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'''Tadaaki Watanabe''' is a Japanese special effects technician whose time with Toho spanned six decades, from the 1950s to the 2000s.<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]</ref> He was also one of the suit actors for [[Anguirus]] in ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968).
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|name            =Tadaaki Watanabe
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|character        =[[Anguirus]]
|occupation      =Special effects technician,<br>prop master, suit actor
|birthday        =August 9, 1940
|birthplace      =[[wikipedia:Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima Prefecture]], [[Japan]]
|death            =September 16, [[2021]] (aged 81)
|first            =''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959)
|notable          =''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968)
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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==
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===Special effects===
*''[[The Three Treasures]]'' (1959) - Pyrotechnics
*''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1961) - Pyrotechnics
*''[[The Last War]]'' (1961) - Pyrotechnics
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965) - Pyrotechnics
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) - Pyrotechnics
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967) - Prop master
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) - Pyrotechnics
*''[[Latitude Zero]]'' (1969) - Effects
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970) - Effects
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971) - Prop master
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972) - Effects
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1973) - Special effects
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) - Special effects
*''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974) - Special effects
*''[[ESPY]]'' (1974) - Special effects
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) - Special effects
*''Conflagration'' (1975) - Special effects
*''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977) - Special effects
*''[[Bye-Bye Jupiter]]'' (1984) - Special effects
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984) - Special effects
*''[[Gunhed]]'' (1989) - Special effects
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989) - Special effects
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) - Special effects
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992) - Special effects
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993) - Special effects
*''[[Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon]]'' (1994) - Special effects
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) - Special effects
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995) - Special effects
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' (1996) - Special effects
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra 2]]'' (1997) - Special effects
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra 3]]'' (1998) - Special effects
*''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999) - Special effects
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000) - Special effects
===Actor===
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968) as [[Anguirus]] [with [[Hiroshi Sekita]]]
==Selected bibliography==
*''[[Heisei Godzilla Chronicle]]'' (2009) - Interviewee
*''[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]'' (2014) - Interviewee
==References==
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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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Selected bibliography

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