Kazuya Konaka

director • special_effects • actor

Kazuya Konaka is a long-time Japanese action director, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work in the Ultraman franchise with Ultraman Dyna and Ultraman Nexus. He is also the brother of writer Chiaki J. Konaka (Ultraman Gaia, Digimon Tamers).

Born: February 8, 1963 in Mie Prefecture, Japan (age 62)

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Known For

6.1

Astro Boy

Movies & TV Credits

53 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Sylvanian Families: The Movie Movie	5.7	Directing	Director	2023
Single8 Movie	6.7	Directing	Director	2023
Labyrinth of Cinema Movie	6.8	Writing	Screenplay	2020
Liked! Hikaru Genji-kun TV Show	7.3	Directing	Director(10 Episodes)	2020
Vamp Movie	5.4	Directing	Director	2019
Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga Limited Series	7.1	Directing	Director(12 Episodes)	2016
Taikomochi no tatsujin: Tadashii XX no homekata Limited Series	—	Directing	Director(5 Episodes)	2015
Minami-kun No Koibito Limited Series	6.6	Directing	Director(10 Episodes)	2015
Ultraman Ginga S TV Show	—	Directing	Director(2 Episodes)	2014
What I Long For Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	2013
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger TV Show	7.2	Directing	Director(2 Episodes)	2013
Atsuhime No.1 Movie	—	Directing	Director	2012
My future of being executed Movie	—	Directing	Director	2012
Nanase futatabi Movie	5.0	Directing	Director	2010
Manpuku shôjo doragonetto TV Show	—	Directing	Director(2 Episodes)	2010
Tokyo Girl Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	2008
Cell Phone Investigator 7 TV Show	6.7	Directing	Director(2 Episodes)	2008
6 Jikango ni kimi wa shinu Movie	7.3	Directing	Director	2008
0093: Masao Kusakari On Her Majesty's Secret Service Movie	4.8	Actor	—	2007
Ultraseven X TV Show	6.6	Directing	Director(12 Episodes)	2007
Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers Movie	6.9	Directing	Director	2006
Mirrorman Reflex Movie	4.5	Directing	Director	2006
Ultraman: The Next Movie	6.1	Actor	Miku's Father	2004
Ultraman: The Next Movie	6.1	Directing	Director	2004
Ultraman Nexus TV Show	8.2	Directing	Director(7 Episodes)	2004
Astro Boy TV Show	7.0	Directing	Director(50 Episodes)	2003
Rayca Movie	—	Directing	Director	2001
Ultraman Cosmos TV Show	7.5	Directing	Director(65 Episodes)	2001
Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace Movie	6.5	Directing	Director	1999
The Dimension Travelers Movie	5.2	Directing	Director	1998
Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light Movie	6.0	Directing	Director	1998
Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow Movie	6.9	Directing	Director	1997
The Defender Movie	—	Directing	Director	1997
Ultraman Dyna TV Show	7.6	Directing	Director(7 Episodes)	1997
Black Jack Movie	—	Directing	Director	1996
Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You Movie	—	Directing	Director	1996
Black Jack 3: Black Mirror Image Movie	—	Directing	Director	1996
Alice 6 Limited Series	—	Directing	Director(12 Episodes)	1995
Lady Poison: Beasts of the Underground Movie	4.2	Directing	Director	1994
The Haunted High Movie	—	Directing	Director	1994
Kuma-chan Movie	6.6	Directing	Director	1993
After a Dream Movie	—	Directing	Director	1993
Denkô chôjin Guriddoman TV Show	7.3	Directing	Director(2 Episodes)	1993
Report on Latent Narcotic Substances in the Brain: Drugless Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	1991
The World You Don't Know II Movie	—	Directing	Director	1991
The World You Don't Know I Movie	—	Directing	Director	1991
April Ghost Story Movie	5.1	Writing	Screenplay	1988
The Land Beyond the Starry Sky Movie	4.3	Directing	Director	1986
Red Crow and the Ghost Ship Movie	7.1	Directing	Director	1986
Bumpkin Soup Movie	5.4	Actor	Member of the Veracruz Music Circle	1985
真夏の夜はNO,TIME Movie	—	Actor	—	1985
The New Seven Lines Between Things Movie	—	Crew	Cinematography	1983
TURN POINT 10:40 Movie	—	Directing	Director	1979

Kazuya Konaka

Known For

Ultraman: The Next

Labyrinth of Cinema

Ultraman Nexus

Astro Boy

Movies & TV Credits