He began his career as a stunt actor in samurai films and he acted in a small role in the 1954 film Seven Samurai, portraying a bandit.
He was considered by many to be the best suit actor in the long history of the Godzilla franchise. At the time, Toho's visual effects director, Eiji Tsuburaya considered him completely invaluable, and he was employed to essay the roles of most of the kaiju (Japanese monsters) during his career as a suit actor. After 24 years, he retired from suit acting upon completion of Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972), when the studio cycled him out of their contract actor system, after it split into several subsidiaries in 1970. He stayed employed by Toho for several years, and was reportedly transferred to a job at its bowling alley, located on the now defunct studio lot.
Beginning in the late 1990s, Nakajima made a series of personal appearances at various Japanese monster-themed conventions. He appeared at the Monsterpalooza convention in Burbank, California in April 2011. His Japanese-language autobiography, (Wikipedia)", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/Rdowr_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hishimi Yuriko", "alternateName": "ひし美ゆり子", "birthDate": "June 10, 1947", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Hishimi Yuriko is a Japanese actress. She is perhaps best known for portraying Yuri Anne in Ultra Seven and subsequent appearances in other Ultra Series projects.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/vX6Jqc.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mukai Junichiro", "alternateName": "向井 淳一郎", "birthDate": "July 4, 1927", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Toho 's exclusive actor.
He has appeared in many works regardless of genre, including Toho special effects and movies directed by Hiroshi Inagaki .
In 1971, after the abolition of the Toho exclusive system, he transferred to the Nova Pro Group with Shigeo Kato and Kazuo Imai , and continued his activities until the mid- 1970s . However, the subsequent fate is not clear.
According to Shigeo Kato, Mukai was not originally an actor, but joined the company as aspiring screenwriter .", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/v65m8_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ito Minoru", "alternateName": "伊藤実", "birthDate": "March 13, 1928", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Frequent supporting actor across a number of genres, usually in minor roles. In special effects films he appears most frequently as a reporter. He had slightly more prominent roles in television, appearing in episodes of Ultra Q, Ultraman, and Ultra Seven.
In 1952 (Showa 27), he signed an exclusive contract with Toho and made his movie debut in the movie " Seven Samurai " directed by Akira Kurosawa released in 1954 (Showa 29). Since then, he has appeared in numerous works regardless of genre, such as office workers , special effects movies , and historical drama .
Most of the roles were inconspicuous, such as the role of a police officer and a reporter, but in the 31st episode of the TV drama " Ultraseven " aired in 1968 (Showa 43), it was parasitic on the body of a girl Kaori ( Keiko Matsuzaka ). He plays an important role as a doctor who saves the pinch of Ultraseven , which fights against the space bacterium Dally .
No works have been found since 1982 (Showa 57), and the whereabouts after that are unknown.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/QboV5_5c.jpg" } ], "director": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Suzuki Toshitsugu", "alternateName": "鈴木俊継", "birthDate": "January 8, 1934", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Suzuki Toshitsugu is a Japanese director.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/q10OQ_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Arikawa Sadamasa", "alternateName": "有川貞昌", "birthDate": "June 7, 1925", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Arikawa Sadamasa is a Japanese special effects cinematographer and director. After his tour as a bomber pilot during WWII, Arikawa joined up briefly with Toho, but soon left over disputes with the workers’ union. Arikawa encountered Tsuburaya Eiji and joined his private film effects company, during the time when Tsuburaya had been blacklisted from working in film. Together these men developed the techniques that would give rise to Japan’s booming science fiction and giant monster film genres. When Tsuburaya returned to Toho, so did Arikawa.
In 1967 with the release of Son of Godzilla, Arikawa was officially the second individual to bear the title “Director of Special Effects” from Toho. Arikawa likened himself to Minya from that film, looking up to Tsuburaya’s Godzilla-like father figure. After Tsuburaya’s death in 1970, Arikawa decided not to remain at Toho, and left after completing Space Amoeba (1970).
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