Kazuho Mitsuta (Japanese: 満田 かずほ, Hepburn: Mitsuta Kazuho, August 20, 1937), also known by the name Kazuho Kiyose (清瀬かずほ, Kiyose Kazuho), is a Japanese film and television director and producer. He is one of several people who have been given credit for creating Ultraman.[1]
Kazuho Mitsuta | |
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満田 かずほ | |
 Mitsuta in 1967 | |
| Born | August 20, 1937 Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, planner |
| Years active | 1964–1997 |
| Children | 1 |
Career
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After working as an assistant director at TBS, he joined Tsuburaya Productions in 1964.[2] His first directed work was the 21 episode of Ultra Q, "Space Directive M774". He has directed and produced many works of Tsuburaya Productions including the original Ultraman series. In Ultraseven, he was selected for the final production. In addition, he also showed his musical and acoustic skills by effectively using the insert song "ULTRASEVEN" and the candidate song for the theme song (commonly known as "Ultra Seven Song Part II") that was rejected, and by performing the announcement of "Fourth Gate, Open!" that resonates in the base in the launching scene of Ultra Hawk 1.
Filmography
editDirector
edit- Ultra Q (1966)[2]
- Kaiju Booska (1966)
- Ultraman (1966)
- Ultraseven (1967)
- Operation: Mystery! (1968)
- Mighty Jack (1968)
Assistant director
editProducer
edit- Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972)[4]
Production manager
edit- Ultra Fight (1970)[5]
Planner
editActor
edit- Ultra Q (1966) as Policeman [episode 12] (uncredited)
- Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (2003) as SRC China Representative
- Ultraman Max (2006) as Director of UNBALANCE [episode 29]
- Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers (2008) as Hawaiian Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
Interviewee
edit- Japanorama (2002)
References
edit- ^ Kawaguchi, Judit (May 13, 2008). "Ultraman creator Kazuho Mitsuta". The Japan Times. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c Tsuburaya purodakushon sono tanjō to seichō. Kōdansha, Tsuburaya Purodakushon, 講談社., 円谷プロダクション. Tōkyō: Kōdansha. 2020. ISBN 978-4-06-520743-7. OCLC 1193275636.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "満田 かずほ". www.haebaru-kankou.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- ^ PERFECT MOOK vol.10 Ultraman A Kodansha Kodansha Series MOOK, November 25, 2020. ISBN 978-4-06-520932-5
- ^ "プロ・テスト運動で発言力を確立した動物研究擁護派". Nature Digest. 10 (8): 31. August 2013. doi:10.1038/ndigest.2013.130831. ISSN 1880-0556.