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(I can find no reputable source that confirms Kawai played Gamera. That claims seems to have begun as an uncited reference on Wikipedia that was never fact checked at this site or the Godzilla Wikia.) |
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{{Infobox Person | {{Infobox Person | ||
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|caption =Toru Kawai with the Raidron suit on the set of episode 20 of Ultraman Taro | |caption =Toru Kawai with the Raidron suit on the set of episode 20 of Ultraman Taro | ||
|name =Toru Kawai | |name =Toru Kawai | ||
|occupation =[[:Category:Suit Actors|Suit | |occupation =[[:Category:Suit Actors|Suit actor]], wire operator | ||
|character =[[Godzilla]], [[Tyrannosaurus rex]] | |character =[[Godzilla]], ''[[Tyrannosaurus rex]]'' | ||
|death =1996<ref name="AllTMPB">{{cite book|title=[[All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book]] (4th Edition)|date=4 September | |death =1996<ref name="AllTMPB">{{cite book|title=[[All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book]] (4th Edition)|date=4 September 2016|publisher=Yosensha|page=193|isbn=978-4-8003-0362-2}}</ref> | ||
|imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0442778/ | |imdb =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0442778/ | ||
|wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toru_Kawai | |wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toru_Kawai | ||
|first =''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ace (series)|Ultraman Ace]]'' (TV 1972-1973) | |first =''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ace (series)|Ultraman Ace]]'' (TV 1972-1973) | ||
|notable =''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) | |notable =''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) | ||
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'''Toru Kawai''' {{Nihongo| | '''Toru Kawai''' {{Nihongo|河合 徹|Kawai Tōru}} was a [[Japan]]ese stuntman and actor who made appearances in both the ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' and ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Series|Ultra Series]]'' franchises in the 1970's. He died in 1996 due to diabetes.<ref name="AllTMPB"/> | ||
{{TOC}} | {{TOC}} | ||
==Selected | ==Selected filmography== | ||
*''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ace (series)|Ultraman Ace]]'' (TV 1972-1973) as Various [[w:c:ultra:Category: | ===Actor=== | ||
*''[[Zone Fighter ( | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ace (series)|Ultraman Ace]]'' (TV 1972-1973) as Various [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Category:Terrible-Monsters|Terrible-Monsters]] [episodes 1-12, 25-39, 41-47] | ||
*''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Taro (series)|Ultraman Taro]]'' (TV 1973-1974) as Various | *''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'' (TV 1973) as [[MegaroGoji|Godzilla]] [with [[Isao Zushi]]] | ||
*''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Leo (series)|Ultraman Leo]]'' (TV 1974-1975) as Various | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Taro (series)|Ultraman Taro]]'' (TV 1973-1974) as Various alien monsters | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Leo (series)|Ultraman Leo]]'' (TV 1974-1975) as Various alien monsters | |||
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) as Godzilla | *''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) as Godzilla | ||
*''[[The Last Dinosaur]]'' (1977) as [[Tyrannosaurus rex]] | *''[[The Last Dinosaur]]'' (1977) as ''[[Tyrannosaurus rex]]'' | ||
*''[[w:c:ultra:Dinosaur Great War Izenborg|Dinosaur Great War Izenborg]]'' (TV 1977-1978) as Various | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Dinosaur Great War Izenborg|Dinosaur Great War Izenborg]]'' (TV 1977-1978) as Various dinosaurs and monsters / [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Izenbo|Izenbo]] [bank scene] | ||
*''[[w:c:ultra:Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon|Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon]]'' (TV 1978-1979) as Commissioner Zazie | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon|Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon]]'' (TV 1978-1979) as Commissioner Zazie | ||
===Miscellaneous=== | |||
*''[[Gamera Super Monster]]'' (1980) - Assistant wire operator [with Shoji Hirasaki]<ref group="lower-alpha">Credited with Hirasaki as "Assistant Monster Operators" in the film's English export version.</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
Cx53GAfVQAAgXgS.jpg large.jpg|Toru Kawai (left) with fellow suit actor [[ | Cx53GAfVQAAgXgS.jpg large.jpg|Toru Kawai (left) with fellow suit actor [[Kinichi Kusumi]] | ||
Kazunari Mori chilling with Toru Kawai.png|Toru Kawai (left) with [[Kazunari Mori]] on the set of ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Notes== | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Real People}} | {{Real People}} | ||
{{Comments}} | |||
{{Era|REL|GOD|GAM}} | {{Era|REL|GOD|GAM}} | ||
[[Category:Real people]] | [[Category:Real people]] | ||
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[[Category:Godzilla's Actors]] | [[Category:Godzilla's Actors]] | ||
[[Category:Deceased actors]] | |||
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Toru Kawai (河合 徹 Kawai Tōru) was a Japanese stuntman and actor who made appearances in both the Godzilla and Ultra Series franchises in the 1970's. He died in 1996 due to diabetes.[1]
Selected filmography
Actor
- Ultraman Ace (TV 1972-1973) as Various Terrible-Monsters [episodes 1-12, 25-39, 41-47]
- Zone Fighter (TV 1973) as Godzilla [with Isao Zushi]
- Ultraman Taro (TV 1973-1974) as Various alien monsters
- Ultraman Leo (TV 1974-1975) as Various alien monsters
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) as Godzilla
- The Last Dinosaur (1977) as Tyrannosaurus rex
- Dinosaur Great War Izenborg (TV 1977-1978) as Various dinosaurs and monsters / Izenbo [bank scene]
- Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon (TV 1978-1979) as Commissioner Zazie
Miscellaneous
- Gamera Super Monster (1980) - Assistant wire operator [with Shoji Hirasaki][a]
Gallery
Toru Kawai (left) with fellow suit actor Kinichi Kusumi
Toru Kawai (left) with Kazunari Mori on the set of Terror of Mechagodzilla
Notes
- ↑ Credited with Hirasaki as "Assistant Monster Operators" in the film's English export version.
References
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