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Tomoyuki Tanaka

Godzilla creator

Tanaka created Godzilla in 1954 in an effort to illlustrate the terror Japanese felt after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He was a prolific producer with more than 220 movies to his credit.

Born: 1910
Died: 1997

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