Portrait of Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects

Eiji Tsuburaya

Career

Active from 1928 to 2018, with a break from 1990 to 2012, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Godzilla
Godzilla
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 55 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Eiji Tsuburaya Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Romance
    2.0, average 3.8
  • Crime
    1.9, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Classic Monster Movie 2
  • Cold War Era 2
  • Kaiju 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

121
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 80
Shin Ultraman
Shin Ultraman (2022)
GoodWatch score 80

Original Story

Monster SeaFood Wars
Monster SeaFood Wars (2020)

Original Story

2010s

2 titles
Dragon Force: Rise of Ultraman
Dragon Force: Rise of Ultraman (2019)

Original Concept

Dragon Force: So Long Ultraman
Dragon Force: So Long Ultraman (2017)

Original Concept

1990s

1 title
Ultraman - The Alien Invasion
Ultraman - The Alien Invasion (1993)

Original Story

1980s

1 title
Ultraman: Terror on Route 87
Ultraman: Terror on Route 87 (1989)

Producer, Production Supervisor

1970s

6 titles · average score 54
Akio Jissoji's Ultraman
Akio Jissoji's Ultraman (1979)

Executive Producer

Godzilla
Godzilla (1977)
GoodWatch score 58

Visual Effects Director, Special Effects

Bloodthirsty Hawk
Bloodthirsty Hawk (1977)

Special Effects

Katango's War
Katango's War (1973)

Special Effects

Daigoro vs. Goliath
Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972)

Producer

Space Amoeba
Space Amoeba (1970)
GoodWatch score 51

Special Effects Supervisor, Special Effects

1960s

43 titles · average score 61
Destroy All Monsters
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

Special Effects, Special Effects Supervisor

Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature (1967)
GoodWatch score 70

Production Supervisor, Producer

Son of Godzilla
Son of Godzilla (1967)
GoodWatch score 56

Special Effects, Special Effects Supervisor

The Birth of Ultraman
The Birth of Ultraman (1966)

Creator

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

Visual Effects, Special Effects

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

Visual Effects, Special Effects

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

Special Effects, Visual Effects Director

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

Visual Effects Director, Special Effects

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

Visual Effects, Special Effects

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

Special Effects, Visual Effects

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

Visual Effects Director, Special Effects

Mothra
Mothra (1961)
GoodWatch score 74

Visual Effects, Special Effects

1950s

38 titles · average score 66
The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
GoodWatch score 88

Visual Effects

The H-Man
The H-Man (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

Visual Effects

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

Special Effects, Visual Effects Director

Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood (1957)
GoodWatch score 90

Visual Effects

Tokyo 1960
Tokyo 1960 (1957)

Special Effects, Story

The Mysterians
The Mysterians (1957)
GoodWatch score 53

Visual Effects Director, Visual Effects

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

Special Effects, Story

Rodan
Rodan (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

Visual Effects, Special Effects

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

Visual Effects Director, Special Effects

Godzilla
Godzilla (1954)
GoodWatch score 83

Visual Effects Director, Visual Effects

Invisible Man
Invisible Man (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

Visual Effects Director, Director of Photography

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
GoodWatch score 88

Visual Effects

1940s

21 titles · average score 62
The Invisible Man Appears
The Invisible Man Appears (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director

A Descendant of Urashima Taro
A Descendant of Urashima Taro (1946)

Special Effects

Lord for a Night
Lord for a Night (1946)

Special Effects

Five Tokyo Men
Five Tokyo Men (1945)

Special Effects

Until Victory Day
Until Victory Day (1945)

Special Effects

Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron (1944)

Special Effects, Visual Effects Director

The Opium War
The Opium War (1943)

Special Effects

World of Love
World of Love (1943)

Special Effects

Hyoroku's Dream Tale
Hyoroku's Dream Tale (1943)

Special Effects

Ramayana
Ramayana (1942)

Screenplay, Special Effects

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

Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director

Wings of Victory
Wings of Victory (1942)

Visual Effects Director, Special Effects

1930s

4 titles
Across the Equator
Across the Equator (1936)

Director, Cinematography

Kaguya Hime
Kaguya Hime (1935)

Director of Photography

Chorus of a Million People
Chorus of a Million People (1935)

Director of Photography

Reimei izen
Reimei izen (1931)

Cinematography

1920s

3 titles · average score 73
Yôma kitan
Yôma kitan (1929)

Cinematography

Castle of Wind and Clouds
Castle of Wind and Clouds (1928)

Director of Photography

A Page of Madness
A Page of Madness (1926)
GoodWatch score 73

Assistant Camera