Tadao Nagahama

Tadao Nagahama

Personal Info

  • Name:

    Tadao Nagahama

  • Birthday:

    1932-09-26

  • Place of Birth:
  • Gender:

    Male

  • Know For:

    Directing

  • Popularity: 0.125
  • Also Known As

    Akira Aoi

Tadao Nagahama

Biography

Tadao Nagahama (長浜 忠夫 Nagahama Tadao) (September 26, 1932 – November 4, 1980) was a director of both puppet shows and animation.

He is best known as the director of Sunrise and Toei Company's Robot Romance Trilogy, which added human drama to the Super Robot Genre.

Nagahama also directed several hit anime series that are still well known among Japanese viewers. Moreover, he produced hits with works of all genres, including sports, comedies, shōnen, shōjo, and Super Robots.

He has been referred to as "the Emperor" in imitation of film director Akira Kurosawa.

He and his wife contracted hepatitis while traveling overseas. Although his wife survived, he died from the disease at the age of 48.

Top Movie Crew

Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V
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Directing

1977-07-05

7.2
The Lady Oscar Story
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Directing

2002-10-06

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Starbirds
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Directing

1982-07-01

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Voltes V The Movie
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1977-01-01

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Combattler V Movie
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1977-01-01

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Star of the Giants
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Directing

1982-08-21

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Star of the Giants - Go, Go, Hyuma
Star of the Giants - Go, Go, Hyumatrue

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1969-12-20

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Star of the Giants - Bloody Final
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Directing

1969-07-26

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Star of the Giants - Big League Ball
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Directing

1970-03-21

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Star of the Giants - Fateful Showdown
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Directing

1970-08-01

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Combattler V Movie
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Writing

1977-01-01

0.0
Star of the Giants - Go, Go, Hyuma
Star of the Giants - Go, Go, Hyumatrue

Writing

1969-12-20

5.1
Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V
Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes Vtrue

Sound

1977-07-05

7.2

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