Hajime Tsuburaya
Hajime Tsuburaya | |
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円谷 一 | |
Tsuburaya in 1962 | |
| Born | April 28, 1931 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | February 9, 1973 (aged 41) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter producer, cinematographer, lyricist, president of Tsuburaya Productions |
| Years active | 1954–1973 |
| Children | 3, including Hiroshi |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Noboru and Akira (younger brothers) |
Hajime Tsuburaya (Japanese: 円谷 一, Hepburn: Tsuburaya Hajime; April 28, 1931 – February 9, 1973) was a Japanese film and television director, producer, and cinematographer. The eldest son of Eiji Tsuburaya, he began his career on the 1954 film, Godzilla and its sequel, Godzilla Raids Again as an assistant special effects cinematographer.