Yanagawa

Yanagawa Species Black Hole Planet 3 Alien Aliases R1, Agent R-1, Agent Number 1 Occupation Undercover agent First appearance Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Played by Daigo Kusano Matthew Oram (voice, English dub)

Yanagawa (柳川,   Yanagawa), codenamed R1 (R1号,   Āru Ichigō), was a Black Hole Planet 3 Alien agent who appeared in the 1974 film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. He was assigned to steal the statue of King Caesar from Keisuke Shimizu and Saeko Kanagusuku.

History

• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)

Showa era

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

At Shuri University, Yanagawa observed Saeko Kanagusuku while she was deciphering a prophecy that she and Keisuke Shimizu had discovered with a statue of King Caesar. Upon hearing someone else walking over, he hid before another mysterious man inspected the archeologist. In Tokyo, he broke into Professor Wakura's house, holding him and Saeko at gunpoint as he demanded that they hand over the statue. Keisuke entered the room and attacked Yanagawa, disarming him, while Saeko ran with the statue. The agent overpowered Keisuke and retreated before Wakura could shoot him. Later, the Black Hole Planet 3 Alien leader Kuronuma ordered Yanagawa to retrieve the statue before it could be used to awaken King Caesar. His second attempt occurred on the cruise ship Queen Coral, where he broke into Saeko's cabin. Keisuke, waiting for him this time, once again attacked him. Following a brief scuffle, Keisuke grabbed Yanagawa's gun and shot him in the face. The shot damaged Yanagawa’s human disguise and revealed most of his true green ape-like face underneath. A distressed Yanagawa grabbed the statue and ran onto the ship's deck, throwing chairs at the pursuing Keisuke. When Keisuke lost sight of the alien, Yanagawa successfully ambushed him and took back his gun. Laughing maniacally, Yanagwa held Keisuke at gunpoint and prepared to kill him, only to be shot from behind by a hidden assailant and fall overboard with the statue. Following Yanagawa's death, the statue he stole was revealed to be a duplicate, while the person who shot him was the second mysterious man, INTERPOL agent Nanbara.

Gallery

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  Yanagawa after being shot by Keisuke Shimizu
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  Yanagawa's disguise faltering
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  Yanagawa unmasked
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  Yanagawa preparing to shoot Keisuke Shimizu
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  Nanbara shooting Yanagawa
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  Yanagawa falling overboard with the duplicate statue

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