Shōichi Hirose

1918-06-23

•Japan

1998-06-20

Biography

Shōichi Hirose was a Japanese actor. Sometimes credited as Solomon Hirose, he is probably best known for playing Godzilla's archenemy King Ghidorah and for being the actor inside the King Kong suit in King Kong vs. Godzilla, along with several tough guy roles.

Known For Movies

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The Hidden Fortress

1958-12-28

In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a ...

6.3

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

1959-05-21

A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.

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Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

1957-12-17

Ushinosuke returns to his hometown to become a farmer. Part three (of four) of the film adaptation ...

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Ôban

1957-03-05

A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First p...

0.0

The Witness Killed

1961-12-17

Japanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda

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Japan's No. 1 Traitor

1968-11-02

The sixth "Japan's No. 1 Man" feature. Followed by "Japan’s No. 1 Disconnected Man".

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Down Town

1957-10-29

A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a k...

8.4

Farewell Rabaul

1954-02-10

A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they und...

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