Hajime Tsuburaya

Hajime Tsuburaya Born April 28, 1931 Tokyo, Japan Died February 9, 1973 (aged 41) Occupation Cinematographer, director, producer, lyricist, president of Tsuburaya Productions First work Godzilla (1954) Notable work Ultraman (TV 1966-1967)

Hajime Tsuburaya (円谷 一,   Tsuburaya Hajime), writing under the pseudonym Kyoichi Azuma (東 京一,   Azuma Kyōichi), was a Japanese cinematographer, director, producer, and lyricist. The eldest son of Eiji Tsuburaya, he got his start on the 1954 film, Godzilla and its sequel, Godzilla Raids Again, as a special effects assistant camera. Tsuburaya worked as a director for his father's company, Tsuburaya Productions, during the 1960s, including on numerous episodes of the first three entries in the Ultra series. He also wrote lyrics for many songs used in the company's television series. Following his father's death in 1970, Tsuburaya became president of Tsuburaya Productions and continued to produce and supervise the company's shows and movies until his own untimely death on February 9, 1973, at age 41.

Selected filmography

Special effects assistant camera

• Godzilla (1954) [uncredited]
• Godzilla Raids Again (1955) [uncredited]

Director

• Ultra Q (TV 1966) [episodes 1-3, 9, 13, 17, 28]
• Ultraman (TV 1966-1967) [episodes 1, 8, 12-13, 26-27, 38-39]
  • Ultraman (1967) [compilation film]
• Ultraseven (TV 1967-1968) [episodes 1, 5, 17-18]
• Operation: Mystery (TV 1968-1969) [episodes 2, 6, 8]

Lyricist

Note: All lyrics written under the name Kyoichi Azuma.

• Ultra Q (TV 1966) - "Giant Monster Song" / "Ultra March"
• Ultraman (TV 1966-1967) - "Song of Ultraman" / "Special Search-Party Song" / "Go Forth! Ultraman"
• Ultraseven (TV 1967-1968) - "Song of Ultraseven" / "Ultra Guard" / "ULTRA SEVEN" / "Ultra Boy Song"
• Mighty Jack (TV 1968) - "Song of MJ"
• Return of Ultraman (TV 1971-1972) - "Return of Ultraman" / "Kaiju Ondo"
• Mirrorman (TV 1971-1972) - "Song of Mirrorman" / "Song of SGM" / "Fight! Mirrorman"
• Ultraman Ace (TV 1972-1973) - "Ultraman Ace" / "Song of TAC"
• Emergency Directive 10-4 10-10 - "Emergency Directive 10-4 10-10"
• Triple Fighter (TV 1972-1973) - "Song of Triple Fighter"
• Fireman (TV 1973) - "Burn Like a Flame"

Producer

• Return of Ultraman (TV 1971-1972) [all 51 episodes]
  • Return of Ultraman (1971) [compilation film]
  • Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Tornado Monsters (1971) [compilation film]
  • Return of Ultraman: Jiro Rides a Monster (1972) [theatrical episode]
• Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972)

Miscellaneous

• Ultraman (TV 1966-1967) - Director of special effects [episodes 12-13]
• Ultra Fight (TV 1970-1971) - Planner
• Mirrorman (TV 1971-1972) - Supervisor

Family tree

Sei Tsumuraya

Isamu Tsumuraya

Shuzaburo Araki

Masano Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Noboru Tsuburaya

Hajime Tsuburaya

Akira Tsuburaya

Kazuo Tsuburaya

Masahiro Tsuburaya

Hideaki Tsuburaya

Yuko Tsuburaya

Hiroshi Tsuburaya

Hitomi Tsuburaya

Gallery

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  Hajime Tsuburaya (right) on the set of Ultraman

Trivia

• Shiro Sano portrays a character based on Tsuburaya, Azuma, in Nezura 1964. The character's name comes from Tsuburaya's pseudonym.

External links

• Hajime Tsuburaya at Ultra Wiki

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