Toshihiro Iijima

Toshihiro Iijima (飯島 敏宏), also known by the names Kitao Senzoku (千束 北男), and Jōtarō Jitōin (持統院丈太郎), 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.

Director

 * Ultra Q (1966)
 * Ultraman (1966)
 * Return of Ultraman (1971)
 * Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972)
 * Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact (2001)
 * Homecoming (2011)

Producer

 * My Son! My Son! (1979)
 * 24 Eyes (1987)

Screenwriter

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