Masaaki Tezuka

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Masaaki Tezuka (手塚昌明, Tedzuka Masāki) is a Japanese director. He became interested in filmmaking after seeing King Kong vs. Godzilla in a sold-out theater. After graduating Nihon University, he directed made-for-TV films for Hori Productions. His work with Toho began in 1978, when he served as an assistant director and producer for Oyome ni Yukimasu. Toho hired him as an in-house assistant director following the production of 47 Ronin (1994). His first directorial assignment for them was Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, and he went on to helm Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla and Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

24-01-1955

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Aquarius

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Total Films

Also known as (male)

Tochigi, Japan

Place of Birth

24-01-1955

Birthday

Aquarius

Zodiac Sign

Genres

Total Films

Also Known As (male)

Tochigi, Japan

Place of Birth

Popular works

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Creative career

actor

4 Works

producer

0 Works

director

16 Works

writer

2 Works

other

8 Works

The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

Japan, 1954. A legend emerges from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastated by atomic bombs in 1945. The creature's name is Godzilla. The film that tells its story is the first of kaiju eiga, the giant monster movies.

8.4

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2019

Making of Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

Documentary about the production of the film. Directed by Yoshikazu Ishii.

8.7

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2004

Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

Mothra and her fairies return to Japan to warn mankind that they must return Kiryu to the sea, for the dead must not be disturbed. However Godzilla has survived to menace Japan leaving Kiryu as the nation's only defense.

7.1

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2003

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter Yuri investigates the legend of the guardian monsters, who must rise to protect Japan against the vengeful spirits within Godzilla that seek to destroy both the nation and its people for the suffering they inflicted in the Pacific conflict.

7.5

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2001