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|name =Seiji Onaka | |name =Seiji Onaka | ||
|image =Onaka in Rodan.jpg | |image =Onaka in Rodan.jpg | ||
|caption =Onaka in | |caption =Seiji Onaka in Rodan | ||
|occupation =Baseball player; actor | |occupation =Baseball player; actor | ||
|birthday =December 15, 1934 | |birthday =December 15, [[1934]] | ||
|death = | |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| | '''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> | ||
{{TOC}} | {{TOC}} | ||
==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
*''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956) as Nakagawa | *''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956) as Nakagawa | ||
*''[[The Human Vapor]]'' (1960) as Police | *''[[The Human Vapor]]'' (1960) as Police officer | ||
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) as Pacific Pharmaceutical | *''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) as Pacific Pharmaceutical employee / ''Oyanamaru'' sailor [uncredited] | ||
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964) as Fisherman / | *''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964) as Fisherman / police officer [uncredited] | ||
*''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964) as Airplane | *''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964) as Airplane passenger [uncredited] | ||
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) as UFO | *''[[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 | *''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965) as JSDF soldier [uncredited] | ||
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966) as Coast Guard | *''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966) as Coast Guard official [uncredited] | ||
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) as Newspaperman / | *''[[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 | *''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) as Newspaperman / dance spectator / Red Bamboo soldier [uncredited] | ||
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967) as [[Godzilla | *''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967) as Sailor on [[Dr. Who]]'s ship [uncredited] | ||
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) as Military | *''[[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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{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
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Seiji Onaka (大仲 清治 was a Japanese professional baseball player and actor. He appeared in numerous small roles in many of Ōnaka Seiji)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
- Rodan (1956) as Nakagawa
- The Human Vapor (1960) as Police officer
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) as Pacific Pharmaceutical employee / Oyanamaru sailor [uncredited]
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) as Fisherman / police officer [uncredited]
- Dogora (1964) as Airplane passenger [uncredited]
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as UFO club member / reporter / tourist [uncredited]
- Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) Passenger on ferryboat / SDF soldier [uncredited]
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) as JSDF soldier [uncredited]
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966) as Coast Guard official [uncredited]
- Monster Booska (TV 1966-1967) as Human Kong [episode 11] / Sumitomo Fujiwara's subordinate [episodes 33-34]
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Newspaperman / dance spectator / Red Bamboo soldier [uncredited]
- King Kong Escapes (1967) as Sailor on Dr. Who's ship [uncredited]
- Son of Godzilla (1967) as Godzilla [land scenes, with Hiroshi Sekita]
- Destroy All Monsters (1968) as Military officer / moon base Engineer / reporter [uncredited]
- Latitude Zero (1969) Rocket crewmember [uncredited]
- Space Amoeba (1970) as Sergio Islander [uncredited]
Trivia
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars writer Henry Gilroy named the pirate Hondo Ohnaka after Seiji Onaka and director Ishiro Honda.[3]
References
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