Toshihiro Iijima | |
Native Name: | 飯島 敏宏 |
Native Name Lang: | Japanese |
Birth Date: | 3 September 1932 |
Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
Occupation: | Director, producer, screenwriter |
Years Active: | 1957–2011 |
Known For: | Ultraman |
Notable Works: | Ultra Q Ultraman Ultraseven Return of Ultraman Daigoro vs. Goliath |
,[1] also known by the names,[2] [3] [4] and, was a Japanese film and television director, producer, and screenwriter.
Iijima was born on September 3, 1932, in Tokyo Prefecture. After graduating from Tokyo Metropolitan Koishikawa Secondary Education School, he entered the Faculty of Letters at Keio University because he was interested in the playwright Michio Kato. At that time, Kato was teaching at the Department of Japanese Literature, Faculty of Letters at the university, but committed suicide the next year. He chose the Department of English because he lost the significance of advancing to the Department of Japanese Literature.