Akira Takarada, a legendary and beloved Japanese actor who starred in countless science fiction films produced by Toho over the course of his extensive career, has passed away on March 14 at the age of 87.
Regrettably, it has been reported that Japanese actor Hiroyuki Watanabe, who played Colonel Ono in the Heisei GAMERA Trilogy, Commander Yutaka Hirose in GMK, and Akio Ishimuro in ULTRAMAN GAIA, was found dead at the age of 66 from suicide on May 3.
Happy birthday to Rie Ota. As the primary suit actress for Baragon in GODZILLA, MOTHRA AND KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK in 2001, she became the first woman to portray a kaiju in the GODZILLA series.
Happy 50th birthday to everyone's favorite bloodthirsty psychopathic cybernetic space dinosaur, Gigan! He made his debut in the film GODZILLA VS. GIGAN on this date in 1972.
We are saddened to learn of the passing of suit actor Kenpachiro Satsuma. He portrayed Godzilla for the entirety of the series' Heisei era from THE RETURN OF GODZILLA (1984) to GODZILLA VS. DESTOROYAH (1995). Satsuma also portrayed Gigan and Hedorah in the Showa series.
A very Happy 66th Birthday to the King of the Monsters himself, Godzilla! After making his first onscreen appearance in 1954, Godzilla has been reimagined in many different ways throughout countless films. What is your favorite version of Godzilla?
