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Jan 14, 2021 · The answer is almost certainly not - as Terasawa said, he was a minor player in the grand scheme of things that retired after the 1960s, who just fell into obscruity. Given he wasn't exactly a young man during his time with Toho, and how physically demanding his jobs were, he likely died decades ago.
Sep 1, 2016 · by MechaGoji Bro7503 » Fri Sep 01, 2017 3:58 am. A huge happy birthday to Katsumi Tezuka! He was a stunt double in Gojira- he played Godzilla in a few scenes. He also played Anguirus in Godzilla Raids Again and played once again the stunt double of Godzilla years later. " Bang on, mate.", - Murdoc Niccals 2018.
Katsumi Tezuka originally appealed to producer Tomoyuki Tanaka to be the suit actor for Godzilla, attempting to beat out special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya's choice for the role, Haruo Nakajima. Nakajima eventually was awarded the role, although Tezuka was cast as the alternate suit actor after Shoichi Hirose declined the role.
Atragon. The Mu empire, an underwater civilization that sank to its present location a millennia ago, proclaims a battle cry to the Earth. The submerged kingdom declares war against all nations, destroying US subs and Japanese ships while causing disasters like earthquakes to befall cities. Humanity's hope falls on a single ship, one originally ...
Natives of Odo Island, an area near the disasters and where radiation stricken survivors wash ashore before dying, warn of "Godzilla": a giant monster. Shortly afterwards, something visits Odo Island and leaves destruction in its wake. The Japanese government sends a research group to the area.
Produced by Sojiro Motoki. Executive Producer Iwao Mori. Music by Yuji Koseki. Cinematography by Kazuo Yamada. Film Editing by Koichi Iwashita. Production Design by Iwao Akune, Takeo Kita, Akira Watanabe. Assistant Director Mikio Komatsu, Motoyoshi Oda. Director of Special Effects Eiji Tsuburaya. Isoroku Yamamoto, Grand Admiral Denjiro Okochi.
Oct 30, 2018 · They will never do it and there's no good reason to do so. Modern actors will not be able to replicate what Akihiko Hirata, Takeshi Shimura, Akira Takarada, and Momoko Kochi did so brilliantly 64 years ago. A CGI version of the 54 suit will never be as animistic and terrifyingly raw as Haruo Nakajima and Katsumi Tezuka's performance.
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, Yasuyoshi Tami, Yasuyoshi Tajitsu. Music by Ikuma Dan. Cinematography by Rokuro Nishigaki. Film Editing by Ryohei Fujii. Production Design by Takeo Kita. Assistant Director Yoshimitsu Banno. Director of Special Effects Eiji Tsuburaya. Assistant Director of Special Effects Teruyoshi Nakano.
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Matango. A crew of seven, including wealthy vacationers and two ship crew, venture across the seas. Their ship, however, is undertaken by a fierce storm. The tempest destroys their engine and sail, stranding the boat. To make matters worse, the communication equipment is rendered useless. The radio does allow them to hear reports of their ...
