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Kazuo Tsuburaya

Producer · Born January 18, 1961 (65) · 日本, 東京都

Kazuo Tsuburaya (円谷 一夫, Tsuburaya Kazuo) is a Japanese producer. As both the fourth and eighth president of Tsuburaya Productions, he oversaw the Ultraman Series for much of the Heisei era. Kazuo is the son of Noboru Tsuburaya and a grandson of Eiji Tsuburaya. After graduating from the Faculty of Letters of Tamagawa University, he joined Tsuburaya Productions as a sales manager in 1983. He became president in 1995 following his father's death, a position he held until his cousin Masahiro Tsuburaya took over in 2003. In 2007, he was reappointed as president, before becoming honorary chairman in 2008, and then retiring in 2009.

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Born
January 18, 1961 (65)
From
日本, 東京都
Works as
Producer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 22% in 30 days

Where can I watch Kazuo Tsuburaya's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

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Filmography

26 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Superior Ultra 8 Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Supervising Producer

  • Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show Creator

  • Ultraman Mebius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 50 episodes · Production Supervisor

  • Ultra Q Monster Legend: Jun Manjome's Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Ultraman Monster Legend: The 40 Year Old Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Ultraman Max (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 40 episodes · Producer · Production Supervisor

  • Ultraman Nexus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 37 episodes · Production Supervisor

  • New Century 2003 Ultraman Legend: THE KING'S JUBILEE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer

  • Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle(2003)

    Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • New Century Ultraman Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • Ultraman Cosmos: The Blue Planet(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Ultraman Cosmos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 65 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Ultraman Dyna: The Return of Hanejiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • Ultraman Neos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

  • Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • Ultraman Gaia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 51 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Ultra Nyan 2: The Great Happy Operation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • Ultraman Dyna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 51 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Ultraman Tiga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 52 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Ultraman Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • Ultraman Zearth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • Gridman the Hyper Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 39 episodes · Producer

Career shape

Highest rated

Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Ultraman Cosmos: The Blue Planet (2002)