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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"/> | ||
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==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
===Actor=== | ===Actor=== | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ace (series)|Ultraman Ace]]'' (TV 1972-1973) as Various [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Category: | *''[[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] | ||
*''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'' (TV 1973) as [[MegaroGoji|Godzilla]] [with [[Isao Zushi]]] | *''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'' (TV 1973) as [[MegaroGoji|Godzilla]] [with [[Isao Zushi]]] | ||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Taro (series)|Ultraman Taro]]'' (TV 1973-1974) as Various alien monsters | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Taro (series)|Ultraman Taro]]'' (TV 1973-1974) as Various alien monsters | ||
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*''[[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] | *''[[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] | ||
*''[[wikia: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 | ||
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*''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]'' (1980) - Assistant wire operation [with Shoji Hirasaki]<ref | *''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]'' (1980) - Assistant wire operation [with Shoji Hirasaki]<ref group="lower-alpha">Kawai and Hirasaki are credited 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 [[Kinichi Kusumi]] | 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== | ==Notes== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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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 operation [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
- ↑ Kawai and Hirasaki are credited as "Assistant Monster Operators" in the film's English export version.
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]
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