Shinichi Ooka

is a Japanese photographer and producer. He is the 10th president of Tsuburaya Productions.
==Biography==
After initially dropping out of Keio University's Law School, Ooka joined Tsuburaya Productions in 1969. His career began as a photography assistant on Horror Theater Unbalance. From the 1970s onward, he primarily served as a cinematographer for the company's series productions, later transitioning to the roles of cinematographer and special effects director for the Heisei Ultraman Series starting from the 1990s.
In the 2000s, Ooka took on the role of producer supervisor for Tsuburaya Productions' subsequent works. After becoming the company's representative director and president in 2008https://www.zakzak.co.jp/people/news/20170310/peo1703101130001-n1.htm, he transitioned to an advisory role in 2017, with Takayuki Tsukagoshi taking over as president.
==Works==
===photography works===
*Horror Theater Unbalance (1969, photography assistant)
*Return of Ultraman (1971-1972, photography assistant)
*Redman (1972)https://m-78.jp/news/n-4286
*Iron King (1972-1973)
*Ultraman Taro (1973-1974, filmed) *Episodes 4-5 only
*Dinosaur Expedition Born Free (1976-1977)
*Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon (1978-1979)
*Ultraman 80 (1980-1981)
*Ultraman ZOFFY: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army (1984)
*Ultraman Zearth (1996)
*Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow (1997)
*Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light (1998)
*Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, & Ultraman Gaia: The Decisive Battle in Hyperspace (1999)
*Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000)
*Ultraman Tiga Gaiden: Revival of the Ancient Giant (2001)
*Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact (2001)
*Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet (2002)
*Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet - Young Musashi Chapter (2002)
*New Century Ultraman Legend (2002)
*Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (2003)
*New Century 2003 Ultraman Legend: THE KING'S JUBILEE (2003)
*ULTRAMAN (2004, Cinematography/VFX Supervisor)
*MISIA "Hoshi no You ni..." PV (2009)
===Special effects directed works===
*Ultraman Tiga (1996-1997, photography director)
*Ultraman Dyna (1997-1998)https://sirabee.com/2022/11/24/20162979947/#
*Ultraseven 1999: The Final Chapters Hexalogy (1999, special effects advisor)
*Ultraman Cosmos (2001-2002, technical director)
===Supervision works===
*Ultraman Nexus (2004-2005, production supervisor)
*Ultraman Max (2005-2006, production supervisor)
*Ultraman Mebius (2006-2007, production supervisor)
*Ultraman Mebius Gaiden: Hikari Saga (2006, production supervisor)
*Mirrorman REFLEX (2006, production supervisor)
*Operation: Mystery - Second File (2007)
*Ultraseven X (2007, production supervisor)
*Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle (2007-2008, production supervisor)
*Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey (2008-2009)
*Ultraman Mebius Gaiden: Armored Darkness (2008, production supervisor)
*Ultraman Mebius Gaiden: Ghost Rebirth (2009, supervised)
*Ultra Galaxy Legend Gaiden: Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero (2010, produced)
*Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial (2010)
*Ultraman Retsuden (2011-2013) 
*Ultra Zone (2011, produced)
*Ultraman Zero Gaiden: Killer the Beatstar (2011)
*Ultraman Saga (2012)
*Neo Ultra Q (2013, supervised and produced)
*Ultraman Ginga (2013)
*Ultraman Ginga Theater Special (2013)
*New Ultraman Retsuden (2013-2016)
*Operation: Mystery - Mystery File (2013)
*Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Ultra Monster ☆ Hero Battle Royale! (2014)
*Ultraman Ginga S (2014)
*Kaiju Sakaba Kanpai! (2015)
*Ultraman Ginga S The Movie: Showdown! The 10 Ultra Warriors! (2015)
*Ultraman X (2015)
*Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman (2016)
*Ultraman Orb (2016)
*Ultraman Orb THE ORIGIN SAGA (2016-2017)https://heros-ultraman.com/news/column/20211105/post-786
*Ultraman Orb The Movie: Let Me Borrow the Power of Bonds! (2017)
*Ultraman Geed (2017)
*Life of Planet (2017)
*Ultraman Geed The Movie: Connect the Wishes! (2018)
==Gallery==
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==References==
Category:Real Life People
Category:Producers
Category:Directors