<s>
He	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
and	O
influential	O
figures	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
cinema	O
and	O
a	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Godzilla	B-Device
and	O
Ultraman	B-Application
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
thirty-two	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
watched	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
which	O
greatly	O
influenced	O
him	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
special	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1937	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
was	O
employed	O
by	O
Toho	B-Application
and	O
established	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
effects	O
department	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1948	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
was	O
purged	O
from	O
Toho	B-Application
by	O
the	O
Supreme	O
Commander	O
for	O
the	O
Allied	O
Powers	O
because	O
of	O
his	O
involvement	O
in	O
propaganda	O
films	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
he	O
founded	O
Tsuburaya	O
Special	O
Technology	O
Laboratory	O
with	O
his	O
eldest	O
son	O
Hajime	O
and	O
worked	O
without	O
credit	O
at	O
major	O
Japanese	O
studios	O
outside	O
Toho	B-Application
,	O
creating	O
effects	O
for	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
Daiei	O
's	O
The	O
Invisible	O
Man	O
Appears	O
(	O
1949	O
)	O
,	O
widely	O
regarded	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Japanese	O
science	O
fiction	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1950	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
returned	O
to	O
Toho	B-Application
alongside	O
his	O
effects	O
crew	O
from	O
Tsuburaya	O
Special	O
Technology	O
Laboratory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
age	O
fifty-three	O
,	O
he	O
gained	O
international	O
recognition	O
and	O
won	O
his	O
first	O
Japan	O
Technical	O
Award	O
for	O
Special	O
Skill	O
for	O
directing	O
the	O
effects	O
in	O
Ishirō	O
Honda	O
's	O
kaiju	O
film	O
Godzilla	B-Device
(	O
1954	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
effects	O
director	O
for	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
string	O
of	O
financially	O
successful	O
tokusatsu	O
films	O
that	O
followed	O
,	O
including	O
,	O
Rodan	O
(	O
1956	O
)	O
,	O
The	O
Mysterians	O
(	O
1957	O
)	O
,	O
The	O
Three	O
Treasures	O
(	O
1959	O
)	O
,	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
,	O
The	O
Last	O
War	O
(	O
both	O
1961	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
vs.	O
Godzilla	B-Device
(	O
1962	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
1963	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
founded	O
Tsuburaya	O
Special	O
Effects	O
Productions	O
;	O
his	O
company	O
would	O
go	O
onto	O
produce	O
the	O
television	O
shows	O
Ultra	O
Q	O
,	O
Ultraman	B-Application
(	O
both	O
1966	O
)	O
,	O
Ultraseven	O
(	O
1967	O
–	O
1968	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Mighty	O
Jack	O
(	O
1968	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultra	O
Q	O
and	O
Ultraman	B-Application
were	O
extremely	O
successful	O
upon	O
their	O
1966	O
broadcast	O
,	O
with	O
Ultra	O
Q	O
making	O
him	O
a	O
household	O
name	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
gaining	O
him	O
more	O
attention	O
from	O
the	O
media	O
who	O
dubbed	O
him	O
the	O
"	O
God	O
of	O
Tokusatsu	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
spent	O
his	O
late	O
years	O
working	O
on	O
several	O
Toho	B-Application
films	O
and	O
operating	O
his	O
company	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
health	O
began	O
to	O
decline	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
died	O
in	O
January	O
1970	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
Natsu	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
was	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Edo	O
period	O
painter	O
Aōdō	O
Denzen	O
,	O
who	O
brought	O
copper	B-Application
printing	I-Application
and	O
Western	O
painting	O
to	O
Japan	O
,	O
from	O
whom	O
Tsuburaya	O
considered	O
to	O
have	O
inherited	O
his	O
dexterity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1933	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
saw	O
the	O
American	O
film	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
which	O
inspired	O
him	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
films	O
featuring	O
special	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Studios	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
film	O
and	O
theatre	O
production	O
company	O
Toho	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Film	O
producer	O
Iwao	O
Mori	O
was	O
made	O
the	O
production	O
manager	O
at	O
Toho	B-Application
and	O
was	O
keenly	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
special	O
effects	O
during	O
a	O
tour	O
of	O
Hollywood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
first	O
film	O
assignments	O
at	O
Toho	B-Application
were	O
The	O
Abe	O
Clan	O
,	O
a	O
jidaigeki	O
film	O
directed	O
by	O
Hisatora	O
Kumagai	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
unreleased	O
propaganda	O
musical	O
The	O
Song	O
of	O
Major	O
Nango	O
(	O
both	O
1938	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
1939	O
,	O
while	O
Tsuburaya	O
was	O
still	O
at	O
the	O
flight	O
school	O
and	O
undertaking	O
assignments	O
at	O
Toho	B-Application
,	O
he	O
was	O
appointed	O
head	O
of	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
Special	O
Arts	O
Department	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
after	O
that	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
commissioned	O
to	O
shoot	O
a	O
science	O
film	O
for	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
then-recently	O
assembled	O
educational	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
governance	O
demands	O
,	O
Toho	B-Application
was	O
mandated	O
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
propaganda	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accordingly	O
,	O
in	O
May	O
1940	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
began	O
directing	O
the	O
documentary	O
The	O
Imperial	O
Way	O
of	O
Japan	O
for	O
Toho	B-Application
Education	O
Films	O
 '	O
branch	O
Toho	B-Application
National	O
Policy	O
Film	O
Association	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
1941	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	B-Application
attacked	I-Application
the	I-Application
United	I-Application
States	I-Application
navy	I-Application
base	I-Application
on	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
Harbor	I-Application
,	O
causing	O
a	O
sensation	O
of	O
national	O
pride	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Japanese	O
Government	O
tasked	O
Toho	B-Application
to	O
produce	O
a	O
film	O
that	O
would	O
influence	O
the	O
nation	O
to	O
believe	O
they	O
would	O
win	O
the	O
Pacific	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
directed	O
its	O
effects	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
assistance	O
of	O
navy-provided	O
photographs	O
of	O
the	O
Pearl	O
Harbor	O
attack	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
worked	O
with	O
future	O
Godzilla	B-Device
collaborates	O
Akira	O
Watanabe	O
and	O
Teizō	O
Toshimitsu	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
The	O
War	O
at	O
Sea	O
from	O
Hawaii	O
to	O
Malaya	O
was	O
in	O
production	O
,	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
effects	O
department	O
was	O
filming	O
Japan	O
's	O
first	O
puppet	O
film	O
Ramayana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
before	O
Toho	B-Application
distributed	O
General	O
Kato	O
's	O
Falcon	O
Fighters	O
in	O
cinemas	O
,	O
Masano	O
and	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
third	O
son	O
and	O
last	O
child	O
,	O
Akira	O
,	O
was	O
born	O
on	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
1944	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1944	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
met	O
future	O
Godzilla	B-Device
producer	O
Tomoyuki	O
Tanaka	O
during	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
Mikio	O
Naruse-directed	O
all-star	O
war	O
film	O
Until	O
the	O
Day	O
of	O
Victory	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
Tanaka	O
's	O
debut	O
as	O
a	O
film	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
Toho	B-Application
was	O
unaffected	O
by	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
bombings	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
located	O
in	O
Seijo	O
,	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
film	O
productions	O
was	O
reduced	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Occupation	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
became	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
special	O
effects	O
production	O
department	O
at	O
Toho	B-Application
and	O
established	O
its	O
cinematography	O
,	O
compositing	O
,	O
art	O
,	O
and	O
development	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toho	B-Application
was	O
on	O
the	O
verge	O
of	O
disbandment	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
that	O
occurred	O
at	O
the	O
studio	O
during	O
the	O
late	O
1940s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
events	O
lead	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Shintoho	O
;	O
Tsuburaya	O
would	O
create	O
the	O
effects	O
for	O
Shintoho	O
's	O
first	O
film	O
,	O
A	O
Thousand	O
and	O
One	O
Nights	O
with	O
Toho	B-Application
(	O
1947	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
March	O
1948	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
was	O
purged	O
from	O
Toho	B-Application
by	O
the	O
Supreme	O
Commander	O
for	O
the	O
Allied	O
Powers	O
because	O
of	O
his	O
involvement	O
in	O
propaganda	O
films	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
Toho	B-Application
disbanded	O
their	O
special	O
effects	O
division	O
and	O
Tsuburaya	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
son	O
Hajime	O
,	O
founded	O
the	O
independent	O
special	O
effects	O
company	O
Tsuburaya	O
Special	O
Technology	O
Laboratory	O
,	O
an	O
unofficial	O
juridical	O
entity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Henceforth	O
,	O
he	O
worked	O
at	O
major	O
film	O
studios	O
outside	O
Toho	B-Application
without	O
onscreen	O
credit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1950	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
relocated	O
some	O
equipment	O
and	O
employees	O
at	O
Tsuburaya	O
Special	O
Technology	O
Laboratory	O
to	O
Toho	B-Application
;	O
his	O
independent	O
company	O
was	O
merely	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
six	O
tatami	O
mats	O
inside	O
Toho	B-Application
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
slowly	O
rebuilding	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Special	O
Arts	O
Department	O
,	O
he	O
filmed	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
cards	O
,	O
trailers	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
logo	O
for	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
films	O
from	O
1950	O
to	O
1954	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
production	O
featuring	O
major	O
contributions	O
by	O
Tsuburaya	O
upon	O
his	O
return	O
to	O
Toho	B-Application
was	O
reportedly	O
a	O
1950	O
film	O
directed	O
by	O
Hiroshi	O
Inagaki	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
Japanese	O
swordsman	O
Sasaki	O
Kojirō	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
period	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
Toho	B-Application
films	O
such	O
as	O
Senkichi	O
Taniguchi	O
's	O
anti-war	O
film	O
Escape	O
at	O
Dawn	O
(	O
1950	O
)	O
,	O
directed	O
the	O
effects	O
for	O
Taniguchi	O
's	O
Beyond	O
Love	O
and	O
Hate	O
,	O
staged	O
miniature	O
ships	O
to	O
depict	O
a	O
battle	O
between	O
pirate	O
ships	O
in	O
Hiroshi	O
Inagaki	O
's	O
Pirate	O
Ship	O
,	O
and	O
directed	O
the	O
effects	O
for	O
Kenji	O
Mizoguchi	O
's	O
The	O
Lady	O
of	O
Musashino	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
directed	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
effects	O
for	O
the	O
typhoon	O
and	O
landslide	O
scenes	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
his	O
first	O
experience	O
acting	O
as	O
the	O
effects	O
director	O
on	O
a	O
film	O
by	O
the	O
future	O
Godzilla	B-Device
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Honda	O
and	O
producer	O
Tomoyuki	O
Tanaka	O
on	O
The	O
Man	O
Who	O
Came	O
to	O
Port	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
which	O
marked	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
trio	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
considered	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Device
,	O
collaborated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
Toho	B-Application
began	O
researching	O
3D	B-Algorithm
films	I-Algorithm
and	O
completed	O
a	O
3D	B-Algorithm
film	I-Algorithm
process	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Tovision	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
abandoned	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Tovision	O
"	O
project	O
at	O
Toho	B-Application
was	O
later	O
revived	O
when	O
the	O
3D	B-Algorithm
film	I-Algorithm
Bwana	O
Devil	O
(	O
1952	O
)	O
became	O
a	O
box	O
office	O
hit	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hence	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
produced	O
its	O
first	O
3D	B-Algorithm
film	I-Algorithm
,	O
future	O
Godzilla	B-Device
co-writer	O
Takeo	O
Murata	O
's	O
The	O
Sunday	O
That	O
Jumped	O
Out	O
(	O
1953	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
this	O
project	O
never	O
materialized	O
,	O
elements	O
of	O
it	O
were	O
inserted	O
into	O
early	O
drafts	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Device
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
film	O
reportedly	O
became	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
first	O
postwar	O
production	O
to	O
gross	O
over	O
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
agreement	O
to	O
create	O
its	O
effects	O
,	O
Mori	O
approved	O
the	O
production	O
,	O
eventually	O
titled	O
Godzilla	B-Device
,	O
in	O
mid-April	O
1954	O
;	O
filmmaker	O
Ishirō	O
Honda	O
soon	O
took	O
over	O
the	O
directing	O
duties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
preproduction	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
considered	O
using	O
stop	O
motion	O
to	O
depict	O
the	O
titular	B-Device
monster	I-Device
but	O
,	O
as	O
stated	O
by	O
special	O
effects	O
crew	O
member	O
Fumio	O
Nakadai	O
,	O
had	O
to	O
employ	O
the	O
"	O
costume	O
method	O
"	O
because	O
he	O
"	O
finally	O
decided	O
it	O
would	O
n't	O
work	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburya	O
's	O
special	O
effects	O
department	O
filmed	O
Godzilla	B-Device
in	O
71	O
days	O
from	O
August	O
1954	O
to	O
late	O
October	O
on	O
a	O
budget	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Godzilla	B-Device
established	O
Toho	B-Application
as	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
effects	O
company	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
Tsuburaya	O
obtained	O
his	O
first	O
Japan	O
Technical	O
Award	O
for	O
his	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instantly	O
after	O
completing	O
Godzilla	B-Device
in	O
October	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
another	O
Toho-produced	O
science	O
fiction	O
film	O
,	O
The	O
Invisible	O
Avenger	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
Japanese	O
theaters	O
in	O
December	O
1954	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Invisible	O
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
enormous	O
box-office	O
success	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Device
,	O
Toho	B-Application
quickly	O
gathered	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
crew	O
behind	O
the	O
film	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
smaller-budget	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
entitled	O
Godzilla	B-Device
Raids	O
Again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
was	O
officially	O
given	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
special	O
effects	O
director	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
on	O
Godzilla	B-Device
Raids	O
Again	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
always	O
credited	O
under	O
"	O
special	O
technique	O
"	O
beforehand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Device
Raids	O
Again	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
began	O
directing	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
Half	O
Human	O
,	O
his	O
second	O
kaiju	O
film	O
collaboration	O
with	O
director	O
Ishirō	O
Honda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
1956	O
,	O
Godzilla	B-Device
became	O
the	O
first	O
Japanese	O
film	O
to	O
be	O
widely	O
distributed	O
throughout	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
worldwide	O
,	O
leading	O
Tsuburaya	O
to	O
gain	O
international	O
recognition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
for	O
its	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
retitled	O
Godzilla	B-Device
,	O
King	O
of	O
the	O
Monsters	O
!,	O
heavily	O
re-edited	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
new	O
footage	O
with	O
actor	O
Raymond	O
Burr	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
next	O
major	O
undertaking	O
,	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
the	O
White	O
Serpent	O
,	O
a	O
Hong	O
Kong-Japanese	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
a	O
novel	O
by	O
Fusao	O
Hayashi	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Chinese	O
legend	O
Legend	O
of	O
the	O
White	O
Snake	O
,	O
was	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
first	O
tokusatsu	O
feature	O
completely	O
filmed	O
in	O
color	O
(	O
via	O
Eastmancolor	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
working	O
on	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
the	O
White	O
Serpent	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
made	O
the	O
renowned	O
Toho	B-Application
logo	O
and	O
his	O
unit	O
constructed	O
the	O
opening	O
credits	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
working	O
on	O
large-scale	O
Toho	B-Application
films	O
,	O
he	O
created	O
the	O
effects	O
for	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
musical	O
The	O
Snapping	O
Turtle	O
,	O
Nippon	O
TV	O
's	O
Ninja	O
Arts	O
of	O
Sanada	O
Castle	O
and	O
theatrical	O
productions	O
for	O
Tokyo	O
Takarazuka	O
Theater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toho	B-Application
's	O
next	O
assignment	O
for	O
Tsuburaya	O
was	O
Rodan	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
kaiju	O
film	O
produced	O
in	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
60%	O
of	O
Rodan'''s	O
budget	O
was	O
spent	O
on	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
effects	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
expended	O
on	O
optical	O
animation	O
,	O
matte	O
paintings	O
,	O
and	O
extremely	O
elaborate	O
miniature	O
sets	O
created	O
to	O
be	O
destroyed	O
or	O
flown	O
over	O
by	O
its	O
namesake	B-Device
monster	I-Device
(	O
played	O
by	O
original	O
Godzilla	B-Device
suit	O
actor	O
Haruo	O
Nakajima	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
subgenre	O
for	O
Toho	B-Application
was	O
born	O
with	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
first	O
movie	O
of	O
1958	O
,	O
The	O
H-Man	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Transforming	O
Human	O
Series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
made-for-television	O
film	O
co-produced	O
between	O
Toho	B-Application
and	O
the	O
American	O
company	O
AB-PT	O
Pictures	O
,	O
the	O
production	O
was	O
plagued	O
with	O
numerous	O
difficulties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AB-PT	O
collapsed	O
during	O
production	O
,	O
leading	O
Toho	B-Application
to	O
alter	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
status	O
to	O
a	O
theatrical	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
began	O
1959	O
by	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
special	O
effects	O
for	O
Mighty	B-Application
Atom	I-Application
,	O
a	O
tokusatsu	O
television	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
Osamu	O
Tezuka	O
's	O
manga	O
series	O
Astro	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
film	O
submarine	O
scenes	O
for	O
Matsubayashi	O
's	O
film	O
,	O
a	O
model	O
seabed	O
terrain	O
was	O
built	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Toho	B-Application
miniature	O
pool	O
(	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
Small	O
Pool	O
"	O
after	O
a	O
more	O
considerable	O
version	O
was	O
completed	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
following	O
significant	O
production	O
,	O
director	O
Hiroshi	O
Inagaki	O
's	O
big-budget	O
religious	O
epic	O
The	O
Three	O
Treasures	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
as	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
celebratory	O
thousandth	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
used	O
the	O
"	O
Toho	B-Application
Versatile	O
Process	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
for	O
The	O
Three	O
Treasures	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
developed	O
on	O
a	O
budget	O
of	O
for	O
widescreen	O
color	O
films	O
and	O
revealed	O
in	O
May	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
earned	O
over	O
against	O
a	O
budget	O
,	O
ranking	O
as	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
highest-grossing	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
and	O
the	O
second-highest-grossing	O
film	O
altogether	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Race	I-Application
erupted	O
between	O
the	O
U.S.	O
and	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1950s	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
counseled	O
Toho	B-Application
to	O
produce	O
a	O
film	O
about	O
a	O
lunar	O
expedition	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
such	O
a	O
film	O
would	O
soon	O
materialize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
smaller-scale	O
science	O
fiction	O
film	O
,	O
entitled	O
The	O
Secret	O
of	O
the	O
Telegian	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Transforming	O
Human	O
Series	O
,	O
marked	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
first	O
assignment	O
of	O
1960	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Big	O
Pool	O
"	O
was	O
assembled	O
at	O
Toho	B-Application
Studios	O
and	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
during	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
this	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
utilized	O
in	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
virtually	O
every	O
Godzilla	B-Device
film	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
demolished	O
after	O
the	O
filming	O
of	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Device
:	O
Final	O
Wars	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
directed	O
the	O
effects	O
for	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
(	O
1961	O
)	O
,	O
another	O
big-budget	O
kaiju	O
film	O
created	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Ishirō	O
Honda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allegedly	O
inspired	O
by	O
his	O
dreams	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
created	O
the	O
namesake	O
titular	O
giant	O
divine	O
moth	O
kaiju	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
icons	O
of	O
Japanese	O
fantasy	O
cinema	O
alongside	O
Godzilla	B-Device
and	O
Rodan	O
and	O
later	O
appear	O
in	O
numerous	O
films	O
thereafter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
its	O
considerable	O
budget	O
allowed	O
the	O
effects	O
department	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
largest-scale	O
miniature	O
set	O
ever	O
constructed	O
for	O
a	O
Toho	B-Application
production	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
was	O
displeased	O
with	O
some	O
sequences	O
shot	O
for	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
scene	O
where	O
the	O
powerful	O
gusts	O
of	O
wind	O
generated	O
by	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
's	O
wings	O
cause	O
a	O
vehicle	O
to	O
crash	O
into	O
a	O
store	O
window	O
during	O
the	O
monster	O
's	O
attack	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
New	O
Kirk	O
City	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
composite	O
cuts	O
of	O
the	O
Shobijin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nonetheless	O
,	O
he	O
decided	O
to	O
keep	O
these	O
scenes	O
upon	O
editing	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
in	O
postproduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
opened	O
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
1961	O
,	O
becoming	O
a	O
massive	O
box	O
office	O
hit	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
stated	O
by	O
biographer	O
August	O
Ragone	O
,	O
an	O
"	O
instant	O
classic	O
"	O
alongside	O
Honda	O
and	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
earlier	O
kaiju	O
films	O
Godzilla	B-Device
and	O
Rodan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ragone	O
asserted	O
that	O
"	O
no	O
other	O
kaiju	O
eiga	O
before	O
or	O
since	O
has	O
touched	O
its	O
size	O
and	O
magnitude	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
difficult	O
to	O
imagine	O
a	O
film	O
like	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
being	O
produced	O
today.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Tomoyuki	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
assured	O
from	O
the	O
box	O
office	O
success	O
of	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
and	O
The	O
Last	O
War	O
,	O
gave	O
Honda	O
and	O
Tsuburaya	O
their	O
most	O
considerable	O
budget	O
yet	O
and	O
300	O
days	O
to	O
shoot	O
Gorath	O
,	O
their	O
next	O
science	O
fiction	O
epic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
postponed	O
those	O
to	O
direct	O
the	O
special	O
effects	O
for	O
Honda	O
's	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
vs.	O
Godzilla	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
monster	O
battle	O
was	O
filmed	O
to	O
contain	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
humor	O
but	O
the	O
approach	O
was	O
not	O
favored	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
effects	O
crew	O
,	O
who	O
"	O
could	O
n't	O
believe	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
things	O
Tsuburaya	O
asked	O
them	O
to	O
do	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Kong	O
and	O
Godzilla	B-Device
volleying	O
a	O
giant	O
boulder	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sadamasa	O
Arikawa	O
,	O
the	O
suit	O
sculptors	O
had	O
a	O
difficult	O
time	O
coming	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
suit	O
that	O
appeased	O
Tsuburaya	O
;	O
the	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
suits	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
film	O
were	O
described	O
by	O
August	O
Ragone	O
as	O
"	O
less	O
than	O
stellar	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
their	O
portrayals	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
gave	O
Nakajima	O
(	O
playing	O
Godzilla	B-Device
)	O
and	O
the	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
suit	O
actor	O
(	O
Shoichi	O
Hirose	O
)	O
free	O
rein	O
to	O
choreograph	O
their	O
own	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
original	O
theatrical	O
release	O
in	O
August	O
1962	O
,	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
vs.	O
Godzilla	B-Device
became	O
the	O
second-highest-grossing	O
Japanese	O
film	O
in	O
history	O
and	O
was	O
attended	O
by	O
11.2	O
million	O
people	O
,	O
leading	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
regarded	O
as	O
the	O
most-attended	O
film	O
in	O
the	O
Godzilla	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Produced	O
by	O
Toho	B-Application
—	O
like	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
vs.	O
Godzilla	B-Device
—	O
in	O
celebration	O
of	O
their	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
fourth	O
highest-grossing	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
and	O
the	O
tenth-highest	O
altogether	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
not	O
an	O
epic	O
like	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
previous	O
war	O
movies	O
,	O
the	O
film	O
nevertheless	O
features	O
several	O
miniature	O
Japanese	O
and	O
American	O
aircraft	O
by	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
crew	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
models	O
portrayed	O
using	O
radio	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
August	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Kiyoshi	O
Suzuki	O
was	O
employed	O
as	O
a	O
photography	O
assistant	O
,	O
and	O
Koichi	O
Takano	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
a	O
news	O
cameraman	O
for	O
Kyodo	O
Television	O
from	O
Toho	B-Application
,	O
was	O
hired	O
at	O
the	O
company	O
as	O
a	O
cameraman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
worked	O
for	O
his	O
new	O
company	O
and	O
Toho	B-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
still	O
controlled	O
the	O
effects	O
department	O
despite	O
canceling	O
his	O
exclusive	O
contract	O
with	O
Toho	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrary	O
to	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Toho	B-Application
films	O
featuring	O
monsters	O
,	O
the	O
actors	O
were	O
capable	O
of	O
psychical	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
suit	O
actors	O
portraying	O
the	O
monsters	O
on	O
a	O
sound	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sadao	O
Iizuka	O
said	O
that	O
Tsuburaya	O
"	O
focused	O
"	O
Toho	B-Application
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
"	O
Optical	O
Printer	O
1900	O
Series	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
facilitate	O
the	O
effects	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
optical	O
synthesis	O
technology	O
became	O
popular	O
after	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
film	O
,	O
directed	O
by	O
Senkichi	O
Taniguchi	O
from	O
a	O
screenplay	O
by	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
and	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
vs.	O
Godzilla	B-Device
writer	O
Shinichi	O
Sekizawa	O
,	O
included	O
an	O
acclaimed	O
choreographed	O
chase	O
sequence	O
between	O
a	O
wizard	O
and	O
a	O
witch	O
created	O
via	O
animation	O
and	O
matte	O
photography	O
that	O
gained	O
Tsuburaya	O
another	O
Japan	O
Technical	O
Award	O
for	O
Special	O
Skill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Toho	B-Application
desired	O
to	O
distribute	O
the	O
film	O
in	O
Japanese	O
theaters	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
was	O
given	O
roughly	O
two	O
months	O
to	O
shoot	O
the	O
effects	O
sequences	O
for	O
Atragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Godzilla	B-Device
film	O
series	O
,	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
vs.	O
Godzilla	B-Device
(	O
1964	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
next	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Often	O
regarded	O
as	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
best	O
kaiju	O
film	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
produced	O
in	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
tenth-anniversary	O
of	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
kaiju	O
films	O
and	O
depicts	O
the	O
battle	O
between	O
Godzilla	B-Device
and	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
self-titled	O
1961	O
film	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
(	O
as	O
suggested	O
by	O
its	O
title	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
utilized	O
his	O
1900	O
optical	O
printer	O
to	O
remove	O
damages	O
in	O
composite	O
photography	O
shots	O
for	O
the	O
picture	O
and	O
to	O
create	O
Godzilla	B-Device
's	O
atomic	O
breath	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
went	O
on	O
location	O
to	O
shoot	O
some	O
composite	O
plates	O
of	O
Nagoya	O
Castle	O
for	O
the	O
scene	O
where	O
Godzilla	B-Device
destroyed	O
the	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nakajima	O
was	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
incapable	O
of	O
entirely	O
destroying	O
the	O
model	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
castle	O
and	O
attempted	O
to	O
salvage	O
the	O
shot	O
by	O
having	O
Godzilla	B-Device
appear	O
enraged	O
by	O
the	O
Castle	O
's	O
strong	O
fortification	O
,	O
but	O
Tsuburaya	O
chose	O
to	O
re-shoot	O
the	O
scene	O
with	O
a	O
rebuilt	O
model	O
designed	O
to	O
crumble	O
more	O
easily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
went	O
on	O
location	O
to	O
shoot	O
a	O
segment	O
featuring	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
navy	O
discharging	O
missiles	O
at	O
Godzilla	B-Device
for	O
the	O
U.S.	O
market	O
which	O
was	O
discluded	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
rare	O
occasions	O
that	O
a	O
sequence	O
with	O
Godzilla	B-Device
was	O
shoot	O
outside	O
Toho	B-Application
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
effects	O
director	O
was	O
shooting	O
a	O
dogfight	B-Device
and	O
plain	O
crash	O
sequence	O
for	O
renowned	O
singer	O
and	O
actor	O
Frank	O
Sinatra	O
's	O
None	O
but	O
the	O
Brave	O
(	O
released	O
in	O
1965	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
his	O
sole	O
directorial	O
picture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
but	O
the	O
Brave	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Toho	B-Application
on	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
1965	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
distributed	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
grossed	O
and	O
obtained	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
directing	O
the	O
effects	O
on	O
Honda	O
's	O
kaiju	O
film	O
Dogora	O
(	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
1964	O
)	O
,	O
he	O
worked	O
on	O
another	O
Honda-directed	O
kaiju	O
film	O
,	O
Ghidorah	O
,	O
the	O
Three-Headed	O
Monster	O
,	O
making	O
1964	O
the	O
only	O
time	O
two	O
Godzilla	B-Device
pictures	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
(	O
the	O
first	O
Godzilla	B-Device
film	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
being	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
vs.	O
Godzilla	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
was	O
produced	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
celebrating	O
ten	O
years	O
of	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
kaiju	O
films	O
,	O
it	O
featured	O
a	O
dragon	O
kaiju	O
designed	O
as	O
an	O
homage	O
to	O
Yamata	O
no	O
Orochi	O
,	O
King	O
Ghidorah	O
,	O
who	O
opposed	O
Godzilla	B-Device
,	O
Rodan	O
,	O
and	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
and	O
Toho	B-Application
executives	O
decided	O
to	O
anthropomorphize	O
the	O
monsters	O
,	O
despite	O
Honda	O
feeling	O
"	O
uncomfortable	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
decision	O
and	O
being	O
reluctant	O
to	O
use	O
The	O
Peanuts	O
(	O
who	O
previously	O
played	O
the	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
's	O
fairies	O
in	O
the	O
namesake	O
film	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
interpreters	O
for	O
the	O
kaiju	O
in	O
the	O
summit	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
shooting	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Device
and	O
Rodan	O
's	O
match	O
in	O
Toho	B-Application
Studios	O
 '	O
enormous	O
water	O
tank	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
borders	O
of	O
the	O
tank	O
was	O
exposed	O
on	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
1964	O
,	O
Ghidorah	O
was	O
a	O
massive	O
box	O
office	O
hit	O
,	O
grossing	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
over	O
in	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
relatively	O
more	O
than	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
vs.	O
Godzilla	B-Device
,	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
previous	O
record	O
holder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	O
Ghidorah	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
frequent	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Godzilla	B-Device
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
next	O
production	O
originated	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
around	O
1960	O
when	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
stop-motion	O
animator	O
Willis	O
H	O
.	O
O'Brien	O
proposed	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
vs.	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
O'Brien	O
hired	O
John	O
Beck	O
to	O
produce	O
this	O
project	O
;	O
Beck	O
then	O
offered	O
the	O
idea	O
to	O
Toho	B-Application
,	O
who	O
scrapped	O
the	O
concept	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Kong	O
battling	O
Godzilla	B-Device
and	O
thus	O
became	O
the	O
blockbuster	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
vs.	O
Godzilla	B-Device
in	O
1962	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
Sekizawa	O
took	O
Brien	O
's	O
concept	O
and	O
wrote	O
the	O
screenplay	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
1964	O
,	O
screenwriter	O
Kaoru	O
Mabuchi	O
submitted	O
a	O
screenplay	O
titled	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
vs.	O
Godzilla	B-Device
,	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
abandoned	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
vs.	O
Godzilla	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
Mabuchi	O
converted	O
his	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
vs.	O
Godzilla	B-Device
screenplay	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
script	O
that	O
had	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
's	I-Application
monster	I-Application
fight	O
a	O
new	O
subterranean	O
kaiju	O
named	O
Baragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
was	O
enthusiastic	O
about	O
this	O
picture	O
,	O
entitled	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
vs.	O
Baragon	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
titular	O
monsters	O
were	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
diminutive	O
than	O
normal	O
,	O
allowing	O
his	O
team	O
to	O
build	O
larger	O
model	O
sets	O
than	O
their	O
Godzilla	B-Device
movies	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
actor	O
in	O
makeup	O
—	O
Kōji	O
Furuhata	O
—	O
would	O
play	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
rather	O
than	O
a	O
stuntman	O
in	O
a	O
monster	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
postproduction	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
was	O
finalized	O
for	O
its	O
Japanese	O
release	O
two	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
twentieth	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Hiroshima	O
atomic	O
bombing	O
(	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
1965	O
)	O
,	O
American	O
co-producer	O
Henry	O
G	O
.	O
Saperstein	O
asked	O
for	O
Toho	B-Application
to	O
film	O
a	O
new	O
ending	O
for	O
the	O
U.S.	O
version	O
where	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
confronts	O
a	O
giant	O
octopus	O
that	O
drowns	O
him	O
in	O
a	O
lake	O
at	O
Mount	O
Fuji	O
rather	O
than	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
,	O
after	O
defeating	O
Baragon	O
,	O
falling	O
into	O
an	O
aperture	O
that	O
opens	O
underneath	O
him	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
mountain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
worked	O
on	O
Honda	O
's	O
Invasion	O
of	O
Astro-Monster	O
(	O
1965	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
sixth	O
film	O
in	O
the	O
Godzilla	B-Device
franchise	O
and	O
Shōwa	O
period	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Toho	B-Application
and	O
UPA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Ghidorah	O
,	O
the	O
Three-Headed	O
Monster	O
,	O
it	O
focuses	O
on	O
two	O
astronauts	O
who	O
land	O
on	O
a	O
planet	O
occupied	O
by	O
an	O
alien	O
race	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Xiliens	O
who	O
ask	O
humanity	O
for	O
assistance	O
with	O
Godzilla	B-Device
and	O
Rodan	O
in	O
defeating	O
King	O
Ghidorah	O
,	O
who	O
they	O
claim	O
is	O
intruding	O
on	O
their	O
homeworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
bringing	O
the	O
astronauts	O
,	O
scientist	O
Sakurai	O
,	O
Godzilla	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Rodan	O
to	O
their	O
planet	O
the	O
aliens	O
attempt	O
to	O
use	O
Ghidorah	O
,	O
Godzilla	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Rodan	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
Earth	O
via	O
mind-controlling	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
Godzilla	B-Device
film	O
to	O
feature	O
the	O
contributions	O
of	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
entire	O
effects	O
unit	O
,	O
it	O
notably	O
features	O
Godzilla	B-Device
's	O
renowned	O
victory	O
dance	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
shie	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dance	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
after	O
a	O
Toho	B-Application
employee	O
suggested	O
it	O
to	O
Tsuburaya	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
already	O
supportive	O
of	O
anthropomorphizing	O
monster	O
characters	O
with	O
comical	O
characteristics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
had	O
spent	O
significant	O
amounts	O
of	O
studio	O
money	O
to	O
build	O
his	O
models	O
for	O
the	O
Godzilla	B-Device
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
was	O
desirous	O
to	O
monetize	O
these	O
miniatures	O
and	O
was	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
task	O
that	O
could	O
repurpose	O
the	O
sets	O
and	O
suits	O
from	O
the	O
Godzilla	B-Device
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Ultraman	B-Application
was	O
named	O
"	O
Bemler	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
Bemler	O
"	O
(	O
sometimes	O
trademarked	O
as	O
"	O
Bemular	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
later	O
given	O
to	O
Ultraman	B-Application
's	O
first	O
foe	O
in	O
the	O
show	O
's	O
first	O
episode	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Ultra	O
Operation	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|upright|left|Tsuburaya	O
with	O
actor	O
Bin	O
Furuya	O
(	O
in	O
Ultraman	B-Application
suit	O
)	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
cast	O
members	O
came	O
from	O
Toho	B-Application
,	O
including	O
Akiji	O
Kobayashi	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
leader	O
,	O
Susumu	O
Kurobe	O
as	O
Ultraman	B-Application
's	O
human	O
host	O
,	O
and	O
Bin	O
Furuya	O
as	O
Ultraman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
copyright	O
offices	O
authorized	O
the	O
registration	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
,	O
now	O
titled	O
Ultraman	B-Application
,	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
1966	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
found	O
the	O
original	O
versions	O
of	O
Ultraman	B-Application
's	O
design	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
too	O
alien	O
and	O
sinister	O
"	O
and	O
requested	O
that	O
production	O
designer	O
Tohl	O
Narita	O
continue	O
drafting	O
additional	O
designs	O
as	O
teleplays	O
were	O
being	O
written	O
concurrently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Narita	O
chose	O
to	O
root	O
Ultraman	B-Application
's	O
design	O
in	O
the	O
Greek	O
concept	O
of	O
cosmos	O
(	O
order	O
and	O
harmony	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
Narita	O
's	O
monster	O
designs	O
for	O
Ultra	O
Q	O
which	O
were	O
rooted	O
in	O
the	O
Greek	O
concept	O
of	O
khaos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
's	O
silver	O
skin	O
symbolized	O
steel	O
from	O
an	O
interstellar	O
rocket	O
and	O
the	O
red	O
lining	O
represented	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
Mars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ragone	O
stated	O
that	O
Ultraman	B-Application
became	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
"	O
most	O
popular	O
and	O
enduring	O
creation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Filming	O
on	O
Ultraman	B-Application
began	O
in	O
March	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
crew	O
was	O
divided	O
into	O
three	O
separate	O
groups	O
for	O
its	O
live-action	O
and	O
special	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
few	O
meetings	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
and	O
sponsors	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
that	O
a	O
pilot	O
episode	O
originally	O
planned	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Eve	O
Festival	O
"	O
,	O
to	O
introduce	O
the	O
show	O
's	O
title	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pilot	O
episode	O
was	O
aired	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
—	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
dates	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
birthday	O
—	O
that	O
year	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
The	O
Birth	O
of	O
Ultraman	B-Application
:	O
An	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Premiere	O
Celebration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
became	O
a	O
larger	O
hit	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
obtaining	O
a	O
40%	O
viewership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
Productions	O
 '	O
triumph	O
in	O
television	O
was	O
diverting	O
box-office	O
money	O
from	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
kaiju	O
films.The	O
War	O
of	O
the	O
Gargantuas	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
Honda-Tsuburaya	O
kaiju	O
film	O
produced	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Henry	O
G	O
.	O
Saperstein	O
,	O
centers	O
on	O
scientists	O
investigating	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
two	O
giant	O
hairy	O
humanoids	O
who	O
eventually	O
combat	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
drafted	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
vs.	O
Baragon	O
,	O
the	O
film	O
went	O
through	O
several	O
titles	O
during	O
scripting	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
film	O
was	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
film	O
chronicler	O
Stuart	O
Galbraith	O
IV	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
quasi	O
–	O
sequel	O
"	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
series	O
Booska	O
the	O
Friendly	O
Beast	O
began	O
airing	O
on	O
television	O
in	O
November	O
,	O
he	O
received	O
his	O
last	O
credit	O
as	O
"	O
special	O
effects	O
director	O
"	O
on	O
a	O
Godzilla	B-Device
film	O
,	O
for	O
Ebirah	O
,	O
Horror	O
of	O
the	O
Deep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
Tsuburaya	O
directed	O
the	O
effects	O
for	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Escapes	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese-American	O
co-production	O
created	O
to	O
celebrate	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
thirty-fifth	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
dinosaur	O
fighting	O
scene	O
from	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
(	O
1933	O
)	O
,	O
he	O
introduced	O
Gorosaurus	O
,	O
a	O
dinosaurian	O
kaiju	O
that	O
battles	O
Kong	O
on	O
Mondo	O
Island	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
1967	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
appointed	O
"	O
special	O
effects	O
supervisor	O
"	O
and	O
handed	O
over	O
the	O
position	O
of	O
special	O
effects	O
director	O
for	O
the	O
Godzilla	B-Device
film	O
series	O
to	O
Arikawa	O
for	O
Son	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
budgets	O
rising	O
,	O
less	O
returning	O
crew	O
,	O
and	O
theatergoers	O
being	O
dragged	O
away	O
by	O
television	O
,	O
producer	O
Tomoyuki	O
Tanaka	O
chose	O
to	O
conclude	O
the	O
Godzilla	B-Device
series	O
but	O
offered	O
one	O
last	O
film	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
1968	O
,	O
the	O
week	O
after	O
the	O
final	O
episode	O
of	O
Ultraseven	O
was	O
broadcast	O
and	O
just	O
over	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
Admiral	O
Yamamoto	O
was	O
distributed	O
to	O
Japanese	O
theaters	O
by	O
Toho	B-Application
,	O
his	O
following	O
credit	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
Productions	O
 '	O
Operation	O
:	O
Mystery	O
,	O
began	O
airing	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
television	O
channel	O
TBS	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
show	O
's	O
supervisor.Latitude	O
Zero	O
,	O
released	O
by	O
Toho	B-Application
in	O
July	O
1969	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
Japanese-American	O
collaboration	O
produced	O
by	O
Toho	B-Application
and	O
Don	O
Sharp	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
quickly	O
moved	O
on	O
to	O
his	O
next	O
project	O
,	O
Battle	O
of	O
the	O
Japan	O
Sea	O
,	O
regarded	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
film	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Toho	B-Application
8.15	O
series	O
"	O
(	O
following	O
Admiral	O
Yamamoto	O
and	O
Japan	O
's	O
Longest	O
Day	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
and	O
several	O
of	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
effects	O
crew	O
members	O
spent	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
1969	O
working	O
together	O
to	O
create	O
,	O
Birth	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Islands	O
,	O
an	O
audiovisual	O
exhibit	O
for	O
the	O
Expo	O
'	O
70	O
that	O
simulated	O
earthquakes	O
and	O
volcanoes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Catholic	O
service	O
was	O
held	O
at	O
Toho	B-Application
Studios	O
on	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
with	O
The	O
Last	O
War	O
producer	O
Sanezumi	O
Fujimoto	O
providing	O
the	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
hundred	O
friends	O
and	O
colleagues	O
attended	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
including	O
actor	O
Kazuo	O
Hasegawa	O
,	O
The	O
War	O
at	O
Sea	O
from	O
Hawaii	O
to	O
Malaya	O
director	O
Kajirō	O
Yamamoto	O
,	O
The	O
Three	O
Treasures	O
director	O
Hiroshi	O
Inagaki	O
,	O
and	O
A	O
Thousand	O
and	O
One	O
Nights	O
with	O
Toho	B-Application
director	O
Kon	O
Ichikawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|Tsuburaya	O
directs	O
his	O
special	O
effects	O
crew	O
on	O
the	O
set	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Device
(	O
1954	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
's	O
namesake	B-Device
monster	I-Device
portrayed	O
via	O
"	O
suitmation	O
"	O
(	O
behind	O
Tsuburaya	O
)	O
symbolizes	O
nuclear	O
holocaust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
stint	O
as	O
a	O
cinematographer	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
20th	O
century	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
closely	O
researched	O
international	O
cinema	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
incorporate	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
techniques	O
and	O
improve	O
his	O
innovative	O
style	O
;	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
films	O
include	O
:	O
The	O
Lost	O
World	O
(	O
1925	O
)	O
,	O
Metropolis	O
(	O
1927	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
(	O
1933	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
remarked	O
that	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
heavily	O
influenced	O
him	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
special	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Godzilla	B-Device
(	O
1954	O
)	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
created	O
the	O
suit	O
acting	O
technique	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
suitmation	O
"	O
because	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
small	O
budget	O
and	O
tight	O
schedule	O
restrained	O
him	O
from	O
portraying	O
Godzilla	B-Device
via	O
stop	O
motion	O
( à	O
la	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Film	O
historian	O
Steve	O
Ryfle	O
writes	O
that	O
,	O
although	O
suitmation	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
elaborate	O
as	O
the	O
stop	O
motion	O
techniques	O
by	O
effects	O
pioneers	O
Willis	O
H	O
.	O
O'Brien	O
(	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
effects	O
in	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Ray	O
Harryhausen	O
(	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
effects	O
in	O
The	O
Beast	O
from	O
20,000	O
Fathoms	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
gave	O
the	O
special	O
effects	O
director	O
a	O
more	O
effective	O
approach	O
to	O
depict	O
the	O
destruction	O
sequences	O
that	O
made	O
Godzilla	B-Device
famous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Toho	B-Application
executives	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Iwao	O
Mori	O
)	O
urged	O
Tsuburaya	O
to	O
feature	O
gore	O
in	O
his	O
kaiju	O
films	O
during	O
the	O
late	O
1960s	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
juvenile-targeted	O
television	O
shows	O
that	O
featured	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
violent	O
content	O
,	O
with	O
even	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
own	O
shows	O
Ultraman	B-Application
and	O
Ultraseven	O
depicting	O
heroes	O
decapitating	O
,	O
slashing	O
,	O
chopping	O
,	O
or	O
otherwise	O
injuring	O
their	O
monster	O
adversaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
his	O
protégé	O
Teruyoshi	O
Nakano	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
told	O
Toho	B-Application
executives	O
:	O
"	O
These	O
movies	O
are	O
for	O
kids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
compassion	O
for	O
children	O
helped	O
shape	O
his	O
legacy	O
because	O
the	O
Godzilla	B-Device
films	O
produced	O
following	O
his	O
death	O
,	O
featuring	O
effects	O
by	O
Teruyoshi	O
Nakano	O
,	O
had	O
large	O
amounts	O
of	O
graphic	O
violence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Device
(	O
1954	O
)	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
formed	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Honda	O
who	O
had	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
personality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryfle	O
and	O
Godziszewski	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
infrequently	O
socialized	O
outside	O
Toho	B-Application
Studios	O
and	O
were	O
not	O
personal	O
friends	O
but	O
nevertheless	O
shared	O
a	O
"	O
tsu-ka	O
relationship	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Godzilla	B-Device
suit	O
actor	O
Haruo	O
Nakajima	O
remarked	O
that	O
although	O
Tsuburaya	O
was	O
usually	O
smiling	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
refreshing	O
disposition	O
onset	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
often	O
angry	O
with	O
the	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
that	O
's	O
the	O
way	O
he	O
was	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
films	O
we	O
worked	O
on	O
together	O
after	O
Godzilla.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
suit	O
actor	O
Bin	O
Furuya	O
remarked	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
regarding	O
Nezura	O
1964	O
(	O
2020	O
)	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
special	O
effects	O
director	O
was	O
"	O
usually	O
a	O
normal	O
kind	O
person	O
"	O
and	O
always	O
encouraged	O
his	O
actors	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
if	O
they	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
film	O
that	O
would	O
"	O
give	O
dreams	O
to	O
children	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
after	O
his	O
death	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
intent	O
to	O
revitalize	O
Ultraman	B-Application
was	O
eventuated	O
into	O
Return	O
of	O
Ultraman	B-Application
(	O
1971-1972	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
launched	O
a	O
new	O
string	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Ultra	O
"	O
series	O
throughout	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
decade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
having	O
difficulty	O
after	O
their	O
father	O
's	O
passing	O
,	O
Hajime	O
,	O
Noboru	O
,	O
and	O
Akira	O
kept	O
running	O
Tsuburaya	O
Productions	O
and	O
never	O
gave	O
up	O
his	O
legacy	O
,	O
even	O
when	O
Tsuburaya	O
Productions	O
only	O
had	O
just	O
three	O
employees	O
before	O
the	O
home	O
video	O
revived	O
the	O
Ultraman	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
Noboru	O
declared	O
that	O
Ultraman	B-Application
is	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
"	O
most	O
important	O
legacy	O
"	O
even	O
if	O
Godzilla	B-Device
is	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
most	O
popular	O
character	O
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
work	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
to	O
numerous	O
people	O
in	O
the	O
entertainment	O
industry	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
including	O
George	O
Lucas	O
,	O
Steven	O
Spielberg	O
,	O
Martin	O
Scorsese	O
,	O
Brad	O
Pitt	O
,	O
Quentin	O
Tarantino	O
,	O
Stanley	O
Kubrick	O
,	O
Tim	O
Burton	O
,	O
John	O
Carpenter	O
,	O
Chris	O
Kirkpatrick	O
,	O
Will	O
Smith	O
,	O
Guillermo	O
del	O
Toro	O
,	O
Shinji	O
Higuchi	O
,	O
and	O
Attack	B-Application
on	I-Application
Titan	I-Application
creator	O
Hajime	O
Isayama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
early	O
1970s	O
,	O
Lucas	O
visited	O
Toho	B-Application
when	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
company	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
special	O
effects	O
for	O
Star	O
Wars	O
(	O
1977	O
)	O
since	O
Tsuburaya	O
had	O
established	O
the	O
company	O
as	O
a	O
mecca	O
for	O
producing	O
special	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spielberg	O
stated	O
that	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
Godzilla	B-Device
was	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
masterful	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
dinosaur	O
movies	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
made	O
you	O
believe	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
really	O
happening.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
film	O
was	O
completed	O
in	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
honor	O
and	O
was	O
his	O
last	O
project	O
to	O
be	O
involved	O
in	O
,	O
Toho	B-Application
executives	O
refused	O
to	O
grant	O
him	O
a	O
dedication	O
in	O
its	O
opening	O
credits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
114th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
his	O
birth	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
artist	O
Jennifer	O
Hom	O
and	O
her	O
colleagues	O
made	O
an	O
animated	O
doodle	O
of	O
his	O
work	O
in	O
special	O
effects	O
on	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
filmmaker	O
Minoru	O
Kawasaki	O
began	O
filming	O
Monster	O
Seafood	O
Wars	O
,	O
a	O
kaiju	O
film	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
unmade	O
film	O
prior	O
to	O
production	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
idea	O
was	O
turned	O
into	O
Godzilla	B-Device
,	O
but	O
the	O
Japanese	O
monster	O
movies	O
began	O
with	O
an	O
octopus	O
,	O
an	O
extremely	O
ridiculous	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
screening	O
of	O
Shin	O
Ultraman	B-Application
(	O
2022	O
)	O
was	O
held	O
at	O
the	O
City	O
Cultural	O
Center	O
in	O
Sukagawa	O
as	O
a	O
tribute	O
to	O
Tsuburaya	O
and	O
his	O
series	O
Ultraman	B-Application
(	O
1966-1967	O
)	O
,	O
on	O
which	O
the	O
film	O
was	O
based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screening	O
was	O
attended	O
by	O
an	O
estimated	O
950	O
people	O
,	O
with	O
Shin	O
Ultraman	B-Application
director	O
Shinji	O
Higuchi	O
and	O
star	O
Takumi	O
Saitoh	O
discussing	O
the	O
legacy	O
of	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
work	O
afterward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
his	O
portrayal	O
in	O
the	O
1989	O
television	O
drama	O
The	O
Men	O
Who	O
Made	O
Ultraman	B-Application
,	O
an	O
unidentified	O
renowned	O
Toho	B-Application
actor	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
starring	O
in	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
box	O
office	O
hits	O
since	O
before	O
Godzilla	B-Device
(	O
1954	O
)	O
was	O
initially	O
cast	O
as	O
Tsuburaya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
The	O
Pair	O
of	O
Ultraman	B-Application
,	O
a	O
2022	O
television	O
documentary	O
on	O
the	O
two	O
screenwriters	O
behind	O
Ultraman''	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
portrayed	O
by	O
Toshiki	O
Ayada	O
.	O
</s>
