Masanori Kakei is a Japanese director, known for directing many Ultraman Series episodes during the Showa era.
Career[]
After graduating from the Faculty of Law at Kyoto Imperial University, Kakehi joined Toho in 1940, where he primarily worked as a film director. In 1968, he left Toho to become a freelancer.
During the 1970s, he served as a director for the Ultraman series.
Works[]
- Return of Ultraman (1971-1972) - Director,[1] 13 episodes
- Episode 3 "Evil Monster Realm of Terror"
- Episode 4 "Definite Kill! Comet Kick"
- Episode 8 "Monster Time Bomb"
- Episode 10 "Dinosaur Explosion Directive"
- Episode 20 "The Monster Is a Giant Shooting Star in Space"
- Episode 21 "Monster Channel"
- Episode 26 "Mystery Homicide Beetle Incident"
- Episode 27 "Go to Hell with This One Blow!"
- Episode 36 "Kick the Night Away"
- Episode 39 "Winter of Horror Series - the 20th Century Abominable Snowman"
- Episode 40 "Winter of Horror Series - Phantom Snow Woman"
- Episode 43 "Demon God Barks on the Moon"
- Episode 44 "To the Starry Sky with Love"
- Ultraman Ace (1972-1973) - Director,[2] 17 episodes
- Episode 1 "Shine! The Five Ultra Brothers" (with Kazuho Mitsuta)
- Episode 2 "Surpass the Giant Terrible-Monster!" (with Kazuho Mitsuta)
- Episode 7 "Monster vs. Terrible-Monster vs. Alien"
- Episode 8 "Life of the Sun Is the Life of Ace"
- Episode 19 "The Mystery of the Haunted Kappa Mansion"
- Episode 20 "Stars of Youth Is the Stars of Two"
- Episode 25 "Pyramid is a Terrible-Monster's Nest!"
- Episode 26 "Total Defeat! The 5 Ultra Brothers"
- Episode 27 "Miracle! Father of Ultra"
- Episode 32 "With Hopes in the Star of Ultra"
- Episode 33 "Shoot That Airship!"
- Episode 36 "A Terrible-Monster Registering 10,000 Phons?"
- Episode 37 "Star of Friendship Forever"
- Episode 44 "Setsubun Scary Story! Sparkling Beans"
- Episode 45 "A Desperate Situation! Save Ace!"
- Episode 51 "The Life-Sucking Sound"
- Episode 52 "You Are the Ace of Tomorrow!"
- Ultraman Taro (1973-1974) - Director,[3] 15 episodes
- Episode 6 "Jewels are a Monster's Meal"
- Episode 7 "Heaven and Hell, the Island Moves!"
- Episode 15 "The Girl of the Will-O'-Wisp"
- Episode 16 "The Monster's Flute Sings"
- Episode 22 "Wrath of the Monster with Cub!"
- Episode 23 "The Gentle Monster Father!"
- Episode 31 "Watch Out! The Lying Poison Mushroom"
- Episode 32 "A Nipping Wind Monster!"
- Episode 37 "Monster, Return To Your Homeland!"
- Episode 38 "The Ultra Christmas Tree"
- Episode 45 "From a Japanese Nursery Song - She Wore Red Shoes..."
- Episode 46 "From a Japanese Nursery Song - The White Rabbit Is a Bad Guy!"
- Episode 51 "The Father of Ultra and the Bride Have Come"
- Episode 52 "Steal the Ultra Life!"
- Episode 53 "Farewell, Taro! The Mother of Ultra!"
- Ultraman Leo (1974) - Director,[4] 4 episodes
- Episode 11 "A Man Covered in Mud"
- Episode 12 "The Adventure Boy Arrives!"
- Episode 30 "Japanese Folklore Series! - Monster's Return of a Favor"
- Episode 31 "Japanese Folklore Series! - The White Flower That Protects the Earth"
References[]
- ↑ Ultra Tokusatsu PERFECT MOOK vol. 04: Return of Ultraman, pg 35
- ↑ Ultra Tokusatsu PERFECT MOOK vol. 10: Ultraman Ace, pg 35
- ↑ Ultra Tokusatsu PERFECT MOOK vol. 11: Ultraman Taro, pg 35
- ↑ Ultra Tokusatsu PERFECT MOOK vol. 09: Ultraman Leo, pg 35