Noboru Tsuburaya

Noboru Tsuburaya 円谷 皐 Tsuburaya Noboru 5101935 6111995 was a Japanese film producer composer and the third president of Tsuburaya Productions following his brother Hajime and their father Eiji He was the second of three sons of Eiji Tsuburaya becoming president of Tsuburaya Productions after the sudden death of his older brother Hajime in 1973 During his tenure as president from 1973 to 1994 he was perhaps best known for orchestrating a deal with Chaiyo Productions of Thailand leading to their 1974 coproduction films Jumborg Ace and Giant and Hanuman and the Seven Ultramen the latter of which released in Japan in 1979 as The 6 Ultra Brothers vs the Monster Army with new music composed by Noboru under his writing pseudonym Noboru Tani 谷のぼる Tani Noboru On June 11 1995 Noboru Tsuburaya passed away at the age of 60 He is survived by his son Kazuo Tsuburaya who succeeded him as the fourth president of Tsuburaya Productions