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{{Infobox Person
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|image      =KKVG - Shoichi Hirose and Eiji Tsuburaya stand right there.jpg
|caption    =Shoichi Hirose in the King Kong suit for King Kong vs. Godzilla
|caption    =Shoichi Hirose in the King Kong suit for King Kong vs. Godzilla
|name        =Shoichi Hirose
|name        =Shoichi Hirose
|character  =Convict, fighter pilot, [[Meganulon]], detective, Fire Department officer, Onishi's henchman, guard,<br>[[King Kong]], Mu henchman,<br>[[King Ghidorah]], tunnel worker, soldier, [[Infant Island]]er slave,<br>[[Dr. Who]]'s henchman, worker, ramen shop customer, villager
|character  =[[Meganulon]], [[King Kong (King Kong vs. Godzilla)|King Kong]],<br>[[King Ghidorah (Showa)|King Ghidorah]], various bit parts
|birthday   =June 23, 1918
|birthday   =June 23, 1918
|birthplace =[[Japan]]
|death      =Unknown; retired from acting in 1988
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|birthplace =[[Japan]]
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|wikipedia   =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Hirose
|first     =''Utahime Miyako e Yuku'' (1950)
|imdb       =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386406/
|notable   =''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962)
|first       =''Utahime Miyako e Yuku'' (1950)
|notable     =''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962)
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'''Shoichi Hirose''' {{Nihongo|広瀬正一|Hirose Shoichi}} was a [[Japan]]ese [[:Category:Actors|actor]]. Hirose played several bit roles in films by [[Toho]] in the [[Showa era]], and also portrayed the [[kaiju]] [[King Kong]] in ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' and [[King Ghidorah]] in ''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' and ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]''.
'''Shoichi Hirose''' {{Nihongo|{{tt|広瀬|Also misspelled 廣瀬}} 正一|Hirose Shōichi}}, occasionally miscredited as '''Masakazu Hirose''' and nicknamed '''Solomon''' {{Nihongo|ソロモン|Soromon}} in recognition of his survival in the [[wikipedia:Battle of the Eastern Solomons|Battle of the Eastern Solomons]], was a [[Japan]]ese [[:Category:Actors|actor]]. Hirose played several bit roles in films by [[Toho]] in the [[Showa era]], and also portrayed the [[kaiju]] [[King Kong]] in ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' and [[King Ghidorah]] in ''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' and ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]''. Hirose is said to have died in a nursing home a few years after he retired, but the precise date of his death is unknown.<ref name="Solomon">{{Cite magazine|last=Shiraishi|first=Masahiko|date=July 2016|title=Memories of Solomon|url=|magazine=Tokusatsu Hiho|publisher=Yosensha|volume=4|page=202|pages=|doi=|isbn=978-4-8003-1005-7|pmid=|access-date=}}</ref>
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==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' ([[1955]]) as convict
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) as congressman [uncredited]
*''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' ([[1956]]) as fighter pilot / [[Meganulon]]
*''[[Invisible Man (film)|Invisible Man]]'' (1954) as policeman<ref>{{Cite book|title=[[Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works]]|publisher=[[villagebooks]]|date=28 September 2012|page=9|isbn=4-864-91013-8}}</ref>
*''[[The Mysterians]]'' ([[1957]]) as detective
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (1955) as convict
*''[[The H-Man]]'' ([[1958]]) as Fire Department officer
*''[[Half Human]]'' (1955) as member of search party [uncredited]
*''[[Monkey Sun]]'' ([[1959]]) as Native chief
*''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956) as fighter pilot / [[Meganulon]]
*''[[The Three Treasures]]'' ([[1959]])
*''[[The Mysterians]]'' (1957) as detective
*''[[The Secret of the Telegian]]'' ([[1960]]) as Onishi's henchman
*''[[The H-Man]]'' (1958) as fire captain
*''[[The Human Vapor]]'' (1960) as guard
*''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'' (1958) as fisherman
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' ([[1962]]) as [[King Kong]]
*''[[wikipedia:Monkey Sun|Monkey Sun]]'' (1959) as native chief
*''[[Atragon (film)|Atragon]]'' ([[1963]]) as [[Muans|Mu]] henchman
*''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959) as Kumaso soldier
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' ([[1964]]) as [[King Ghidorah/Showa|King Ghidorah]] [with [[Haruya Sakamoto]]]
*''[[The Secret of the Telegian]]'' (1960) as Onishi's henchman
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' ([[1965]]) as tunnel worker
*''[[The Human Vapor]]'' (1960) as prison guard
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965) as [[King Ghidorah/Showa|King Ghidorah]]
*''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961) dam watchman
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' ([[1966]]) as soldier
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) as [[King Kong (King Kong vs. Godzilla)|King Kong]]
*''[[Atragon]]'' (1963) as [[Muan|Mu]] henchman
*''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' (1964) coal truck driver
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) as villager / [[King Ghidorah (Showa)|King Ghidorah]] [with [[Haruya Sakamoto]]]
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965) as tunnel worker
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965) as [[King Ghidorah (Showa)|King Ghidorah]]
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966) as mountain guide
*''[[Monster Booska]]'' (TV 1966-1967) as military commander [episode 29] / tanuki bandit [episodes 33-34] / Samekichi [episode 38]
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) as [[Infant Island]]er slave
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) as [[Infant Island]]er slave
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' ([[1967]]) as [[Dr. Who]]'s henchman
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967) as ''[[Explorer (submarine)|Explorer]]'' crewman
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' ([[1975]]) as worker
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Fight! Mighty Jack|Fight! Mighty Jack]]'' (TV 1968) as security guard [episode 20]
*''[[House]]'' ([[1977]]) as ramen shop customer
*''Here Comes Golden Bat'' (1972)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/detail/def50200e7544a6f77488b6ece04e5449dff23445dbecad00f641d5ffcbd47b2d1b3d92978f6bc3fcd01b788fe60a203158ad7b1926896f4e2241490a21c88f2151d0e0ed80c33e55f9aad319e1eeb2aeb66acfd7ae4dbfc1b42557a6175b28764e69c4b7a66cd3a8ea5b41c9dd78bfaac8e66bb664a2ae19ffd0a5cdece354d1ded16b0f731cb921ef73630a59b02927a5a362f6b46106bde|title=Here Comes Golden Bat (紙芝居昭和史 黄金バットがやって来る)|work=[[Toho]]|accessdate=14 March 2022}}</ref>
*''[[Submersion of Japan: Television Series]]'' (TV 1974-1975) as Shimoda fireman [episode 1; uncredited] / driver [episode 7]
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) as worker
*''[[wikipedia:House (1977 film)|House]]'' (1977) as ramen shop customer
*''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' (1987) as villager
*''[[Princess from the Moon]]'' (1987) as villager
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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IOAM - Suit actors Masaki Shinohara, Haruo Nakajima, Shoichi Hirose.png|[[Masaki Shinohara]], [[Haruo Nakajima]] and Shoichi Hirose holding miniatures of the kaiju they portrayed in ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]''
IOAM - Suit actors Masaki Shinohara, Haruo Nakajima, Shoichi Hirose.png|[[Masaki Shinohara]], [[Haruo Nakajima]] and Shoichi Hirose holding miniatures of the kaiju they portrayed in ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]''
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==External links==
*[https://31fb9f38.viewer.kintoneapp.com/public/0a3f41a74b8bb9e879c82e5240035410e01df4c27f0dfc1d2ef44495962b1f44#/1/additionalFilters/%255B%257B%2522with%2522:%2522and%2522,%2522filters%2522:%255B%257B%2522with%2522:%2522or%2522,%2522field%2522:%2522%25E4%25BA%25BA%25E5%2590%258D%2522,%2522sign%2522:%2522like%2522,%2522value%2522:%2522%25E5%25BA%2583%25E7%2580%25AC%25E6%25AD%25A3%25E4%25B8%2580%2522%257D%255D%257D%255D Shoichi Hirose's filmography on the official Toho website]
==References==
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Shoichi Hirose
Shoichi Hirose in the King Kong suit for King Kong vs. Godzilla
Born June 23, 1918
Japan
Died Unknown; retired from acting in 1988
Notable role(s) Meganulon, King Kong,
King Ghidorah, various bit parts
First work Utahime Miyako e Yuku (1950)
Notable work King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
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Shoichi Hirose  (広瀬 正一,   Hirose Shōichi), occasionally miscredited as Masakazu Hirose and nicknamed Solomon (ソロモン,   Soromon) in recognition of his survival in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, was a Japanese actor. Hirose played several bit roles in films by Toho in the Showa era, and also portrayed the kaiju King Kong in King Kong vs. Godzilla and King Ghidorah in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster and Invasion of Astro-Monster. Hirose is said to have died in a nursing home a few years after he retired, but the precise date of his death is unknown.[1]

Selected filmography

Gallery

External links

References

This is a list of references for Shoichi Hirose. 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. ↑ Shiraishi, Masahiko (July 2016). "Memories of Solomon". Tokusatsu Hiho. Vol. 4. Yosensha. p. 202. ISBN 978-4-8003-1005-7.
  2. ↑ Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works. villagebooks. 28 September 2012. p. 9. ISBN 4-864-91013-8.
  3. ↑ "Here Comes Golden Bat (紙芝居昭和史 黄金バットがやって来る)". Toho. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

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