Satoru Chûko (1912-1994)

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Alias:
中古智

Birthplace:
Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Born:
February 10, 1912

Died:
August 6, 1994

Additional information:

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Art Direction:
1943  World of Love
1949  Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo
1950  Beyond the Hills
1950  Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
1950  Duel in the Sun
1950  Pursuit At Dawn
1951  Dancing Girl
1951  Repast
1951  Weeping Doll
1951  Yasubei Nakayama
1952  Forty-Eight Man
1952  Jirocho Rises in Fame
1952  Okuni and Gohei
1952  恐妻時代
1953  Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1954  Godzilla
1955  The First Kiss
1956  Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956  Sudden Rain
1957  Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1960  Beyond the Hills
1961  The Other Woman
1962  The Wiser Age
1963  A Woman's Life
1965  Stairs of Evil
1966  Moment of Terror
1971  I Hear the Whistle
1977  Godzilla

Director of Photography:
1943  World of Love
1949  Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo
1950  Beyond the Hills
1950  Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
1950  Duel in the Sun
1950  Pursuit At Dawn
1950  Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
1951  Dancing Girl
1951  Repast
1951  Weeping Doll
1951  Yasubei Nakayama
1952  Forty-Eight Man
1952  Jirocho Rises in Fame
1952  Okuni and Gohei
1952  恐妻時代
1953  Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1954  Godzilla
1955  The First Kiss
1956  Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956  Sudden Rain
1957  Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1960  Beyond the Hills
1961  The Other Woman
1962  The Wiser Age
1963  A Woman's Life
1965  Stairs of Evil
1966  Moment of Terror
1971  I Hear the Whistle
1977  Godzilla

Production Design:
1937  The Beautiful Hawk
1939  Sincerity
1942  The Man Who Waited
1943  World of Love
1944  The Way of Drama
1949  Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo
1950  Beyond the Hills
1950  Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
1950  Duel in the Sun
1950  Pursuit At Dawn
1950  Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
1951  Dancing Girl
1951  Repast
1951  Weeping Doll
1951  Yasubei Nakayama
1952  Forty-Eight Man
1952  Jirocho Rises in Fame
1952  Okuni and Gohei
1952  恐妻時代
1953  Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953  White Fish
1953  Wife
1954  Godzilla
1954  Late Chrysanthemums
1954  Sound of the Mountain
1955  Floating Clouds
1955  The First Kiss
1956  A Wife's Heart
1956  Flowing
1956  Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956  Sudden Rain
1956  Will-o'-the-Wisp
1957  Down Town
1957  Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957  Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957  Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957  Ôban
1958  Little Peach
1958  Summer Clouds
1959  A Whistle in My Heart
1960  Beyond the Hills
1960  Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960  When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1961  Happiness of Us Alone
1961  The Other Woman
1962  A Wanderer's Notebook
1962  The Wiser Age
1963  A Woman's Life
1964  Yearning
1965  Stairs of Evil
1966  Moment of Terror
1966  The Thin Line
1967  Two in the Shadow
1971  I Hear the Whistle
1972  The Golden Bat Shows Up
1977  Godzilla

Settings:
1937  The Beautiful Hawk
1939  Sincerity
1940  Wedding Day
1941  Iemitsu and Hikoza
1942  The Man Who Waited
1943  World of Love
1944  The Way of Drama
1949  Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo
1950  Beyond the Hills
1950  Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
1950  Duel in the Sun
1950  Pursuit At Dawn
1950  Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
1951  Dancing Girl
1951  Repast
1951  Weeping Doll
1951  Yasubei Nakayama
1952  Forty-Eight Man
1952  Jirocho Rises in Fame
1952  Okuni and Gohei
1952  恐妻時代
1953  Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953  White Fish
1953  Wife
1954  Godzilla
1954  Late Chrysanthemums
1954  Sound of the Mountain
1955  Floating Clouds
1955  The First Kiss
1956  A Wife's Heart
1956  Flowing
1956  Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956  Sudden Rain
1956  Will-o'-the-Wisp
1957  Down Town
1957  Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957  Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957  Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957  Ôban
1958  Little Peach
1958  Summer Clouds
1959  A Whistle in My Heart
1960  Beyond the Hills
1960  Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960  When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1961  Happiness of Us Alone
1961  The Other Woman
1962  A Wanderer's Notebook
1962  The Wiser Age
1963  A Woman's Life
1964  Yearning
1965  Stairs of Evil
1966  Moment of Terror
1966  The Thin Line
1967  Two in the Shadow
1971  I Hear the Whistle
1972  The Golden Bat Shows Up
1977  Godzilla

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