is a Japanese actor who has played roles in films and television dramas. He signed with Daiei film and made his film debut with Gan in 1966.
He is famous for playing the role of Kotaro Higashi in Ultraman Taro. He is the only original Ultraman actor to have not reprised his role in any other Ultraman film or television series.
Filmography Drama Series 1973: Ultraman Taro as Higashi Kotaro 1979: Kusa Moeru, Minamoto no Sanetomo 1984: Sanga Moyu, Keisuke Mishima 1988: Takeda Shingen, Yamagata Masakage 1989: Onihei Hankachō as Sakai 1994: Hana no Ran, Gan'ami 1996: Hideyoshi, Niwa Nagahide 2000: The One Stringed Harp 2002: Golden Bowl 2009: A Secret in Summer 2014: Mozu Season 2 - Maboroshi no Tsubasa
Films 1966: Gan 1966: Red Angel 1967: Zen'in shugo shirizu 1 1968: The Time of Reckoning 1968: Gamera vs. Viras 1970: Innocent Sinner 1970: High-School Boss 1972: Uta 1974: Lived in a Dream 1975: I Am a Cat 1976: Between Wife and Woman 1982: The Tower of Lilies 1982: The Imperial 1983: Hometown 1983: Okinawan Boys 1989: Sadako Story 1991: Earth 1992: Godzilla vs. Mothra 1994: Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon 1995: Godzilla vs. Destoroyah 2000: The Frame 2000: Not Forgotten 2002: Mori no Gakko 2004: Izo 2007: The Kiss 2008: Yamazakura 2011: Hayabusa: Back to the Earth 2020: Hayabusa 2: Reborn, narrator
TV Films 1989: Nemuri Kyōshirō 2012: Missing Person 2016: Simple is Best
References
Screening of 'Takamine' at Norton Simon Museum;The Rafu Shimpo-13 Jul 2012;
McDonald, K.I.;From Book to Screen: Modern Japanese Literature in Films: Modern ...;2016; Ryfie, S.;Japan's Favorite Mon-star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G";1998; DVD "NECHYOSHA Photonikle" released on September 18, 2015, Selling agency - Digital Ultra Project DUPJ-133 " Ultraman Taro " related materials "Taro tarou Ultraman T (Tarou): Validation · Second Ultra Boom" Tatsumi Publishing <Tatsumi Mook>, 1999 . . "Talk! Ultraman Brothers Gekito Hen" Best Sellers <Best Mook Series 23>, October 2013 . .