Naoya Matsumoto

Naoya Matsumoto Born February 12, 1989 Tochigi, Japan Occupation Actor, stuntman Notable role(s) Godzilla Height 1.65 meters (5 ft. 5 in.) First work Tomica Hero Rescue Force (TV 2008-2009) Notable work Super Sentai series (since 2009), Kamen Rider series (since 2009)

Naoya Matsumoto (松本 直也,   Matsumoto Naoya) is a Japanese actor and stuntman affiliated with Red Entertainment Deliver. Having been involved with tokusatsu for over a decade, he has served as a suit actor primarily for Toei's Super Sentai and Kamen Rider franchises, both of which he entered in 2009 through Samurai Sentai Shinkenger and Kamen Rider W, respectively. He has been cast in the role of Godzilla for multiple live-action short films, including three of Kazuhiro Nakagawa's Godzilla Fest originals and the April Fool's video Godzilla vs. the Tigers.

Selected filmography

• Discovery of the World's Mysteries (TV 1986-)
  • Episode 1325 (TV 2014) as himself, suit actor
• Godzilla vs. Hedorah (2021) as Godzilla
• Godzilla vs. the Tigers (2022) as Godzilla [uncredited]
• Fest Godzilla 3: Gigan Attacks (2022) as Godzilla
• Fest Godzilla 4: Operation Jet Jaguar (2023) as Godzilla / King Ghidorah
• Godzilla: Attack on Tokyo (2024) as Godzilla [uncredited]

Trivia

• Matsumoto shares his name with the creator of giant monster manga Kaiju No. 8.

See also

• Hikaru Yoshida
• Kenya Saitou

External links

• Official agency profile
• Naoya Matsumoto on Kamen Rider Wiki

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