Hajime Tsuburaya was a Japanese film and television director, producer, and cinematographer. The eldest son of Eiji Tsuburaya, he began his career on the 1954 film, Godzilla and its sequel, Godzilla Raids Again as an assistant special effects cinematographer.
Hayata is a member of the Science Patrol, an organization tasked with investigating bizarre anomalies. He is mortally wounded when accidently encountering an alien being from Land of Light, who grants Hayata new life as the two are merged into one. Now, whenever a threat arises that is too great for the Science Patrol to handle, Hayata activates the beta capsule and becomes the hero known as Ultraman.
Release Date1966-07-17
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count8
Vote Count63
Another being from Nebula M-78, identical to the original Ultraman, combines with car racer-turned-MAT patrol member Hideki Gô, and fights assorted menaces in a frightening new "Age of Monsters."
Release Date1971-04-02
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count51
Vote Count17
In the not-too-distant future, the Earth finds itself constantly under attack from extraterrestrial threats. The Terrestrial Defense Force establishes the Ultra Garrison, a team of six elite members who utilize high-tech vehicles and weaponry. Joining their fight is the mysterious Dan Moroboshi, secretly an alien from the Land of Light in Nebula M-78, who transforms into his true form in times of crisis, Ultraseven.
Release Date1967-10-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count6
Vote Count126
As supernatural events and monster attacks rock Japan, the military and government look to be overwhelmed. Three intrepid young investigators—two pilots and a reporter—take it upon themselves to study these unexplained phenomena in order to inform and protect the public.
Release Date1966-01-02
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count7
Vote Count23
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.
Release Date1954-11-03
DepartmentCrew
JobSpecial Effects
Vote Count1128
Jumborg Ace is the title superhero of a tokusatsu SF/kaiju/superhero TV series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, the show was broadcast on Mainichi Broadcasting System from January 17 to December 29, 1973, with a total of 50 episodes. This was also one of several shows Tsuburaya did to celebrate the company's 10th Anniversary.
Release Date1973-01-17
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count3
Advancements in science and the unchanging human psyche have given rise to new forms of terrifying crimes as the Science Research Institute (SRI) investigates various strange phenomena in Japan.
Release Date1968-09-15
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count3
Vote Count7
Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon that killed the original, authorities attempt to lure Godzilla away from the mainland. But Anguirus soon arrives and the two monsters make their way towards Osaka as Japan braces for tragedy.
Release Date1955-04-24
DepartmentCrew
JobSpecial Effects
Vote Count336
During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself.
Release Date1956-04-27
DepartmentCrew
JobSpecial Effects
Vote Count283
A re-edited Italian-language dubbed version of the original Godzilla, using as a basis the U.S. version, "Godzilla, King of the Monsters!" (1956), plus WWII newsreel footage and clips from other science fiction films. The re-edited film was then colorized via a process called "Spectrorama 70" consisting of applying various colored gels to the black and white footage. The film's opening and ending also features new music composed by musicians Fabio Frizzi, Franco Bixio, and Vince Tempera (under the pseudonym Magnetic System).
Release Date1977-01-01
DepartmentVisual Effects
JobVisual Effects Camera
Vote Count55
The film consists of re-edited material from the original television series Ultraman. Episodes 1, 8, 26, and 27 were used for the film. They were narrated by Hikari Urano as an "Ultraman Documentary". Allegedly only one new scene was shot, and that some parts of the movie where shot in black and white for unknown reasons. The movie screened at the same time as the Toho movie King Kong Escapes.
Release Date1967-07-22
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count7
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
Release Date1959-05-21
DepartmentCrew
JobSpecial Effects
Vote Count37
Obscure French version of the original Godzilla. The film combines elements of the original Toho version and the American King of the Monsters! in a unique assemblage exclusive to the Francophone market. Released by Les Films du Verseau.
Release Date1957-03-14
DepartmentCrew
JobSpecial Effects
Vote Count21
A television series from Tsuburaya Productions which ran from September 1970 to September 1971 on Tokyo Broadcasting System. The series consisting of battle stock footage from Ultraman and Ultraseven, accompanied by a boxing-style commentary. New footage was shot using existing costumes in outdoor locations without elaborate special effect. A total of 195 five-minute episodes were produced.
Release Date1970-09-28
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count10
Vote Count1
Akio Jissoji's Ultraman is a 1979 Japanese tokusatsu kaiju film directed by Akio Jissoji. It is a compilation film made up of scenes from Jissoji's episodes of the original Ultraman TV series.
Release Date1979-03-17
DepartmentWriting
JobLyricist
Vote Count6
A 1979 Japanese tokusatsu kaiju film produced by Tsuburaya Productions, consisting of re-edited material from the original television series Ultraman. Ultraman: The Great Decisive Battle was the 1st movie of the third Showa phase (Jissouji's Ultraman being first and Ultra Brothers vs. The Monster Army being second) and because of this Tsuburaya decided to make this a reunion of the last 12 Ultras (aside from Ultraman 80 which hadn't come out yet). Tsuburaya decided to give this a different tone than Jissouji's Ultraman, having more new scenes and appealing to the all-Ultra fan.
Release Date1979-07-21
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count3
Episodes 5 and 6 of Return of Ultraman show, screened at Toho Champion Festival.
Release Date1971-07-24
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Vote Count1
Colored versions of episodes 1, 20, 19 and 15 of Ultra Q TV show, edited together and released in theaters.
Release Date2013-11-09
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
A theatrical release of The Return of Ultraman episodes 13-14. It was released on December 12, 1971 as part of the Toho Champion Festival along with Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Earth's Greatest Battle (edited from Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster) and shorter versions of The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee, and The Little Match Girl.
Release Date1971-12-12
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Vote Count2
A theatrical release of Return of Ultraman episode 29 as part of the Spring Toho Champion Festival along with other films like Godzilla vs. Gigan, The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee, Mirrorman, and Mock the Oak Tree.
Release Date1972-03-12
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Vote Count1
After Dr. Kim is gone missing trying to find dinosaurs traces, the young and pretty reporter Kang Ok-hi is sent by her chief editor to investigate on Dr. Kim's new theory. She disguises as a maid and searches Dr. Kim’s house to steal his thesis. During the day, Dr. Kim investigates about some archeological work nearby the coast and manages to discover dinosaurs footprints. Suddenly, a mysterious giant bird (who looks like a prehistoric bird with a chicken head) appears and some disastrous incidents occur one after another. Dr. Kim believes that the only way to prevent those is by destroying the bird’s eggs. He then starts to search for the eggs as new monsters appear and rampage the nearby cities.
Release Date1985-01-12
DepartmentCrew
JobSpecial Effects
Vote Count6
Theatrical version of episode 2 of Ultra Q TV series.
Release Date1990-04-14
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Theatrical version of episode 20 of Ultraman (1966 TV series). An enormous bird-monster is attacking motorists on Route 87. The Science Patrol discovers a supernatural link between the monster and a statue located nearby.
Release Date1989-04-28
DepartmentWriting
JobLyricist
Vote Count1
Theatrical version of episode 17 of Ultra Q TV series.
Release Date1990-04-14
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
