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Kenji Sahara (佐原 健二 Sahara Kenji) (born 14 May 1932) is a Japanese actor. He was born in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa. His birth name is Masayoshi Kato (加藤 正好 Katō Masayoshi ). Initially he used the name Tadashi Ishihara before changing it when he secured the lead role in Rodan (1956).
Kenji Sahara. Actor: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II. Kenji Sahara was born Tadashi Ishihara on May 14, 1932 in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa, Japan. He came in second in the "Mr. Ordinary Contest" in 1953 and his cinema debut was as an extra in two small roles in Godzilla (1954), one as a ship passenger and one as a journalist.
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1. Godzilla (1954) as daily newspaper reporter/ partygoer on pleasure boat 2. Rodan (1956) as Shigeru Kawamura 3. The Mysterians (1957) as Joji Atsumi 4. The H-Man(1958) as Dr. Masada 5. Mothra(1961) as helicopter pilot 6. Gorath(1962) as First Officer Saiki 7. King Kong vs. Godzilla(1962) as Kazuo Fujita 8. Matango(1963) as Senzo Koyama 9. Atragon (1963) as MuAgent Uoto Unno 10. Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) as Jiro Torahata 11. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster(1964) as Editor-in-Chief Kanama...
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1. Godzilla, King of the Monsters(1998)
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Learn about the life and career of Kenji Sahara, a long-time actor who starred in Toho's science fiction films such as Rodan, Matango, and Ultra Q. Find out his date of birth, filmography, biography, and more.
DateTitleRoleType1954PilotProduced1954Man Aboard ShipProduced1956Shigeru KamuraProduced1956Jintaro, SailorProducedKenji Sahara is a Japanese sci-fi actor who starred in 13 Godzilla films and many others. He was a favorite of Ishiro Honda and Eiji Tsuburaya, and appeared in the first Japanese-American co-production, Frank Sinatra's None But the Brave. Learn more about his life, career, and legacy.
Sep 4, 2007 · One of the most prolific of all Toho’s science fiction actors, Kenji Sahara (born Tadashi Ishihara) first appeared in kaiju eiga (monster films) as an extra in Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1954). In 1956, he essayed the lead in Toho’s first color sci-fi film, Rodan, and has since portrayed a wide variety of screen heroes and villains.
Kenji Sahara ( Sahara Kenji, born Tadashi Ishihara) (born May 14, 1932) is a Japanese actor. He was born in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa. His real name is Masayoshi Kato ( Katō Masayoshi). Initially he used the name Tadashi Ishihara before changing it when he secured the lead role in Rodan (1956).
