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A suit actor portrays characters that are inhuman in appearance, such as henshin (i.e., transforming heroes), kaiju, and robots, by wearing a performance costume. Notable examples include Haruo Nakajima, [2] [3] the first suit actor to play Godzilla (later succeeded by Kenpachiro Satsuma for the Heisei films [4] [3]) and Ben Chapman, [5] who portrayed the Gill-man in Creature From the Black ...
1.2 Tokusatsu. 1.3 OVA. 1.4 Theatrical animation. ... He often dubs over African-American actors. Filmography ... 10, 12 - 13, 15 - 20 - 23, 27 - 30, 33, 36, 38 ...
Sasaki has emerged the victor of the Seiyū Grand Prix (in which votes were collected to compile a top ten list of voice actors) more times than any other voice actor. Sasaki was known for having a high-pitched voice, but by 1998 it became lower due to constantly overworking in voice acting and singing, although it was suspected at first that ...
Subgenres of tokusatsu include kaiju such as the Godzilla and Gamera series; superhero such as the Kamen Rider and Metal Hero series; Kyodai Hero like Ultraman, and Denkou Choujin Gridman; and mecha like Giant Robo and Super Robot Red Baron. Some tokusatsu television programs combine several of these subgenres, for example, the Super Sentai series.
Sakamoto was born in Tokyo in 1970. As a child, he was an avid fan of early tokusatsu shows, which led him to take an interest in martial arts. In 1979, he saw the Jackie Chan film Drunken Master, which led him to take a particular interest in kung fu and gymnastics, though he did not get to learn kung fu until he was older.
Atsushi Harada (原田 篤, Harada Atsushi, born July 19, 1978) is a Japanese actor in the Tokusatsu genre. He is best known for being Kamen Rider Delta in Kamen Rider 555, and Shou Tatsumi/Go Green in the 1999 Super Sentai Series Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V, and reprised his role in the Sentai Teamup Special Timeranger vs. GoGo-V and Gokaiger.
He is known for playing the role of Kazuya Taki in the tokusatsu superhero series Kamen Rider. [3] He started his acting career at the Bungakuza theatre company in 1967. [4] [5] In 1970, he joined Sonny Chiba's production company and often co-starred with Sonny in many films. [5] His first starring role in the film was in Gekitotsu! Aikidō.
Takeshi Watabe (渡部 猛, Watabe Takeshi, March 21, 1936 – December 13, 2010) was a Japanese actor and voice actor.He was born in Kōchi Prefecture.He usually played villains and performed the voices for many anime characters and tokusatsu villains.