Masaichi Nagata(永田 雅一, Nagata Masaichi) was a Japanese businessman and the president of Daiei from 1947 until the company's bankruptcy in 1971. The self-proclaimed creator of Gamera, he produced the monster's second film Gamera vs. Barugon, with the remainder of the ShowaGamera films produced instead by his son Hidemasa Nagata. He was also responsible for producing a handful of other tokusatsu films, notably the Daimajin trilogy. Nagata's other ventures included ownership of the Daiei Stars professional baseball team and the famous racehorse Tokino Minoru.
Nagata accepting an Oscar for Gate of Hell in 1955
Trivia
No producer was credited in the original Japanese version of Gamera the Giant Monster; the American re-edit Gammera the Invincible credits Masaichi, while Sandy Frank's English dub credits his son Hidemasa.
A fictional character based on Nagata named Nagano appeared in the 2021 3Y Films production Nezura 1964, portrayed by HeiseiGamera trilogy star Yukijiro Hotaru.
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Masaichi Nagata (right) with his racehorse Tokino Minoru at the 1951 Tokyo Yushun
