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'''Seiji Onaka''' {{Nihongo|大仲 清治|Onaka Seiji}} | '''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]]. 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. Onaka 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> | ||
Onaka also appeared in numerous small roles in many of [[Toho]]'s science-fiction films from 1956 to 1970. | Onaka also appeared in numerous small roles in many of [[Toho]]'s science-fiction films from 1956 to 1970. | ||
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*''[[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 | ||
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==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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Seiji Onaka (大仲 清治 Onaka Seiji) was a Japanese professional baseball player and actor who was cast as 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. 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. Onaka passed away sometime prior to 2016.[1]
Onaka also appeared in numerous small roles in many of Toho's science-fiction films from 1956 to 1970.
Selected filmography
- Rodan (1956) as Nakagawa
- The Human Vapor (1960) as Police Officer
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) as Pacific Pharmaceutical Employee / Oyana-maru Sailor
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) as Fisherman / Police Officer
- Dogora (1964) as Airplane Passenger
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as UFO Club Member / Reporter / Tourist
- Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) as JSDF Soldier
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966) as Coast Guard Official
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Newspaperman / Dance Spectator / Red Bamboo Soldier
- King Kong Escapes (1967) as Sailor on Dr. Who's Ship
- Son of Godzilla (1967) as Godzilla [land scenes, with Hiroshi Sekita]
- Destroy All Monsters (1968) as Military Officer / Moon Base Engineer / Reporter
- Latitude Zero (1969)
- Space Amoeba (1970) as Sergio Islander
Trivia
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars writer Henry Gilroy named the pirate Hondo Ohnaka after Seiji Onaka and director Ishiro Honda.[2]
References
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