Shinichi Kamizawa

Shinichi Kamizawa
Born	August 2, 1948 (age 76) Japan
Occupation	Director
Years Active	1972 - 2006
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Shinichi Kamizawa is a Japanese director.

Career

Kamizawa joined Tsuburaya Productions in the 1970s, and served as the assistant supervisor of Ultraman Ace for the first time in 1972. Since then, he has also participated in the production of Toho's Zone Fighter (1973), Japan Sinks (1973), and Megaloman (1979).

From 1994 to 1999, Kamizawa served as the main director of Heisei Ultraseven, and in 2000, he served as the director of Ultraman Neos.

Directed Works

Ultraman Series

• Ultraman Ace - Deputy director
• Ultraman 80 - Episodes 43 and 44 (special effects director）
• Ultraman Story - Deputy director
• Ultraseven - Operation: Solar Energy - Main director
• Ultraseven - Planet of the Earthlings - Main director
• Ultraman Tiga - Episodes 3, 4, 11, 12, 17, 18, 51 and 52
• Ultraseven 30th Anniversary Memorial Trilogy - Writer, director, special effects director
• Ultraman Gaia - Episodes 3 and 4 (special effects director）
• Ultraseven : The Final Chapters - Screenplay, editing, directing, special effects director
• Ultraman Neos - Episodes 1, 2 and 9

Others

• Zone Fighter (1973)
• Japan Sinks (1973)
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
• Monkey (1978)
• Megaloman (1979)
• Gridman the Hyper Agent (1993) - Episodes 3 and 4
• Shichisei Tōshin Guyferd (1996)

Script work

Ultraman Series

Kamizawa wrote the following episodes for the following series:

• Heisei Ultraseven
  • Lost Memory
  • Legends and Glory

Trivia

• According to an interview with Kamizawa, the name he is credited as a director for in Tiga episodes 17-18 was intended to pay respects to the show's suit actors because they are all credited under "special skill action" instead of being labeled with their specific roles. It is pronounced Todoki Fuyuki , so that if the credits are read aloud, sound like "Director: Incompetent" .