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Akira Tsuburaya

Producer, Additional CreditsBorn February 12, 1944 (82 years)
Akira Tsuburaya (円谷 粲, Tsuburaya Akira) is a Japanese former film and television producer under Tsuburaya Productions. He is the third son of Eiji Tsuburaya, with his older brothers including Hajime Tsuburaya and Noboru Tsuburaya.

In 1966, after graduating from Tamagawa University, Akira Tsuburaya joined Tsuburaya Productions. During that time, he worked as an assistant director on projects such as "Ultra Q" (1966), "Ultraman" (1966-1967), "Ultraseven" (1967-1968), and "Operation: Mystery" (1968-1969). In 1970, he began his career as a producer for visual production, starting with Chibira-kun.

After leaving Tsuburaya Productions in 1989, he founded the production company Tsuburaya Eizo. He returned to Tsuburaya Productions in 2002 as Vice President, primarily overseeing the production department. He left once again in 2005, and from that year, he has served as a director for Tsuburaya Yume Kobo.

Known For

  • Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
  • Fugitive Alien
  • Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness
  • Ultraman leo
  • Attack of the Super Monsters
  • Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
  • Dinosaur Explorers: Born Free
  • Ultraman II: The Further Adventures of Ultraman

Filmography

2002
Baromu wan (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2001
Babel II: Beyond Infinity (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1998
Queen Emeraldas (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1998
Eko Eko Azarak: Misa the Dark Angel · as Executive Producer
1996
1995
Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness · as Executive Producer
1991
1990
1987
1986
1983
1983
1977
1976
1974
Ultraman leo (TV Series)

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