Mitsutoshi Tanaka (田中光敏, born 24 September 1958 in Urakawa, Hokkaido) is a Japanese film and commercial director.
[1][2] He established Osaka-based film production firm Creators' Union in 1984 and has served as the company's president and CEO since that time.
[1][3] He was appointed Dean of the Osaka University of Arts Department of Visual Concept Planning in 2022 where he has been teaching as a professor since 2014.
[1][7] He became widely known for award-winning works such as Godai - The Wunderkind (2020), 125 Years Memory (2015), Blossoms Bloom (2014), Ask This of Rikyu (2013) and Castle under Fiery Skies (2009).
[15][17] 2001: Kewaishi (化粧師) Period drama based on a manga by Shotaro Ishinomori 2003: The Boat to Heaven (精霊流し, Shoro Nagashi) Adaptation of Masashi Sada's autobiographical novel of the same name 2009: Castle under Fiery Skies (火天の城, Katen no Shiro) Period drama based on Kenichi Yamamoto's novel of the same name about Azuchi Castle 2013: Ask This of Rikyu (利休にたずねよ, Rikyu ni Tazuneyo) Period drama based on Kenichi Yamamoto's award-winning novel of the same name 2014: Blossoms Bloom (サクラサク, Sakura Saku) Family drama based on Masashi Sada's short story of the same name 2015: 125 Years Memory (海難1890, Kainan 1890) A call for world peace based on two historical events 2020: Godai - The Wunderkind (天外者, Tengaramon) Biographical story of Tomoatsu Godai, the influential entrepreneur of the Meiji era (starring Haruma Miura as Godai)