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|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, [[Japan]]
|birthplace      =[[wikipedia:Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima Prefecture]], [[Japan]]
|death            =September 16, [[2021]] (aged 81)
|first            =''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959)
|first            =''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959)
|notable          =''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968)
|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 Tadaaki}} is a former [[Japan]]ese 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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'''Tadaaki Watanabe''' {{Nihongo|渡辺 忠昭|Watanabe Tadaaki}} was a [[Japan]]ese 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==
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===Special effects===
===Special effects===
*''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959) - Pyrotechnics
*''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959) - Pyrotechnics
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*''[[ESPY]]'' (1974) - Special effects
*''[[ESPY]]'' (1974) - Special effects
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) - Special effects
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) - Special effects
*''[[Conflagration]]'' (1975) - Special effects
*''Conflagration'' (1975) - Special effects
*''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977) - Special effects
*''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977) - Special effects
*''[[Bye-Bye Jupiter]]'' (1984) - Special effects
*''[[Bye-Bye Jupiter]]'' (1984) - Special effects
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1985) - Special effects
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984) - Special effects
*''[[Gunhed]]'' (1989) - Special effects
*''[[Gunhed]]'' (1989) - Special effects
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989) - Special effects
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989) - Special effects
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*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995) - Special effects
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995) - Special effects
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' (1996) - Special effects
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' (1996) - Special effects
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra II]]'' (1997) - Special effects
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra 2]]'' (1997) - Special effects
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra III]]'' (1998) - Special effects
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra 3]]'' (1998) - Special effects
*''[[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===
===Actor===
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) as [[Anguirus]] [with [[Hiroshi Sekita]]]
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) as [[Anguirus]] [with [[Hiroshi Sekita]]]
==Selected bibliography==
*''[[Heisei Godzilla Chronicle]]'' (2009) - Interviewee
*''[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]'' (2014) - Interviewee
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:08, 21 September 2023

Tadaaki Watanabe
Tadaaki Watanabe
Born August 9, 1940
Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Died September 16, 2021 (aged 81)
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 Tadaaki) was 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

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