Shinichi Kamizawa

Shinichi Kamizawa
Born	August 2, 1948 (age 77) Japan
Occupation	Director
Years Active	1972 - 2006
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Shinichi Kamizawa is a Japanese director, known for directing many Ultraman Series episodes during the Heisei era.

Career

Kamizawa joined Tsuburaya Productions in the 1970s, and served as the assistant director 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.

Works

• Ultraman Ace (1972-1973) - Assistant director
• Ultraman 80 (1981) - Assistant director and special effects director, 2 episodes
  • Episode 43 "The Female Warrior of Ultra" (special effects director)
  • Episode 44 "Fierce Fight! 80 vs Ultraseven" (special effects director)
• Ultraman Story (1984) - Deputy director
• Gridman the Hyper Agent (1993) - Director, 2 episodes
  • Episode 3 "Imminent Telephone Panic"
  • Episode 4 "A Runaway Car"
• Ultraseven - Operation: Solar Energy (1994) - Director, special effects director and edit
• Ultraseven - Planet of the Earthlings (1994) - Director and special effects director
• Ultraman Tiga (1996-1997) - Director, special effects director and writer, 8 episodes
  • Episode 3 "The Devil's Prophecy" (special effects director)
  • Episode 4 "Sa-yo-na-ra Earth" (special effects director)
  • Episode 11 "Requiem to the Darkness" (director and special effects director)
  • Episode 12 "S.O.S from the Deep Sea" (director and special effects director)
  • Episode 17 "Red and Blue's Battle" (director, special effects director and writer, with Hidenori Miyazawa)
  • Episode 18 "Golza's Counterattack" (director and special effects director)
  • Episode 51 "Master of Darkness" (special effects director)
  • Episode 52 "To the Shining Ones" (special effects director)
• Ultraseven 30th Anniversary Memorial Trilogy - Director, special effects director and writer, 3 episodes
  • Episode 1 "Lost Memory" (director, special effects director and writer)
  • Episode 2 "Eternal Earth" (director and special effects director)
  • Episode 3 "Betrayal Sun" (special effects director)
• Ultraman Gaia (1998) - Special effects director, 2 episodes
  • Episode 3 "His Name is Gaia"
  • Episode 4 "Gamu of the Sky"
• Ultraseven : The Final Chapters - Director, special effects director, writer, editing and directing , 4 episodes
  • Episode 1 "Legends and Glory" (director, special effects director and writer, With Junki Takegami)
  • Episode 2 "The Sky-Flying Iron Colossus" (director)
  • Episode 4 "The End of the Contract" (director and special effects director)
  • Episode 6 "I Am an Earthling" (director)
• Ultraman Neos (2000-2001) - Director and special effects director
  • Episode 1 "Neos Is Born" (director and special effects director)
  • Episode 2 "The Mysterious Dark Matter" (director and special effects director)
  • Episode 9 "Our Dino-Coaster" (special effects director)

Other Works

• Zone Fighter (1973)
• Japan Sinks (1973)
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
• Monkey (1978)
• Megaloman (1979)
• Shichisei Tōshin Guyferd (1996)
• Metal Kaiser (unproduced)

Roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Ultraman 80	UGM Mechanic	Episode 1 "Ultraman Teacher"
1998	Ultraseven 30th Anniversary Memorial Trilogy	TDF Special Forces Captain	Episode 2 "Eternal Earth"

Gallery

Kamizawa as a UGM Mechanic in Ultraman 80

Kamizawa as a TDF Special Forces Captain in Ultraseven 30th Anniversary Memorial Trilogy

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 effects 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" .