Ryu Hariken
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"Hurricane" Ryu Hariken (破李拳 竜, real name Hidemi Miyata Hariken Ryū) (宮田 英実, is a Miyata Hidemi)Japanese actor, illustrator and serialized comic author. Hariken worked as a suit actor on Toho's Godzilla films during the Heisei series, portraying kaiju such as King Ghidorah and Godzilla Junior. Prior to that, he worked as Godzilla's suit actor during the marketing campaigns for the films The Return of Godzilla in 1984 and Godzilla vs. Biollante in 1989. Outside of the Godzilla franchise, Hariken has acted in and directed a number of other movies. His debut as an actor was in the 1991 science-fiction movie Mikadoroid. As a comic author, Hariken's most well-known work is likely the cult-classic comic series Gekisatsu! Uchūken, which was published in issues #2 through 81 of the serialized comic magazine Lemon People.
Selected filmography
Director
- Pretty Executor (1987)
Design works
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) [as Hidemi Miyata]
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
- Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
- Rebirth of Mothra 2 (1997)
- Rebirth of Mothra 3 (1998)
- Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
Actor
- Mikadoroid (1991) as Jinra
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) as King Ghidorah
- To Die in Den Ace (1992) as Den Ace
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) as Battra [larva]
- Adventure! Godzilland 2 (TV 1993) as Godzilla
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) as BabyGodzilla / G-Force mechanic [uncredited][1]
- Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994) as Kumasogami
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) as Godzilla Junior / police officer [uncredited][2]
- Cosplay Knight Cutie Knight 2 (1996) as Gamera[3]
- Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) as Self-Defense Force soldier [uncredited][2]
- The World Sinks Except Japan (2006) as Den Ace
- Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit (2008) as Guilala
- Earth Defense Widow (2014) as Bemrath
- Kaiju Mono (2016) as Defense Force executive[4]
- Burn Up, Den Ace (2017) as Hidemi Miyata
- Den Ace 60 (2018) as Hidemi Miyata
- Den Ace Kick (2019) as Hidemi Miyata
- Monster Seafood Wars (2020) as Ikalla
Selected video games
- Godzilla: Trading Battle (1998) - Original monster design
Selected bibliography
Illustrator
- Graph Book Godzilla (1983)
- The Godzilla Comic (1990) ["Godzilla: Kaiju Warrior"]
- Encyclopedia of Godzilla (Mechagodzilla Edition) (1993)
- Gamera the Giant Monster (1994-1995)
Author
- The Godzilla Comic (1990) ["Godzilla: Kaiju Warrior"]
- The Road to Godzilla (1995)
- Inside Godzilla is the Footprint of a Monster Idiot (2017)
Miscellaneous
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II Super Complete Works (1993) - Special thanks
References
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