Shigeo Tanaka
Born	January 7, 1907 Komikado, Katori, Chiba, Japan[1]
Died	January 18, 1992 (aged 85)
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1931-1984

Shigeo Tanaka (田中 重雄, Tanaka Shigeo) (January 7, 1907^[2] – January 18, 1992^[1]) was a Japanese film director. Tanaka directed the second instalment of the Japanese film series Gamera, and also directed Kenshin, The Great Wall^[3] and Typhoon Reporter.

Selected filmography

• Tokai no hatoba (1932)
• Haha (1939)
• Aijin no chikai (1940)
• The Battle of Hong Kong (1942)
• Kyohan sha (1958)
• Tokyo onigiri musume (1961)
• Kenshin (1961)
• The Great Wall (1962)^[3]
• Typhoon Reporter (1963)
• Furin (1965)
• Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)^[4]
• Woman Gambling Den (1966)
• The Suitors (1967)
• The Woman Gambler and the Nun (1968)
• The Woman Gambler's Supplication (1968)
• Onna tobakushi jūban shōbu (1969)