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Masaichi Nagata (永田 雅一, Nagata Masaichi, 21 January 1906 – 24 October 1985) was a Japanese businessman and served as president of Daiei Film. The self-proclaimed creator of Gamera , he produced the kaiju's second film Gamera vs. Barugon , with the remainder of the Showa Gamera films produced instead by his son Hidemasa Nagata .
Masaichi Nagata is known as an Producer, Executive Producer, Actor, Screenplay, and Thanks. Some of his work includes Rashomon, Ugetsu, Sansho the Bailiff, Floating Weeds, The Crucified Lovers, Street of Shame, Gamera, the Giant Monster, and Fires on the Plain.
Masaichi Nagata was born on 21 January 1906 in Kyoto City, Japan. He was a producer and writer, known for Rashomon (1950), Ugetsu (1953) and Gamera vs. Barugon (1966). He died on 24 October 1985.
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Masaichi Nagata (永田 雅一 Nagata Masaichi?) was a Japanese film producer known for Street of Shame, Gamera, Ugetsu and Gate of Hell. Selected filmography. Invisible Man Appears (1949) The Invisible Man vs. The Fly Man (1957) Gamera (1965) Daimajin (1966) Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) Gamera vs. Viras (1968) Gamera vs. Guiron (1969) Gamera vs. Jiger (1970)
Feb 9, 2024 · Masaichi Nagata (永田 雅一, Nagata Masaichi) was a Japanese businessman and the president of Daiei from 1947 until the company's bankruptcy in 1971.
Masaichi Nagata (永田 雅一, Nagata Masaichi, 21 January 1906 – 24 October 1985) was a Japanese businessman and served as president of Daiei Film. The self-proclaimed creator of Gamera, he produced the kaiju's second film Gamera vs. Barugon, with the remainder of the Showa Gamera films produced instead by his son Hidemasa Nagata.
Born in Kyoto, Nagata attended the Ōkura Kōtō Shōgyō Gakkō (now Tokyo Keizai University), but left before graduating. He joined the Nikkatsu studio in 1925 and, after working as a location manager, rose to become head of production at the Kyoto studio.
