Masaaki Tezuka

Masaaki Tezuka

Masaaki Tezuka (手塚昌明, Tedzuka Masāki) is a Japanese director. He became interested in filmmaking after seeing King Kong vs. Godzilla in a sold-out theater. After graduating Nihon University, he directed made-for-TV films for Hori Productions. His work with Toho began in 1978, when he served as an assistant director and producer for Oyome ni Yukimasu. Toho hired him as an in-house assistant director following the production of 47 Ronin (1994). His first directorial assignment for them was Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, and he went on to helm Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla and Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

  • Title: Masaaki Tezuka
  • Popularity: 1.063
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1955-01-24
  • Place of Birth: Tochigi, Japan
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  • Also Known As: 手冢昌明
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Masaaki Tezuka Movies

  • 2003
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    Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

    Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

    7.1 2003 HD

    Mothra and her fairies return to Japan to warn mankind that they must return Kiryu to the sea, for the dead must not be disturbed. However Godzilla...

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  • 2019
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    The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

    The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga

    8.444 2019 HD

    Japan, 1954. A legend emerges from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastated by atomic bombs in 1945. The creature's name is Godzilla. The film...

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  • 2004
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    Making of Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

    Making of Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

    8.7 2004 HD

    Documentary about the production of the film. Directed by Yoshikazu Ishii.

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  • 2005
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    Samurai Commando Mission 1549

    Samurai Commando Mission 1549

    5.2 2005 HD

    An accident during tests of an anti-plasma artificial magnetic shield at Japan's Ground Self Defense Force East Fuji practice range sends the 3rd...

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  • 2002
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    Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla

    Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla

    7.4 2002 HD

    JSDF pilot Akane has a fateful encounter when a new Godzilla emerges in Tateyama. As a countermeasure, a cyborg named Kiryu is constructed from the...

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  • 2000
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    Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

    Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

    6.7 2000 HD

    In an alternate timeline the original Godzilla is never defeated and repeatedly reemerges to feed on Japan's energy sources. A new inter-dimensional...

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  • 2003
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    Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

    Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

    7.1 2003 HD

    Mothra and her fairies return to Japan to warn mankind that they must return Kiryu to the sea, for the dead must not be disturbed. However Godzilla...

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  • 2003
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    Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

    Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

    7.1 2003 HD

    Mothra and her fairies return to Japan to warn mankind that they must return Kiryu to the sea, for the dead must not be disturbed. However Godzilla...

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  • 2000
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    Shinsengumi

    Shinsengumi

    1 2000 HD

    Produced for Fuji TV in 2000, the film reinterprets the story of a special samurai force - the Shinsengumi - at the end of the Edo period.

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  • 1993
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    Kogarashi Monjirō Returns

    Kogarashi Monjirō Returns

    1 1993 HD

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  • 1997
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    Abduction

    Abduction

    1 1997 HD

    The film opens with kidnappers of a corporate executive making an unusual ransom demand: that a wizened executive from another company haul large...

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  • 2008
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    Go Forth! Godman

    Go Forth! Godman

    1 2008 HD

    Godman and Greenman join forces to take down a myriad of monstrous foes in an abandoned town.

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  • 2008
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    Rescue Wings

    Rescue Wings

    8 2008 HD

    Masaki Tezuka‘s live-action adaptation of “Rescue Wings” deviates from the original by centering around a female rookie pilot...

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  • 1979
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    White Love

    White Love

    5 1979 HD

    Kobasashi was learning Spanish so that she could go to Spain to look for her father who had left the family. She fell in love with her language...

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  • 2008
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    Rescue Wings

    Rescue Wings

    8 2008 HD

    Masaki Tezuka‘s live-action adaptation of “Rescue Wings” deviates from the original by centering around a female rookie pilot...

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