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Tomoyuki Tanaka
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Producer, Executive Producer Born: April 26, 1910 in Osaka, Japan Death: April 2, 1997 in Tokyo, Japan Biography:Over his 60-year long career at Toho studios, "Tomoyuki Tanaka" produced over 200 films, but he is best remembered as the creator of the Godzilla film series. Soon after his graduation from Kansai University in 1940, "Tanaka" was hired at Toho. Four years later he produced his own film, but it was not until "Godzilla, King of the Monsters" (1954) that "Tanaka" became well known. He subsequently produced all 22 entries in the Toho series, his last being "Godzilla vs. Destroyer" in 1995. In addition to working on the monster films, "Tanaka" also produced a few "Akira Kurosawa" films such as "Akahige"/"Red Beard" (1965) and "Kagemusha"/"The Shadow Warrior" (1980). "Tanaka" died of a stroke in Tokyo at the age of 86. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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