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Akira Watanabe

Career

Active from 1957 to 1967, busiest in 1957 and 1967 with 1 main title each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
GoodWatch score50/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Akira Watanabe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Romance
    1.5, average 3.8
  • Crime
    1.3, average 3.5
  • Family Dynamics
    2.6, average 4.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      39
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      1990s

      1 title
      Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles
      Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles (1991)

      Producer

      1970s

      1 title ยท average score 58
      Godzilla
      Godzilla (1977)
      GoodWatch score 58

      Visual Effects Art Director

      1960s

      15 titles ยท average score 63
      Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
      Gappa, the Triphibian Monster (1967)
      GoodWatch score 50

      Visual Effects Director, Story

      Invasion of Astro-Monster
      Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
      GoodWatch score 56

      Visual Effects Art Director

      Frankenstein Conquers the World
      Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
      GoodWatch score 59

      Visual Effects Art Director

      Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
      Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
      GoodWatch score 71

      Visual Effects Art Director

      Mothra vs. Godzilla
      Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
      GoodWatch score 80

      Visual Effects Art Director

      Dogora
      Dogora (1964)
      GoodWatch score 54

      Visual Effects Art Director

      King Kong vs. Godzilla
      King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
      GoodWatch score 52

      Visual Effects Art Director

      Matango
      Matango (1963)
      GoodWatch score 65

      Visual Effects Art Director

      King Kong vs. Godzilla
      King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
      GoodWatch score 63

      Visual Effects Art Director

      Gorath
      Gorath (1962)
      GoodWatch score 52

      Visual Effects Art Director

      The Last War
      The Last War (1961)
      GoodWatch score 66

      Visual Effects Art Director

      Late Autumn
      Late Autumn (1960)
      GoodWatch score 90

      Special Effects Assistant

      1950s

      20 titles ยท average score 59
      Battle in Outer Space
      Battle in Outer Space (1959)
      GoodWatch score 52

      Visual Effects Art Director

      Gigantis, the Fire Monster
      Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
      GoodWatch score 49

      Visual Effects Art Director

      The Three Treasures
      The Three Treasures (1959)
      GoodWatch score 61

      Special Effects, Art Direction

      Varan
      Varan (1958)
      GoodWatch score 54

      Visual Effects Art Director

      Super Giant: The Mysterious Spacemen's Demonic Castle
      Super Giant: The Mysterious Spacemen's Demonic Castle (1957)

      Director of Photography

      The Mysterians
      The Mysterians (1957)
      GoodWatch score 55

      Visual Effects Art Director

      Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
      Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1957)
      GoodWatch score 42

      Visual Effects Art Director

      Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
      Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (1957)
      GoodWatch score 72

      Visual Effects Art Director

      Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
      Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
      GoodWatch score 74

      Visual Effects Art Director

      Rodan
      Rodan (1956)
      GoodWatch score 68

      Visual Effects Art Director

      Godzilla Raids Again
      Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
      GoodWatch score 57

      Visual Effects Art Director

      Godzilla
      Godzilla (1954)
      GoodWatch score 83

      Visual Effects Art Director

      1940s

      1 title
      The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
      The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya (1942)

      Visual Effects Art Director

      1930s

      1 title
      The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
      The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate (1935)

      Art Direction