Kazuo Tsuburaya
Born: 1961-01-18 in 日本, 東京都
Known For: Production
Biography
Kazuo Tsuburaya (円谷 一夫, Tsuburaya Kazuo) is a Japanese producer. As both the fourth and eighth president of Tsuburaya Productions, he oversaw the Ultraman Series for much of the Heisei era. Kazuo is the son of Noboru Tsuburaya and a grandson of Eiji Tsuburaya. After graduating from the Faculty of Letters of Tamagawa University, he joined Tsuburaya Productions as a sales manager in 1983. He became president in 1995 following his father's death, a position he held until his cousin Masahiro Tsuburaya took over in 2003. In 2007, he was reappointed as president, before becoming honorary chairman in 2008, and then retiring in 2009.
Filmography
2008
- Superior Ultra 8 Brothers ... (Supervising Producer)
2007
- Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File ... (Creator)
2006
- Ultraman Mebius ... (Production Supervisor)
2005
- Ultraman Max ... (Producer)
- Ultra Q Monster Legend: Jun Manjome's Confession ... (Executive Producer)
- Ultraman Monster Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth ... (Executive Producer)
2004
- Ultraman Nexus ... (Production Supervisor)
2003
- Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle ... (Supervising Producer)
- New Century 2003 Ultraman Legend: THE KING'S JUBILEE ... (Producer)
2002
- Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet ... (Executive Producer)
- New Century Ultraman Legend ... (Producer)
2001
- Ultraman Cosmos ... (Executive Producer)
- Ultraman Dyna: The Return of Hanejiro ... (Executive Producer)
- Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact ... (Executive Producer)
2000
- Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey ... (Executive Producer)
- Ultraman Neos ... (Producer)
1999
- Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace ... (Executive Producer)
1998
- Ultraman Gaia ... (Executive Producer)
- Ultra Nyan 2: The Great Happy Operation ... (Executive Producer)
1997
- Ultraman Dyna ... (Executive Producer)
- Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow ... (Producer)
1996
- Ultraman Tiga ... (Executive Producer)
- Ultraman Zearth ... (Producer)
- Ultraman Company ... (Producer)
1993
- Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero ... (Producer)
- Gridman the Hyper Agent ... (Producer)