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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.

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah ( 1995) | IMDb: 6.9

Action , Horror , Science fiction

A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like beings are seemingly born of the Oxygen Destroyer, the weapon that killed the original Godzilla.

Starring:

Takuro Tatsumi , Yoko Ishino , Yasufumi Hayashi , Megumi Odaka , Sayaka Osawa , Saburo Shinoda

Directed by:

Kunio Miyoshi , Takao Okawara

Produced by:

Shogo Tomiyama , Ritsuko Suzuki , Tomoyuki Tanaka

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla ( 1994) | IMDb: 5.8

Action , Adventure , Science fiction

A mysterious extraterrestrial being resembling Godzilla rapidly approaches Earth. The monster, dubbed SpaceGodzilla, lands to challenge the King of the Monsters.

Starring:

Megumi Odaka , Jun Hashizume , Zenkichi Yoneyama , Akira Emoto , Towako Yoshikawa , Yôsuke Saitô

Directed by:

Kunio Miyoshi , Kensho Yamashita

Produced by:

Shinichiro Arimasa , Shogo Tomiyama , Ritsuko Suzuki

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II ( 1993) | IMDb: 6.5

Action , Adventure , Drama , Science fiction

The U.N.G.C.C. (United Nations Godzilla Countermeasure Center) recovers the remains of Mecha-King Ghidorah and construct Mechagodzilla as a countermeasure against Godzilla. Meanwhile, a giant egg is discovered along with a new monster called Rodan. The egg is soon found to be none other than an infant Godzillasaurus.

Starring:

Masahiro Takashima , Ryoko Sano , Megumi Odaka , Daijirô Harada , Yūsuke Kawazu , Ichirota Miyagawa

Directed by:

Atsushi Kaneshige , Yosuke Nakano , Kunio Miyoshi

Produced by:

Fumio Kojima , Shogo Tomiyama , Taro Kojima

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah ( 1991) | IMDb: 6.4

Action , Adventure , Science fiction

The Futurians, time-travelers from the 23rd century, arrive in Japan to warn them of the nation's destruction under Godzilla. They offer to help erase Godzilla from history by preventing his creation. With Godzilla seemingly gone, a new monster emerges as the Futurians' true intentions are revealed.

Starring:

Katsuhiko Sasaki , Kosuke Toyohara , Anna Nakagawa , Megumi Odaka , Akiji Kobayashi , Tokuma Nishioka

Directed by:

Kiyotaka Matsumoto , Okihiro Yoneda , Yoshiaki Kondo

Produced by:

Satoshi Fukushima , Shogo Tomiyama , Norikazu Kataoka

Godzilla vs. Biollante ( 1989) | IMDb: 6.5

Action , Fantasy , Horror , Science fiction

After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new mutation.

Starring:

Kunihiko Mitamura , Yoshiko Tanaka , Masanobu Takashima , Kōji Takahashi , Tōru Minegishi , Megumi Odaka

Directed by:

Kazuki Ōmori

Produced by:

Kishu Morichi , Shogo Tomiyama , Takahide Morichi

Gunhed ( 1989) | IMDb: 5.3

Action , Science fiction

High-concept Sci-Fi adventure about an island that actually is a computer called Kyron 5, itself created to design and manufacture super-advanced robots to be used as slaves for the rest of the world. One day Kyron decides that human beings are unnecessary, so it declares war on the world. But Kyron cannot be tamed, and after many lives are lost in the attempt, mankind decides to leave Kyron to its own devices.

Starring:

Masahiro Takashima , Brenda Bakke , James Brewster Thompson , Aya Enjoji , Kaori Mizushima , Yôsuke Saitô

Directed by:

Masato Harada

Produced by:

Eiji Yamaura , Yoshishige Shimatani , Tadao Tanaka

The Return of Godzilla ( 1984) | IMDb: 6.8

Action , Horror , Science fiction , Thriller

After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla. However, efforts to bring the story to light are suppressed by the Japanese government amid growing political tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, who are both willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster.

Starring:

Ken Tanaka , Yasuko Sawaguchi , Yōsuke Natsuki , Keiju Kobayashi , Shin Takuma , Eitarō Ozawa

Directed by:

Kensho Yamashita , Koji Hashimoto , Hiroko Kajiyama

Produced by:

Tadao Tanaka , Fumio Tanaka , Norio Hayashi

Kagemusha ( 1980) | IMDb: 7.9

Action , Drama , History , War

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.

Starring:

Tatsuya Nakadai , Tsutomu Yamazaki , Kenichi Hagiwara , Jinpachi Nezu , Hideji Ōtaki , Daisuke Ryū

Directed by:

Akira Kurosawa

Produced by:

Tomoyuki Tanaka , Francis Ford Coppola , Toshiaki Hashimoto

The War in Space ( 1977) | IMDb: 5

Action , Adventure , Science fiction

The year is 1988, and in the midst of recovering from a near-miss with a large comet, Earth finds that there are much worse matters at hand: the sudden arrival of a strange army of aliens and their fleet of unstoppable warships.

Starring:

Kensaku Morita , Yuko Asano , Ryō Ikebe , Masaya Oki , Hiroshi Miyauchi , Hideji Ōtaki

Directed by:

Okihiro Yoneda , Kyohei Imamura , Jun Fukuda

Produced by:

Fumio Tanaka , Tomoyuki Tanaka

Submersion of Japan ( 1973) | IMDb: 5.5

Drama , Science fiction , Thriller

A team of geophysicists investigating seismic activity on the seafloor discover that the islands of Japan, after suffering from massive volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, will be pulled into the ocean, killing millions.

Starring:

Keiju Kobayashi , Hiroshi Fujioka , Ayumi Ishida , Tetsurō Tamba , Shōgo Shimada , John Fujioka

Directed by:

Shirō Moritani

Produced by:

Osamu Tanaka , Takahide Morichi , Tomoyuki Tanaka

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