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Post by timmy on Aug 7, 2017 12:14:58 GMT -5
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Post by angilasman on Aug 7, 2017 14:20:59 GMT -5
He was the greatest. Not just Godzilla (for the first 12 films) but also playing Rodan, Mothra, Gaira (the Green Gargantua), King Kong, as well as an actor/stuntman in some Kurosawa samurai pictures. He was also the primary monster fight coordinator, given space to work out battles that were often only lightly scripted. He played monsters in several early Ultraman episodes primarily to teach them what he knew about staging monster battles.
I knew he was having health issues recently. I could kick myself for not going out to see him as he was a rather prominent guest at several US conventions for the last decade or so, and he was apparently a delightful man who really loved that his work was still being appreciated.
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Torgo
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Post by Torgo on Aug 7, 2017 15:19:54 GMT -5
Such a huge part of my childhood. This is a gut wrencher after losing Adam West.
Might have to watch his main films in the near future in his honor, especially his Godzilla features.
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Post by timmy on Aug 7, 2017 19:18:53 GMT -5
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