MOVIZZ

Shōichi Hirose1918 - 1998

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Actor

Popularity

0.6

Famous

Biography

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.

Credits

Lonely Heart

1981

Crime • Drama

6(1)

0.1

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

1979

Comedy • Mystery

as Sarah the Great King

6.4(5)

0.5

House

1977

Comedy • Fantasy • Horror

as Ramen Trucker

7.3(705)

1.8

Terror of Mechagodzilla

1975

Action • Drama • Science Fiction

6.9(226)

1.5

Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

1974

Action • Drama • Thriller

6.4(130)

0.8

Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

1974

Comedy • Crime

as Prisoner A

0.2

Lady Snowblood

1973

Action • Crime • Drama

7.5(386)

1.6

The Golden Bat Shows Up

1972

Action • Comedy • Fantasy • Horror

0.1

A Swindler to the West: A Con Man to the East

1971

Comedy

as Doya's Husband

0.1

The Battle of Okinawa

1971

History • War

7.5(12)

0.9

Japan's No. 1 Traitor

1968

Comedy

0.1

Golden Eyes

1968

Action • Comedy • Thriller

6.5(5)

0.2

Monsieur Zivaco

1967

Comedy • Crime

as Taxi driver

0.2

King Kong Escapes

1967

Action • Fantasy • Horror • Science Fiction

as Henchman

6.2(106)

1.4

Five Gents Prefer Geisha

1967

Comedy • Drama

0.2

Las Vegas Free-For-All

1967

Action • Adventure • Comedy

0.2

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966

Action • Fantasy • Science Fiction

as Fleeing Infant Islander

6.3(200)

1.3

The Daphne

1966

Drama

0.2

The War of the Gargantuas

1966

Action • Horror • Science Fiction

as Soldier

6.4(98)

1.3

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965

Action • Science Fiction

as King Ghidorah

6.8(231)

1.5

Frankenstein Conquers the World

1965

Horror • Science Fiction

as Tunnel Worker

6.7(67)

Young Guy at Sea

1965

Action • Comedy • Romance

0.3

The Retreat from Kiska

1965

Drama • War

as Yamashita

8.3(3)

0.4

Red Beard

1965

Drama

as Thug

8.1(378)

1.7

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

1964

Action • Fantasy • Science Fiction • Thriller

as King Ghidorah (uncredited)

7(265)

1.3

Dogora

1964

Crime • Horror • Science Fiction

as Thermal power plant staff

6.9(42)

0.6

Atragon

1963

Action • Adventure • Fantasy • Science Fiction

as Mu Henchman

6.6(51)

1.5

Young Swordsman

1963

Drama

6.5(11)

0.2

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1963

Action • Adventure • Comedy • Fantasy • Science Fiction

as King Kong (uncredited)

6.6(255)

Varan the Unbelievable

1962

Horror • Science Fiction

as Fisherman

4.2(30)

0.7

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962

Action • Adventure • Comedy • Fantasy • Science Fiction

as King Kong

6.9(320)

1.8

Star of Hong Kong

1962

Romance

as Waiter

0.2

Sanjuro

1962

Action • Comedy • Drama

8(651)

The Witness Killed

1961

Action • Crime • Drama • Romance

0.2

Different Sons

1961

Drama • Family

0.3

Structure of Hate

1961

Drama

0.3

Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa Series: Thank You, Sandogasa

1961

Action • Drama

as Highwayman A

0.1

Mothra

1961

Adventure • Fantasy • Science Fiction

as Dam Worker

7.2(170)

Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa Series: I Want to Weep

1961

Action • Adventure

as Ee-Kou (a follower)

0.1

Yojimbo

1961

Drama • Thriller

as Ushitora Follower

8.1(1,557)

2.7

The Merciless Trap

1961

Thriller

7(1)

0.1

The Human Vapor

1960

Crime • Drama • Horror • Romance • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Burly Guard (uncredited)

6.6(16)

0.5

The Secret of the Telegian

1960

Horror • Mystery • Science Fiction

6.1(8)

0.3

The Three Treasures

1959

Action • Drama • Fantasy

5.4(11)

0.7

The Beast Shall Die

1959

Crime • Drama

5.6(7)

0.2

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

1959

Action • Adventure • Horror • Science Fiction

as Convict (uncredited)

6.3(33)

0.4

The Big Boss

1959

Crime

6.3(3)

0.3

The Hidden Fortress

1958

Action • Adventure • Drama

as Soldier (uncredited)

8(646)

1.8

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

1958

Horror • Science Fiction

3(11)

0.4

The Spell of the Hidden Gold

1958

Drama

6(1)

0.1

Varan

1958

Horror • Science Fiction

as Fisherman

5.7(30)

0.4

The H-Man

1958

Horror • Science Fiction

as Fire department official (uncredited)

5.9(36)

0.6

Executive Chair

1958

Drama • Romance

as Ozawa

0.1

The Mysterians

1957

Action • Drama • Science Fiction • Thriller • War

as Detective in Etsuko's house

6.4(53)

0.9

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

1957

Comedy

as Tahei

0.2

Down Town

1957

Drama

0.2

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

1957

0.2

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

1957

Drama

0.2

Ôban

1957

Comedy

as The Man On The Train

0.1

A Man in the Storm

1957

Action • Adventure

0.2

The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)

1956

Drama

5.3(3)

0.1

Rodan

1956

Horror • Science Fiction

as Meganulon / Fighter pilot

6.5(174)

1.4

Love on Rainbow Island

1956

Drama

0.3

Will-o'-the-Wisp

1956

Thriller

0.1

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956

Action • Adventure • Drama • History • Romance

as (uncredited)

7.2(125)

Tactics of Love

1955

0.1

Marital Relations

1955

Drama

5.2(6)

0.3

Half Human

1955

Adventure • Horror • Science Fiction

as Mountain Searcher

4.5(14)

0.3

Mother and Son

1955

as (uncredited)

0.1

Godzilla Raids Again

1955

Action • Horror • Science Fiction

as Convict

6(301)

1.6

Invisible Man

1954

Crime • Drama • Horror • Mystery • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Policeman

6.4(7)

0.5

How the Bell of Liberty Rings

1954

Drama • History

as Keisuke Ohtori

0.1

Seven Samurai

1954

Action • Drama

as Bandit

8.5(3,941)

5.9

Farewell Rabaul

1954

Drama • Romance • War

8.4(5)

0.4

The Eagle of the Pacific

1953

Drama • War

7.6(9)

0.2

The Man Who Came to Port

1952

Drama

as (uncredited)

10(1)

0.2

Ikiru

1952

Drama

as Yakuza (uncredited)

8.3(1,214)

Tokyo Sweetheart

1952

Comedy • Drama

7.8(4)

0.2