Koji Uruki

Koji Uruki Occupation Actor, suit actor First work Godzilla (1954) Notable work Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)

Koji Uruki (宇留木耕嗣,   Uruki Kōji), also known under the names Koji Uruta (宇留多耕嗣,   Uruta Kōji) and Kozo Uruki (宇留木康三,   Uruki Kōzō), was a Japanese actor. 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 (from 宇留木耕嗣), 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 assistant announcer on the Shikine [uncredited]
• Godzilla Raids Again (1955) as Hokkai Maru crewmember [uncredited]
• Rodan (1956) as Defense Force executive [uncredited]
• The Mysterians (1957) as Defense Force troop holding megaphone / man observing Mysterian UFO [uncredited]
• The H-Man (1958) as detective [uncredited]
• Varan (1958) as Defense Force executive [uncredited]
• The Three Treasures (1959) as god in Takamagahara [uncredited]
• Battle in Outer Space (1959) as police officer [uncredited]
• The Secret of the Telegian (1960) as detective in investigation headquarters [uncredited]
• Mothra (1961) as Defense Force executive [uncredited]
• The Last War (1961) as mailman
• Matango (1963) as Matango
• Atragon (1963) as police officer delivering package [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 1966-1967) protesting villager [episode 8]
• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as reporter [uncredited]
• King Kong Escapes (1967) as sailor on transport ship [uncredited]
• Destroy All Monsters (1968) as UN Science Committee technician [uncredited]
• Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) as non-commissioned JSDF officer [uncredited]
• Submersion of Japan: Television Series (TV 1974-1975) as JSDF commander [episode 20; uncredited]
• Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) as Defense Force executive [uncredited]

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