Tsuburaya Productions
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| Tsuburaya Productions | |
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| Type | Subsidiary of TYO Productions Inc |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Headquarters | Hachimanyama, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo , Japan |
| Key people | Eiji Tsuburaya, The founder Tsuneyuki Morishima, President |
| Industry | TV series and Film Productions |
| Website | Tsuburaya Productions |
Tsuburaya Productions (円谷プロダクション Tsuburaya Purodakushon?, or Tsuburaya Pro (円谷プロ Tsuburaya Puro?), for short) is the production company founded by the late special effects wizard Eiji Tsuburaya and is now run by his family. There is the Head Office in Hachimanyama, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo.[1]
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[edit] History
First established in 1963, it was responsible for the creation of such classic shows as Ultraman (and its many sequels), Kaiju Booska and many other spectacular tokusatsu family/children's shows.[1]
The company's current logo was originally the logo from their 1968 TV series, Mighty Jack, designed by art director Tohru "Tohl" Narita.
The company, when first formed, was called "Tsuburaya Special Effects Productions" (円谷特技プロダクション). In 1968, Toho Company Ltd. forced them to change the name to just "Tsuburaya Productions," not only because they thought Eiji acted as though only he can do special effects, but they also felt that his own TV shows were becoming a strong competition to the movies he was doing for them. Although Eiji had strong political power at Toho, he and the company were at odds with each other until his death in 1970. Their more recent work include the "N-Project" (Ultraman the Next and Ultraman Nexus) and Bio Planet WoO, based loosely on an unused concept which was planned before the production of Ultra Q, but never filmed.[4][5]
[edit] Buy-out from TYO
The complicated buyout began in october of 2007 via a share sale and swap that saw TYO acquire an 80% stake in Tsuburaya Enterprises, which in turn ownes 68% of Tsuburaya Productions. http://monstermovieblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/tyo-aquires-tsuburaya-productions.html
[edit] References
- ^ a b TheOfficialTsuburaya Productions English Webpage company profile
- ^ If only 'Ultraman' was here to stop the wrecking ballAsahi Shimbun February 7, 2008 (English website)
- ^ 円谷プロの“聖地”にお別れ MSNSankei news February 6, 2008 (Japanese website)
- ^ Japanese book Eiji Tsuburaya / The man who was called God of special effects 特撮の神様と呼ばれた男 ISBN 4901006215
- ^ Japanese book inheritance which left in the Eiji Tsuburaya Japan movie world 円谷英二 日本映画界に残した遺産 ISBN 4096814210
[edit] External links
- The Official Tsuburaya Productions Webpage (English)
- The Official Tsuburaya Productions Webpage (Japanese)
- Eiji Tsuburaya Official Site (Japanese and English)
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