Toru Kawai

Toru Kawai Born ??? ??? Died 1996 Notable role(s) Godzilla, Tyrannosaurus rex, Gamera First work Ultraman Ace (TV 1972-1973) Notable work Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

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.

Selected Filmography

• Ultraman Ace (TV 1972-1973) as Various Choju [episodes 1-12, 25-39 & 41-47]
• Zone Fighter (TV 1973) as Godzilla [unknown number of episodes]
• 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
• Gamera: Super Monster (1980) as Gamera

Trivia

• Toru Kawai is the only actor to have played both Godzilla and Gamera.
• Kawai was the only actor in the Showa series to portray Godzilla more than once following Haruo Nakajima's retirement.