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.
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
as Scientist in monster DNA repository (uncredited)Mothra and her fairies return to Japan to warn mankind that they must return Kiryu to the sea,...
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The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
as Self - FilmmakerJapan, 1954. A legend emerges from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastated by atomic...
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Making of Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
as SelfDocumentary about the production of the film. Directed by Yoshikazu Ishii.
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