Yosuke Natsuki

Yosuke Natsuki Born February 27, 1936 Tokyo, Japan Died January 14, 2018 Notable role(s) Man, Komai, Detective Shindo, Makoto Hayashida, Secretary First work The H-Man (1958) Notable work The Return of Godzilla (1984)

Yosuke Natsuki (夏木陽介,   Natsuki Yōsuke) was a Japanese actor. He is best known for his roles in kaiju films produced by Toho, including Detective Shindo in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster and Makoto Hayashida in The Return of Godzilla. Natsuki passed away from renal cell carcinoma at the age of 81 on January 14, 2018.

Selected Filmography

• The H-Man (1958) as Man
• Dogora (1964) as Komai
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Detective Shindo
• The Return of Godzilla (1984) as Dr. Makoto Hayashida
• Ultraseven X (TV 2007) as DEUS Commander [Voice]
• The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit (2008) as Secretary

Trivia

• Natsuki was cast to play Dr. Hayashida in The Return of Godzilla after Akihiko Hirata, the actor originally intended to play the role, became too ill to appear in the film. Hirata would pass away from lung cancer before the film was released.

External Links

• Interview by Brett Homenick (February 2013)