Yonesaburo Tsukiji
Yonesaburo Tsukiji | |
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| 築地 米三郎 | |
Tsukiji in 1958 | |
| Born | 5 September 1923 Ōimachi, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 30 March 2012 (aged 88) |
| Occupations | Special effects director, cinematographer, producer |
| Years active | 1946–2009 |
| Known for | Warning from Space Gamera, the Giant Monster |
Yonesaburo Tsukiji (Japanese: 築地 米三郎, Hepburn: Tsukiji Yonesaburō; September 5, 1923 – March 30, 2012) was a Japanese special effects director who worked on eleven films in a career spanning twenty-one years. Tsukiji co-designed Gamera with Masao Yagi, Noriaki Yuasa, and Akira Inoue.[1]
Biography
Early life
Tsukiji was born on September 5, 1923, in Ōimachi, Shinagawa, Tokyo.[2] Tsukiji's family lived across the street from the Oikan movie theater, he went to the movies nearly every day from the age of 5 to 6.[3]
Early career and war propaganda
Daiei years
Filmography
Special effects
- Warning from Space (1956) [with Tōru Matoba][4]
- Panther's Eye (1956)[4]
- Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)[5]
- The Precipice (1958)[4]
- Hanran (1959)[4]
- Ten Dark Women (1961)[6]
- The Great Wall (1962)[4]
- Giant Horde Beast Nezura (1964)[7]
- Money Talks (1964)[4]
- Gamera the Giant Monster (1965)[8][9]
- Gamera: Super Monster (1980)[4]
Producer
- Hatsukoi: Natsu no Kioku (2009)[10]
Legacy
Immediately after the bankruptcy of Daiei Film, Kiyoshi Kawamura published a novel The Flute of Gomera, featuring Tsukiji as the protagonist to depict difficulties of tokusatsu productions by the company.[11]
A fictional character based on Tsukiji would appear in the 2021 film Nezura 1964.[12]
References
- ^ Ragone 2020, 05:51.
- ^ From Gamera to Daimajin All About Daiei Special Effects Movies. Interview with Yonesaburo Tsukiji. Kindaieigasha. January 1994. ASIN B005QJ4TIY.
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- ^ a b c d e f g "宇宙人東京に現わる : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ allcinema, 映画 日蓮と蒙古大襲来 (1958)について 映画データベース - allcinema (in Japanese), retrieved 2021-08-06
- ^ "築地米三郎". www.jmdb.ne.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ "大魔神もダイモンも蘇る「特撮王国スペシャル～大映特撮からの挑戦状」の現場を取材してきた". GIGAZINE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ Macias 2020, p. 07.
- ^ "【專題】《大怪獸卡美拉》：九死一生的意外成功，大映特攝的新挑戰". 電影神搜 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ "初恋 夏の記憶｜MOVIE WALKER PRESS". MOVIE WALKER PRESS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ Shunichi Karasawa, April 14, 2006, Gamera Genesis: Movie Director Noriaki Yuasa, p.66-67, Enterbrain
- ^ "CAST / STAFF". 映画『ネズラ1964』公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-06.
Sources
- Ragone, August (2020). Introduction by August Ragone (Blu-ray). Arrow Video. ASIN B084Z13QYD.
- Macias, Patrick (2020). A History of Gamera. Arrow Video. ASIN B084Z13QYD.