Tsutomu Kitagawa
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Tsutomu "Tom" Kitagawa (喜多川 務 Kitagawa Tsutomu), known professionally as 2tom Kitagawa (喜多川 2tom Kitagawa Tsutomu), is a Japanese actor and stuntman. He is particularly well known for playing Godzilla throughout the Millennium series, having served as the monster's suit actor in all but one entry. He also played several suit acting roles in the 1979 series Megaloman as well as King Ghidorah in Rebirth of Mothra 3. Outside of Toho, he has portrayed monsters and heroes for Toei for close to five decades, notably on the company's Super Sentai and Kamen Rider franchises.
Selected filmography
Actor
- Megaloman (TV 1979) as Various kaiju / Black Star soldiers
- Rebirth of Mothra 3 (1998) as King Ghidorah
- Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) as Godzilla
- Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) as Godzilla
- Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) as Godzilla / First Generation Godzilla / Type 90 Maser Cannon pilot
- Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) as Godzilla
- Godzilla Final Wars (2004) as Godzilla
Miscellaneous
- Godzilla Final Wars (2004) - Suit action advisor
- Geharha: The Dark and Long Haired Monster (2009) - Suit acting advisor [as 2tom Kitagawa]
Gallery
Kitagawa's (left) cameo as a Maser Cannon pilot in Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, with fellow suit actor Hirofumi Ishigaki
Tsutomu Kitagawa alongside fellow Godzilla suit actors Kenpachiro Satsuma and Haruo Nakajima
Kitagawa with Monsterverse Godzilla mocap actor TJ Storm
Videos
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