Foto von 円谷英二
Visuelle Effekte

円谷英二

Beruf
Visuelle Effekte
Geboren
7. Juli 1901 · 日本,京都府
Gestorben
25. Januar 1970

Biografie

Eiji Tsuburaya ranks alongside Willis H. O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen as one of the great visionary SFX masters of twentieth-century fantasy cinema. Best remembered as the amazing special effects genius behind the "Godzilla" series of monster films commencing in 1954, he also contributed effects to a host of other Japanese monster / fantasy / science fiction / drama / propaganda films for over four decades. Eiji Tsuburaya had a keen interest in the cinema from a young age, and legend has it that he acquired a second-hand movie projector when he was only ten years old, and pulled it apart and put it back together with relative ease. He began work as a cinematographer in Kyoto around 1919 and then enhanced his skills to include camera work throughout the 1920s, at which time his eye for detail was in high demand from many studios. Around 1938, he became head of Special Visual Techniques at Toho Studios, and during the Second World War, he was involved in the production of several Japanese propaganda films. He went freelance after the war, and in 1954 he collaborated with director Ishirô Honda on the monster epic Gojira (1954) (aka "Godzilla"). The film was an enormous hit in Japan, and additional scenes were filmed with US actor Raymond Burr and then inserted strategically to give the movie western appeal. "Godzilla, King Of The Monsters" was then released in the USA to strong box office takings, and Godzilla has since appeared in over two dozen films spanning over fifty years, becoming a key cult icon of Japanese culture!! The incredibly talented Tsuburaya went on to be the SFX director behind dozens of Japanese monster & science fiction classics including Sora no daikiju Radon (1956) (aka "Rodan"), Bijo to ekitai ningen (1958) (aka "The H-Man"), Densô ningen (1960) (aka "The Telegian"), Mosura (1961) (aka "Mothra"), Kingu Kongu tai Gojira (1962) (aka "King Kong versus Godzilla"), Varan the Unbelievable (1962), Matango (1963), Furankenshutain tai chitei kaiju Baragon (1965) (aka "Frankenstein Conquers the World"), and Kaiju soshingeki (1968) (aka "Destroy All Monsters" ). Tsuburaya had also established his own production company in 1963 (Tsuburaya Productions), creators of the highly popular "Ultraman" character, and subsequent TV shows and films. On January 25, 1970, while vacationing in Shizuoka Prefecture, Tsuburaya suffered a sudden, fatal heart attack. His incredible film & SFX production company is still active today under the guidance of his grandson, Kazuo Tsuburaya.

Bekannt aus

Poster zu Godzilla
Godzilla
Film · 1954 · ★ 7,6
Poster zu Das Schloss im Spinnwebwald
Das Schloss im Spinnwebwald
Film · 1957 · ★ 7,9
Poster zu Die verborgene Festung
Die verborgene Festung
Film · 1958 · ★ 8,0
Poster zu Godzilla und die Urweltraupen
Godzilla und die Urweltraupen
Film · 1964 · ★ 7,0
Poster zu Die Rückkehr des King Kong
Die Rückkehr des King Kong
Film · 1962 · ★ 6,9
Poster zu Godzilla kehrt zurück
Godzilla kehrt zurück
Film · 1955 · ★ 6,0
Poster zu Frankenstein und die Monster aus dem All
Frankenstein und die Monster aus dem All
Film · 1968 · ★ 6,9
Poster zu Frankensteins Monster im Kampf gegen Ghidorah
Frankensteins Monster im Kampf gegen Ghidorah
Film · 1964 · ★ 7,0
Poster zu Godzilla - König der Monster
Godzilla - König der Monster
Film · 1956 · ★ 6,5
Poster zu Die Rückkehr des King Kong
Die Rückkehr des King Kong
Film · 1963 · ★ 6,6
Poster zu Daibosatsu toge - The Sword of Doom
Daibosatsu toge - The Sword of Doom
Film · 1966 · ★ 7,8
Poster zu Befehl aus dem Dunkel
Befehl aus dem Dunkel
Film · 1965 · ★ 6,8

Filmografie