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{{Infobox Person | {{Infobox Person | ||
|type1 =Machine | |||
|type2 =Black | |||
|image =KKVG - Shoichi Hirose and Eiji Tsuburaya stand right there.jpg | |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 = | |character =[[Meganulon]], [[King Kong/1962|King Kong]],<br>[[King Ghidorah/Showa|King Ghidorah]], various bit parts | ||
|birthday | |birthday =June 23, 1918 | ||
|death | |death =Unknown; retired from acting in 1988 | ||
|birthplace =[[Japan]] | |birthplace =[[Japan]] | ||
|wikipedia | |wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Hirose | ||
|imdb | |imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386406/ | ||
|first | |first =''Utahime Miyako e Yuku'' (1950) | ||
|notable | |notable =''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Shoichi Hirose''' {{Nihongo| | '''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}}, 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]]''. | ||
{{TOC}} | {{TOC}} | ||
==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' ([[ | *''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) as congressman [uncredited] | ||
*''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' ( | *''[[Invisible Man (film)|Invisible Man]]'' (1954) as policeman | ||
*''[[The Mysterians]]'' ( | *''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (1955) as convict | ||
*''[[The H-Man]]'' ([[ | *''[[Half Human]]'' (1955) as member of search party [uncredited] | ||
*''[[Monkey Sun]]'' ( | *''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956) as fighter pilot / [[Meganulon]] | ||
*''[[The Three Treasures]]'' ( | *''[[The Mysterians]]'' (1957) as detective | ||
*''[[The Secret of the Telegian]]'' ( | *''[[The H-Man]]'' (1958) as fire captain | ||
*''[[The Human Vapor]]'' (1960) as guard | *''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'' (1958) as fisherman | ||
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' ( | *''[[Monkey Sun]]'' (1959) as native chief | ||
*''[[Atragon (film)|Atragon]]'' ( | *''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959) as Kumaso soldier | ||
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' ( | *''[[The Secret of the Telegian]]'' (1960) as Onishi's henchman | ||
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' ( | *''[[The Human Vapor]]'' (1960) as prison guard | ||
*''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961) dam watchman | |||
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962) as [[King Kong/1962|King Kong]] | |||
*''[[Atragon (film)|Atragon]]'' (1963) as [[Muans|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]] | *''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965) as [[King Ghidorah/Showa|King Ghidorah]] | ||
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' ([[ | *''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966) as mountain guide | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Kaiju Booska|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]]'' ([[ | *''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967) as ''[[Explorer]]'' crewman | ||
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' ( | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Fight! Mighty Jack|Fight! Mighty Jack]]'' (TV 1968) as security guard [episode 20] | ||
*''[[House]]'' ( | *''[[Submersion of Japan: Television Series]]'' (TV 1974-1975) as Shimoda fireman [episode 1; uncredited] / driver [episode 7] | ||
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) as worker | |||
*''[[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]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
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[[Category:The Real World]] | [[Category:The Real World]] | ||
[[Category:Real people]] | [[Category:Real people]] |
Revision as of 02:37, 28 February 2021
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Shoichi Hirose (広瀬 正一, occasionally miscredited as Masakazu Hirose and nicknamed Solomon Hirose Shōichi) (ソロモン, was a Soromon)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.
Selected filmography
- Godzilla (1954) as congressman [uncredited]
- Invisible Man (1954) as policeman
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955) as convict
- Half Human (1955) as member of search party [uncredited]
- Rodan (1956) as fighter pilot / Meganulon
- The Mysterians (1957) as detective
- The H-Man (1958) as fire captain
- Varan (1958) as fisherman
- Monkey Sun (1959) as native chief
- The Three Treasures (1959) as Kumaso soldier
- The Secret of the Telegian (1960) as Onishi's henchman
- The Human Vapor (1960) as prison guard
- Mothra (1961) dam watchman
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) as King Kong
- Atragon (1963) as Mu henchman
- Dogora (1964) coal truck driver
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as villager / King Ghidorah [with Haruya Sakamoto]
- Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) as tunnel worker
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) as 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 Islander slave
- King Kong Escapes (1967) as Explorer crewman
- Fight! Mighty Jack (TV 1968) as security guard [episode 20]
- Submersion of Japan: Television Series (TV 1974-1975) as Shimoda fireman [episode 1; uncredited] / driver [episode 7]
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) as worker
- House (1977) as ramen shop customer
- Princess from the Moon (1987) as villager
Gallery
Masaki Shinohara, Haruo Nakajima and Shoichi Hirose holding miniatures of the kaiju they portrayed in Invasion of Astro-Monster
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