Noboru Tsuburaya
- Production
- May 10, 1935 · Tokyo, Japan
- June 11, 1995
Biography
Noboru Tsuburaya (円谷 皐, Tsuburaya Noboru, 5/10/1935 - 6/11/1995) was a Japanese film producer, composer, and the third president of Tsuburaya Productions following his brother Hajime and their father Eiji. He was the second of three sons of Eiji Tsuburaya, becoming president of Tsuburaya Productions after the sudden death of his older brother Hajime in 1973. During his tenure as president from 1973 to 1994, he was perhaps best known for orchestrating a deal with Chaiyo Productions of Thailand leading to their 1974 co-production films "Jumborg Ace and Giant" and "Hanuman and the Seven Ultramen," the latter of which released in Japan in 1979 as "The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army" with new music composed by Noboru under his writing pseudonym Noboru Tani (谷のぼる, Tani Noboru). On June 11, 1995, Noboru Tsuburaya passed away at the age of 60. He is survived by his son Kazuo Tsuburaya, who succeeded him as the fourth president of Tsuburaya Productions.
Known for
Filmography
- Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero · Executive producer
- Gridman the Hyper Agent · Producer
- Ultraman - The Alien Invasion · Executive producer
- Ultraman Kids: 30 Million Light-Years in Search of Mother · Executive producer, Creator
- Ultraman Graffiti: Wild! Ultra Country · Supervising Producer
- Ultraman: Towards the Future · Executive producer
- Star Force: Fugitive Alien II · Producer
- Fugitive Alien · Producer
- Space Warriors 2000 · Executive producer, Production Supervisor
- Ultraman Story · Producer
- Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army · Producer
- Hanuman and the Eleven Ultramen · Production Supervisor, Executive producer
- Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle · Producer
- Akio Jissoji's Ultraman · Producer
- The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. The Monster Army · Music, Executive producer
- Star Wolf · Producer
- Dinosaur War Izenborg · Executive producer
- The Last Dinosaur · Executive producer
- The Ultraman · Executive producer, Production Supervisor
- Hanuman and the Seven Ultramen · Production Supervisor, Executive producer
- Ultraman, Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight · Producer