Shigeo Tanaka was born on January 7, 1907 in Komikado, Chiba, Japan [now Narita, Chiba, Japan]. He was a director, known for
Fûsoku nanajû-go mêtoru (1963),
Sugata Sanshirô (1955) and
Gamera contre Barugon (1966). He died on January 18, 1992 in Japan.