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|character        =[[Anguirus]]
|character        =[[Anguirus]]
|occupation      =Special effects technician,<br>Prop master, Suit actor
|occupation      =Special effects technician,<br>prop master, suit actor
|birthday        =August 9, 1940
|birthday        =August 9, 1940
|birthplace      =Fukushima Prefecture
|birthplace      =Fukushima Prefecture, [[Japan]]
|first            =''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959)
|notable          =''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968)
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|wikipedia        =https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/渡辺忠昭
|wikipedia        =https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/渡辺忠昭
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'''Tadaaki Watanabe''' {{Nihongo|渡辺忠昭|Watanabe Tadāki}} is a Japanese special effects technician and prop master whose time with Toho spanned six decades, from the 1950s to the 2000s. He was also one of the suit actors for [[Anguirus]] in ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]''.<ref name="ANGILAS STOMPS INTO YOKOHAMA! A Kaiju Suit Actor Makes a Rare Appearance!">[http://sidelongglancesofapigeonkicker.blogspot.com/2015/04/angilas-stomps-into-yokohama-kaiju-suit.html ANGILAS STOMPS INTO YOKOHAMA! A Kaiju Suit Actor Makes a Rare Appearance! - Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker]</ref>
'''Tadaaki Watanabe''' {{Nihongo|渡辺忠昭|Watanabe Tadāki}} is a Japanese special effects technician and prop master whose career with [[Toho]] spanned six decades, from the 1950s to the 2000s. He was also one of the suit actors for [[Anguirus]] in ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]''.<ref name="ANGILAS STOMPS INTO YOKOHAMA! A Kaiju Suit Actor Makes a Rare Appearance!">[http://sidelongglancesofapigeonkicker.blogspot.com/2015/04/angilas-stomps-into-yokohama-kaiju-suit.html ANGILAS STOMPS INTO YOKOHAMA! A Kaiju Suit Actor Makes a Rare Appearance! - Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker]</ref>
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==Selected Filmography==
==Selected Filmography==
===Special Effects===
*''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959) - Pyrotechnics
*''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959) - Pyrotechnics
*''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961) - Pyrotechnics
*''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961) - Pyrotechnics
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*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) - Pyrotechnics
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) - Pyrotechnics
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967) - Prop master
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967) - Prop master
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) - Pyrotechnics, [[Anguirus]]
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) - Pyrotechnics
*''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969) - Effects
*''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969) - Effects
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970) - Effects
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970) - Effects
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*''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999) - Special effects
*''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999) - Special effects
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000) - Special effects
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000) - Special effects
===Actor===
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) as [[Anguirus]] [with [[Hiroshi Sekita]]]
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 22:17, 9 October 2018

Tadaaki Watanabe
Tadaaki Watanabe
Born August 9, 1940
Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Occupation Special effects technician,
prop master, suit actor
Notable role(s) Anguirus
First work The Three Treasures (1959)
Notable work Destroy All Monsters (1968)
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Tadaaki Watanabe (渡辺忠昭,   Watanabe Tadāki) is a Japanese special effects technician and prop master whose career with Toho spanned six decades, from the 1950s to the 2000s. He was also one of the suit actors for Anguirus in Destroy All Monsters.[1]

Selected Filmography

Special Effects

Actor

References

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