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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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*''[[w:c:ultra:Dinosaur Great War Izenborg|Dinosaur Great War Izenborg]]'' (TV 1977-1978) as Various Dinosaurs and Monsters / [[w:c:ultra:Izenbo|Izenbo]] [bank scene]
*''[[w:c:ultra:Dinosaur Great War Izenborg|Dinosaur Great War Izenborg]]'' (TV 1977-1978) as Various Dinosaurs and Monsters / [[w:c:ultra:Izenbo|Izenbo]] [bank scene]
*''[[w:c:ultra:Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon|Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon]]'' (TV 1978-1979) as Commissioner Zazie
*''[[w:c:ultra:Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon|Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon]]'' (TV 1978-1979) as Commissioner Zazie
*''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]'' (1980) as [[Gamera]]
==Gallery==
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Cx53GAfVQAAgXgS.jpg large.jpg|Toru Kawai (left) with fellow suit actor [[Kin'ichi Kusumi]]
Cx53GAfVQAAgXgS.jpg large.jpg|Toru Kawai (left) with fellow suit actor [[Kin'ichi Kusumi]]
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==Trivia==
*Toru Kawai is the only actor to have played both [[Godzilla]] and [[Gamera]].
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 18:52, 2 February 2019

Toru Kawai
Toru Kawai with the Raidron suit on the set of episode 20 of Ultraman Taro
Died 1996[1]
Occupation Suit Actor
Notable role(s) Godzilla, Tyrannosaurus rex, Gamera
First work Ultraman Ace (TV 1972-1973)
Notable work Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
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Toru Kawai (河合徹,   Kawai Toru) was a Japanese stuntman and actor, who made appearances in both the Godzilla and Ultra franchises in the 1970's. He died in 1996 due to diabetes.[1]

Selected Filmography

Gallery

References

This is a list of references for Toru Kawai. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. 1.0 1.1 All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book (4th Edition). Yosensha. 4 September 2016. p. 193. ISBN 978-4-8003-0362-2. Check date values in: |date= (help)

Real World
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