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特撮の神様, 쓰부라야 에이지, 圓谷英二, 円谷英一, Tsuburaya Eiji, Eiichi Tsumuraya, Tsumuraya Eiichi, 圓谷 英一, Eigi Tsuburaya
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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1901-07-07
- event Death Date 1970-01-25
- school Known for: Visual Effects
- star Popularity: 4.4
- info Birth Place 日本,京都府
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Varan the Unbelievable
1962-12-07
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Marital Relations
1955-09-13
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Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1958-12-01
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Varan
1958-10-14
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The H-Man
1958-06-24
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The Hidden Fortress
1958-12-28
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The Tale of the White Serpent
1958-09-03
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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954-09-25
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Rodan
1956-12-26
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Atragon
1963-12-22
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964-12-20
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Latitude Zero
1969-07-26
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The Last War
1961-10-08
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Hanakurabe tanuki-den
1949-04-17
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White-haired Demon
1949-04-11
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The Invisible Man Appears
1949-09-26
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Dragon Force: So Long Ultraman
2017-10-01
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Dragon Force: Rise of Ultraman
2019-01-18
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Reimei izen
1931-05-05
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The Human Vapor
1960-12-11
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Lord for a Night
1946-07-11
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Five Tokyo Men
1945-12-27
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Bouquet of the South Seas
1942-05-21
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Half Human
1955-08-14
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Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965-12-19
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Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964-04-29
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Daigoro vs. Goliath
1972-12-17
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Hot Wind
1943-10-07
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Gorath
1962-03-21
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A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947-02-25
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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966-12-17
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Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
1944-03-09
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Sound of the Mountain
1954-01-15
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The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
1942-12-02
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Godzilla
1954-11-03
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956-05-18
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The Invisible Man Appears
1949-09-26
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The Mysterians
1957-12-28
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Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965-08-08
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The Legend of the White Serpent
1956-06-22
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Matango
1963-08-11
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The Lovers
1953-11-10
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Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957-03-14
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Gorath
1962-03-21
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Ultraman - The Alien Invasion
1993-02-01
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Shin Ultraman
2022-05-13
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Rodan! The Flying Monster!
1957-11-07
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Chorus of a Million People
1935-01-13
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Farewell Rabaul
1954-02-10
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Matango
1963-08-11
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Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965-08-08
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Gorath
1962-03-21
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Battle in Outer Space
1959-12-26
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Battle in Outer Space
1959-12-26
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Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957-03-14
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Godzilla
1954-11-03
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956-05-18
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Godzilla
1977-01-01
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Akio Jissoji's Ultraman
1979-03-17
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The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung
1959-04-19
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Daredevil in the Castle
1961-01-03
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Yôma kitan
1929-01-01
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The Crazy Adventure
1965-10-31
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956-05-18
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Whirlwind
1964-07-26
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Military Song of the Morning Mist
1943-04-29
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Accross the Equator
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The Skin of the South
1952-02-28
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Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957-03-14
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Wings of Victory
1942-10-15
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The Three Treasures
1959-11-01
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Ramayana
1942-01-01
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Godzilla
1977-01-01
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Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957-03-14
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Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959-05-21
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Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959-05-21
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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966-12-17
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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966-12-17
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Varan
1958-10-14
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Varan the Unbelievable
1962-12-07
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962-08-11
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963-06-26
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963-06-26
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Anatahan
1953-06-28
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Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1958-12-01
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Godzilla Raids Again
1955-04-24
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Godzilla Raids Again
1955-04-24
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Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964-04-29
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962-08-11
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Varan
1958-10-14
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963-06-26
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Rodan
1956-12-26
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Rodan
1956-12-26
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Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959-05-21
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The Retreat from Kiska
1965-07-04
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964-12-20
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964-12-20
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A Descendant of Urashima Taro
1946-03-28
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Space Amoeba
1970-08-01
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Space Amoeba
1970-08-01
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Half Human
1955-08-14
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Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1958-12-01
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Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
1959-07-04
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Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
1967-07-22
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Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider
1993-07-21
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A Page of Madness
1926-09-24
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Kaguya Hime
1935-11-11
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音楽大進軍
1943-03-18
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The War of the Gargantuas
1966-07-31
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The Man Who Came to Port
1952-11-27
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Song for a Bride
1958-02-11
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47 Ronin
1962-11-03
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Blood on the Sea
1961-08-13
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Castle of Wind and Clouds
1928-02-10
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Monster SeaFood Wars
2020-05-23
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The Opium War
1943-01-14
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Tiger Flight
1964-02-29
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Destroy All Monsters
1968-08-01
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Zero Fighter
1966-07-13
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The Burning Sky
1940-05-10
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Crazy Big Explosion
1969-04-27
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The Paradise Island Story
1957-01-29
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Half Human
1955-08-14
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Crazy Big Explosion
1969-04-27
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Son of Godzilla
1967-12-16
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Invisible Man
1954-12-29
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Song for a Bride
1958-02-11
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Godzilla
1954-11-03
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Youth of Heiji Senigata
1953-08-19
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962-08-11
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Throne of Blood
1957-01-15
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956-05-18
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Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964-04-29
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The Mysterians
1957-12-28
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The War of the Gargantuas
1966-07-31
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Godzilla
1954-11-03
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The Three Treasures
1959-11-01
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King Kong Escapes
1967-07-22
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Godzilla Raids Again
1955-04-24
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Navy Bomb Squadron
1940-05-22
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Matango
1963-08-11
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Mothra
1961-07-30
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The Lady of Musashino
1951-09-14
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Valley of the Dragons
1961-10-31
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Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965-12-19
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Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965-12-19
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The Birth of Ultraman
1966-07-10
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The Human Vapor
1960-12-11
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The Human Vapor
1960-12-11
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Hyoroku's Dream Tale
1943-04-01
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Ramayana
1942-01-01
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World of Love
1943-04-14
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The Secret of the Telegian
1960-04-10
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Battle in Outer Space
1959-12-26
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Tokyo 1960
1957-12-27
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Tokyo 1960
1957-12-27
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Tokyo 1960
1957-12-27
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Tokyo 1960
1957-12-27
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Invisible Man
1954-12-29
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Invisible Man
1954-12-29
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Invisible Man
1954-12-29
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All Monsters Attack
1969-12-20
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All Monsters Attack
1969-12-20
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Mothra
1961-07-30
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Mothra
1961-07-30
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Rodan! The Flying Monster!
1957-11-07
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Rodan! The Flying Monster!
1957-11-07
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King Kong Escapes
1967-07-22
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King Kong Escapes
1967-07-22
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The Mysterians
1957-12-28
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Godzilla
1977-01-01
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Godzilla
1977-01-01
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Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
1967-07-22
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Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
1967-07-22
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Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
1967-07-22
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All Monsters Attack
1969-12-20
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Dogora
1964-08-11
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Dogora
1964-08-11
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Dogora
1964-08-11
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The Eagle of the Pacific
1953-10-21
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The Eagle of the Pacific
1953-10-21
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The Eagle of the Pacific
1953-10-21
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Neo Ultra Q
2013-01-12
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Ultraman
1966-07-17
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Ultraman
1966-07-17
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Ultra Q
1966-01-02
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Ultra Q
1966-01-02
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Ultraman Neos
2000-11-22
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Kaiju Club
2017-06-06
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Ultraseven
1967-10-01
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Ultraman Geed
2017-07-08
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Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga
2016-12-26
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Ultraman Orb
2016-07-09
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Ultraman R/B
2018-07-07
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Ultraman: Towards the Future
1990-09-25
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Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero
1993-12-16
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Ultraman X
2015-07-14
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Ultraman Ace
1972-04-07
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Return of Ultraman
1971-04-02
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Ultraman Taro
1973-04-06
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Ultraman 80
1980-04-02
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Ultra Q
1966-01-02
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Ultraman Leo
1974-04-12
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The☆Ultraman
1979-04-04
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Ultraman Taiga
2019-07-06
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Ultraman Nexus
2004-10-02
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Ultraman Chronicle: ZERO & GEED
2020-01-11
0
Ultraman Z
2020-06-20
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Neo Ultra Q
2013-01-12
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Mighty Jack
1968-04-06
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Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga
2021-07-10
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Ultraman
1966-07-17
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Ultraman Chronicle D
2022-01-29
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Ultraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' Odyssey
2021-01-09
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New Ultraman Retsuden
2013-07-03
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Ultraman Decker
2022-07-09
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Ultraman New Generation Stars
2023-01-28
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Ultraman Tiga
1996-09-07
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Ultraman Blazar
2023-07-08
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Shin Ultra Fight
2022-05-14
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Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad
2022-04-29
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Ultraman Dyna
1997-09-06
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Ultraman Arc
2024-07-06