is a Japanese actor best known as the shōguns ninja Saizō in the long-running prime-time television jidaigeki Abarenbō Shōgun.Takayuki Godai at IMDB, retrieved on October 25, 2008 Godai first appeared as Saizō in Episode 57 of Series III, and continued through Series IV and V, about 190 episodes. He is also a voice actor. He has had important roles in Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan, and as the villain Akudaikaan in Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star.
Biography His stage name is the name of the character portrayed by Yujiro Ishihara in the 1969 film Eiko e no 5,000 kiro.栄光への5000キロ (Eikō e no 5,000 kiro) at JMDB, retrieved on October 25, 2008
In film, Godai played the male lead opposite Rina Akiyama in the 2006 horror film Eko eko azaraku: B-page.Eko eko azaraku: B-page at IMDB, retrieved on October 25, 2008 He appeared in the 1985 Shiosai, an adaptation of The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima.The Sound of Waves at IMDB, retrieved on October 25, 2008 He also played a role in Moonlight Mask (the 1981 movie version).
Godai appeared live on stage at a special performance Koi densetsu: Ai sureba koso by Yōko Nagayama.
Filmography Tokusatsu Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan (1981-1982, TV Series, Takayuki Hiba) Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (1994, TV Series, Hakumenro) Engine Sentai Go-onger (2008, Savage Land Barbaric Machine Beast Nokogiri Banki/Chainsaw Banki)
Anime Fullmetal Alchemist (2003, Magwar) Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star (2004, Akudaikaan)
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