[2] Tsuburaya had an extremely prolific five-decade career in film and television, during which he worked on over 80 productions.

[1] He was the third son of special effects pioneer Eiji Tsuburaya and his wife Masano Araki as well as their first child to be baptized.

[2] Tsuburaya began working as a producer in 1970, receiving his first credit in that position on Chibira-kun in the same year.

[1] He continued working at Tsuburaya Productions on productions such as Triple Fighter (1972), Fireman (1973) Army of the Apes, Pro-Wrestling Star Aztecaser Ultraman Leo (both 1974), Dinosaur War Izenborg (1977), and Star Wolf (1978)[4] until leaving the company in June 1989.

[1] He would serve as executive producer for many television shows by his company, including Babel II: Beyond Infinity (2001) and Genma Wars: Eve of Mythology (2002).