Junkichi Oki is a Japanese director. He served as special technical director for several Ultraman series.
Biography[]
In 1964, Oki joined Tsuburaya Productions after working on documentaries at Sankei Films. He successively served as the assistant director of the main production team of Ultra Q, the assistant director of the special effects team of Ultraman. In the same year, he made his debut as the director of Kaiju Booska.
During this process, he often collaborates with Akio Jissoji, who is good at using color to create dreamlike images. Among them, he served as the director of most of Tsuburaya's special effects drama series in the 1970s. After a period of time, he switched to a producer and participated in the production of Dinosaur Expedition Born Free, Dinosaur Great War Izenborg, and Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon.
In the 1980s, he served as the visual supervisor of the film Teito Monogatari (1988) and the special effects director of Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars.
Death[]
On December 13, 1996, Oki died of lung cancer at the age of 56.
Works[]
Directed work[]
- Ultra Q (1966): Assistant Director
- Kaiju Booska (1966): Special technology
- Ultraman (1966): Assistant Director
- Ultraseven (1967): Special effects director
- Mighty Jack (1968): Special effects director
- Fight! Mighty Jack (1968): Special effects director
- Operation: Mystery (1968): Special effects director
- Chibira-kun (1970):
- Return of Ultraman (1971): Special effects director, main director
- Mirrorman (1971): Special effects director, main director
- Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972): Special technology
- Ultraman Taro (1973): Special effects director
- Fireman (1973): Main director, special effects director
- Jumborg A (1973): Special effects director, main director
- Ultraman Leo (1974): Special effects director, main director
- The Men Who Made Ultraman: Moon Ship in a Forest of Stars (1989): SFX Supervisor
- Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars (1990): Special effects director
- The Man Who Wanted to be Ultraman (1993): Special effects advisor
Producer works[]
- Dinosaur Expedition Born Free (1976) - Assistant Producer
- Dinosaur Great War Izenborg (1977)
- Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon (1978)
- Ultraman Tiga (1996) - Episodes 37 and 40 Kodai Producer
Other works[]
- Ambassador Magma (1966)
- Silver Mask (1971)
- Teito Monogatari (1988)