Masaki Shinohara

Masaki Shinohara Born December 28, 1926 Japan Died November 1, 2018 Occupation Actor, suit actor First work Seven Samurai (1954) Notable work Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)

Masaki Shinohara (篠原正記,   Shinohara Masaki) was a Japanese actor. Shinohara made his film debut in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai in 1954, in an uncredited role as a farmer. He continued acting in small roles, eventually signing a contract to become an exclusive actor with Toho in 1957. Shinohara was a prolific and versatile actor; although many of his roles were bit parts and uncredited, he appeared in countless Toho films of differing genres, sometimes playing two or three roles in the same film. Shinohara is most famous for his one and only turn as a suit actor, portraying Rodan in Invasion of Astro-Monster in 1965. Shinohara retired from acting in 1971 when Toho laid off its exclusive actors, and became a private taxi manager. Shinohara passed away on November 1, 2018, at the age of 91.

Selected filmography

• Godzilla (1954) as Shirtless sailor on Eiko Maru / newspaper reporter on Shikine [uncredited]
• Invisible Man (1954) as Onlooker in Ginza
• Godzilla Raids Again (1955) as Osaka maritime police officer / countermeasures headquarters staff [uncredited]
• The Mysterians (1957) as Police officer in security room
• The H-Man (1958) as Customer at Cabaret Homura / Police officer at Cabaret Homura
• Varan (1958) as Villager / fisherman
• The Three Treasures (1959) as Yamato citizen / soldier in battle
• The Secret of the Telegian (1960) as Truck driver
• Mothra (1961) as Nuclear center staff
• The Last War (1961) as Tokyo Defense Headquarters worker
• King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) as Faro Islander
• Matango (1963) as Matango
• Atragon (1963) as Sailor on cargo ship / climber on Mount Mihara [uncredited]
• Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) as Newspaper reporter / Infant Islander / police officer
• Dogora (1964) as Fukuoka detective [uncredited]
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Onlooker in Ueno Park
• Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) as Rodan / onlooker at Lake Myojin
• Ultra Q (TV 1966) as Okura Island vigilante [episode 3; uncredited] / Bansaku [episode 8] / Ushiyama's colleague [episode 16; uncredited]
• The War of the Gargantuas (1966) as Airline pilot
• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Infant Islander
• King Kong Escapes (1967) as Dr. Who's henchman
• Destroy All Monsters (1968) as UN Scientific Committee engineer / officer of the Integrated Defense Command [uncredited]
• Latitude Zero (1969) as Black Shark crew member
• All Monsters Attack (1969) as Police officer
• Space Amoeba (1970) as Sergio Islander [uncredited]
• Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) as Man playing mahjong / Self Defense Force officer

Gallery

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  (From left to right) Masaki Shinohara holding a Rodan model, Haruo Nakajima holding a Godzilla model, and Shoichi Hirose holding a King Ghidorah model

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