- "According to some statistics the largest sales figure is around 170 million dollars."
- ― Thomas the Tank Engine Man
Tadāki Okada (岡田忠明, born on 5th March 1952 in Chiba, Japan) is a former chief producer of Sony Creative Products Inc. and a marketer for Thomas & Friends in Japan from 1991 to 1998. He appeared in The Thomas the Tank Engine Man documentary.
Trivia[]
- He was also a producer of Sony Creative Products Inc.'s character "Tama & Friends".
- One of his hobbies is model railways.
- Many unseen behind the scenes pictures from his personal collection were exhibited at the event "Adult Thomas Plaza" held at the Hobby Center KATO Tokyo store in late April 2024.
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The behind the scenes pictures displayed at "Adult Thomas Plaza":
Thomas signboard was installed on the T-stage in Shepperton Studios during production of the fifth series
A fire engine being constructed (Note: The small scale narrow gauge engine models alongside their unfinished large scale counterparts in the background alongside various buildings)
Filming Stepney Gets Lost
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