Search results
Masaichi Nagata (永田 雅一, Nagata Masaichi, 21 January 1906 – 24 October 1985) was a Japanese businessman and served as president of Daiei Film. The self-proclaimed creator of Gamera, he produced the kaiju's second film Gamera vs. Barugon, with the remainder of the Showa Gamera films produced instead by his son Hidemasa Nagata.
Feb 9, 2024 · Masaichi Nagata (永田 雅一 Nagata Masaichi) was a Japanese businessman and the president of Daiei from 1947 until the company's bankruptcy in 1971. The self-proclaimed creator of Gamera, he produced the monster's second film Gamera vs. Barugon, with the remainder of the Showa Gamera films produced instead by his son Hidemasa Nagata.
Masaichi Nagata is known as an Producer, Executive Producer, Actor, Screenplay, and Thanks. Some of his work includes Rashomon, Ugetsu, Sansho the Bailiff, Floating Weeds, The Crucified Lovers, Street of Shame, Gamera, the Giant Monster, and Fires on the Plain.
Masaichi Nagata was born on 21 January 1906 in Kyoto City, Japan. He was a producer and writer, known for Rashomon (1950), Ugetsu (1953) and Gamera vs. Barugon (1966). He died on 24 October 1985.
- January 1, 1
- Kyoto City, Japan
- January 1, 1
- Producer, Additional Crew, Writer
Masaichi Nagata was born on January 21, 1906 in Kyoto City, Japan. He was a producer and writer, known for Rashomon (1950), Manhunt (1976) and Nichiro senso shori no hishi: Tekichu odan sanbyaku-ri (1957). He died on October 24, 1985.
- January 21, 1906
- October 24, 1985
Masaichi Nagata (永田 雅一, Nagata Masaichi, 21 January 1906 – 24 October 1985) was a Japanese businessman and served as president of Daiei Film. The self-proclaimed creator of Gamera, he produced the kaiju's second film Gamera vs. Barugon, with the remainder of the Showa Gamera films produced instead by his son Hidemasa Nagata.
While short-lived, that studio created such masterpieces as Kenji Mizoguchi's Sisters of the Gion (1936) and Osaka Elegy (1936). When Daiichi Eiga folded, Nagata became head of the Kyoto studio of Shinkō Kinema until the government reorganized the industry during World War Two.
