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'''Koji Uruki''' {{Nihongo|宇畄木耕嗣|Uruki Kōji}} is a [[Japan]]ese actor | '''Koji Uruki''' {{Nihongo|宇畄木耕嗣|Uruki Kōji}} is a [[Japan]]ese actor. Uruki's birth date is unknown, but he was born in Nanyo, Yamagata. He joined the Japanese army during World War II and served in Manchuria, then became an actor for [[Toho]] after the war. While he received very few credited roles, Uruki acted in numerous films for Toho from the 1950's through 1970's, particularly [[tokusatsu]] movies. While the majority of Uruki's roles were background characters such as [[JSDF]] officers, he worked as a suit actor in both ''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' in [[1963]] and ''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' in [[1964]]. In [[1965]] he changed the spelling of his name {{Nihongo|宇留木康二}}, though it was still read the same. When Toho laid off many of its actors in [[1971]], Uruki transferred primarily to television and continued to work as a TV actor until the late 1970's. Nothing is known about Uruki's life after this point, including his date of death. | ||
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Koji Uruki (宇畄木耕嗣 Uruki Kōji) is a Japanese actor. Uruki's birth date is unknown, but he was born in Nanyo, Yamagata. He joined the Japanese army during World War II and served in Manchuria, then became an actor for Toho after the war. While he received very few credited roles, Uruki acted in numerous films for Toho from the 1950's through 1970's, particularly tokusatsu movies. While the majority of Uruki's roles were background characters such as JSDF officers, he worked as a suit actor in both Matango in 1963 and Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster in 1964. In 1965 he changed the spelling of his name (宇留木康二), though it was still read the same. When Toho laid off many of its actors in 1971, Uruki transferred primarily to television and continued to work as a TV actor until the late 1970's. Nothing is known about Uruki's life after this point, including his date of death.
Selected Filmography
- Godzilla (1954) as Shikine announcer's assistant [uncredited]
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955) as Hokkai Maru crewmember
- Rodan (1956) as JSDF executive
- The Mysterians (1957) as JSDF personnel with loudspeaker / man looking up at UFO
- The H-Man (1958) as Detective [uncredited]
- Varan (1958) as JSDF executive
- The Three Treasures (1959) as God of Takamagahara [uncredited]
- Battle in Outer Space (1959) as Policeman
- Mothra (1961) as JSDF executive
- The Last War (1961) as Postman
- Matango (1963) as Matango
- Atragon (1963) as Policeman carrying packages [uncredited]
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) as Newspaper reporter
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Rodan
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966) as JSDF executive [uncredited]
- Ultra Q (TV 1966) as Protesting villager [episode 8]
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Reporter
- King Kong Escapes (1967) as Transport ship crewmember
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) as JSDF soldier
- Submersion of Japan: Television Series (TV 1974) as JSDF commander [episode 26; uncredited]
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) as JSDF executive
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