Tadao Takashima

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

Tadao Takashima (高島忠夫,   Takashima Tadao) is a Japanese film and television actor. He is 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.

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

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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