1.5Production

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Apr 26, 1910 - Osaka, Honshu, Japan

Born in Osaka Prefecture, Tomoyuki Tanaka was head man at Toho Studios and one of its most prolific producers. Throughout his career he would produce the films of notable filmmakers such as Akira Kurosawa, Senkichi Taniguchi, Kon Ichikawa, and Mikio Naruse. However, he is probably best remembered as the creator of Godzilla. After graduating from the Economic Department at Kansai University, Tanaka joined Toho in 1940. In 1954 Tanaka would spearhead the original Godzilla film with director Ishiro Honda. After Godzilla's monumental success, Tanaka was instructed to "make another one". Tanaka would produce every Toho monster film up until Godzilla vs Destoroyah. Tanaka was also a heavy supporter of Toshiro Mifune, producing his films with Kurosawa as well as Mifune's own production company and sole directorial effort in Legacy of the 500,000. Tanaka would champion Godzilla's return in 1984 and be heavily involved in the series until his death in 1997. In his near 60 year career Tanaka would go on to produce over 200 films.

Known For Credits

Credits

Cast

Media
Movie	1986	Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection	Self
Movie	1973	Submersion of Japan	Government official (uncredited)

Crew

Media
Movie	1954	Godzilla	Producer	Production
Movie	1955	Godzilla Raids Again	Producer	Production
Movie	1962	King Kong vs. Godzilla	Producer	Production
Movie	1968	Destroy All Monsters	Producer	Production
Movie	1982	The Longest Tunnel	Producer	Production
Movie	1965	Red Beard	Producer	Production
Movie	1963	The Sun is Calling You	Producer	Production
Movie	1961	The Witness Killed	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1961	Yojimbo	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1980	Kagemusha	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1960	The Bad Sleep Well	Producer	Production
Movie	1963	High and Low	Producer	Production
Movie	1957	The Lower Depths	Producer	Production
Movie	1967	Samurai Rebellion	Producer	Production
Movie	1969	Battle of the Japan Sea	Production Director	Production
Movie	1969	Battle of the Japan Sea	Producer	Production
Movie	1995	Godzilla vs. Destoroyah	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1963	Atragon	Producer	Production
Movie	1968	Kill!	Producer	Production
Movie	1973	Godzilla vs. Megalon	Producer	Production
Movie	1959	Battle in Outer Space	Producer	Production
Movie	1992	Godzilla vs. Mothra	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1989	Godzilla vs. Biollante	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1969	Latitude Zero	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1956	Rodan	Producer	Production
Movie	1950	White Beast	Producer	Production
Movie	1960	The Secret of the Telegian	Producer	Production
Movie	1992	Godzilla vs. Mothra	Story	Writing
Movie	1994	Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1959	Samurai Saga	Producer	Production
Movie	1960	The Human Vapor	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1950	Heat and Mud	Producer	Production
Movie	1973	The Human Revolution	Producer	Production
Movie	1977	Mount Hakkoda	Producer	Production
Movie	1968	Judge and Jeopardy	Producer	Production
Movie	1996	Rebirth of Mothra	Original Story	Writing
Movie	1972	Godzilla vs. Gigan	Producer	Production
Movie	1955	Half Human	Producer	Production
Movie	1964	Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1961	Mothra	Producer	Production
Movie	1963	Attack Squadron	Producer	Production
Movie	1963	Attack Squadron	Writer	Writing
Movie	1977	Godzilla	Producer	Production
Movie	1977	The War in Space	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1962	Gorath	Producer	Production
Movie	1966	The Mad Atlantic	Producer	Production
Movie	1957	A Man in the Storm	Producer	Production
Movie	1984	The Return of Godzilla	Story	Writing
Movie	1955	Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree	Producer	Production
Movie	1951	Sekidô matsuri	Producer	Production
Movie	1985	Godzilla 1985	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1985	Godzilla 1985	Story	Writing
Movie	1958	Little Peach	Producer	Production
Movie	1963	Operation Mad Dog	Producer	Production
Movie	1958	The Rickshaw Man	Producer	Production
Movie	1954	Godzilla	Story	Writing
Movie	1956	Godzilla, King of the Monsters!	Story	Writing
Movie	1963	Outpost of Hell	Producer	Production
Movie	1964	Ant Hell War	Producer	Production
Movie	1961	Wakarete ikiru toki mo	Producer	Production
Movie	1975	Terror of Mechagodzilla	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1974	Prophecies of Nostradamus	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1975	Conflagration	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1973	Submersion of Japan	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1987	Princess from the Moon	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1967	The Killing Bottle	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1966	Ebirah, Horror of the Deep	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1966	Adventure in Kigan Castle	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1947	Snow Trail	Producer	Production
Movie	1966	What's Up, Tiger Lily?	Producer	Production
Movie	1957	The Mysterians	Producer	Production
Movie	1961	The Merciless Trap	Producer	Production
Movie	1956	The Legend of the White Serpent	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1950	The Angry Street	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1956	The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)	Producer	Production
Movie	1957	The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)	Producer	Production
Movie	1958	The Spell of the Hidden Gold	Producer	Production
Movie	1964	Oh, Bomb!	Producer	Production
Movie	1959	The Big Boss	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1960	The Last Gunfight	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1961	Blueprint of Murder	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1961	Big Shots Die at Dawn	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1959	Desperado Outpost	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1960	Westward Desperado	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1967	The Age of Assassins	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1968	Golden Eyes	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1965	Ironfinger	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1977	High Seas Hijack	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1965	風来忍法帖	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1968	風来忍法帖　八方破れ	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1963	Interpol Code 8	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1971	Godzilla vs. Hedorah	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1970	The Vampire Doll	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1957	Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean	Producer	Production
Movie	1945	Duel at Yagyu Valley	Producer	Production
Movie	1983	The Makioka Sisters	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1959	A Whistle in My Heart	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1962	The Weed of Crime	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1962	Operation Enemy Fort	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1958	Varan	Producer	Production
Movie	1963	Young Swordsman	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1963	Warring Clans	Producer	Production
Movie	1964	Whirlwind	Producer	Production
Movie	1965	The Retreat from Kiska	Producer	Production
Movie	1989	Gunhed	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1954	Farewell Rabaul	Producer	Production
Movie	1965	Frankenstein Conquers the World	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1964	Blood and Diamonds	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1957	Yagyu Secret Scrolls	Producer	Production
Movie	1984	Ohan	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1959	The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1970	Terror in the Streets	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1956	The Maiden Courtesan	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1965	Key of Keys	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1960	Man Against Man	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1965	Samurai Assassin	Producer	Production
Movie	1969	Portrait of Hell	Producer	Production
Movie	1968	Admiral Yamamoto	Producer	Production
Movie	1957	Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean	Story	Writing
Movie	1965	Fort Graveyard	Producer	Production
Movie	1976	Zero Fighter	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1969	All Monsters Attack	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1959	Gigantis, the Fire Monster	Producer	Production
Movie	1962	Sanjuro	Producer	Production
Movie	1956	Love on Rainbow Island	Producer	Production
Movie	1984	The Return of Godzilla	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1962	Varan the Unbelievable	Producer	Production
Movie	1996	Rebirth of Mothra	Lyricist	Writing
Movie	1964	Mothra vs. Godzilla	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1965	Invasion of Astro-Monster	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1964	Mothra vs. Godzilla	Lyricist	Writing
Movie	1970	Space Amoeba	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1945	Three Women of the North	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1955	To Love and Forgive	Producer	Production
Movie	1977	House	Producer	Production
Movie	1963	Legacy of the 500,000	Producer	Production
Movie	1969	Samurai Banners	Producer	Production
Movie	1953	Adolescence Part II	Producer	Production
Movie	1961	The Last War	Producer	Production
Movie	1946	Those Who Make Tomorrow	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1952	The Man Who Came to Port	Producer	Production
Movie	1961	A Man in Red	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1955	Mother and Son	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1955	Lovetide	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1962	Chûshingura	Producer	Production
Movie	1961	Blood on the Sea	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1957	Untamed Woman	Producer	Production
Movie	1967	Japan's Longest Day	Producer	Production
Movie	1981	The Imperial Navy	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1964	Tiger Flight	Producer	Production
Movie	1950	Escape at Dawn	Producer	Production
Movie	1947	Four Love Stories	Producer	Production
Movie	1964	Jakoman and Tetsu	Producer	Production
Movie	1950	The Angry Street	Producer	Production
Movie	1951	Beyond Love and Hate	Producer	Production
Movie	1952	Foghorn	Producer	Production
Movie	1952	Sword for Hire	Producer	Production
Movie	1953	The Last Embrace	Producer	Production
Movie	1954	The Surf	Producer	Production
Movie	1987	Actress	Producer	Production
Movie	1984	Zero	Producer	Production
Movie	1958	The H-Man	Producer	Production
Movie	1946	Eleven High School Girls	Producer	Production
Movie	1947	Chikagai nijuyojikan	Producer	Production
Movie	1946	As Long as I Live	Producer	Production
Movie	1949	Lady From Hell	Producer	Production
Movie	1961	Mothra	Lyricist	Writing
Movie	1949	Kirare no Senta	Producer	Production
Movie	1950	Devil's Gold	Producer	Production
Movie	1966	Zero Fighter	Producer	Production
Movie	1951	The White Orchid	Producer	Production
Movie	1951	Who Will Judge Me?	Producer	Production
Movie	1946	Yoki na onna	Producer	Production
Movie	1951	Swords and Brocade	Producer	Production
Movie	1956	Scoundrel	Producer	Production
Movie	1952	Shanghai Rose	Producer	Production
Movie	1952	Adolescence	Producer	Production
Movie	1952	Swift Current	Producer	Production
Movie	1953	My Wonderful Yellow Car	Producer	Production
Movie	1953	Yasugorō shusse	Producer	Production
Movie	1953	Their Father's Wife	Producer	Production
Movie	1953	Youth of Heiji Senigata	Producer	Production
Movie	1953	Red-Light Bases	Producer	Production
Movie	1954	Itsuko to sono haha	Producer	Production
Movie	1954	君死に給うことなかれ	Producer	Production
Movie	1976	Human Revolution II	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1955	Love Never Fails	Producer	Production
Movie	1955	Ticket to Hell	Producer	Production
Movie	1955	No Response from Car 33	Producer	Production
Movie	1962	Operation Sewer Rats	Producer	Production
Movie	1959	The Three Treasures	Producer	Production
Movie	1962	Counterstroke	Producer	Production
Movie	1965	Sanshiro Sugata	Producer	Production
Movie	1956	Rainy Night Duel	Producer	Production
Movie	1949	Jakoman and Tetsu	Producer	Production
Movie	1957	Tokyo 1960	Producer	Production
Movie	1957	Tokyo 1960	Story	Writing
Movie	1986	Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection	Supervising Producer	Production
Movie	1998	Godzilla	In Memory Of	Crew
Movie	1977	The War in Space	Story	Writing
Movie	1996	Rebirth of Mothra	Producer	Production
Movie	1997	Rebirth of Mothra II	Producer	Production
Movie	1967	King Kong Escapes	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1956	Godzilla, King of the Monsters!	Producer	Production
Movie	1977	Godzilla	Story	Writing
Movie	1958	Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman	Producer	Production
Movie	1963	King Kong vs. Godzilla	Producer	Production
Movie	1980	Magnitude 7.9	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1964	Dogora	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1993	Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1960	The Storm of the Pacific	Producer	Production
Movie	1975	Tidal Wave	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1997	Rebirth of Mothra II	Story	Writing
Movie	1997	Rebirth of Mothra II	Lyricist	Writing
Movie	1992	Godzilla vs. Mothra	Lyricist	Writing
Movie	1984	Sayonara Jupiter	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1973	Horror of the Wolf	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1966	The War of the Gargantuas	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1981	The Last Days of Planet Earth	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1985	Making of The Return of Godzilla	Production Supervisor	Production
Movie	1985	Making of The Return of Godzilla	Producer	Production
Movie	N/A	Onna tantei monogatari: josei SOS	Producer	Production
Movie	1974	ESPY	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1958	Who Is the Informer?	Production Director	Production
Movie	1974	Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1963	Matango	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1963	Siege of Fort Bismarck	Producer	Production
Movie	1957	Rodan! The Flying Monster!	Associate Producer	Production
Movie	1950	Tokyo Gate	Producer	Production
Movie	1959	The Terrible Game	Producer	Production
Movie	1991	Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1963	Samurai Pirate	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1967	Son of Godzilla	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1964	Trap of Suicide Kilometer	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1964	A Keg of Powder	Executive Producer	Production
TV Show	1973	Zone Fighter	Producer	Production
TV Show	1973	Zone Fighter	Production Supervisor	Production
TV Show	1973	Zone Fighter	Creator	Creator