Noriaki Yuasa was a Japanese director, known for his tokusatsu works during the Showa era. He directed many episodes of Ultraman 80.
Career[]
In 1957, Yuasa joined the director's department at Daiei Film's Tokyo Studio. He made his directorial debut in 1964. In 1965, he directed Gamera, the Giant Monster, marking the beginning of his work on the Gamera series, which would go on to become a popular franchise.[1]
Following Daiei's bankruptcy in 1971, Yuasa transitioned to television. He primarily directed TV dramas and, in 1980, directed for Tsuburaya Productions' Ultraman 80, having been involved in discussions since the planning stages. Notably, he was previously approached to direct for Mirrorman in 1971, but this did not come to fruition.
Death[]
On June 14, 2004, Yuasa passed away from a cerebral infarction at the age of 70. His funeral was a private ceremony attended only by close family members.[2]
Works[]
- Ultraman 80 (1980-1981) - Director, 22 episodes
- Episode 1 "Ultraman Teacher"
- Episode 2 "The Teacher's Secret"
- Episode 5 "The Phantom Town"
- Episode 6 "The Boy from the Stars"
- Episode 9 "Airport Emergency!"
- Episode 10 "Visitor from Space"
- Episode 13 "Knockout! Formation Yamato!"
- Episode 14 "Teleportation! The Man From Paris"
- Episode 17 "Fly to the Sinister Monster Island!! Part 1"
- Episode 18 "Fly to the Sinister Monster Island!! Part 2"
- Episode 21 "Shine into Eternity!! Space G-Men 85"
- Episode 22 "The Day when the Planets Align"
- Episode 25 "A Beautiful Challenger"
- Episode 26 "The Time Tunnel Shadow Warriors"
- Episode 29 "Wrath of the Monster Emperor"
- Episode 30 "A Friend Lost in the Desert"
- Episode 33 "The Monster Made by a Boy"
- Episode 34 "I Caught a Weird Fish!"
- Episode 39 "I'm a Monster You Guys!"
- Episode 40 "The Sumo Boy from the Mountains"
- Episode 43 "The Female Warrior of Ultra"
- Episode 44 "Fierce Fight! 80 vs Ultraseven"
- Anime-chan (1984) - Director[3]
Other Works[]
- Gamera the Giant Monster (1965) - Director
- Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) - Special effects director
- Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967) - Director
- Gamera vs. Viras (1968) - Director
- Gamera vs. Guiron (1969) - Director
- Gamera vs. Jiger (1970) - Director
- Gamera vs. Zigra (1971) - Director
- Iron King (1972) - Director, 1 episode
- Episode 8 "The Shadow Area" (with Kiyoshi Suzuki)
- Gamera Super Monster (1980) - Director
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