Born 1958 in Hokkaido, Mitsutoshi Tanaka is a Japanese film and commercial director. He has been President and CEO of Osaka-based film production firm Creators' Union since 1984 and a Professor of Film and Media Studies with the Osaka University of Arts since 2014. He is widely known for award-winning feature films such as "Godai - The Wunderkind" (2020), "125 Years Memory" (2015), "Blossoms Bloom" (2014), "Ask this of Rikyu" (2013) and "Castle under Fiery Skies" (2009).