Tsuburaya Productions (円谷プロダクション), also abbreviated as Tsupro (ツプロ), is a Japanese special effects studio founded in 1963 by special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya and was run by his family, until October 2007, when the family sold the company to advertising agency TYO Inc. The studio is best known for producing the science fiction media franchise Ultraman. Since 2007, the head office has been located in Hachimanyama, Setagaya, Tokyo.[3]
History
First established by Japanese special effects (tokusatsu) pioneer Eiji Tsuburaya in 1963, it was responsible for the creation of such classic shows as Ultraman (and its many sequels), Kaiju Booska and many other spectacular tokusatsu family/children's shows.[3] The company, when first formed in 1963, was called Tsuburaya Special Effects Productions (円谷特技プロダクション).[1]