time, having worked on more than 200 films, including over 80 tokusatsu films. Tomoyuki "Yūkō" Tanaka was a Japanese film producer. Widely regarded as the creator of the Godzilla franchise, he produced most of the installments in the series, beginning in 1954 with Godzilla and ending ...
Tanaka Tomoyuki (born April 16, 1910, Ōsaka, Japan—died April 2, 1997, Tokyo) Japanese film producer. Tanaka was associated for nearly 60 years with Japan’s Toho Studios , for which he produced more than 200 films.
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Fantastic Plastic Machine is the stage name of Tomoyuki Tanaka (田中知之, Tanaka Tomoyuki, born 6 July 1966), a Japanese musician and DJ born in Kyoto, Japan. Tanaka was considered to be part of the Shibuya-kei movement. [1] History. In the late 1980s, Tanaka played as the bassist in a rock band called Margarine Strikes Back.
- Tomoyuki Tanaka (田中知之)
- Musician, DJ
- 6 July 1966 (age 57)
- Kyoto, Japan
Apr 2, 1997 · 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.
Apr 4, 1997 · Mr. Tanaka was a prolific film producer with a serious edge and a flair for the experimental, and he worked on six films with the Academy Award-winning Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. But he...
Tomoyuki Tanaka. Tomoyuki Tanaka was born on April 26, 1910 in Kashiwara, Osaka, Japan. He graduated from Kansai University in 1940 and joined Toho Studios the same year. After four years with the company, he became a producer, with his first film production being Kita no san-nin (1945).