Shinichi Ooka is a Japanese cinematographer and producer. He is the 10th president of Tsuburaya Productions.
Career[]
After initially dropping out of Keio University's Law School, Ooka joined Tsuburaya Productions in 1969. His career began as a photography assistant on Horror Theater Unbalance. From the 1970s onward, he primarily served as a cinematographer for the company's series productions, later transitioning to the roles of cinematographer and special effects director for the Heisei Ultraman Series starting from the 1990s.
In the 2000s, Ooka took on the role of producer supervisor for Tsuburaya Productions' subsequent works. After becoming the company's representative director and president in 2008[1], he transitioned to an advisory role in 2017, with Takayuki Tsukagoshi taking over as president.
Works[]
- Return of Ultraman (1971-1972) - Assistant cinematographer
- Redman (1972) - Cinematographer[2]
- Iron King (1972-1973) - Cinematographer
- Horror Theater Unbalance (1973) - Assistant cinematographer
- Ultraman Taro (1973) - Special effects cinematographer (ep. 4-5)
- Dinosaur Expedition Born Free (1976-1977) - Cinematographer
- Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon (1978-1979) - Cinematographer
- Ultraman 80 (1980-1981) - Cinematographer
- Ultraman ZOFFY: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army (1984) - Cinematographer
- Ultraman Tiga (1996-1997) - Director of photography and special effects director, 8 episodes
- Episode 23 "Dinosaurs' Star"
- Episode 24 "Go! Monster Expedition Team"
- Episode 29 "Blue Night's Memory"
- Episode 30 "Monster Zoo"
- Episode 35 "The Sleeping Maiden"
- Episode 36 "The Time-Transcending Smile"
- Episode 45 "Eternal Life"
- Episode 46 "Let's Go to Kamakura!"
- Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow (1997) - Cinematographer
- Ultraman Dyna (1997-1998) - Director of photography and special effects director,[3]5 episodes
- Episode 1 "A New Light (Part 1)"
- Episode 2 "A New Light (Part 2)"
- Episode 49 "Final Chapter I: A New Shadow"
- Episode 50 "Final Chapter II: Solar System Annihilation"
- Episode 51 "Final Chapter III: Toward Tomorrow..."
- Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light (1998) - Cinematographer
- Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, & Ultraman Gaia: The Decisive Battle in Hyperspace (1999) - Cinematographer
- Ultraseven 1999: The Final Chapters Hexalogy (1999) - Special effects adviser
- Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000) - Cinematographer
- Ultraman Tiga Side Story: Revival of the Ancient Giant (2001) - Cinematographer
- Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact (2001) - Cinematographer
- Ultraman Cosmos (2001-2002) - Technical director (ep. 1-34)
- Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet (2002) - Cinematographer
- New Century Ultraman Legend (2002) - Cinematographer
- Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (2003) - Cinematographer
- New Century 2003 Ultraman Legend: THE KING'S JUBILEE (2003) - Cinematographer
- Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet - Young Musashi Chapter (2002) - Cinematographer
- Ultraman Nexus (2004-2005) - Production supervisor
- ULTRAMAN (2004) - Cinematographer and VFX supervisor
- Ultraman Max (2005-2006) - Production supervisor
- Ultraman Mebius (2006-2007) - Production supervisor
- Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga (2006) - Production supervisor
- Mirrorman REFLEX (2006) - Production supervisor
- Operation: Mystery - Second File (2007) - Supervisor
- Ultraseven X (2007) - Production supervisor
- Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle (2007-2008) - Production supervisor
- Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey (2008-2009) - Supervisor
- Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Armored Darkness (2008) - Production supervisor
- Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Ghost Rebirth (2009) - Supervisor
- MISIA "Hoshi no You ni..." PV (2009) - Cinematographer
- Ultra Galaxy Legend Side Story: Ultraman Zero VS Darklops Zero (2010) - Produced
- Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial (2010) - Supervisor
- Ultraman Retsuden (2011-2013) - Supervisor
- Ultra Zone (2011) - Produced
- Ultraman Zero Side Story: Killer the Beatstar (2011) - Supervisor
- Ultraman Saga (2012) - Supervisor
- Neo Ultra Q (2013) - Supervisor and produced
- Ultraman Ginga (2013) - Supervisor
- Ultraman Ginga Theater Special (2013) - Supervisor
- New Ultraman Retsuden (2013-2016) - Supervisor
- Operation: Mystery - Mystery File (2013) - Supervisor
- Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Ultra Monster ☆ Hero Battle Royale! (2014) - Supervisor
- Ultraman Ginga S (2014) - Supervisor
- Kaiju Sakaba Kanpai! (2015) - Supervisor
- Ultraman Ginga S The Movie: Showdown! The 10 Ultra Warriors! (2015) - Supervisor
- Ultraman X (2015) - Supervisor
- Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman (2016) - Supervisor
- Ultraman Orb (2016) - Supervisor
- Ultraman Orb THE ORIGIN SAGA (2016-2017) - Supervisor[4]
- Ultraman Orb The Movie: Let Me Borrow the Power of Bonds! (2017) - Supervisor
- Ultraman Geed (2017) - Supervisor
- Life of Planet (2017) - Supervisor
- Ultraman Geed The Movie: Connect the Wishes! (2018) - Supervisor
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