Tatsurō Matsuoka

Tatsurō Matsuoka (松岡辰郎, Matsuoka Tatsurō, November 18, 1904; Yamanashi, Japan - August 12, 1974; Mukogawacho, Nishinomiya {age 69} ) is a Japanese businessman from the Yamanashi Prefecture and the 6th president of Toho Studio from 1962 to 1966. He is also served as President and CEO of Koma Stadium, President of Matsuoka Kisen, Chairman of the Film Association Industry, Chairman of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Chairman of the Japan Theater Association, Standing Director of Japan Business Federation, and standing member of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
== Career ==
He is the secomd son of first president of Toho Studio, Ichizō Kobayashi. After graduating from Keio University in 1930, he married female painter Setsuko Matsuoka (1912-1984) and adopted by the Matsuoka Family, and his father-in-law Junkichi Matsuoka was the founder of Matsuoka Kisen and the CEO of Kureha Cotton Spinning. 
Tatsurō has served as a director of Hankyu Department Store, including as an pepresentative director of Matsuoka Kisen. In 1951, his father-in-law and businessman, Junkichi, passed away and became President of Matsuoka Kisen. On March 25, 1957, he became a director of Toho, but his father, Ichizo, and his older brother, Tomisao Kobayashi, died from illness and became the general manager of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Tatsurō mainly active in the entertainment section and also served as President of the Imperial Theater. In March 1957, Tatsurō became President of Umeda Koma Stadium. After serving as president of Shinjuku Koma Stadium in March 1958, he merged both stadiums in August 1964 and became the first president of the Koma Stadium. 
Tatsurō was appointed as Chairman of Toho on September 25, 1962, and president of the film studio on September 24, 1966. He even established the Toho Entertainment Academy on April 1, 1968 and became the chairman. On September 16, 1971, Tatsurō became Chairman of the Film Association Industry Union. He died at Hyogo College of Medicine Hospital in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture at 2:48 pm on August 12, 1974 from pneumonia at the age of 69.