Tomoyuki Tanaka
Production
🎂 1910-04-26
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.
Cast credits(2)
Production (218)
Producer
1973
Production Supervisor
1973
Producer
1963
Executive Producer
1961
Producer
1954
Producer
1962
Producer
1957
Producer
1965
Producer
1956
Executive Producer
1969
Producer
1977
Producer
1962
Producer
1955
Executive Producer
1966
Executive Producer
1974
Executive Producer
1980
Executive Producer
1989
Executive Producer
1964
Producer
1996
Executive Producer
1967
Producer
1972
Executive Producer
1993
Executive Producer
1975
Executive Producer
1966
Producer
1968
Executive Producer
1965
Executive Producer
1965
Executive Producer
1984
Executive Producer
1964
Producer
1973
Producer
1967
Executive Producer
1967
Producer
1961
Executive Producer
1995
Executive Producer
1989
Executive Producer
1971
Executive Producer
1994
Executive Producer
1991
Producer
1960
Producer
1963
Executive Producer
1963
Producer
1984
Producer
1967
Producer
1959
Executive Producer
1992
Producer
1962
Producer
1957
Producer
1962
Producer
1947
Producer
1968
Producer
1957
Producer
1956
Producer
1961
Executive Producer
1969
Executive Producer
1985
Producer
1965
Executive Producer
1981
Executive Producer
1964
Producer
1963
Executive Producer
1970
Producer
1958
Producer
1969
Producer
1958
Producer
1968
Producer
1977
Executive Producer
1977
Executive Producer
1983
Producer
1959
Executive Producer
1970
Producer
1960
Producer
1958
Producer
1963
Executive Producer
1987
Executive Producer
1963
Executive Producer
1974
Producer
1947
Producer
1969
Producer
1962
Executive Producer
1973
Executive Producer
1966
Producer
1965
Producer
1997
Executive Producer
1960
Executive Producer
1984
Executive Producer
1965
Producer
1977
Producer
1963
Producer
1950
Producer
1956
Executive Producer
1950
Producer
1950
Producer
1960
Executive Producer
1960
Executive Producer
1974
Executive Producer
1975
Producer
1965
Executive Producer
1967
Executive Producer
1946
Executive Producer
1967
Executive Producer
1959
Producer
1957
Executive Producer
1960
Producer
1965
Producer
1964
Producer
1963
Producer
1966
Producer
1958
Producer
1963
Producer
1968
Producer
1954
Producer
1955
Executive Producer
1959
Producer
1952
Producer
1962
Production Director
1969
Producer
1969
Producer
1966
Executive Producer
1961
Executive Producer
1980
Producer
1949
Producer
1951
Executive Producer
1961
Executive Producer
1960
Producer
1973
Executive Producer
1970
Producer
1958
Producer
1950
Producer
1946
Producer
1956
Producer
1964
Executive Producer
1956
Executive Producer
1962
Producer
1962
Producer
1987
Producer
1953
Executive Producer
1973
Executive Producer
1959
Producer
1959
Executive Producer
1963
Producer
1953
Producer
1955
Producer
1954
Producer
1953
Producer
1964
Producer
1945
Producer
1964
Producer
1963
Producer
1953
Producer
1947
Executive Producer
1984
Executive Producer
1956
Executive Producer
1976
Executive Producer
1968
Supervising Producer
1986
Executive Producer
1959
Producer
1954
Executive Producer
1945
Producer
1957
Executive Producer
1965
Producer
1954
Producer
1957
Executive Producer
1963
Producer
1953
Executive Producer
1965
Producer
1949
Producer
1957
Producer
1952
Producer
1966
Producer
1953
Producer
1949
Producer
1952
Executive Producer
1961
Producer
1950
Executive Producer
1962
Producer
1952
Executive Producer
1964
Producer
1951
Producer
1951
Producer
1955
Producer
1955
Producer
1982
Producer
1959
Producer
1959
Executive Producer
1968
Producer
1964
Executive Producer
1961
Producer
1957
Producer
1950
Producer
1964
Production Director
1958
Producer
1958
Associate Producer
1957
Producer
1952
Executive Producer
1977
Producer
1955
Producer
1961
Executive Producer
1975
Producer
1956
Executive Producer
1981
Producer
Producer
1951
Executive Producer
1976
Producer
1963
Producer
1961
Producer
1951
Producer
1953
Producer
1950
Producer
1946
Executive Producer
1955
Producer
1952
Producer
1946
Producer
1956
Producer
1955
Producer
1963
Executive Producer
1961
Executive Producer
1955
Production Supervisor
1985
Producer
1985
