Tadao Takashima

Tadao Takashima Born July 27, 1930 Muko, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan Died June 26, 2019 Notable role(s) Osamu Sakurai, Susumu Hatanaka, Kenichiro Kawaji, Tsunezo Kusumi, Hosono First work Love of Cheerleader (1952) Notable work King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)

Tadao Takashima (高島忠夫,   Takashima Tadao) was a Japanese film and television actor. He was the husband of actress Hanayo Sumi and the father of actors Masanobu Takashima and Masahiro Takashima. Takashima appeared in several of Toho's kaiju films during the Showa era, most notably King Kong vs. Godzilla. He passed away on June 26, 2019, at the age of 88.

Selected Filmography

• King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) as Osamu Sakurai
• Atragon (1963) as Susumu Hatanaka
• Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) as Dr. Kenichiro Kawaji
• Son of Godzilla (1967) as Dr. Tsunezo Kusumi
• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) as Center for Psychic Development Chief Hosono

Gallery

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  Takashima as Osamu Sakurai in King Kong vs. Godzilla

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  Takashima as Susumu Hatanaka in Atragon

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  Takashima as Dr. Kenichiro Kawaji in Frankenstein vs. Baragon

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  Takashima as Dr. Tsunezo Kusumi in Son of Godzilla

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  Takashima as Chief Hosono in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

Trivia

• In Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, Tadao Takashima's character, Chief Hosono, encounters Kazuma Aoki, played by Takashima's son Masahiro Takashima. When they are introduced, Hosono tells Aoki that he "doesn't trust him one little bit."

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