Junkichi Oki is a Japanese director, known for directing many Ultraman Series episodes as a special effects director during the Showa era. His alias is Jun Oki .
Career
In 1964, Oki joined Tsuburaya Productions after working on documentaries at Sankei Films. He successively served as the assistant director of the main production team of Ultra Q, the assistant director of the special effects team of Ultraman. In the same year, he made his debut as the director of Kaiju Booska.
During this process, he often collaborates with Akio Jissoji, who is good at using color to create dreamlike images. Among them, he served as the director of most of Tsuburaya's special effects drama series in the 1970s. After a period of time, he switched to a producer and participated in the production of Dinosaur Expedition Born Free, Dinosaur Great War Izenborg, and Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon.
In the 1980s, he served as the visual supervisor of the film Teito Monogatari (1988) and the special effects director of Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars.
Death
On December 13, 1996, Oki died of lung cancer at the age of 56.
Works
- Ultra Q (1966) - Assistant director
- Kaiju Booska (1966): Special effects director, 11 episodes
- Ultraman (1966-1967) - Assistant director
- Ultraseven (1967-1968) - Special effects director and assistant director, directed 8 episodes
- Episode 8 "The Marked Town"
- Episode 12 "From Another Planet with Love"
- Episode 17 "Underground Go! Go! Go!"
- Episode 18 "Escape Dimension X"
- Episode 21 "Pursue the Undersea Base!"
- Episode 22 "The Human Farm"
- Episode 44 "The Terrifying Super Ape-man"
- Episode 46 "The Showdown of Dan vs Seven"
- Mighty Jack (1968) - Special effects director, 6 episodes
- Episode 1 "The Man Who Disappeared in Paris"
- Episode 2 "Recover the K52"
- Episode 3 "Burning Rose"
- Episode 8 "Aurora of Dread"
- Episode 9 "Guide to Hell"
- Episode 13 "The Mysterious Airship Operation"
- Fight! Mighty Jack (1968) - Special effects director, 2 episodes
- Episode 8 "Go to Hell and Laugh!"
- Episode 8 "Grab the Sweet Bombs!"
- Operation: Mystery (1968-1969) - Special effects director, 8 episodes
- Episode 4 "Fearful Phone Calls"
- Episode 5 "The Grim Reaper's Lullaby"
- Episode 9 "The Strolling Head"
- Episode 11 "The Jaguar's Eyes Are Red"
- Episode 15 "24th Year of Revenge"
- Episode 19 "Bat Man"
- Episode 23 "The Cursed Jar"
- Episode 25 "I Will Buy Kyoto"
- Chibira-kun (1970) - Director
- Return of Ultraman (1971): Director and special effects director, 6 episodes
- Episode 24 "Horror! Mansion Monster's Birth" (special effects director)
- Episode 25 "Leaving My Home Planet Earth" (special effects director)
- Episode 32 "Decisive Battle Under the Setting Sun" (director and special effects director)
- Episode 33 "The Monster User and the Boy" (special effects director)
- Episode 37 "Ultraman Dies at Sunset" (special effects director)
- Episode 38 "When the Ultra Star Shines" (special effects director)
- Mirrorman (1972) - Director and special effects director, 4 episodes
- Episode 40 "A State Of Invasion" (special effects director)
- Episode 41 "Mystery From Another Dimension" (special effects director)
- Episode 46 "Ringing Bell of Love in the City of Death" (director)
- Episode 47 "The Plan For Defeat" (director)
- Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972) - Special effects director (with Minoru Nakano)
- Fireman (1973) - Director and special effects director, 9 episodes
- Episode 1 "Birth of Fireman"
- Episode 2 "The Weapon Is Science: S･A･F" (director)
- Episode 7 "The Dreadful Space Bacteria" (director and special effects director)
- Episode 12 "Earth is the Robot's Graveyard" (director and special effects director)
- Episode 17 "Fireman Disappeared into the Magma" (director)
- Episode 18 "He Did It! Fire Dash" (director)
- Episode 19 "The Space Monster vs. The Primeval Monster" (director)
- Episode 25 "The Alien with No Home Planet" (director)
- Episode 26 "The Secret of the Mountain Shining in the Evening Sun" (director)
- Jumborg Ace (1973) - Director and special effects director, 6 episodes
- Episode 39 "Screams of Fear at Dokuro Lake" (director and special effects director)
- Episode 40 "Great Desperate Fight! Vamos I and Vamos II" (director and special effects director)
- Episode 45 "Howling Insect Monster: Sand Hell" (special effects director)
- Episode 46 "Satan Go-Ne's Last Great Attack!" (special effects director)
- Episode 49 "Mystery! The Demon's Spell Severs Time" (director)
- Episode 50 "Tokyo's Final Day" (director)
- Ultraman Taro (1973-1974) - Special effects director, 7 episodes
- Episode 37 "Monster, Return To Your Homeland!"
- Episode 38 "The Ultra Christmas Tree"
- Episode 47 "From a Japanese Nursery Song - Monster General"
- Episode 48 "From a Japanese Nursery Song - Monster Doll Festival"
- Episode 51 "The Father of Ultra and the Bride Have Come"
- Episode 52 "Steal the Ultra Life!"
- Episode 53 "Farewell, Taro! The Mother of Ultra!"
- Ultraman Leo (1974-1975) - Director and special effects director, 10 episodes
- Episode 15 "Blind Attack! The Blow with Fighting Spirit" (special effects director)
- Episode 16 "The Woman Who Faded Into the Night" (special effects director)
- Episode 26 "Japanese Folklore Series! - Ultraman King vs The Wizard" (director)
- Episode 27 "Japanese Folklore Series! - Mighty! Momotaro!" (director)
- Episode 34 "The Ultra Brothers' Eternal Vow" (special effects director)
- Episode 35 "I'm the Monster Boss" (special effects director)
- Episode 40 "The Terrifying Saucer Creature Series! - MAC Annihilated! The Flying Saucer is Alive!" (special effects director)
- Episode 41 "The Terrifying Saucer Creature Series! - The Saucer Creature from the Demon Planet Has Come!" (special effects director)
- Episode 46 "The Terrifying Saucer Creature Series! - The Leo Brothers Fight! The End of the Saucer Creature!" (special effects director)
- Episode 47 "The Terrifying Saucer Creature Series! - The Girl Who Collects the Stardust of Demons" (special effects director)
- Dinosaur Expedition Born Free (1976) - Producer's assistant
- Dinosaur Great War Izenborg (1977) - Producer
- Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon (1978) - Producer
- Our Baseball Detective Team (1980) - Producer
- The Men Who Made Ultraman: Moon Ship in a Forest of Stars (1989) - SFX supervisor
- Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars (1990) - Special effects director
- The Man Who Wanted to Be Ultraman (1993) - Special effects advisor
- Ultraman Tiga (1997) - Kodai group producer
Other Works
- Ambassador Magma (1966)
- Silver Mask (1971)
- Teito Monogatari (1988)