Eiji Tsuburaya

**“***My movie company came up with a very interesting script that combines King Kong and Godzilla, so I couldn't help working on this production instead of my new fantasy films. This script is very special to me; it struck a deep emotional chord because it was seeing King Kong back in 1933 that sparked my interest in the world of special visual effects.***„**— Eiji Tsuburaya, speaking of his film company

**Eiji Tsuburaya** (円谷 英二,   *Tsuburaya Eiji*), born as **Eiichi Tsumuraya** (圓谷 英一,   *Tsumuraya Eiichi*) was a Japanese special effects director and producer.

In 1963, Tsuburaya founded his own special effects studio, Tsuburaya Productions, which would create the *Ultraman* franchise.

## Selected filmography

* *Invisible Man Appears* (1949) [Director of Special Effects]
* *Godzilla* (1954) [Director of Special Effects]
* *Invisible Man* (1954) [Director of Special Effects]
* *Godzilla Raids Again* (1955) [Director of Special Effects]
* *Half Human* (1955) [Director of Special Effects]
* *The Legend of the White Serpent* (1956) [Director of Special Effects]
* *Rodan* (1956) [Director of Special Effects]
* *The Mysterians* (1957) [Director of Special Effects]
* *H-Man* (1958) [Director of Special Effects]
* *Varan* (1958) [Director of Special Effects]
* *Monkey Sun* (1959) [Director of Special Effects]
* *The Three Treasures* (1959) - [Director of Special Effects]
* *Battle in Outer Space* (1959) [Director of Special Effects]
* *The Secret of the Telegian* (1960) [Director of Special Effects]
* *The Human Vapor* (1960) [Director of Special Effects]
* *Mothra* (1961) [Director of Special Effects]
* *The Last War* (1961) [Director of Special Effects]
* *Gorath* (1962) [Director of Special Effects]
* *King Kong vs. Godzilla* (1962) [Director of Special Effects]
* *Matango* (1963) [Director of Special Effects]
* *Atragon* (1963) [Director of Special Effects]
* *Mothra vs. Godzilla* (1964) [Director of Special Effects]
* *Dogora* (1964) [Director of Special Effects]
* *Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster* (1964) [Director of Special Effects]
* *Frankenstein vs. Baragon* (1965) [Director of Special Effects]
* *Invasion of Astro-Monster* (1965) [Director of Special Effects]
* *War of the Gargantuas* (1966) [Director of Special Effects]
* *Ultra Q* (1966) [Supervisor]
* *Ebirah, Horror of the Deep* (1966) [Visual Effects Supervisor]
* *Ultraman* (1966-1967) [Supervisor]
* *Monster Booska* (1966-1967) [Supervisor]
* *King Kong Escapes* (1967) [Director of Special Effects]
* *Ultraseven* (1967-1968) [Supervisor]
* *Son of Godzilla* (1967) [Visual Effects Supervisor]
* *Destroy All Monsters* (1968) [Visual Effects Supervisor]
* *Latitude Zero* (1969) [Director of Special Effects, Production Manager]
* *All Monsters Attack* (1969) [Director of Special Effects] {ceremonial title}
* *Space Amoeba* (1970) [Visual Effects Supervisor] {posthumous; ceremonial title}

## Gallery

Tsuburaya with Ultraman and Alien BaltanTsuburaya with Booska

## Notes

1. ↑ Tsuburaya was born on July 10 according to his family registry. He is, however, given as being born on July 7 by his family and Tsuburaya Productions.

## References

This is a list of references for **Eiji Tsuburaya**. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

1. ↑  *Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters*. Chronicle Books. p. 66. 6 May 2014. ISBN: 978-1-4521-3539-7.

## External Links

* Official Eiji Tsuburaya Website (Japanese and English)
* Official Tsuburaya Productions Website
* Eiji Tsuburaya on the Japanese Wikipedia
* Eiji Tsuburaya on Eiga.com
* Eiji Tsuburaya on Wikizilla

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