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name: "Masao Takiyama"
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roles: ["Producer"]
born: "1 January 1901"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 81
updated: "2026-09-17T06:35:42.870635+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Masao Takiyama

Producer. Born 1 January 1901.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1901
- **Active:** 2003–2006
- **Also known as:** 滝山雅夫
- **Works often with:** [Satoshi Kon](https://film.one/person/satoshi-kon.md), [Takeshi Seyama](https://film.one/person/takeshi-seyama.md), [Tohru Emori](https://film.one/person/tohru-emori.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15461206, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847692/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/40343

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Tokyo Godfathers*](https://film.one/film/tokyo-godfathers.md) (82)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Paprika*](https://film.one/film/paprika.md) (80)

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## Biography

Masao Takiyama is a Japanese anime producer and production designer. He began his career at Fuji Creative Corporation, a subsidiary of Fuji Television, where he produced anime series and handled international licensing, including for European markets.

In 1998 he joined Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan and played a key role in launching Animax, the first television network dedicated solely to anime. He has held executive positions with satellite networks including Action Channel, Mystery Channel and The Cinema, subsidiaries of AXN Co., Ltd. Takiyama produced the Satoshi Kon-directed films *Tokyo Godfathers* (2003) and *Paprika* (2006). He holds a BA in literature from Kokugakuin University (1973).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Paprika* (2006), Fi1m 80, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/paprika.md)
- *Tokyo Godfathers* (2003), Fi1m 82, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/tokyo-godfathers.md)

## Also known for

- *Resident Evil: Degeneration* (2008), Executive Producer
- *Resident Evil: Damnation* (2012), Executive Producer
- *Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher* (2014), Executive Producer
- *Iron Man: Rise of Technovore* (2013), Executive Producer
- *X-Men* (2011), Executive Producer
- *Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace* (1996), Associate Producer
- *Call of the Night* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Blade* (2011), Executive Producer

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