Hiroshi Tsuburaya

Hiroshi Tsuburaya (円谷 浩, Tsuburaya Hiroshi, March 8, 1964 – July 24, 2001) was a Japanese actor. The grandchild of Eiji Tsuburaya, who was also the first creator of the Ultraman Series, and the third son of Hajime Tsuburaya who became the second creator of the Ultraman Series after Eiji Tsuburaya's death on January 25, 1970. He was born in Setagaya, Tokyo. He became known to tokusatsu series audiences for playing the leading role in Uchuu Keiji Shaider (Space Sheriff Shaider) as Dai Sawamura/Shaider.

Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars (1990)

A series of serial murders occurred in a historic ruins where a TV crew is shooting a documentary.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akio Jissoji
CAST:  Toshio Shiba  •  Keiko Oginome  •  Mio Takaki  •  Susumu Kurobe

A series of serial murders occurred in a historic ruins where a TV crew is shooting a documentary.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akio Jissoji
CAST:  Toshio Shiba  •  Keiko Oginome  •  Mio Takaki  •  Susumu Kurobe

Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light (1998)

The members of the Super GUTS force, one of whom is secretly Ultraman Dyna, are in the middle of a losing battle against an enormous monster on the surface of the moon, when suddenly a spaceship appears and saves them by zapping the beast. The crew of the ship ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Konaka
CAST:  Takeshi Tsuruno  •  Ryo Kinomoto  •  Mai Saito  •  Toshikazu Fukawa

The members of the Super GUTS force, one of whom is secretly Ultraman Dyna, are in the middle of a losing battle against an enormous monster on the surface of the moon, when suddenly a spaceship appears and saves them by zapping the beast. The crew of the ship ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Konaka
CAST:  Takeshi Tsuruno  •  Ryo Kinomoto  •  Mai Saito  •  Toshikazu Fukawa

Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie (1984)

An alien assassin, Omega, who makes a living by hunting down Space Sheriffs, arrives on Earth. Adapting a helmet, twin shoulder cannons, and other weapons into his fighting style after losing to Gavan and Sharivan, Omega is now targeting Shaider and challenges him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Tanaka
CAST:  Hiroshi Tsuburaya  •  Naomi Morinaga  •  Shozo Iizuka  •  Toshimichi Takahashi

An alien assassin, Omega, who makes a living by hunting down Space Sheriffs, arrives on Earth. Adapting a helmet, twin shoulder cannons, and other weapons into his fighting style after losing to Gavan and Sharivan, Omega is now targeting Shaider and challenges him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Tanaka
CAST:  Hiroshi Tsuburaya  •  Naomi Morinaga  •  Shozo Iizuka  •  Toshimichi Takahashi

Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers! (1984)

Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers! is the second movie of Uchuu Keiji Shaider. This movie takes place between episodes 39 and 40, and was released on December 22, 1984.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Tanaka
CAST:  Hiroshi Tsuburaya  •  Naomi Morinaga  •  Masayuki Suzuki  •  Masashi Ishibashi

Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers! is the second movie of Uchuu Keiji Shaider. This movie takes place between episodes 39 and 40, and was released on December 22, 1984.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Tanaka
CAST:  Hiroshi Tsuburaya  •  Naomi Morinaga  •  Masayuki Suzuki  •  Masashi Ishibashi

Skyscraper Hunting (1991)

The ASH (Abnormal Species Humanoid) first appeared in the beginning of the 1980s. They looked like humans, but they weren't. The ASH can be identified by a pulsating appendage on their back; it resembles an embossed root clutching the spine. These humanoid ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsunori Hattori
CAST:  Akira Okamori  •  Shingo Kazami  •  Hiroshi Tsuburaya  •  Hiroshi Shimizu

The ASH (Abnormal Species Humanoid) first appeared in the beginning of the 1980s. They looked like humans, but they weren't. The ASH can be identified by a pulsating appendage on their back; it resembles an embossed root clutching the spine. These humanoid ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsunori Hattori
CAST:  Akira Okamori  •  Shingo Kazami  •  Hiroshi Tsuburaya  •  Hiroshi Shimizu

Fallen Angels (1998)

Midori is a university student that finds part-time work at a hostess club, near the end of Japan's "Bubble Economy," in the late 80s. She agrees to become the mistress of one of the wealthy young patrons for two million yen a month, but then the bubble bursts...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryôji Shinmura
CAST:  Noriko Tachikawa  •  Takeshi Masu  •  Noriko Hayami  •  Atsuki Katō

Midori is a university student that finds part-time work at a hostess club, near the end of Japan's "Bubble Economy," in the late 80s. She agrees to become the mistress of one of the wealthy young patrons for two million yen a month, but then the bubble bursts...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryôji Shinmura
CAST:  Noriko Tachikawa  •  Takeshi Masu  •  Noriko Hayami  •  Atsuki Katō

The Men Who Made Ultraman (1989)

A biographical dramatization about the production of the original Ultraman, the beloved classic special effects fantasy series from Eiji Tsuburaya.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takamichi Yamada
CAST:  Hiroshi Mikami  •  Kaho Minami  •  Kō Nishimura  •  Ryoichi Yamaguchi

A biographical dramatization about the production of the original Ultraman, the beloved classic special effects fantasy series from Eiji Tsuburaya.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takamichi Yamada
CAST:  Hiroshi Mikami  •  Kaho Minami  •  Kō Nishimura  •  Ryoichi Yamaguchi