Masayoshi Takesue is a Japanese movie/series director and special effects director. He is known as the main director of Ultraman R/B, Ultraman Decker and Ultraman Omega.
Works[]
- Ultraman Cosmos (2001-2002) - Second assistant director
- Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (2003) - Second assistant director
- Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga (2006) - Second assistant director
- Ultraman X (2015) - Assistant director
- Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman (2016) - Assistant director
- Ultraman Orb (2016) - Director, 3 episodes
- Episode 13 "Cleanup of the Heart"
- Episode 18 "Hard-Boiled River"
- Episode 19 "The Demon Inside of Me"
- Life of Planet music video (2017) - Assistant director[1]
- Ultraman Geed (2017) - Director, 4 episodes
- Episode 7 "Sacrifice"
- Episode 8 "Going Beyond Fate"
- Episode 22 "Repossession"
- Episode 23 "The Sturm's Light"
- Return of Izenborg (2017) - Assistant director
- Ultraman R/B (2018) - Main director,[2] directed 8 episodes
- Episode 1 "Beginning of Ultraman"
- Episode 2 "The Bond of Siblings"
- Episode 3 "Welcome to Aizen Tech"
- Episode 10 "The Minato Family Holiday"
- Episode 11 "Aizen's Frenzy"
- Episode 12 "What We Should Protect"
- Episode 24 "I Am Happy"
- Episode 25 "Home of Sunrise"
- Ultraman R/B The Movie: Select! The Crystal of Bond (2019) - Director
- Ultraman Taiga (2019) - Director, 6 episodes
- Episode 9 "The Present for Each"
- Episode 10 "Warriors in the Evening Glow"
- Episode 16 "We Are One"
- Episode 17 "Guardian Angel"
- Episode 20 "Sand Castle"
- Episode 21 "Friend in Earth"
- Ultraman Z (2020) - Director, 4 episodes
- Episode 11 "What Must Be Defended"
- Episode 12 "The Cry of Life"
- Episode 20 "To Care and What Lies Beyond"
- Episode 21 "D4"
- Sevenger Fight (2021) - Assistant director
- Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga (2021) - Director, 5 episodes
- Episode 4 "For Smiles"
- Episode 5 "Akito's Promise"
- Episode 6 "The One Hour Demon"
- Episode 11 "The Encounter of Light and Darkness"
- Episode 12 "The 30-Million-Year Miracle"
- Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z (2022) - Director[3]
- Ultraman Decker (2022-2023) - Main director,[4][5] directed 7 episodes
- Episode 1 "Day of the Attack"
- Episode 2 "Kanata's Resolve"
- Episode 3 "Move Out, GUTS-Select!"
- Episode 14 "Birth of a Dark God"
- Episode 15 "A Promise for Tomorrow"
- Episode 24 "End of a Dream"
- Episode 25 "The Light Far Beyond"
- Ultraman Decker Finale: Journey to Beyond (2023) - Director[6]
- Ultraman Blazar (2023) - Director, 4 episodes
- Episode 11 "Escape"
- Episode 12 "Let's Go, Blazar!"
- Episode 20 "Night of Insects Chirping"
- Episode 21 "Battle in the Sky"
- Ultraman Arc (2024) - Director, 7 episodes
- Episode 4 "On the Kaiju's Tail"
- Episode 5 "Ocean on the Mountain Ridge"
- Episode 6 "Welcome to the Akebono Inn"
- Episode 11 "Message"
- Episode 12 "You Are Givas"
- Episode 18 "Arc Cooperation Request"
- Episode 19 "The Transcending Wish"
- Ultraman Omega (2025) - Main director,[7][8] directed 9 episodes
- Episode 1 "Here Comes an Alien"
- Episode 2 "The Alien, Scholar, and I"
- Episode 3 "Beware of the Cold Wave"
- Episode SP1 "A Day in the Life of Nariaki Akaji"
- Episode 11 "Graim Returns"
- Episode 12 "What I Want to Do"
- Episode 14 "Omega Elimination Order"
- Episode 15 "Those Who Protect"
- Episode SP2 "An Unusual Day in the Life of Nariaki Akaji"
Other Works[]
- TAXMEN (2010) - Director
- Space Dog Strategy (2010) - Director
- Nuigulumar Z (2013) - Assistant director
- The Eternal Zero (2015) - Assistant director
- School of Nursing (2016) - Assistant director
- My Brother's Husband (2018) - Assistant director
Roles[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ultraman Orb | Evacuee | Episode 24 "The Giga Lord Monster Strikes Back" Uncredited |
| 2017 | Ultraman Orb The Movie: Let Me Borrow the Power of Bonds! | Man attacked by Darebolic | Uncredited |
| 2020 | Ultraman Z | Citizen[9] | Episode 19 "The Last Hero" Uncredited |
Gallery[]
Takesue as an Evacuee in Ultraman Orb
Takesue as a Citizen in Ultraman Orb The Movie: Let Me Borrow the Power of Bonds!
Trivia[]
- On occasion, his surname is misspelled as "Takei" because the "I" word itself has the same kanji word.
References[]
- ↑ https://www.grassjelly.tv/work-projects-all/mv-mayday-life-of-planet
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-4818
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/trigger/news/post-60
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-6277
- ↑ https://wpb.shueisha.co.jp/news/entertainment/2022/08/13/117040/
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-6559
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-7432
- ↑ https://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/8339
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TakaTsujimo/status/1322331171238244352