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…

Kirino Nadao

Regular player in salaryman and Crazy Cats comedies, and in supporting roles in sci-fi, most frequently as gangsters and/or flunkies. Probably best remembered as the astronaut who has trouble with gravity in Battle in Outer Space (1959). He retired from acting in 1970, around the time Toho’s exclusive…

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.

Kumagai Jiro

Kumagai Jiro is a Japanese actor who appeared (or at the very least had a presence in) no less than 20 sci-fi films, and many other films besides. He reportedly lived no more than 3 minutes away from Toho studios during the height of Toho’s output. From 1963 onward he acted under the stage name “Kumagai…

Takeno Isao

Isao Takeno is an actor, known for Space Travelers (2000), Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) and Pandemic (2009). (Source: IMDb)

Koizumi Hiroshi

Hiroshi Koizumi was a Japanese actor who began as an announcer for NHK before transitioning to film in 1950. He was accepted into Toho as part of the 3rd New Face program for new actors and made his film debut in 1952. He first appeared in sci-fi in 1955 as a pilot in Godzilla Raids Again. He would…

Amamoto Hideyo

A prolific Japanese actor, Amamoto Hideyo started out his acting career with the Hayuza group, and was noticed by Toho due to his unusual size and appearance. He started out his career playing several small roles in the late 50's and early 1960's. Amamoto even managed to land a small role in Kurosawa's…

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…

Oguri Shun

Shun Oguri is a Japanese actor, voice actor and film director, son of stage director Tetsuya Oguri, and the youngest of 3 siblings, including older brother Ryo, who is also an actor. He started in small roles as extra in the works in which his father and brother worked. He began his official acting…

Gwan Gung Vs. Aliens

5.0

A widowed sculptor in Hong Kong races against failing eyesight to finish a statue dedicated to the spear-wielding deity of war Gwan Gung in the hope of attaining a miracle, much to the skepticism of his scientist son…

Inferno

"Inferno" centers on the strange case of Satomi Saeki. Apparently, this graduate student was missing for some time, only to return with a serious case of amnesia. In trying to unravel the intricate secrets behind her…

Ambassador Magma

7.0

The alien invader Goa plots to conquer the Earth. He first warns the Murakami family (father Atsushi, mother Tomoko, and son Mamoru) of their invasion, and demonstrates his powers by transporting them to a prehistoric…

Ultra Q

7.3

Ultra Q can be described as a half-hour Toho kaiju film. Although series creator Eiji Tsuburaya intended this series to be more like The Twilight Zone and focus less on the monsters, TBS convinced Eiji to add more…

Monster Next Door

Cute introvert Diewdai likes living in his ultra private world, hiding away in his apartment. His best friend is a turtle called Khun Chai. Diew's life of peace, however, is destroyed when God—an extroverted senior…