312 results found for: Godzilla -1.0
Tsuburaya Hajime
Tsuburaya Hajime was a Japanese film and television director, producer, and cinematographer. The eldest son of Tsuburaya Eiji, he began his career on the 1954 film, "Godzilla" and its sequel, "Godzilla Raids Again" as an assistant special effects cinematographer. He took over Tsuburaya Productions after…
Ibuki Toru
Tall, lean actor who often played henchmen. His sole “good guy” role appears to have been as the lost brother Yata in Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966). He disappeared from the genre after Destroy All Monsters (1968) before making one last appearance as the goateed alien Tsuda in Terror of Mechagodzilla…
Oonaka Seiji
A Japanese professional baseball player and actor. He appeared in numerous small roles in many of Toho's science-fiction films from 1956 to 1970. He was also cast as Godzilla in Son of Godzilla due to his tall stature, but a hand injury forced him to bow out of the role shortly after filming started…
Yashiro Miki
Yashiro joined Toho fresh out of high school, and became a full fledged actress in 1963 after graduating from the studio’s performing arts school. Her career was brief, however, and she apparently retired from film in 1966. Before she quit she made a memorable appearance as a castaway in Matango (1963).…
Yamamura Ken
Ken Yamamura (born Kennosuke Yamamura) is a Japanese actor best known for playing the younger Ichiro Yasuda / Silver Samurai in the 2013 film, The Wolverine, and Takashi in the 2014 remake, Godzilla.
Hirata Akihiko
He had an unusual background for an actor: his formal education began in a kindergarten founded by the wartime-era Japanese Imperial Army and continued in a military academy which was Tokyo's answer to West Point. Upon graduating from Tokyo University, Hirata confounded many family expectations of him…
Tsuburaya Eiji
Tsuburaya Eiji was a Japanese special effects director, film director, camera operator, and inventor born in Sukagawa Town, Fukushima Prefecture. He was the first president of the company Tsuburaya Special Skills Productions. He was the leading expert in special effects technology in the Showa era and…
Higuchi Shinji
Higuchi Shinji, born in Tokyo, is a Japanese director and former special effects director. Higuchi has done much to overhaul the visual effects landscape of Japanese films, starting with the critically acclaimed Gamera trilogy in the 90s. He encouraged the melding of CGI with traditional “suitmation”…
Anno Hideaki
Hideaki Anno is a Japanese animator, film director and actor. He is best known for his part in creating the popular anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. His style has become defined by the bits of postmodernism he instills into his work, as well as the extensive portrayal of characters' thoughts and…
Ichikawa Mikako
Ichikawa Mikako is a Japanese fashion model and actress born in Tokyo. She belongs to Suurkiitos. She became an exclusive model for the Japanese fashion magazine "Olive" in 1994. She left the position in 1998 and appeared in magazines such as "CUTiE," "Zipper," and "spoon." After that, she appeared…
