Teruo Aragaki
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Teruo Aragaki (荒垣 輝雄 Aragaki Teruo)[note 1] was a Japanese suit actor. Aragaki portrayed Gamera from 1966 to 1968, but is perhaps most well-known for the numerous monster roles he played in Tsuburaya Productions' television series Ultraman and Ultraseven. Aragaki had been suffering from idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy for more that 20 years before he passed away on April 8, 2014 at the age of 77.
Selected filmography
- Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) as Gamera
- Ultraman (TV 1966-1967) as Bemular [episode 1] / Gesura [episode 6] / Antlar [episode 7] / Red King [episode 8] / Gyango [episode 11] / Dodongo [episode 12; with Yukihiro Kiyono] / Pestar [episode 13] / Gamakujira [episode 14] / Gavadon [episode 15] / Bullton [episode 17] / Hydra [episode 20] / Jamila [episode 23] / Gubira [episode 24] / Geronimon [episode 37] / Zetton [episode 39]
- Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967) as Gamera
- Monster Booska (TV 1967) as Chamegon
- Ultraseven (TV 1967-1968) as Alien Metron [episode 8] / Alien Wild [episode 11] / Alien Iyros [episode 13] / Search team member [episode 16] / Alien Shaplay [episode 20] / Alien Braco [episode 22]
- Gamera vs. Viras (1968) as Gamera
- Destroy All Monsters (1968) as Rodan
- Latitude Zero (1969) as Giant Rat
Gallery
Teruo Aragaki (center) looks at the Bemular suit along with fellow suit actor Haruyoshi Nakamura (back right)
Teruo Aragaki (wearing black) and Haruyoshi Nakamura (center, wearing white) among other crew members on the set of Ultraman
Teruo Aragaki being helped into the Gamera suit during filming for Gamera vs. Gyaos
Trivia
- Director Noriaki Yuasa complimented Aragaki's ability to portray Gamera, as the suit was extremely heavy due to being equipped with reinforced steel.
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Notes
- ↑ Aragaki's real surname was spelled 新垣, though still pronounced Aragaki. Depending on the work, he was sometimes credited as such.
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