Yonesaburo Tsukiji

Yonesaburo Tsukiji
築地 米三郎
Tsukiji in 1958
Born	5 September 1923 Ōimachi, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Died	30 March 2012
Occupation(s)	Special effects director, cinematographer, producer
Years active	1946–2009
Known for	Warning from Space Gamera, the Giant Monster

Yonesaburo Tsukiji (Japanese: 築地 米三郎, Hepburn: Tsukiji Yonesaburō, September 5, 1923 – March 30, 2012) was a Japanese special effects director who worked on eleven films in a career spanning twenty-one years. Tsukiji co-designed Gamera with Masao Yagi, Noriaki Yuasa, and Akira Inoue.[1]

Biography

Early life

Tsukiji was born on September 5, 1923, in Ōimachi, Shinagawa, Tokyo.[2] Tsukiji's family lived across the street from the Oikan movie theater, he went to the movies nearly every day from the age of 5 to 6.[3]

Early career and war propaganda

Daiei years

Filmography

Special effects

• Warning from Space (1956) [with Tōru Matoba][4]
• Panther's Eye (1956)[4]
• Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)[5]
• The Precipice (1958)[4]
• Hanran (1959)[4]
• Ten Dark Women (1961)[6]
• The Great Wall (1962)[4]
• Giant Horde Beast Nezura (1964)[7]
• Money Talks (1964)[4]
• Gamera the Giant Monster (1965)[8][9]
• Gamera: Super Monster (1980)[4]

Producer

• Hatsukoi: Natsu no Kioku (2009)[10]

Legacy

A fictional character based on Tsukiji would appear in the 2021 film Nezura 1964.[11]

References

1. Ragone 2020, 05:51.
2. From Gamera to Daimajin All About Daiei Special Effects Movies. Interview with Yonesaburo Tsukiji. Kindaieigasha. January 1994. ASIN B005QJ4TIY.
3. 『映像学校・映画学校 UTB映像アカデミープレスリリース』、「特撮監督築地米三郎氏セミナー開催」告知
4. "宇宙人東京に現わる : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-06.
5. allcinema, 映画 日蓮と蒙古大襲来 (1958)について 映画データベース - allcinema (in Japanese), retrieved 2021-08-06
6. "築地米三郎". www.jmdb.ne.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
7. "大魔神もダイモンも蘇る「特撮王国スペシャル～大映特撮からの挑戦状」の現場を取材してきた". GIGAZINE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-06.
8. Macias 2020, p. 07.
9. "【專題】《大怪獸卡美拉》：九死一生的意外成功，大映特攝的新挑戰". 電影神搜 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
10. "初恋 夏の記憶｜MOVIE WALKER PRESS". MOVIE WALKER PRESS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-06.
11. "CAST / STAFF". 映画『ネズラ1964』公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-06.

Sources

• Ragone, August (2020). Introduction by August Ragone (Blu-ray). Arrow Video. ASIN B084Z13QYD.
• Macias, Patrick (2020). A History of Gamera. Arrow Video. ASIN B084Z13QYD.

External links

• Yonesaburo Tsukiji at IMDb