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Nobuo Yajima(1928-2019)

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Nobuo Yajima was born on 24 July 1928 in Omiya, Saitama, Japan. He is known for Message from Space (1978), Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot (1967) and Kamen Rider Black (1987). He died on 28 November 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornJuly 24, 1928
DiedNovember 28, 2019(91)
BornJuly 24, 1928
DiedNovember 28, 2019(91)
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Known for

Message from Space (1978)
Message from Space
4.9
  • Special Effects
  • 1978
Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot (1967)
Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot
7.7
TV Series
  • Special Effects
Kamen Rider Black (1987)
Kamen Rider Black
8.1
TV Series
  • Special Effects
  • 1987
Shin'ichi Chiba, Mitsue Komiya, and Ryûko Minakami in Invasion of the Neptune Men (1961)
Invasion of the Neptune Men
2.3
  • Special Effects
  • 1961

Credits

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Special Effects

  • Shizuka Kudô and Misa Shimizu in Future Memories: Last Christmas (1992)
    Future Memories: Last Christmas
    6.8
    • special effects supervisor
    • 1992
  • Shin Ishikawa in Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue (1992)
    Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue
    5.9
    Video
    • special effects director
    • 1992
  • Special Rescue Command Solbrain (1991)
    Special Rescue Command Solbrain
    7.9
    TV Series
    • special effects
    • 1991
  • High-Speed Task Force Turboranger (1989)
    High-Speed Task Force Turboranger
    7.0
    TV Series
    • special effects supervisor
    • 1989–1990
  • Chouju Sentai Liveman (1988)
    Chouju Sentai Liveman
    7.2
    TV Series
    • special effects supervisor
    • 1988–1989
  • Kamen Rider Black (1987)
    Kamen Rider Black
    8.1
    TV Series
    • special effects director
    • 1987–1988
  • Shun Ueda, Isamu Tanonaka, and Motoyoshi Wada in GeGeGe no Kitaro Yokai Kiden: Mateki Elohim Essaim (1987)
    GeGeGe no Kitaro Yokai Kiden: Mateki Elohim Essaim
    4.1
    • special effects director
    • 1987
  • Light Squadron Maskman (1987)
    Light Squadron Maskman
    7.1
    TV Series
    • special effects supervisor
    • 1987–1988
  • Mayumi Yoshida, Yasuhiro Ishiwata, Touta Tarumi, Kihachiro Uemura, and Youko Nakamura in Supernova Flashman (1986)
    Supernova Flashman
    8.0
    TV Series
    • special effects supervisor
    • 1986–1987
  • Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman (1985)
    Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman
    8.2
    TV Series
    • special effects supervisor
    • 1985–1986
  • Kyôdai Ken Baikurossâ (1985)
    Kyôdai Ken Baikurossâ
    8.2
    TV Series
    • special effects supervisor
    • 1985
  • Ryosuke Sakamoto in Super Electronic Bioman (1984)
    Super Electronic Bioman
    6.6
    TV Series
    • special effects supervisor
    • 1984–1985
  • Seiun kamen Mashinman (1984)
    Seiun kamen Mashinman
    7.5
    TV Series
    • special effects supervisor
    • 1984
  • Hiroyuki Sanada and Hiroko Yakushimaru in Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
    Legend of the Eight Samurai
    6.5
    • director of special effects
    • 1983
  • Kagaku Sentai Dynaman (1983)
    Kagaku Sentai Dynaman
    6.9
    TV Series
    • special effects supervisor
    • 1983–1984

Visual Effects

  • Kamen Rider J (1994)
    Kamen Rider J
    6.6
    • vfx director
    • 1994

Additional Crew

  • Toshimichi Takahashi in Kamen Rider Black RX (1988)
    Kamen Rider Black RX
    8.2
    TV Series
    • wire works
    • 1988–1989

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 24, 1928
    • Omiya, Saitama, Japan
  • Died
    • November 28, 2019
    • Tokyo, Japan

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