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Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

ActingBorn June 23, 1918Japan 96 movies

Shōichi Hirose was a Japanese actor. Sometimes credited as Solomon Hirose, he is probably best known for playing Godzilla's archenemy King Ghidorah and for being the actor inside the King Kong suit in King Kong vs. Godzilla, along with several tough guy roles.

Shōichi Hirose filmography

Seven Samurai poster
8.5
Seven Samurai
1954 · Bandit
Ikiru poster
8.3
Ikiru
1952 · Yakuza (uncredited)
Yojimbo poster
8.1
Yojimbo
1961 · Ushitora Follower
House poster
7.3
House
1977 · Ramen Trucker
The Hidden Fortress poster
8.0
The Hidden Fortress
1958 · Soldier (uncredited)
Red Beard poster
8.2
Red Beard
1965 · Thug
King Kong vs. Godzilla poster
6.9
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · King Kong
Lady Snowblood poster
7.5
Lady Snowblood
1973
Sanjuro poster
7.9
Sanjuro
1962
Invasion of Astro-Monster poster
6.8
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965 · King Ghidorah
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster poster
7.0
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964 · King Ghidorah
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep poster
6.3
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966 · Fleeing Infant Islander
Godzilla Raids Again poster
6.0
Godzilla Raids Again
1955 · Convict
The War of the Gargantuas poster
6.3
The War of the Gargantuas
1966 · Soldier
Rodan poster
6.5
Rodan
1956 · Meganulon / Fighter pilot
Mother and Son poster
8.0
Mother and Son
1955 · (uncredited)
King Kong vs. Godzilla poster
6.5
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963 · King Kong (uncredited)
Mothra poster
7.2
Mothra
1961 · Dam Worker
The Battle of Okinawa poster
7.8
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
King Kong Escapes poster
6.1
King Kong Escapes
1967 · Henchman
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island poster
7.2
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956 · (uncredited)
Terror of Mechagodzilla poster
6.8
Terror of Mechagodzilla
1975
The H-Man poster
5.8
The H-Man
1958 · Fire Department Official (uncredited)
The Mysterians poster
6.3
The Mysterians
1957 · Detective in Etsuko's house
Frankenstein Conquers the World poster
6.7
Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965 · Tunnel Worker
Dogora poster
6.7
Dogora
1964 · Thermal power plant staff
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance poster
6.4
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
1974
The Human Vapor poster
7.1
The Human Vapor
1960 · Burly Guard (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Port poster
10.0
The Man Who Came to Port
1952 · (uncredited)
Varan the Unbelievable poster
4.4
Varan the Unbelievable
1962 · Fisherman
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 poster
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean poster
8.6
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957 · Representative (uncredited)
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman poster
3.5
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957
Atragon poster
6.6
Atragon
1963 · Mu Henchman
The Three Treasures poster
5.5
The Three Treasures
1959
Young Swordsman poster
6.7
Young Swordsman
1963
The Merciless Trap poster
8.0
The Merciless Trap
1961
Attack Squadron poster
7.0
Attack Squadron
1963 · Non-Commissioned Officer
The Retreat from Kiska poster
8.4
The Retreat from Kiska
1965 · Yamashita
Invisible Man poster
6.7
Invisible Man
1954 · Policeman
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi poster
6.4
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1979 · Sarah the Great King
The Secret of the Telegian poster
6.5
The Secret of the Telegian
1960
The Big Boss poster
6.5
The Big Boss
1959
Gigantis, the Fire Monster poster
6.3
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959 · Convict (uncredited)
The Beast Shall Die poster
6.2
The Beast Shall Die
1959
Varan poster
5.8
Varan
1958 · Fisherman
Beast Man Snow Man poster
4.9
Beast Man Snow Man
1955 · Mountain Searcher
Marital Relations poster
5.6
Marital Relations
1955
The Eagle of the Pacific poster
7.8
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
Ôban poster
9.0
Ôban
1957 · The Man On The Train
Ginza Tomboy poster
Ginza Tomboy
1960 · Jail Guard
Young Guy at Sea poster
7.5
Young Guy at Sea
1965
Japan's No. 1 Traitor poster
9.0
Japan's No. 1 Traitor
1968
The Witness Killed poster
9.0
The Witness Killed
1961
Brand of Evil poster
7.7
Brand of Evil
1964
Farewell Rabaul poster
8.1
Farewell Rabaul
1954
The Hoodlum and the Young Master poster
The Hoodlum and the Young Master
1956
Interpol Code 8 poster
7.5
Interpol Code 8
1963
Golden Eyes poster
6.9
Golden Eyes
1968
Different Sons poster
7.0
Different Sons
1961
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen poster
8.0
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957 · Tahei
Night in Bangkok poster
9.0
Night in Bangkok
1966
Star of Hong Kong poster
8.0
Star of Hong Kong
1962 · Waiter
Las Vegas Free-For-All poster
10.0
Las Vegas Free-For-All
1967
Great Incidents poster
Great Incidents
1967
Lonely Heart poster
7.5
Lonely Heart
1981
Fox and Raccoon poster
9.0
Fox and Raccoon
1959 · Fisherman Senkichi
Tokyo Sweetheart poster
8.0
Tokyo Sweetheart
1952
How the Bell of Liberty Rings poster
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
1954 · Keisuke Ohtori
The Crazy Adventure poster
7.0
The Crazy Adventure
1965
The Men of Toho-ku poster
9.0
The Men of Toho-ku
1957
Do Your Best! Godzilla poster
Do Your Best! Godzilla
1967 · King Ghidorah (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa poster
8.0
Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa
1961 · Highwayman A
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters poster
10.0
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
1974 · Prisoner A
Downtown poster
7.7
Downtown
1957
Samurai in the Office poster
9.0
Samurai in the Office
1959
Executive Chair poster
Executive Chair
1958 · Ozawa
Tactics of Love poster
Tactics of Love
1955
Salarygirl Story: Saucy Staff poster
Salarygirl Story: Saucy Staff
1960
Trap of Suicide Kilometer poster
7.2
Trap of Suicide Kilometer
1964
Love on Rainbow Island poster
8.0
Love on Rainbow Island
1956
Five Gents Prefer Geisha poster
9.0
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
1967
The Daphne poster
10.0
The Daphne
1966
Structure of Hate poster
7.0
Structure of Hate
1961
A Swindler to the West: A Con Man to the East poster
8.0
A Swindler to the West: A Con Man to the East
1971 · Doya's Husband
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success poster
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
1960 · Yakuza Youth A
Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here poster
8.0
Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here
1972
Frame of Snow poster
10.0
Frame of Snow
1955
A Man in the Storm poster
7.0
A Man in the Storm
1957
Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep poster
9.0
Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep
1961 · Ee-Kou (a follower)
Mexican Free-for-All poster
10.0
Mexican Free-for-All
1968 · Bandit's Henchman A
Monsieur Zivaco poster
8.0
Monsieur Zivaco
1967 · Taxi driver
Three Dolls in Ginza poster
Three Dolls in Ginza
1959 · Bodybuilder
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 poster
9.0
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
1957
Will-o'-the-Wisp poster
9.0
Will-o'-the-Wisp
1956
Funny Fellows poster
Funny Fellows
1956