Hideo Tanaka (director)
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was a Japanese
filmmaker, actor
, and screenwriter
. He is known for his work in several adaptations of Shinji Wada
's manga series Sukeban Deka
as well as television series and movies from the Metal Hero Series. Tanaka died of stomach cancer on July 9, 2011.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
filmmaker, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He is known for his work in several adaptations of Shinji Wada
Shinji Wada
was a Japanese manga artist in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, and best known for the creation of the Sukeban Deka franchise. He has been the cover artist for and had stories published in the bishōjo lolicon manga anthology series Petit Apple Pie....
's manga series Sukeban Deka
Sukeban Deka
is a Japanese detective action shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Shinji Wada and serialized on Hana to Yume. Sukeban Deka has been adapted into three live-action television series, an original video animation series and three feature films, the latest of which was released in 2006 as...
as well as television series and movies from the Metal Hero Series. Tanaka died of stomach cancer on July 9, 2011.
Film
- Ojoosama deka (1993)
- Sukeban Deka: Kazama Sanshimai no Gyakushuu (1988), aka Girl Gang Boss Detective: Revenge of the Three Kazama Sisters (Japanese informal title) or Sukebandeka the Movie 2: Counter-Attack from the Kazama Sisters (USA: DVD box title)
- Sukeban Deka (1987), aka High School Superheroine (Japan: English title)
TV
- Hana no Asuka gumi (1988), aka Radiant Akusa Class
- Shôjo ninpô-chô denki: Sanshimai Mottomo Kiken na Tabi: Yattsu no Shi no Wana (1987)
- Uchuu Keiji GavanUchuu Keiji Gavanis the first of the Metal Hero Series. It aired on TV Asahi from 5 March 1982 through February 25, 1983.For distribution purposes, Toei refers to this television series as Space Cop Gabin.-Plot:...
(1982), aka Space Sheriff Gavan, unknown episodes - Kaiketsu Zubat (1977), aka Swift Hero Zubat and Vigilante Zubat (literal English title), unknown episodes
- Ninja kyaputaa (1976), aka Ninja Captor (literal English title)