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  1. Tomoyuki "Yūkō" Tanaka[ 4] ( Japanese: 田中 友幸 ともゆき, Hepburn: Tanaka Tomoyuki, April 26, 1910 – April 2, 1997) was a Japanese film producer. Widely regarded as the creator of the Godzilla franchise, he produced most of the installments in the series, beginning in 1954 with Godzilla and ending in 1995 with Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.

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    Executive producer

    1. Godzilla(1954) 2. Godzilla Raids Again(1955) 3. Half Human(1955) 4. The Legend of the White Serpent(1956) 5. Rodan(1956) 6. The Mysterians(1957) 7. The H-Man(1958) 8. Varan(1958) 9. Monkey Sun(1959) 10. The Three Treasures(1959) [with Sanezumi Fujimoto] 11. Battle in Outer Space(1959) 12. The Secret of the Telegian(1960) 13. The Human Vapor(1960) 14. Mothra(1961) 15. The Last War(1961) [with Sanezumi Fujimoto] 16. Gorath(1962) 17. King Kong vs. Godzilla(1962) 18. Matango(1963) 19. Samurai...

    Supervisor

    1. Zone Fighter(TV 1973) 2. Making of Bye-Bye Jupiter (1985) [with Sakyo Komatsu] 3. Making of Godzilla(1985) 4. Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection(1986)

    Planner

    1. Submersion of Japan: Television Series(TV 1974) 2. Rebirth of Mothra(1996) 3. Rebirth of Mothra 2(1997) [posthumous]

    Lyricist

    1. Mothra (1961) - "Mothra's Song" [with Ishiro Honda, Shinichi Sekizawa; as Koji Yuki] 2. Godzilla vs. Mothra(1992) - "Mothra's Song" [with Ishiro Honda, Shinichi Sekizawa] 3. Rebirth of Mothra(1996) - "Mothra's Song" [with Ishiro Honda, Shinichi Sekizawa] 4. Rebirth of Mothra 2(1997) - "Mothra's Song" [posthumous; with Ishiro Honda, Shinichi Sekizawa] 5. Rebirth of Mothra 3(1998) - "Mothra's Song" [posthumous; with Ishiro Honda, Shinichi Sekizawa] 6. Godzilla: Tokyo SOS(2003) - "Mothra's So...

    Tanaka (center) with Ishiro Honda(right)
    Tanaka with Sadamasa Arikawa, Ishiro Honda, Eiji Tsuburaya, and the monster cast of Destroy All Monsters
    Tanaka (right) with Ishiro Honda and a Godzilla attraction suit
    Tanaka's photo (right) in Rebirth of Mothra 3
    Tanaka wrote the lyrics for Mothra's insert song, "Mothra's Song" with Ishiro Honda and Shinichi Sekizawa under the joint pen name Koji Yuki (由起こうじ,   Yuki Kōji).

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    Tomoyuki Tanaka was a Japanese film producer who created Godzilla and produced many other kaiju and science-fiction films. He worked with directors Ishiro Honda, Akira Kurosawa, and others, and died in 1997 at the age of 86.

  2. Apr 4, 1997 · Tomoyuki Tanaka, who frightened and fascinated generations of children with his series of films featuring an outsize, outdated creature named Godzilla, died on Wednesday at a hospital here. He...

  3. Tanaka Tomoyuki was a prolific producer for Toho Studios, best known for the Godzilla series. He also worked with Kurosawa Akira and other renowned directors.

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  4. Tomoyuki Tanaka was a Japanese film producer who created the Godzilla franchise in 1954. He also worked with Akira Kurosawa and other sci-fi directors at Toho Studios.

  5. Tomoyuki Tanaka (1910-1997) was a Japanese producer, writer and soundtrack artist who created the iconic monster Godzilla and oversaw many Toho sci-fi films. He also worked with director Akira Kurosawa on six films, including Yojimbo and High and Low.

  6. Apr 2, 1997 · Tomoyuki Tanaka was a prolific and influential producer at Toho Studios, who worked with directors like Akira Kurosawa and Ishiro Honda. He is best known for creating the Godzilla franchise and producing over 200 films in his career.