Masahiro Yamada , real name Masahiro Umehara , was a writer for the Ultraman Series during the Showa era.
Career[]
Yamada graduated from the Faculty of Literature at Bunka Gakuin. In the 1950s, he participated in founding the poetry magazine Flood and contributed as a social poet in monthly poetry publications. In 1958, he joined Young Japan Association, a social movement group focused on young intellectuals.
In 1959, he debuted as a screenwriter for a suspense series planned and directed by Shintaro Ishihara. Throughout the 1960s, he wrote scripts for various television series produced by Tsuburaya Productions.
He was the president of the Japan Broadcasting Writers Association and was a member of the Contemporary Poetry Association.
Death[]
Yamada passed away on August 10, 2005, due to lung cancer. He was 74 at the time.[1][2]
Works[]
- Ultra Q (1966) - Writer, 6 episodes
- Episode 5 "Peguila is Here!"
- Episode 6 "Grow Up! Little Turtle"
- Episode 12 "I Saw a Bird"
- Episode 14 "Tokyo Ice Age"
- Episode 15 "Kanegon's Cocoon"
- Episode 18 "The Rainbow's Egg"
- Kaiju Booska (1966) - Writer, 5 episodes
- Ultraman (1966-1967) - Writer, 6 episodes
- Episode 3 "Science Patrol, Move Out"
- Episode 6 "The Coast Guard Command"
- Episode 9 "Lightning Operation"
- Episode 19 "Demons Rise Again" (with Ryu Minamikawa)
- Episode 28 "Human Specimens 5 & 6"
- Episode 36 "Don't Shoot, Arashi!"
- Ultraseven (1967-1968) - Writer, 2 episodes
- Episode 4 "Max, Respond!" (with Tetsuo Kinjo)
- Episode 32 "The Strolling Planet" (with Shozo Uehara, original draft by Kunio Torami)
- Mighty Jack (1968) - Writer, 1 episode
- Episode 7 "Don't Look at the Moon!"
- Ultraman Ace (1972) - Writer, 1 episode
- Episode 31 "From Ultraseven to Ultraman Ace"
- The Ultra Q Club (2003-2004) - Writer
- Episode 3 "The Real Thing"
- Episode 6 "Angel's Story"
- Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy (2004) - Writer, 1 episode
- Episode 22 "Kanegoneh's Shining Road"
Trivia[]
- Pagos was originally planned to appear in Ultraman Max episode 29 "Why Do Monsters Appear," but since Yamada had passed away at that point, Chiaki J. Konaka felt that they should not use the kaiju without his permission.[3] Geronga was created in its place.
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