# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/eiji-tsuburaya
# Generated: 2026-08-15T04:36:44.517Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/eiji-tsuburaya"
name: "Eiji Tsuburaya"
slug: "eiji-tsuburaya"
description: "Eiji Tsuburaya  was a Japanese special effects director, filmmaker, and cinematographer. A co-creator of the Godzilla and Ultraman franchises, he is considered one of the most important and influential figures in the history of cinema. Tsuburaya is known as the \"Father of Tokusatsu\", having pioneered Japan's special effects industry and introduced several technological developments in film productions. In a career spanning five decades, Tsuburaya worked on approximately 250 films—including globally renowned features directed by Ishirō Honda, Hiroshi Inagaki, and Akira Kurosawa—and earned six Japan Technical Awards."
tagline: "Japanese film director (1901-1970)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Eiji_Tsuburaya_-_1960.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Japan"
  isoCode: "JP"
category:
  name: "Directors"
  slug: "directors"
profileType:
  name: "Movie Director"
  slug: "director"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1901-07-07"
deathDate: "1970-01-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           54.98
  momentum:             0
  historical:           22.153644
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0875212/"
    handle:    "nm0875212"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://web.archive.org/web/20080801070549/http://www.eiji-tsuburaya.gr.jp/"
sources:
  - url: "https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B4_%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B6%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B0"
    title: "เอจิ สึบูรายะ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A_%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7"
    title: "إيجي تسوبورايا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%89_%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7"
    title: "ايجى تسوبورايا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AC%DB%8C_%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7"
    title: "ایجی تسوبورایا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiji_Tsuburaya"
    title: "Eiji Tsuburaya"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%DB%8E%DB%8C%D8%AC%DB%8C_%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7"
    title: "ئێیجی تسوبورایا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiji_Tsuburaya"
    title: "Eiji Tsuburaya"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiji_Tsuburaya"
    title: "Eiji Tsuburaya"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiji_Tsuburaya"
    title: "Eiji Tsuburaya"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiji_Tsuburaya"
    title: "Eiji Tsuburaya"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AC%DB%8C_%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7"
    title: "ایجی تسوبورایا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiji_Tsuburaya"
    title: "Eiji Tsuburaya"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiji_Tsuburaya"
    title: "Eiji Tsuburaya"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%99%D7%94_%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%92'%D7%99"
    title: "צובוראיה אייג'י"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiji_Tsuburaya"
    title: "Eiji Tsuburaya"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiji_Tsuburaya"
    title: "Eiji Tsuburaya"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%86%86%E8%B0%B7%E8%8B%B1%E4%BA%8C"
    title: "円谷英二"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%94%E1%83%98%E1%83%AB%E1%83%98_%E1%83%AA%E1%83%A3%E1%83%91%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%98%E1%83%90"
    title: "ეიძი ცუბურაია"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%93%B0%EB%B6%80%EB%9D%BC%EC%95%BC_%EC%97%90%EC%9D%B4%EC%A7%80"
    title: "쓰부라야 에이지"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiji_Tsuburaya"
    title: "Eiji Tsuburaya"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiji_Tsuburaya"
    title: "Eiji Tsuburaya"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiji_Tsuburaya"
    title: "Eiji Tsuburaya"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiji_Tsuburaya"
    title: "Eiji Tsuburaya"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiji_Tsuburaya"
    title: "Eiji Tsuburaya"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A6%D1%83%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%8F%2C_%D0%AD%D0%B9%D0%B4%D0%B7%D0%B8"
    title: "Цубурая, Эйдзи"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2466933"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4144547"
    title: "Eiji Tsuburaya"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump