Actor

Masaaki Tezuka

Directing

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Acting credits

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TMDB popularity

0.9

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Movies: 18Series: 0Crew credits: 15

TMDB ID: 73189

IMDb ID: nm0856803

Known for: Directing

Born: January 24, 1955

Age: 71

Place of birth: Tochigi, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1979 - 2019

Years active: 41

Average TMDB rating: 6.83

Wikidata: Q6206687

Also known as

手冢昌明

Other jobs

Assistant Director (7)Director (6)First Assistant Director (2)

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Biography

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.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Masaaki Tezuka.