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WRITER

Eiji Tsuburaya

1901 - 1970

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Eiji Tsuburaya (Japanese: 円谷 英二, Hepburn: Tsuburaya Eiji, July 7, 1901 – January 25, 1970) 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. Known as the "Father of Tokusatsu", he pioneered Japan's special effects industry, introducing several technological developments in film productions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eiji Tsuburaya has received more than 1,250,334 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Eiji Tsuburaya is the 1,962nd most popular writer (up from 2,101st in 2019), the 587th most popular biography from Japan (up from 628th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Japanese Writer.

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  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Eiji Tsuburaya ranks 1,962 out of 5,755. Before him are C. W. Ceram, Olga Rozanova, Gustav Schwab, Methodius of Olympus, Atsushi Nakajima, and Ji Kang. After him are Ed McBain, Jean Bodel, Chuck Palahniuk, Katia Mann, Karen Armstrong, and Moschus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Eiji Tsuburaya ranks 100. Before him are Miklós Nyiszli, Ramón Serrano Suñer, Robert J. Van de Graaff, Marino Marini, Jean Prouvé, and Fred Uhlman. After him are Michel Leiris, Henri Cochet, Joe Davis, Souvanna Phouma, Stella Adler, and Hellmuth Stieff. Among people deceased in 1970, Eiji Tsuburaya ranks 86. Before him are Pavel Belyayev, Kiyoo Kanda, George Szell, Friedrich Kellner, Tarjei Vesaas, and Vasyl Sukhomlynsky. After him are John Barbirolli, Yusof Ishak, Lucien Goldmann, Albert Lamorisse, Bernd Alois Zimmermann, and Vera Brittain.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Eiji Tsuburaya ranks 587 out of 6,048. Before him are Usaburo Hidaka (null), Kenwa Mabuni (1889), Junji Ito (1963), Shigeyoshi Suzuki (1902), Kitaro Nishida (1870), and Atsushi Nakajima (1909). After him are Masao Uchino (1934), Emperor Ichijō (980), Masabumi Hosono (1870), Sōsuke Uno (1922), Kaneto Shindo (1912), and Minamoto no Yorimasa (1106).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Eiji Tsuburaya ranks 40. Before him are Minamoto no Sanetomo (1192), Masaoka Shiki (1867), Akiyuki Nosaka (1930), Hirokazu Kanazawa (1931), Junji Ito (1963), and Atsushi Nakajima (1909). After him are Doppo Kunikida (1871), Yoshida Kenkō (1283), Fujiwara no Teika (1162), Saigyō (1118), George Ohsawa (1893), and Katsu Kaishū (1823).

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