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Tadao Takashima(1930-2019)

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Tadao Takashima
A reporter stumbles upon weather experiments on a tropical island, discovering giant mantids, a cast away woman, and an infant monster that Godzilla must adopt and learn to raise as one of his own.
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Son of Godzilla (1967)
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Tadao Takashima was born on 27 July 1930 in Kobe, Japan. He was an actor, known for King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963), King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) and Son of Godzilla (1967). He was married to Hanayo Sumi. He died on 26 June 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornJuly 27, 1930
DiedJune 26, 2019(88)
BornJuly 27, 1930
DiedJune 26, 2019(88)
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Known for

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
5.7
  • Osamu Sakurai
  • 1963
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
6.2
  • Osamu Sakurai
  • 1962
Son of Godzilla (1967)
Son of Godzilla
5.2
  • Dr. Kusumi
  • 1967
Atragon (1963)
Atragon
5.8
  • Commercial Photographer Susumu Hatanaka
  • 1963

Credits

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Actor

  • Futarikko (1996)
    Futarikko
    TV Series
    • 1996–1997
  • Turning Point (1994)
    Turning Point
    5.9
    • Heigoroh Asaoka
    • 1994
  • Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love Is Hell (1994)
    Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love Is Hell
    5.7
    • Shunsaku Muraki
    • 1994
  • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
    Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
    6.5
    • Chief Hosono
    • 1993
  • Yonimo kimyô na monogatari: Haru no tokubetsu hen
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • (segment "Mô hitori no hanayome")
    • 1991
  • Kanashii iro yanen (1988)
    Kanashii iro yanen
    5.6
    • Sumio
    • 1988
  • Rikugun rakugohei
    • 1971
  • Mito Kômon man'yûki
    7.6
    • Kakunojô Atsumi
    • 1969
  • Andersen monogatari (1968)
    Andersen monogatari
    6.2
    • Ole Lukøje (voice)
    • 1968
  • Kamo to negi
    • Maruki
    • 1968
  • Son of Godzilla (1967)
    Son of Godzilla
    5.2
    • Dr. Kusumi
    • 1967
  • Take-chan shacho: Seishun de tsukkare!
    • 1967
  • Take-chan shacho: Seishun wa ryu no mono da!
    • 1967
  • Neko no kyujitsu
    • 1966
  • The Daphne
    6.9
    • Minegishi
    • 1966

Soundtrack

  • Ginza no koi no monogatari (1962)
    Ginza no koi no monogatari
    6.0
    • lyrics: "Noppo no kareshi to ochibi no kanojo"
    • music: "Noppo no kareshi to ochibi no kanojo"
    • 1962

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King Kong vs. Godzilla
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Atragon
Trailer 2:16
Atragon

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Takao Takashima
  • Height
    • 5′ 11¼″ (1.81 m)
  • Born
    • July 27, 1930
    • Kobe, Japan
  • Died
    • June 26, 2019
    • Tokyo, Japan(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Hanayo Sumi1963 - June 26, 2019 (his death, 3 children)

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    Jazz drummer-turned-actor

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