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'''Akira Kubo''' {{Nihongo|久保 明|Kubo Akira}} is a Japanese actor. A major [[Toho]] star in the 1950's and 1960's, he received prominent billing in six [[tokusatsu]] films from 1962 to 1970, playing the leads in ''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'', ''[[Son of Godzilla]]'', ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'', and ''[[Space Amoeba]]''. He also appeared in two [[wikipedia:Akira Kurosawa|Akira Kurosawa]]-directed films: ''[[wikipedia:Throne of Blood|Throne of Blood]]'' in 1957 and ''[[wikipedia:Sanjuro|Sanjuro]]'' in 1962.
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==Biography==
==Selected filmography==
Born on December 1, 1936 in Tokyo, Akira Kubo made his acting debut in 1952 for director Seiji Maruyama in the youth film ''Adolescence''. Kubo first worked with genre specialist director Ishiro Honda the next year in ''Adolescence Part II'' and the war drama ''Farwell Rabaul'' (1954). Kubo soon became a very popular young star after appearing in director Senkichi Taniguchi's ''The Sound of Waves'' (1954), based on the novel by Yukio Mishima, and he also appeared in films by noted directors, such as Shiro Toyoda's ''The Grass Whistle'' (1955) and Mikio Naruse's ''A Whistle in my Heart'' (1957).
*''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959) as Prince Iogi
 
*''[[Gorath (film)|Gorath]]'' (1962) as Tatsuma Kanai, Cadet Astronaut
Kubo appeared in many period dramas throughout his career, including Akira Kurosawa's ''Throne of Blood'' (1957) and ''Sanjuro'' (1962) as well as Hiroshi Inagaki's ''Chushingura'' (1962) and ''Wirlwind'' (1964) -- and war films such as Seiji Maruyama's ''Retreat From Kiska'' (1965) and ''Battle of Japan Sea'' (1969).
*''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' (1963) as Professor Kenji Murai
 
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965) as [[Tetsuo Torii]]
As one of Toho`s stable of young, popular thespians, Kubo's was cast as restless and determined young heroes, as the amesiatic astronaut "Tatsuo Kanai" in Ishiro Honda's GORATH (1962), the tourtured "Kenji Murai" in ''[[Matango]]'' (1963); nerdy "Tetsuo Torii" in ''[[Monster Zero]]'' (1965), the photo-journalist Goro Maki in ''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967), the no-nonsense SY-3 captain "Katsuo Yamabe" in ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) and combat journalist "Taro Kudo" in ''[[Space Amoeba (1970 film)|Yog: Monster from Space]]'' (1970).
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Q|Ultra Q]]'' (TV 1966) as Yuzo [1 episode]
 
Kubo continues to act, and has most recently appeared in Hiroshi Teshigahara's ''Rikiyu'' (1989), Koreyoshi Kurahara's ''Hiroshima'' (1995) and Yutaka Osawa's ''I Love You'' (1999). Kubo returned to the kaiju eiga in a cameo, as the captain of a nuclear transport ship, in Shusuke Kaneko's ''[[Gamera: Guardian of the Universe]]'' (1995). The first time Kubo appeared in the United States was at one of the Godzillafest events.
==Kaiju Filmography==
*''[[Gorath (1962 film)|Gorath]]''](1962) as Tatsuma Kanai, Cadet Astronaut
*''[[Matango (1962) film|Matango]]'' (1963) as Professor Kenji Murai
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965) as [[Tetsuo Teri]]
*''Ultra Q'' (TV 1966) as Yûzô (1 episode)
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967) as [[Goro Maki]]
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967) as [[Goro Maki]]
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) as  SY-3 Captain [[Katsuo Yamabe]]
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) as  SY-3 Captain [[Katsuo Yamabe]]
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970) as Taro Kudo
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970) as Taro Kudo
*''[[Gamera: Guardian of the Universe]]'' (1995) as Captain of the Kairyumaru
*''[[Gamera the Guardian of the Universe]]'' (1995) as captain of the ''Kairyu-Maru''
 
*''[[The Great Buddha Arrival]]'' (2018) as Prime Minister Maki [international version and Final Edition]
==External Links==
===Interviewee===
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (documentary)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1998)
*''[[The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga]]'' (2019)
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
File:Fullscreen capture 692017 80540 AM.bmp.jpg|Akira Kubo as [[Katsuo Yamabe]] in ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]''
File:Wikizilla Godzilla Destroy All Monsters- Akira Kubo.jpg|Akira Kubo as Katsuo Yamabe in ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]''
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==External links==
*[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/kubo.htm Interview by David Milner (March 1995)]
*[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/kubo.htm Interview by David Milner (March 1995)]
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Latest revision as of 16:51, 19 June 2023

Akira Kubo
Akira Kubo
Born December 1, 1936
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation Actor
Notable role(s) Prince Iogi, Tatsuma Kanai,
Kenji Murai, Tetsuo Torii, Goro Maki, Katsuo Yamabe, Taro Kudo
First work Adolescence (1952)
Notable work Throne of Blood (1957)
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Akira Kubo (久保 明,   Kubo Akira) is a Japanese actor. A major Toho star in the 1950's and 1960's, he received prominent billing in six tokusatsu films from 1962 to 1970, playing the leads in Matango, Son of Godzilla, Destroy All Monsters, and Space Amoeba. He also appeared in two Akira Kurosawa-directed films: Throne of Blood in 1957 and Sanjuro in 1962.

Selected filmography

Interviewee

Gallery

External links

Actors
 
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