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'''Fuminori Ohashi''' {{Nihongo|大橋{{tt|史典|Formerly written 行利}}|Ōhashi Fuminori}}, born '''Yukitoshi Ohashi''' {{Nihongo|大橋幸利|Ōhashi Yukitoshi}} and acting under the aliases '''Ryunosuke Kabayama''' {{Nihongo|樺山龍之介|Kabayama Ryūnosuke}} and '''Sanshiro Sagara''' {{Nihongo|相良三四郎|Sagara Sanshiro}}, was a [[Japan]]ese [[:Category:Actors|actor]], [[:Category:Suit Actors|suit actor]], sculptor, modelmaker, and [[:Category:Directors|director]]. He is perhaps best recognized for his portayal of [[Snowman]] in the 1955 film, ''[[Half Human]]''.<ref name="Snowman" group="note">Officially, Snowman was portrayed by an actor named Sanshiro Sagara, a known pseudonym of Ohashi. However, there are conflicting reports as to whether this Sagara was a different person entirely, as [[Toho]] claimed that Sagara was chosen from a nationwide contest to portray the creature.</ref> | '''Fuminori Ohashi''' {{Nihongo|大橋{{tt|史典|Formerly written 行利}}|Ōhashi Fuminori}}, born '''Yukitoshi Ohashi''' {{Nihongo|大橋幸利|Ōhashi Yukitoshi}} and acting under the aliases '''Ryunosuke Kabayama''' {{Nihongo|樺山龍之介|Kabayama Ryūnosuke}} and '''Sanshiro Sagara''' {{Nihongo|相良三四郎|Sagara Sanshiro}}, was a [[Japan]]ese [[:Category:Actors|actor]], [[:Category:Suit Actors|suit actor]], sculptor, modelmaker, and [[:Category:Directors|director]]. He is perhaps best recognized for his portayal of [[Snowman]] in the 1955 film, ''[[Half Human]]''.<ref name="Snowman" group="note">Officially, Snowman was portrayed by an actor named Sanshiro Sagara, a known pseudonym of Ohashi. However, there are conflicting reports as to whether this Sagara was a different person entirely, as [[Toho]] claimed that Sagara was chosen from a nationwide contest to portray the creature.</ref> | ||
Ohashi began his career in 1935, working as an assistant director and cameraman for the now-defunct film company [[:Category:Shochiku|Shochiku Kamata]]. He soon transitioned to acting and became inspired by the [[King Kong (1933 film)|1933 ''King Kong'' film]] and its [[Japanese King Kong|Japanese counterpart]], modeling and portraying an [[King Kong|anthropoid]] for the 1938 production, ''[[King Kong Appeared in Edo]]''. He joined [[Toho]] as an assistant director sometime later, but continued to act under his pseudonym Sanshiro Sagara. He again worked as a modeler in 1948 for the Takara Productions film, ''Ninjutsu Jiraiya'', pioneering the use of compound latex for monster suits in the process. In 1951, he established the Ohashi Crafts Company and traveled to the [[United States]] to join the art staff of Disneyland in Los Angeles, California, where he worked for two years. In 1954, Ohashi acted as a consultant for the production of the [[Godzilla/1954|monster]] [[ShodaiGoji|suit]] for [[Ishiro Honda]]'s ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'', after a failed first attempt by [[Teizo Toshimitsu]] and his associates.<ref name="ShodaiGoji" group="note">In spite of claims of Ohashi having aided in the process, modeler [[Eizo Kaimai]] and art staff member Shinji Hiruma have both denied his involvement, claiming that he was still pursuing acting during this time.</ref> The following year, he helped to model the suit of the [[Snowman]] for ''[[Half Human]]'', this time also portraying the character under his Sagara alias. From the late 50s through 60s, Ohashi continued to alternate between acting and modeling work, appearing in a handful of Akira Kurosawa's films and creating various suits for [[Kadokawa|Daiei]], Toei, P-Productions, and more. Notably, he was responsible for the monster [[Agon]] from the 1963-produced miniseries, ''[[Agon: Atomic Dragon]]'', for which he also served as director. He traveled again to America to create masks for ''[[wikipedia:Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'', and in 1977 worked on his final film, ''[[Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds]]''. Ohashi passed away on September 20, 1989, at the age of 74. | Ohashi began his career in 1935, working as an assistant director and cameraman for the now-defunct film company [[:Category:Shochiku|Shochiku Kamata]]. He soon transitioned to acting and became inspired by the [[King Kong (1933 film)|1933 ''King Kong'' film]] and its [[Japanese King Kong|Japanese counterpart]], modeling and portraying an [[King Kong|anthropoid]] for the 1938 production, ''[[The King Kong That Appeared in Edo]]''. He joined [[Toho]] as an assistant director sometime later, but continued to act under his pseudonym Sanshiro Sagara. He again worked as a modeler in 1948 for the Takara Productions film, ''Ninjutsu Jiraiya'', pioneering the use of compound latex for monster suits in the process. In 1951, he established the Ohashi Crafts Company and traveled to the [[United States]] to join the art staff of Disneyland in Los Angeles, California, where he worked for two years. In 1954, Ohashi acted as a consultant for the production of the [[Godzilla/1954|monster]] [[ShodaiGoji|suit]] for [[Ishiro Honda]]'s ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'', after a failed first attempt by [[Teizo Toshimitsu]] and his associates.<ref name="ShodaiGoji" group="note">In spite of claims of Ohashi having aided in the process, modeler [[Eizo Kaimai]] and art staff member Shinji Hiruma have both denied his involvement, claiming that he was still pursuing acting during this time.</ref> The following year, he helped to model the suit of the [[Snowman]] for ''[[Half Human]]'', this time also portraying the character under his Sagara alias. From the late 50s through 60s, Ohashi continued to alternate between acting and modeling work, appearing in a handful of Akira Kurosawa's films and creating various suits for [[Kadokawa|Daiei]], Toei, P-Productions, and more. Notably, he was responsible for the monster [[Agon]] from the 1963-produced miniseries, ''[[Agon: Atomic Dragon]]'', for which he also served as director. He traveled again to America to create masks for ''[[wikipedia:Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'', and in 1977 worked on his final film, ''[[Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds]]''. Ohashi passed away on September 20, 1989, at the age of 74. | ||
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==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
===Modeler=== | ===Modeler=== | ||
*''[[King Kong Appeared in Edo]]'' (1938) | *''[[The King Kong That Appeared in Edo]]'' (1938) | ||
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) - Modeling consultant [disputed] | *''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) - Modeling consultant [disputed] | ||
*''[[Half Human]]'' (1955) | *''[[Half Human]]'' (1955) | ||
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*''[[Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds]]'' (1977) | *''[[Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds]]'' (1977) | ||
===Actor=== | ===Actor=== | ||
*''[[King Kong Appeared in Edo]]'' (1938) as [[King Kong|Anthropoid]] [as Ryunosuke Kabayama] | *''[[The King Kong That Appeared in Edo]]'' (1938) as [[King Kong|Anthropoid]] [as Ryunosuke Kabayama] | ||
*''[[Half Human]]'' (1955) as [[Snowman]] [as Sanshiro Sagara]<ref name="Snowman" group="note"/> | *''[[Half Human]]'' (1955) as [[Snowman]] [as Sanshiro Sagara]<ref name="Snowman" group="note"/> | ||
===Miscellaneous=== | ===Miscellaneous=== | ||
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*''[[Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds]]'' (1977) - Wire operation | *''[[Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds]]'' (1977) - Wire operation | ||
==Modeled monsters== | ==Modeled monsters== | ||
*[[King Kong|Anthropoid]] (''[[King Kong Appeared in Edo]]'') | *[[King Kong|Anthropoid]] (''[[The King Kong That Appeared in Edo]]'') | ||
*[[ShodaiGoji|Godzilla]] (''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]''; consultant, disputed) | *[[ShodaiGoji|Godzilla]] (''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]''; consultant, disputed) | ||
*[[Snowman]] (''[[Half Human]]''; head, used only in publicity stills) | *[[Snowman]] (''[[Half Human]]''; head, used only in publicity stills) | ||
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Fuminori Ohashi (大橋史典 Ōhashi Fuminori), born Yukitoshi Ohashi (大橋幸利 Ōhashi Yukitoshi) and acting under the aliases Ryunosuke Kabayama (樺山龍之介 Kabayama Ryūnosuke) and Sanshiro Sagara (相良三四郎 Sagara Sanshiro), was a Japanese actor, suit actor, sculptor, modelmaker, and director. He is perhaps best recognized for his portayal of Snowman in the 1955 film, Half Human.[note 1]
Ohashi began his career in 1935, working as an assistant director and cameraman for the now-defunct film company Shochiku Kamata. He soon transitioned to acting and became inspired by the 1933 King Kong film and its Japanese counterpart, modeling and portraying an anthropoid for the 1938 production, The King Kong That Appeared in Edo. He joined Toho as an assistant director sometime later, but continued to act under his pseudonym Sanshiro Sagara. He again worked as a modeler in 1948 for the Takara Productions film, Ninjutsu Jiraiya, pioneering the use of compound latex for monster suits in the process. In 1951, he established the Ohashi Crafts Company and traveled to the United States to join the art staff of Disneyland in Los Angeles, California, where he worked for two years. In 1954, Ohashi acted as a consultant for the production of the monster suit for Ishiro Honda's Godzilla, after a failed first attempt by Teizo Toshimitsu and his associates.[note 2] The following year, he helped to model the suit of the Snowman for Half Human, this time also portraying the character under his Sagara alias. From the late 50s through 60s, Ohashi continued to alternate between acting and modeling work, appearing in a handful of Akira Kurosawa's films and creating various suits for Daiei, Toei, P-Productions, and more. Notably, he was responsible for the monster Agon from the 1963-produced miniseries, Agon: Atomic Dragon, for which he also served as director. He traveled again to America to create masks for Planet of the Apes, and in 1977 worked on his final film, Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds. Ohashi passed away on September 20, 1989, at the age of 74.
Selected filmography
Modeler
- The King Kong That Appeared in Edo (1938)
- Godzilla (1954) - Modeling consultant [disputed]
- Half Human (1955)
- The Mysterians (1957)
- Kujira Gami (1962)
- Agon: Atomic Dragon (TV 1968)
- Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (1977)
Actor
- The King Kong That Appeared in Edo (1938) as Anthropoid [as Ryunosuke Kabayama]
- Half Human (1955) as Snowman [as Sanshiro Sagara][note 1]
Miscellaneous
- Agon: Atomic Dragon (1968) - Director / director of special effects
- Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (1977) - Wire operation
Modeled monsters
- Anthropoid (The King Kong That Appeared in Edo)
- Godzilla (Godzilla; consultant, disputed)
- Snowman (Half Human; head, used only in publicity stills)
- Moguera (The Mysterians)
- Kujira Gami (Kujira Gami)
- Agon (Agon: Atomic Dragon)
- Plesiosaurus, rhamphorhynchus (Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds)
Gallery
Fuminori Ohashi in the Snowman suit during production of Half Human
Fuminori Ohashi modeling the plesiosaurus and rhamphorhynchus for Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Officially, Snowman was portrayed by an actor named Sanshiro Sagara, a known pseudonym of Ohashi. However, there are conflicting reports as to whether this Sagara was a different person entirely, as Toho claimed that Sagara was chosen from a nationwide contest to portray the creature.
- ↑ In spite of claims of Ohashi having aided in the process, modeler Eizo Kaimai and art staff member Shinji Hiruma have both denied his involvement, claiming that he was still pursuing acting during this time.
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