Toshihiro Iijima
飯島 敏宏
Iijima in 2017
Born	(1932-09-03)September 3, 1932 Tokyo, Japan
Died	October 17, 2021(2021-10-17) (aged 89)
Occupation(s)	Director, producer, screenwriter
Years active	1957–2011
Known for	Ultraman
Notable work	Ultra Q Ultraman Ultraseven Return of Ultraman Daigoro vs. Goliath Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact

Toshihiro Iijima (Japanese: 飯島 敏宏, Hepburn: Toshihiro Iijima, September 3, 1932 – October 17, 2021),^[1] also known by the names Kitao Senzoku (千束 北男, Senzoku Kitao),^[2][3][4] and Jōtarō Jitōin (持統院丈太郎, Jitōin Jōtarō), was a Japanese film and television director, producer, and screenwriter.

Early life

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.

Filmography

Director

• Ultra Q (1966)
• Ultraman (1966)
• Return of Ultraman (1971)
• Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972)^[4]
• Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact (2001)^[4]
• Homecoming (2011)

Producer

• My Son! My Son! (1979)^[4]
• 24 Eyes (1987)^[4]

Screenwriter

• Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972) [as Kitao Senzoku]^[4]
• Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact (2001) [as Kitao Senzoku]^[4]
• Homecoming (2011) [as Kitao Senzoku]