(January 7, 1907 – January 18, 1992
) was a Japanese film director. Tanaka directed
the second instalment of the Japanese film series ''
Gamera'', and also directed ''
Kenshin,'' ''
The Great Wall
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''
and ''
Typhoon Reporter
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''.
Selected filmography
* ''Tokai no hatoba'' (1932)
* ''Haha'' (1939)
* ''Aijin no chikai'' (1940)
* ''
The Battle of Hong Kong
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'' (1942)
* ''
Kyohan sha'' (1958)
* ''Tokyo onigiri musume'' (1961)
*''
Kenshin'' (1961)
* ''
The Great Wall
The Great Wall of China (, literally "ten thousand Li (unit), ''li'' wall") is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against Eurasian noma ...
'' (1962)
*''
Typhoon Reporter
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'' (1963)
* ''Furin'' (1965)
* ''
Gamera vs. Barugon
is a 1966 Japanese Kaiju, ''kaiju'' film directed by Shigeo Tanaka, with special effects by Noriaki Yuasa and Kazufumi Fujii. Produced by Daiei Film, it is the second entry in the Gamera, ''Gamera'' franchise, and stars Kōjirō Hongō, Kyōko E ...
'' (1966)
* ''
Woman Gambling Den
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'' (1966)
* ''The Suitors'' (1967)
* ''The Woman Gambler and the Nun'' (1968)
* ''The Woman Gambler's Supplication'' (1968)
* ''Onna tobakushi jūban shōbu'' (1969)
References
External links
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Japanese film directors
1907 births
1992 deaths