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Shōichi Hirose

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: Acting

Born: Japan, 1918-06-23

Died: 1998-06-20

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1952	Tokyo Sweetheart		78
2	1952	Ikiru	Yakuza (uncredited)	83
3	1952	The Man Who Came to Port	(uncredited)	100
4	1953	The Eagle of the Pacific		76
5	1954	Farewell Rabaul		84
6	1954	Seven Samurai	Bandit	85
7	1954	How the Bell of Liberty Rings	Keisuke Ohtori	0
8	1954	Invisible Man	Policeman	67
9	1955	Godzilla Raids Again	Convict	60
10	1955	Mother and Son	(uncredited)	0
11	1955	Half Human	Mountain Searcher	45
12	1955	Marital Relations		52
13	1955	Tactics of Love		0
14	1956	Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island	(uncredited)	72
15	1956	Will-o'-the-Wisp		0
16	1956	Love on Rainbow Island		0
17	1956	The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)		53
18	1956	Rodan	Meganulon / Fighter pilot	65
19	1957	A Man in the Storm		0
20	1957	Ôban	The Man On The Train	0
21	1957	A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2		0
22	1957	A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1		0
23	1957	Down Town		0
24	1957	Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen	Tahei	0
25	1957	The Mysterians	Detective in Etsuko's house	64
26	1958	Executive Chair	Ozawa	0
27	1958	The H-Man	Fire department official (uncredited)	59
28	1958	Varan	Fisherman	57
29	1958	The Spell of the Hidden Gold		60
30	1958	Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman		30
31	1958	The Hidden Fortress	Soldier (uncredited)	80
32	1959	The Big Boss		63
33	1959	Gigantis, the Fire Monster	Convict (uncredited)	63
34	1959	The Beast Shall Die		56
35	1959	The Three Treasures		54
36	1960	The Secret of the Telegian		61
37	1960	The Human Vapor	Burly Guard (uncredited)	66
38	1961	The Merciless Trap		70
39	1961	Yojimbo	Ushitora Follower	81
40	1961	Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa Series: I Want to Weep	Ee-Kou (a follower)	0
41	1961	Mothra	Dam Worker	72
42	1961	Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa Series: Thank You, Sandogasa	Highwayman A	0
43	1961	Different Sons		0
44	1961	The Witness Killed		0
45	1962	Sanjuro		80
46	1962	Star of Hong Kong	Waiter	0
47	1962	King Kong vs. Godzilla	King Kong	69
48	1962	Varan the Unbelievable	Fisherman	42
49	1963	King Kong vs. Godzilla	King Kong (uncredited)	66
50	1963	Young Swordsman		65
51	1963	Atragon	Mu Henchman	65
52	1964	Dogora	Thermal power plant staff	69
53	1964	Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster	King Ghidorah (uncredited)	70
54	1965	Red Beard	Thug	81
55	1965	The Retreat from Kiska	Yamashita	83
56	1965	Frankenstein Conquers the World	Tunnel Worker	67
57	1965	Young Guy at Sea		0
58	1965	Invasion of Astro-Monster	King Ghidorah	68
59	1966	The War of the Gargantuas	Soldier	64
60	1966	The Daphne		0
61	1966	Ebirah, Horror of the Deep	Fleeing Infant Islander	63
62	1967	Las Vegas Free-For-All		0
63	1967	Five Gents Prefer Geisha		0
64	1967	King Kong Escapes	Henchman	62
65	1967	Monsieur Zivaco	Taxi driver	0
66	1968	Golden Eyes		65
67	1968	Japan's No. 1 Traitor		0
68	1971	The Battle of Okinawa		75
69	1971	A Swindler to the West: A Con Man to the East	Doya's Husband	0
70	1972	The Golden Bat Shows Up		0
71	1973	Lady Snowblood		75
72	1974	Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters	Prisoner A	0
73	1974	Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance		64
74	1975	Terror of Mechagodzilla		69
75	1977	House	Ramen Trucker	73
76	1979	The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi	Sarah the Great King	64
77	1981	Lonely Heart		60

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	No Data	No Data	No Data	No Data