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  1. Actor. Years active. 1939 [1] –1967. Known for. Godzilla, Anguirus, Varan. Katsumi Tezuka ( 手塚 勝巳, Tezuka Katsumi, born August 31, 1912, date of death unknown) was a Japanese actor. He is best known for playing monsters in several Toho science fiction and horror films directed by Ishirō Honda. [2]

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    Godzilla (1954) as Godzilla [with Haruo Nakajima] / Hagiwara's editor
    Godzilla Raids Again (1955) as Anguirus
    Rodan (1956) as Hotel manager / Meganulon [legs; with Shoichi Hirose, Haruo Nakajima, Tokio Okawa]
    The Mysterians (1957) as Moguera [with Haruo Nakajima] / villager [uncredited] / Mysterian[uncredited]
    Katsumi Tezuka in the Anguirus suit on the set of Godzilla Raids Again
    Katsumi Tezuka in the Anguirus suit on the set of Godzilla Raids Again
    Katsumi Tezuka (far right) on the set of Godzilla Raids Again
    Katsumi Tezuka (far right) on the set of Godzilla Raids Again

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  2. Katsumi Tezuka was born in 1912 and worked as an actor and editor in Japanese films. He is best known for his roles as Mothra and Godzilla in several kaiju movies.

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  3. The film stars Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, Akihiko Hirata, and Takashi Shimura, with Haruo Nakajima and Katsumi Tezuka as Godzilla. In the film, Japan's authorities deal with the sudden appearance of a giant monster, whose attacks trigger fears of nuclear holocaust in post-war Japan.

  4. Katsumi Tezuka was a Japanese actor and former baseball player who played suit actor for many kaiju in Toho films. He appeared in Godzilla, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Rodan and more.

  5. May 13, 2014 · It was decided that Godzilla would stand about 165 feet tall, just high enough to peek above the tallest buildings in Tokyo at the time. Sculptor Toshimitsu and a team of costume builders went to created a costume that was to be about 6-1/2 feet tall, or 1/25 Godzilla’s actual height.

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  7. Katsumi Tezuka was a stuntman and suit actor for Toho's kaiju eiga, including Godzilla and Anguirus. He was not the main Godzilla actor, but he played the role occasionally and was involved in the original Godzilla (1954).