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|name            =Seiji Onaka
|name            =Seiji Onaka
|image            =Onaka in Rodan.jpg
|image            =Onaka in Rodan.jpg
|caption          =Onaka in ''Rodan''
|caption          =Seiji Onaka in Rodan
|occupation      =Baseball player; actor
|occupation      =Baseball player; actor
|birthday        =December 15, 1934  
|birthday        =December 15, [[1934]]
|death            =≤ [[2016]]
|birthplace      =[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
|birthplace      =[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
|first            =''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956)
|first            =''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956)
|notable          =''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967)
|notable          =''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967)
|imdb            =https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0648521/
|wikipedia        =https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/大仲清治
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'''Seiji Onaka''' {{Nihongo|大仲 清治|Onaka Seiji}} was a Japanese professional baseball player and actor who was cast as [[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla]] in ''[[Son of Godzilla]]''. However, a hand injury forced him to bow out of the role shortly after filming started. He was replaced by [[Hiroshi Sekita]].<ref name="Nakajima">{{cite book|author=[[Haruo Nakajima|Nakajima, Haruo]]|title=Monster Life: Godzilla Actor Haruo Nakajima|publisher=Yosensha|date=2010|pages=162-163|isbn=978-4-86248-589-2}}</ref> Toho chose both Onaka and Sekita because they were taller than [[Haruo Nakajima]], the regular Godzilla suit actor at the time, allowing [[Minilla]] to appear smaller in comparison.
'''Seiji Onaka''' {{Nihongo|大仲 清治|Ōnaka Seiji}} was a Japanese professional baseball player and actor. He appeared in numerous small roles in many of [[Toho]]'s science-fiction films from [[1956]] to [[1970]]. He was also cast as [[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]] in ''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' due to his tall stature, but a hand injury forced him to bow out of the role shortly after filming started and was replaced by [[Hiroshi Sekita]].<ref name="Nakajima">{{cite book|author=[[Haruo Nakajima|Nakajima, Haruo]]|title=Monster Life: Godzilla Actor Haruo Nakajima|publisher=Yosensha|date=2010|pages=162-163|isbn=978-4-86248-589-2}}</ref> Onaka retired from acting in [[1970]]{{Citation needed}} and passed away sometime prior to [[2016]].<ref name="Tokusatsu Hiho">{{cite book|title=Tokusatsu Hiho|volume=vol. 3|publisher=Yosensha|date=2016|page=225|isbn=978-4-8003-0865-8}}</ref>
 
Onaka also appeared in numerous small roles in many of [[Toho]]'s science-fiction films from [[1956]] to [[1970]]. He passed away sometime prior to [[2016]].<ref name="Tokusatsu Hiho">{{cite book|title=Tokusatsu Hiho Vol. 3|publisher=Yosensha|date=2016|page=225|isbn=978-4-8003-0865-8}}</ref>
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==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
*''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956) as Nakagawa
*''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956) as Nakagawa
*''[[The Human Vapor]]'' (1960) as Police Officer
*''[[The Human Vapor]]'' (1960) as Police officer
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) as Pacific Pharmaceutical Employee / Oyana-maru Sailor
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) as Pacific Pharmaceutical employee / ''Oyanamaru'' sailor [uncredited]
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964) as Fisherman / Police Officer
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964) as Fisherman / police officer [uncredited]
*''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964) as Airplane Passenger
*''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964) as Airplane passenger [uncredited]
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) as UFO Club Member / Reporter / Tourist
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) as UFO club member / reporter / tourist [uncredited]
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965)
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965) Passenger on ferryboat / SDF soldier [uncredited]
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965) as JSDF Soldier
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965) as JSDF soldier [uncredited]
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966) as Coast Guard Official
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966) as Coast Guard official [uncredited]
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) as Newspaperman / Dance Spectator / Red Bamboo Soldier
*''[[Monster Booska]]'' (TV 1966-1967) as Human Kong [episode 11] / Sumitomo Fujiwara's subordinate [episodes 33-34]
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967) as Sailor on [[Dr. Who]]'s Ship
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) as Newspaperman / dance spectator / Red Bamboo soldier [uncredited]
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967) as [[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla]] [land scenes, with [[Hiroshi Sekita]]]
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967) as Sailor on [[Dr. Who]]'s ship [uncredited]
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) as Military Officer / Moon Base Engineer / Reporter
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967) as [[Godzilla (Second Generation)|Godzilla]] [land scenes, with [[Hiroshi Sekita]]]
*''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969)
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) as Military officer / moon base Engineer / reporter [uncredited]
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970) as [[Sergio Island]]er
*''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969) Rocket crewmember [uncredited]
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970) as [[Sergio Island]]er [uncredited]
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*''[[wikipedia:Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' writer [[wikipedia:Henry Gilroy|Henry Gilroy]] named the pirate [[w:c:wookieepedia:Hondo Ohnaka|Hondo Ohnaka]] after Seiji Onaka and director [[Ishiro Honda]].<ref name="TWT">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/HGilroy67/status/1257498683236421637|title="#CloneWars fun fact! How'd Hondo Ohnaka get his name? I named him after original #Godzilla Director Ishiro Honda & Godzilla actor Seiji Onaka. Onaka also means "stomach" in Japanese & Hondo was always hungry! At the last minute George Lucas changed Honda to Hondo.  #MayThe4th"|author=Gilroy, Henry|date=4 May 2020|work=Twitter}}</ref>
*''[[wikipedia:Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' writer [[wikipedia:Henry Gilroy|Henry Gilroy]] named the pirate [[w:c:wookieepedia:Hondo Ohnaka|Hondo Ohnaka]] after Seiji Onaka and director [[Ishiro Honda]].<ref name="TWT">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/HGilroy67/status/1257498683236421637|title="#CloneWars fun fact! How'd Hondo Ohnaka get his name? I named him after original #Godzilla Director Ishiro Honda & Godzilla actor Seiji Onaka. Onaka also means "stomach" in Japanese & Hondo was always hungry! At the last minute George Lucas changed Honda to Hondo.  #MayThe4th"|author=Gilroy, Henry|date=4 May 2020|work=Twitter}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:13, 1 February 2024

Seiji Onaka
Seiji Onaka in Rodan
Born December 15, 1934
Tokyo, Japan
Died ≤ 2016
Occupation Baseball player; actor
First work Rodan (1956)
Notable work Son of Godzilla (1967)
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Seiji Onaka (大仲 清治,   Ōnaka Seiji) was a Japanese professional baseball player and actor. He appeared in numerous small roles in many of Toho's science-fiction films from 1956 to 1970. He was also cast as Godzilla in Son of Godzilla due to his tall stature, but a hand injury forced him to bow out of the role shortly after filming started and was replaced by Hiroshi Sekita.[1] Onaka retired from acting in 1970[citation needed] and passed away sometime prior to 2016.[2]

Selected filmography

Trivia

References

This is a list of references for Seiji Onaka. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. ↑ Nakajima, Haruo (2010). Monster Life: Godzilla Actor Haruo Nakajima. Yosensha. pp. 162–163. ISBN 978-4-86248-589-2.
  2. ↑ Tokusatsu Hiho. vol. 3. Yosensha. 2016. p. 225. ISBN 978-4-8003-0865-8. |volume= has extra text (help)
  3. ↑ Gilroy, Henry (4 May 2020). ""#CloneWars fun fact! How'd Hondo Ohnaka get his name? I named him after original #Godzilla Director Ishiro Honda & Godzilla actor Seiji Onaka. Onaka also means "stomach" in Japanese & Hondo was always hungry! At the last minute George Lucas changed Honda to Hondo. #MayThe4th"". Twitter.

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