Shigeru Kawamura

From Wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia
Revision as of 16:14, 15 December 2016 by Littlefoot&Godzilla (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigationJump to search


Shigeru Kawamura
Shigeru Kawamura
Species Human
Nationality Japanese
Occupation Coal Mine Engineer
Related to Kiyo (Love interest)
First appearance Rodan
Played by Kenji Sahara

Shigeru Kawamura (河村繁,   Kawamura Shigeru) is the protagonist of the 1956 Toho Template:FilmC, Rodan.

History

Showa Series

Rodan

Shigeru Kawamura worked at the coal mine as an engineer until he received a phone call that the mine had mysteriously flooded. Shigeru headed down the mine, where the other miners tell Shigeru that Yoshizou and Goro were missing. Shigeru lead the other miners to investigate the flooded shaft and found Yoshizou's corpse. Shigeru's team removed Yoshizou's body out of the mine and transferred to a doctor in the autopsy room. Shigeru tells everyone not to draw any conclusion until the police further notice. Outside of hospital, Shigeru meets with his fiance and Goro's sister, Kiyo, and comforts her that Goro is innocent. Later, Shigeru soon arrives in Kiyo's house and comforts her, telling her that the miners that were killed were Goro's close friends, and Goro had no reason to kill them. They're then attacked by a Meganulon that enters Kiyo's home, forcing Kiyo and Shigeru to flee.

Shigeru called for help as the police investigate the house, but also attacked by Meganulon, forcing themselves to flee. As the villagers evacuate, Shigeru lead the group of police officers to pursue the prehistoric monster. Shigeru spotted Meganulon that climbing to the top of the mountain. They follow the Meganulon as the officers open fire with their pistols, but ineffective against the insect's exoskeleton as two of the officers advanced too close. Shigeru and the officers watches as two officers grabbed and killed by Meganulon with it's pincers before return to the mine. Shigeru and the polices discovered that two fallen officers has the same deep gashes that found on Yoshizou and other victims earlier, revealing Meganulon as a real killer.

Later, Shigeru and a group of the metro-police head back into the mine to confront the insect monster and attempt to locate Goro, dead or alive. However, J.S.D.F. soldiers arrive in the village and escort Shigeru and the cops down into the mine shaft where water is lowered than expected. Shigeru enters the deeper part of the mine shaft and finally found the Goro's corpse laying on the floor. Meganulon emerges as the soldiers open fire with their machine gun with no effect on armored insect as Meganulon attack, forcing all police officers and military soldiers to retreat and Shigeru release the mine cart which roll down the shaft and collide into Meganulon's carapace, killing it. Shigeru and the other venture back down into the shaft and retrieve Goro's body. Another Meganulon emerge from the cave entrance and attack Shigeru as the cave collapse, killing second Meganulon and trapped Shigeru in the cave.

Shigeru reawaken and discovered that the underground cave is actually Meganulon's lair as he been surround by hundreds of Meganulons. Shigeru look up and discovered something horrified: a giant egg that was sitting inside the Meganulon's home as it began to stir. Suddenly, the egg hatched and Rodan emerged from the egg. Horrified, Shigeru watches as hatching begin to feed on every single Meganulons. With entire Meganulon colonies devoured, Rodan spread his wings and break through the earth surface and took ti the skies as Shigeru escapes from the cave before he was rescued and taken to the hospital, suffering from memory lost and unable to recognized Kiyo.

Gallery

Era Icon - Toho.png
Era Icon - Showa.png
Characters